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

Section 6-3(b) bars a dog from straying, running or going at large on public property, streets, sidewalks or parks, and bars it from being on another person's private property without that owner's consent. When a dog is on the private property of another, it must be kept under the owner's or keeper's direct control, defined elsewhere in the chapter as immediate, continuous physical control such as by fence, leash, cord or chain of sufficient strength to restrain the animal. Even on the dog's own property, it must be kept so it cannot stray onto public property, a street, sidewalk or park.

A dog on a public street, road or park must be under direct control unless it is hunting under permit or participating in an obedience show, trial or training exercise with adequate safety precautions. Anyone who finds a dog at large on their property without consent may humanely trap or confine it and must care for it until it is turned over to the Broward County Animal Care and Regulation Division or a licensed wildlife trapper; luring a dog into becoming at large to trap it is itself prohibited. An at-large dog that bites or attacks a person or domestic animal without provocation is automatically in violation of this section.