Springdale, AR Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

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.