Linden §5-1.9 requires all dogs to be on a leash no more than 6 feet long when on public streets or property. Exceptions only for designated dog parks. Dogs prohibited in parks where posted by Dept of Public Property and Community Services.
Under Linden's Animal Control ordinance §5-1.9, no person owning or keeping any dog may permit it to run at-large on any public street, place, or building unless secured by an adequate leash not more than 6 feet long. Exception: designated dog parks. Dogs prohibited (whether leashed or unleashed) in parks where the Department of Public Property and Community Services has posted signs. Feeding unconfined wildlife and stray animals is also prohibited.
$5–$50 first offense; $25–$50 subsequent offenses.
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