Animal Control

• Inflicting a bite on a human or animal (except poultry, rabbits, and cats that are allowed to roam off their owner’s property);
• Running at large.
• Not being under control while off the owner’s property.
• Entering any place where food is stored, prepared, served, or sold to the public, or any public building or hall. This section shall not apply to any dog serving the blind or deaf; or dogs used by armored car services, private security companies, or law enforcement agencies.
• Being accessible to other dogs, while in heat, for purposes other than controlled or planned breeding.
• Chasing, running after, or jumping at vehicles using public roadways.
• Snapping, growling, snarling, barking in a threatening manner, jumping upon, chasing, or otherwise threatening persons while the dog is not restrained and is off the property of the owner.
• Howling, yelping, whining, barking, or making other noises in such a manner as to disturb any person or groups of persons to an unreasonable degree except that working dogs as defined in section 17.01.015 are exempted.
• Entering upon another person’s property without the authorization of that person.
• Being kept, harbored, or maintained and known to have a contagious disease unless under treatment of a licensed veterinarian.
• Running in packs while off the owner's property.
• Damaging or destroying the property of another person, including destroying wildlife that has purposefully been attracted to the person’s property.
• Being staked, tethered, or kept on public property for longer than one hour without the prior consent of the Animal Control Officer.
• Injuring or killing any poultry, rabbits, or cats that are on their owner’s property.

For a complete copy of all animal ordinances, please check county code Chapter 17, Animals.

• Being accessible to other cats, while in heat, for purposes other than controlled or planned breeding.
• Being kept harbored or maintained and known to have a contagious disease unless under treatment of a licensed veterinarian.
• Being a threat to the safety of humans and/or other domestic animals.
• Inflicting a bite on a human.
• Damaging or destroying the property of another person including wildlife purposefully attracted to the person’s property.

For a complete copy of all animal ordinances, please check county code Chapter 17, Animals.

• No person owning or in control of any livestock shall willfully or negligently allow such livestock to run at large in any stock restricted area or to wander or stray upon the right-of-way of any public roadway lying within a stock restricted area when not in the charge of some person.
• It shall be unlawful for any person to herd or move any livestock over, along, or across the right-of-way of any public roadway, or portion thereof, within any stock restricted area, without having in attendance a sufficient number of persons to control the movement of such livestock and to warn or otherwise protect vehicles traveling upon such public roadway from any danger by reason of such livestock being herded or moved thereon.

For a complete copy of all animal ordinances, please check county code Chapter 17, Animals.

It is unlawful for the equestrian to violate any of the following regulations:

• Riding or leading any horse within the unincorporated areas of the County on any paved public roadway during the hours of darkness unless equipped with lighting equipment as defined in Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 46.61.780 or the rider has ready at hand a flashlight or other lantern which is exhibited to prevent a collision, or unless the rider and horse are wearing front and rear reflective safety strips;
• Riding or leading any horse that is not under control on any public roadway.

For a complete copy of all animal ordinances, please check county code Chapter 17, Animals.