Michigan's Dog Law bars dogs from straying off the owner's premises unless leashed. Ottawa County Sheriff's Animal Control enforces licensing and at-large complaints countywide; cities like Holland and Grand Haven and townships may add stricter local leash rules.
Under the Dog Law of 1919 a dog may not stray beyond the owner's premises unless held properly in leash, with exceptions for working and hunting dogs while accompanied and actively working. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Animal Control Division enforces state animal-control and licensing statutes and responds to stray, at-large, and bite complaints across the county. Individual municipalities such as Holland, Grand Haven, Hudsonville, and townships like Georgetown and Allendale may impose stricter local leash ordinances.
At-large dogs may be impounded; owners face citations plus reclaim and boarding fees. Local leash-ordinance violations are municipal civil infractions.
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