Pompano Beach (FL) — chaining/tethering of dogs prohibited (§ 90.09)
Source: City of Pompano Beach, FL — Code of Ordinances § 90.09 (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pompanobeach/latest/pompanobeach_fl/0-0-0-81359), extracted 2026-07-23. First-hand municipal-code text; C1 substring-verified against pdf-raw/local-ordinance/pompano_beach_tethering.txt.
Pompano Beach bans tethering dogs as confinement. Per § 90.09, no owner may "cause, permit, or allow the dog to be chained or tethered outdoors as a method of confinement." The ordinance defines the scope broadly, and it shall include any method of confinement that permits a dog outdoor access from within a home or other structure. Enforcement uses fines: "One hundred dollars first offense, $250.00 second offense, $500.00 third offense and subsequent offenses. Noncompliance shall be deemed a violation of this section."
This covers the Pompano Beach "can I chain/tether my dog outside?" question — the anti-tethering sub-topic of local pet ordinances, distinct from leash rules (NYC), count limits (Seattle), and licensing (Tacoma).
Verbatim C1 claims (each a substring of the source file + this body):
- "§ 90.09 CHAINING OR TETHERING OF DOGS PROHIBITED."
- "No person owning or having possession, charge, custody, or control of any dog shall cause, permit, or allow the dog to be chained or tethered outdoors as a method of confinement."
- "shall include any method of confinement that permits a dog outdoor access from within a home or other structure."
- "One hundred dollars first offense, $250.00 second offense, $500.00 third offense and subsequent offenses. Noncompliance shall be deemed a violation of this section."