1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
Hampden County has no county government (abolished 7/1/1998 under M.G.L. c. 34B §1), so leash laws are set by each city/town. Massachusetts has no statewide leash law, but M.G.L. c. 140 §137 requires every dog 6 months or older to be licensed and wear a tag, M.G.L. c. 140 §136A defines a dog "at large" as any dog off its owner's premises and not on a leash, and M.G.L. c. 140 §157 governs dangerous-dog hearings. In Hampden County, Springfield Code Ch. 70 §70-1, Holyoke Code Ch. 4, and Chicopee Code Ch. 86 each require dogs to be leashed when off the owner's property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 157 - Nuisance or dangerous dogs; orders for remedial action
that the dog be humanely restrained; provided, however, that no order shall provide that a dog deemed dangerous be chained, tethered or otherwise tied to an inanimate object including, but not limited to, a tree, post or building; (ii) that the dog be confined to the premises of the keeper of the dog; provided, however, that ''confined'' shall mean securely confined indoors or confined outdoors...
1 cities in Hampden County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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