Springdale Municipal Code Chapter 14 (Animals) requires dogs to be under the physical control of a person when off the owner's property. Dogs running at large are subject to impoundment by Springdale Animal Services. A narrow exception in the Code allows dogs to run at large on the property of the animal's owner only where that property is located in a non-platted A-1 (Agricultural) zone. Every dog must be current on rabies vaccination under Arkansas Code Annotated Section 20-19-303. Springdale Animal Services is located at 1549 E. Don Tyson Parkway, (479) 750-8114.
Springdale's leash and at-large rules sit in Chapter 14 (Animals) of the Springdale Municipal Code at https://library.municode.com/ar/springdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH14AN. Dogs must be on a leash or otherwise under the physical control of a competent person when off the owner's property, and Springdale Animal Services enforces the rule citywide. The Code includes a narrow exception allowing animals to run at large on the property of the animal's owner only where that property is located in a non-platted A-1 (Agricultural) zone, an exception that does not apply on the vast majority of Springdale residential lots. Loose dogs are impounded at the Springdale Animal Services shelter at 1549 E. Don Tyson Parkway (https://www.springdalear.gov/546/Animal-Services), and owners must pay impound, boarding, and vaccination fees to reclaim a dog. Arkansas state law layers on top: Arkansas Code Annotated Section 20-19-303 requires every dog three months of age or older to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian and to wear a current rabies tag. The Arkansas Department of Health Rabies Program at https://healthy.arkansas.gov coordinates statewide rabies control. Arkansas Code Annotated Section 5-62-125 imposes criminal penalties on owners of dogs that attack and cause serious physical injury or death. Owners with persistent loose-dog complaints can be cited under Chapter 14 and, in serious bite cases, charged with offenses under Title 5.
At-large violations under Springdale Chapter 14 are municipal citations enforced by Springdale Animal Services with fines typically starting around $50 to $100 per occurrence plus impound, daily boarding, and vaccination fees if Animal Services picks up the dog. Reclaim costs scale with whether the animal is licensed, microchipped, and current on rabies vaccination. Repeated at-large incidents that result in bites can trigger a potentially-dangerous-animal proceeding under Chapter 14 carrying a $100 annual permit, $50,000 liability insurance requirement, microchipping, and strict confinement orders. Bites causing serious physical injury are prosecuted under Arkansas Code Annotated Section 5-62-125.
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