Glasgow Certain Conduct by Dogs Prohibited and Certain Conditions Prohibited ordinance (§ 205.050)
Chapter 205: Animal Regulations · Article I. Dog Regulations
In short: Dog owners must not allow or fail to restrain a dog that repeatedly barks, howls or yelps to others' annoyance, fights, bites or injures a person or animal, damages others' property, raids others' trash cans, repeatedly snarls or lunges at passersby, or carries an active deadly disease like rabies.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. It shall be a violation of this Article for the owner of any dog to allow or fail to restrain his/her dog from:
1. Repeatedly barking, howling, or yelping to the annoyance of others; or
2. Fighting with, biting or otherwise causing injury to another dog, domestic animal, or person; or
3. Destroying or damaging the personal property of another; or
4. Tearing into waste or trash containers on property other than that of the owner; or
5. Repeatedly snarling and showing its teeth or lunging in a threatening manner at persons in a public place or who pass by on a public place or private property other than the property of the owner even if the dog is on the owner's premises.
6. Carrying as an active infection any deadly disease, including but not limited to rabies.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 205.050
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.