Schaumburg, IL Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Section 92.30(K) makes it unlawful to permit any animal upon a public street or highway, or upon any premises other than the owner's, unless the animal is on a leash securely fastened to a collar or harness. The leash, including its handle, cannot exceed six feet, and it must be held by the owner or another person actually able to control the animal; even on the owner's own property, the animal cannot be allowed to contact anyone outside the immediate household. Section 92.01 separately defines a stray animal as any animal running at large in the public way or on private property other than that of its owner or keeper, and § 92.30(A)(4) independently bars letting an animal run uncontrolled or trespass on property, so an off-leash dog can be cited under either provision.

An animal already declared potentially vicious or vicious carries a stricter version of the same leash rule: § 92.30(B) additionally requires a securely fastened muzzle whenever the animal is on a public street or another owner's premises. Any animal caught at large under § 92.30 is declared a public nuisance under § 92.50 and may be seized by the police department or animal warden and held at the village's designated facility for a minimum of seven days under § 92.51 before it can be redeemed or, if unclaimed, humanely destroyed.