Long Branch, NJ Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

City of Long Branch Code § 109-7 sets two separate rules that work together. Subsection E prohibits letting a dog "run at large upon the public streets or in any public park, public building or other public place within the city or off the premises of the owner," full stop, no leash exception. " Together they mean a dog can never be unsupervised in public and, even supervised, cannot be off-leash or on a leash longer than eight feet. Both provisions were amended by Ordinance No.

36-98 on October 27, 1998, carrying forward language from the city's earlier code. Chapter 109 also addresses related conduct: § 109-10 bars dogs from soiling sidewalks, boardwalks, benches or the beachfront, requiring the handler to carry and use sanitary means (bags) to remove waste immediately, with a limited exception for guide dogs. Section 109-7D separately makes it unlawful to keep a dog that habitually barks, howls or whines so as to disturb the public peace. A dog found running at large or unleashed may be seized by the Animal Control Officer under § 109-6; an impounded dog not claimed within seven days of written notice may be offered for adoption or humanely destroyed under § 109-6D.