A. It is unlawful for any owner or custodian of any pet or animal to permit same to run at large at any time upon any street or highway or other property within Colleton County, except upon property owned or rented by the owner or custodian. Hunting dogs that are engaged in an ongoing hunt are exempt from this provision.

B. No pet or animal shall be permitted to be on school grounds or in a shopping area or similar public place unless on a leash at all times, except for service animals, such as guide dogs.

C. The owner shall confine within a building or secure enclosure, any and all pets or animals that meet the definition of “dangerous or vicious animal” in Section 6.04.010, Definitions. The owner shall not take such pet or animal out of such building or enclosure unless the pet or animal is securely muzzled and under restraint. It is further unlawful to keep a dangerous or vicious animal in any manner not allowed under Section 47-3-720, et seq., of the Code of Laws of South Carolina Code, 1976, as amended. See Section 6.04.130, Keeping Wild Animals and Section 6.04.140, Vicious Animals (Dogs) for further provisions.

D. Every female pet in heat shall be confined in a building or secure enclosure in such manner that such pet does not create a nuisance by attracting other animals. This shall not be construed so as to prevent contact with other pets for the purpose of planned breeding under controlled conditions. (Ord. 03-O-01 § 4, 2003)