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0 Approved by City Council on December 17, 2001 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTION 4-41 OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEASH LAW FOR DOGS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Section 4-41 of Article II, of Chapter 4 of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, is hereby amended and reordained as follows: Sec. 4-1. Violations of chapter. Unless otherwise specifically provided, a violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. See. 4-2. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: • Animal warden means any person swom as such officer by the chief of police. Cat means every cat, regardless of sex or age. Dog means every dog, regardless of sex or age. Leash means a physical restraint made of leather, chain, rope, or other reasonably strong material, which is securely attached to a dog's collar or harness 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. Sec. 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,