Wyoming, MI Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Wyoming's local rule sits in Chapter 6 (Animals) at https://library.municode.com/mi/wyoming/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6AN, which prohibits dogs from running at large within the City and contains general restraint and nuisance provisions. The Michigan Dog Law of 1919 (1919 PA 339) at https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-339-of-1919.pdf provides the state floor. MCL 287.262 (https://www.animallaw.info/statute/mi-leash-287262-licensing-and-control-dogs-hunting-dogs-female-dogs-heat-straying-dogs) makes it unlawful for any owner to allow a dog (other than working dogs accompanied by the owner while actively engaged in trained activity) to stray unless held properly in leash, and requires every dog six months or older to wear a license tag at all times. Dog licensing is administered by Kent County Animal Control / Kent County Animal Shelter at https://www.kentcountymi.gov/176/Dog-Kennel-Licenses; 2025-2026 fees are $17 one-year and $51 three-year for spayed/neutered dogs, $26 one-year and $78 three-year for intact dogs, with senior (62+) discounts at $10 and $20 one-year respectively. Michigan law requires licensing within 30 days of acquisition for dogs over four months old. The Kent County Animal Shelter is at 740 Fuller Avenue NE, Grand Rapids MI 49503; non-emergency animal-control dispatch is 616-632-7310 and active attacks should be reported to 911. Kent County Animal Control serves all of Kent County including the City of Wyoming. Tethering and adequate-care standards layer on top under MCL 750.50.