§ 13

Citation: § 13
Parent Document: Worcester Rev. Ords. ch. 8
Jurisdiction: Worcester (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.worcesterma.gov/city-clerk/document-center/revised-ordinances-200... ↗

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except that nothing herein shall prohibit any dog from participating in,
            being transported to or from, or being exercised or board in connection
            with, any dog show, act or event for which an entertainment license has
            been issued by the city under G.L. c. 140, or for which a permit has been
            issued pursuant to division of public health regulations for the keeping
            or exhibition of animals, which is conducted by any corporation
            organized primarily for the promotion of dogs, so long as any such dog
            is secured in a cage or by a leash which does not exceed six feet in length
            while on any street open to the public, and so long as, at no time shall
            any such dog be taken into the Worcester Common or any city park,
            playground or schoolyard, expecting only such city parks designated as
            being open to on-leash dog use in accordance with subsection (7)
            herein.*
        (9) permit any dog he or she owns or keeps to deposit any excreta on any
            property, whether public or privately owned, which is open to the public,
            without immediately removing such excreta for disposition in a sanitary
            manner;
        (10) permit dog excreta to accumulate on his/her property;
        (11) cause or permit any dog, whether leashed or unleashed, to hang from or
            otherwise damage any tree, whether public or private;
        (12) subject any animal to abuse, inhumane care, or unsafe or unsanitary
            conditions; or
        (13) chain or tether a dog to a stationary object including, but not limited to,
            a structure, dog house, pole or tree for longer than 24 consecutive hours.

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