Kissimmee, FL Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Kissimmee's animal-control chapter treats a loose dog as a nuisance in its own right. Section 6-20, titled 'Running at large,' covers three categories of animals in three subsections: farm animals such as cows, horses, mules and goats under (a); domestic fowl, chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, pigeons and related birds, capped at three birds per household and requiring a minimum one-acre parcel, under (b); and domestic dogs under (c). Subsection (c) states plainly that the running at large of any domestic dog is hereby declared a nuisance and expressly prohibited, and that any owner who permits a dog to run loose within the city is, upon conviction, subjected to the penalties provided in section 1-22.

00 or imprisonment, with each day a violation continues charged as a separate offense. 00 fine each under subsections 6-20(a) and 6-20(b); dogs running at large are not on that flat-fine list, so they default to the open-ended general penalty. Beyond the citywide at-large ban, Kissimmee layers on a parks-specific leash mandate. Section 28-50(7) bars anyone from bringing a dog or any pet or animal, either domestic or otherwise, into a city park unless it is leashed and under the control of its handler, with an exception only for organized city recreational programs. A separate kennel-permit requirement, section 6-23, applies once a residential property keeps more than five dogs and/or cats.