A Texas county cannot pass a general leash ordinance for unincorporated areas. Inside the City of Lubbock, dogs must be restrained on a leash off the owner's premises; statewide, a dangerous dog must always be leashed or in a secure enclosure.
Lubbock County has no countywide leash law—Texas counties lack general animal-control ordinance power. In unincorporated areas the statewide dangerous-dog statute (Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 822) is the main restraint rule. The City of Lubbock defines an off-premises dog not on a leash as running "at large" and prohibits it. Under state law an owner of a declared dangerous dog must "restrain the dangerous dog at all times on a leash in the immediate control of a person or in a secure enclosure."
In the City of Lubbock, running at large is a class C misdemeanor for each animal; each day is a separate offense. Impoundment and reclaim fees apply.
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