Rothschild, WI Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Rothschild's at-large ban in § 195-19A applies to dogs, cats and any other animal, and § 195-19B defines exactly when an animal counts as running at large: whenever it is off its owner's premises and none of four conditions apply, namely being on a leash, being exercised under § 195-22, riding in or on a vehicle or boat, or being on someone else's property with that property owner's consent. Section 195-22 layers a separate, stricter rule onto public property: anyone exercising or walking an animal on public property or in a Village park must keep it leashed and under immediate control, and fenced park areas set aside for other public uses are off-limits to animals entirely.

That public-property leash rule has its own list of carve-outs, covering the Cedar Creek recreation area, hunting or training activities on parcels open to hunting, 4-H Club projects, judging displays, itinerant carnivals or circuses, dog and cat shows or trials, public and private educational institutions, and service animals under the ADA and Wis. 52(1)(fm). Owners must also immediately clean up after their animal on property they do not own or control, and are barred outright from letting an animal defecate on any Village-owned property. Section 195-22D independently penalizes owners who let an animal off leash outside the carve-outs in § 195-22B.