Quincy, MA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)
Key Facts
- At large means
- uncontrolled off owner's premises
- Control required
- leash, cord, chain, or rope
- Exemption
- signed off-leash areas
- Fine
- $50 noncriminal citation
- Also bars
- barking, biting, howling disturbances
Summary
Quincy, Massachusetts (Norfolk County) bars owners from letting animals go at large off a leash, cord, or chain, or disturb others by barking; violations carry a $50 fine under City Code § 113-9 and § 113-12.
An owner or keeper of any animal shall not permit or suffer such animal to go at large in the City or to disturb the quiet of any person by barking, biting, howling or other manner.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4608810; v7 updated 2025-10-06; through 10-06-2025).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 113-9 (Chapter 113, Article III, Animal Control) bars an owner or keeper from letting any animal go at large in Quincy or disturb the quiet of any person by barking, biting, or howling. § 113-8 defines AT LARGE as being off the owner's premises and not under control 'by leash, cord, chain, rope or other device.' Designated off-leash dog areas signed by the Park and Recreation Board are exempt under § 113-11B. § 113-12 sets a fine up to the Code's general penalty for a first violation, plus a $50 noncriminal fine per offense under MGL c. 40, § 21D.
Violations & Fines
Fines up to the general Code penalty, plus a $50 noncriminal citation per offense under § 113-12 and MGL c. 40, § 21D.
Frequently Asked Questions
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