Parker, CO Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)
Key Facts
- Leash/cord length
- Maximum 30 feet
- First offense fine
- $50.00
- Second offense
- Summons and Complaint issued
- Enforcing officer
- Animal Welfare Officer
- Exception
- Posted 'dog leash optional' areas
- Impoundment authority
- Section 9.04.010
Summary
In the Town of Parker, a dog must stay on the owner's property unless leashed on a cord or chain no more than 30 feet long, confined in a vehicle, or inside a posted dog-leash-optional area under Parker Municipal Code § 9.03.030. A first at-large offense draws a $50.00 fine; a second forces a court summons.
No person owning or keeping any dog shall fail to keep said dog on the premises of the owner or keeper unless the dog is: (1)On a leash, cord or chain no longer than thirty (30) feet in length, held by a person who is physically able to control the dog and maintaining physical control of the dog.(2)Within a vehicle, or similarly physically confined to ensure that the dog will not escape, and without access to passers-by.(3)Within the physical confines of an area designated by the Town as a "dog leash optional" area and posted as such.
Full Breakdown
Section 9.03.030 provides that no person owning or keeping a dog may fail to keep it on the owner's or keeper's premises unless the dog is on a leash, cord or chain no longer than 30 feet, held by a person physically able to control it and actually maintaining control; within a vehicle or otherwise physically confined so it cannot escape or reach passers-by; or within an area the Town has designated and posted as 'dog leash optional.' Section 9.04.010 authorizes a Town Animal Welfare Officer to apprehend and impound any dog found violating Section 9.03.030.
Related provisions in the same chapter require dogs to have adequate shelter (Section 9.03.010), limit tethering to a stationary object to a cord at least three times the dog's body length for no more than three consecutive hours at a stretch and eight hours total per day (Section 9.03.015), and require current rabies inoculation documentation (Section 9.03.020). The chapter dates to Ordinance 5.06.33 of 2005.
Violations & Fines
Section 9.07.010(b)(7) sets a penalty-assessment fine of $50.00 for a first at-large violation within a twelve-month period; a second violation within that period requires the Parker Police Department's Animal Welfare Officer to issue a Summons and Complaint rather than a repeat fine, sending the case to Parker Municipal Court. The dog may also be impounded under Section 9.04.010 pending redemption under Section 9.04.050.
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