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1 • • 9 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EORDAINING SECTIONS 4-2 and 4-38, AND ADfIq—XG A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 4-41, OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE, 1990, AS AMENDED, REGARDING LEASHES ON DOGS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that Sections 4-2 and 4-38 of Article I of Chapter 4 of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, 1990, as amended, are hereby amended and reordained, and a new section numbered 4-41 is hereby added to said Code, all to read as follows: Section 4-2 ARTICLE I Definitions. The following words, terms chapter, shall have the meanings except where the context clearly IN GENERAL and phrases, when used in this ascribed to them in this section, indicates a different meaning: Animal warden . . . Cat . . . Dog means every dog, regardless of sex or age. Leash means a physical restraint appreximately c-__ "_ ` F,. . 3:n length, made of leather, chain, rope, or other reasonably strong material, ene "` end ef which is securely attached to a dog's t-lae collar or harness e€—animal and which is intended to be held by an owner of a dog or attached to an immovable object. Owner means every person having right of property or custody in an animal or who keeps or harbors an animal or has it in his care. To run at large or running at large means to roam, loiter, walk, run or be on or off the premises of the owner without being fenced, caged, physically carried, held by leash by a person thoroughly capable both physically and mentally of controlling the animal. or within the immediate voice control of the owner. Section 4-38. Running at large. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to allow such dog to run at large, at any time, within the city, even though the dog is both lawfully licensed and vaccinated. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor; provided that, upon a fourth conviction within one (1) year of any offense under this section involving the same dog, the defendant shall be deemed guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Section 4-39. Dogs prohibited in certain business establishments; exceptions.