Pulaski County, AR Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Under Pulaski County Code § 3-16, this restraint rule covers only the unincorporated county; Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, Sherwood and Cammack Village run their own animal control programs and are exempt except when an animal from one of those cities runs at large in the unincorporated county. Section 3-17 defines "restraint" as confinement to the owner's property by building, fence, or chain or leash, or, off the property, control by leash or other recognized method; hunting dogs on an active hunt and stock dogs actively herding livestock are treated as restrained if they wear a collar with a current rabies tag and owner identification.

Section 3-18 layers on additional duties: a collar or harness with a legible owner tag and rabies vaccination tag, restraint for dogs and cats in trailer parks and multi-unit buildings, muzzling for any dog or cat already classified vicious, prompt removal of animal waste from any property including county right-of-way, and a ban on dogs chasing cars, pedestrians or bicyclists. Section 3-19 gives the director and animal control officers full police power to enforce these rules; the sheriff's office and municipal police must assist on request.

Any animal not under restraint is apprehended and impounded, and officers with reasonable cause may enter private property to seize a dangerous or suspected-rabid animal. Owners get at least 48 hours' notice before the county can proceed, and redemption requires proof of current rabies vaccination, payment of boarding costs, and a $25 penalty for the first and each later offense. Animals not redeemed, and strays whose owners cannot be identified within 24 hours, may be placed with a new owner or humanely destroyed at the director's discretion.