Warner Robins, GA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 5-9
- Restraint options
- Defined in § 5-1
- Fenced yard restraint
- Limited to listed zoning districts
- Electronic fence
- Must be working and signed
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine / 12 months jail
Summary
Warner Robins requires every dog owner to keep the animal under restraint at all times, meaning on a hand-held leash, at heel, fenced within an approved zoning district, or inside a properly signed electronic containment system, whenever it is off the owner's own controlled property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to keep any animal under restraint which is owned by or in the custody or control of such person. ... Restraint means any animal which is: (1)On a hand-held leash; or (2)At heel or beside a competent person and obedient to that person's commands while on the owner's real property limits; or (3)Within a vehicle being driven or parked on the streets and roads of the city; or (4)In a fenced area within the real property limits of the owner (if zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, RMH, C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2 or PDD)...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69).
Full Breakdown
" Section 5-1 defines restraint to mean the animal is on a hand-held leash, at heel beside a competent person on the owner's own property, inside a vehicle parked or being driven on city streets, inside a fenced area within the owner's property (in zoning districts R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, RMH, C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2, or PDD), anywhere within an R-Ag zoned lot, inside a designated off-leash area of the dog park, or contained by a properly maintained electronic animal confinement system posted with "Caution—Electronic Animal Confinement System" signs visible before entry.
The same section makes it every owner's duty to ensure the animal cannot leave the owner's property unattended, to keep any enclosure securely locked once the owner has already been warned or cited, and to keep a classified (dangerous or vicious) animal humanely enclosed in a proper enclosure. An animal "running at large," defined as being off the owner's property and not under a competent person's control, is separately listed as a public nuisance trigger under the chapter's nuisance definition.
Violations & Fines
Failing to restrain an animal is punished under section 5-2, which applies the Code's general penalty in section 1-7: a fine up to $1,000, up to 12 months in jail, or both, with continuing violations charged separately for each day. A dog that repeatedly runs at large also qualifies as a public nuisance under section 5-1, exposing the owner to a separate citation under section 5-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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