Section 2 - Dogs Required to Be Leashed and Under the Control of the Owner/Keeper

Animal Control By-Law
  1. No owner or keeper of a dog shall permit such a dog whether licensed or unlicensed to run at large within the Town of West Stockbridge. No person shall permit a dog owned or kept by him beyond the confines of the property of the owner or keeper unless the dog is physically restrained by a leash that shall not exceed six (6) feet in length and under the control of its owner/keeper.
  2. No person shall permit a dog owned or kept by him to run freely outside the confines of the property of the owner or keeper unless leashed or as to restrain the dog in such manner that the dog will not go beyond the property of the owner or keeper by fencing or appropriate barriers.
  3. No person shall permit a dog owned or kept by him to be unaccompanied by a person of adequate age and discretion to properly control its actions.
  4. A dog may for the purpose of sporting events such as hunting, field trials, farm purposes or training purposes be exempt from the restraining order during such period of time as the dog is actually engaged in the event or sport, provided the dog is under the direct supervision of a person of adequate age and discretion to properly control its actions.