This past Wednesday evening, one of our neighbors, while walking her dogs on leashes, had her animals attacked by an unchained, unrestrained dog.
Two people were also bitten as a result of this incident.
There have been reports of large dogs getting out and small dogs barking late at night.
Please be considerate of your neighbors and friends!
Keep your dogs secured in your back yard or on a leash at all times.
If your dog is making a ruckus at night, bring him in.
And of course, clean up any messes.
If you see a dog running wild in the neighborhood, return him to his owner if possible.
If not, call Animal Control at (912) 351-6750.
The Savannah leash laws read:
Sec. 9-5022. Restrictions on dogs running at large.
It shall be unlawful for any dog to be on the streets, lanes, highways, roads or squares of the city, or loose on vacant lots or unenclosed lots, so that he may freely have access to the streets, lanes, highways, roads or squares of the city, unless such dog is held firmly on a leash held by a person. It shall be the duty of any owner or possessor or any person who harbors or keeps any dog to confine securely the same within the limits of his own premises and not to permit such dog to run or have access to run the streets, lanes, highways, roads or squares or parks of the city except as above set forth or for hunting, field trials and the working of said dogs.
It shall be unlawful for any dog owner to keep or have within the city a dog which habitually or repeatedly chases, snaps at, or attacks pedestrians, bike riders or conducts itself so as to be a public nuisance. To effect the impounding of such a dog, if necessary, the animal control officer shall have the right to muzzle or employ such other methods as may be reasonably necessary to impound such animal.
(Code 1977, § 9-5022)
Sec. 9-5023. Notification regarding tag requirement.
Where any dog is found within the city, without having a license tag as hereby required, it shall be the duty of the humane officer to issue a citation and subpoena for violation of this article.
(Code 1977, § 9-5023)
Sec. 9-5024. Impoundment of dogs--Authorized.
Any dog found upon the streets, lanes, highways, roads or squares of the city, without the corporate limits of any municipality therein, in violation of this article, shall be caught by the humane officer or his assistant and impounded. The humane officer or his assistant shall have the specific right to enter upon any unenclosed private property to secure capture of any dog in violation of this article.
(Code 1977, § 9-5024)
Sec. 9-5025. Same--Duty of humane officer.
Upon the failure of a person to comply with the notice given him as provided under this article within 24 hours after receiving same or should the person in charge of the premises upon which an unlicensed dog is found disclaim ownership of such dog, by himself or any member of his household when so notified, it shall thereupon become the duty of the humane officer to go upon the premises and take charge of and impound the dog.
(Code 1977, § 9-5025)
Sec. 9-5026. Same--Dogs kept three days.
Any dog impounded under the provisions of this article shall be kept for three days in some convenient place, to be known as the dog pound or humane shelter.
(Code 1977, § 9-5026)
source: http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusgaodlincolncounty_savannah.htm#savannah
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