St. Johns County requires every dog off its owner's property to be leashed or restrained under direct control. County Ordinance 2017-36 defines direct control as a physical restraint no longer than twelve feet. Animals running at large may be impounded by county Animal Control.
St. Johns County zones and runs its own animal control, and its leash law binds the whole county from St. Augustine to Ponte Vedra Beach. Under County Ordinance 2017-36, any animal off its owner's property must be leashed or otherwise restrained in a manner appropriate to the animal and kept under the direct and continuous physical control of the owner or walker. Direct control means a leash, cord, or chain no more than twelve feet in overall length; the twelve-foot limit does not apply inside a designated dog park. Owners must keep their animals from running loose or straying onto any public street, sidewalk, beach, or right-of-way, or onto private property without permission.
A dog running at large in violation of Ordinance 2017-36 may be impounded by St. Johns County Animal Control and the owner cited and fined. Repeat at-large or biting incidents can trigger dangerous-dog proceedings.
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