Irondequoit, NY Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Article I of Chapter 79 of the Town of Irondequoit Code is the Dog Control law, adopted 10-4-1979 and amended in its entirety 11-16-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010, effective 1-1-2011. Its leash rule is in § 79-4A: no owner of any dog shall permit the dog to be at large in the Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York, and every dog outside the property limits of the owner shall be restrained.

Section 79-2 supplies the working definitions. At large means an unleashed dog off the premises of the owner. Leashed or under leash means the dog is equipped with a collar or harness to which a leash not exceeding eight feet in length is attached, with both the collar or harness and the leash strong enough to restrain the dog, and with the leash held by a person who has the ability to control and restrain the dog. An owner is anyone who owns, keeps, harbors or has care, custody or control of a dog, and a dog owned by a minor under 18 is treated as in the custody and control of the parents or other head of the household.

The law has no exemption for service dogs: § 79-3 applies Article I to all dogs within the Town of Irondequoit, including service dogs. Section 79-4B adds that no owner can have a dog, leashed or unleashed, in any restaurant, grocery or commercial establishment that sells food for human consumption, or in any cemetery, except a service dog when otherwise permitted by New York State law.

The Animal Control Officer and every peace officer in the Town enforce the article under § 79-6 and must seize any dog found in violation. Dogs four months of age or older must be licensed with the Town Clerk under § 79-5, and the identification tag must be affixed to a collar at all times.