Kenner, Louisiana
CODE OF ORDINANCES ch. 4, art. I, § 4-1, art II, div. 1, §§ 4-6, 4-12, 4-15
Sec. 4-1
Feral animal: Any domestic animal which reverts to a wild state and which is not living under
the control of a human.
Feral animal control board: A nonprofit organization which has a cooperative endeavor
agreement with the city in effect, for the purpose of administering a trap, spay and release
program to reduce feral animal populations.
Owner : Any person owning, keeping or harboring any animal, either permanently or
temporarily or having in his care an animal on his premises, or any person who regularly
provides any animal with food, water, housing or health care. An exception to owner shall be any
person acting in their capacity as a member of the feral animal control board.
Sec. 4-6. Dogs or cats at large.
(a) Confinement by owner. The owner or keeper of a dog or cat must have it confined or
secured by a humane method within his or her yard or enclosure. If the method of confinement is
fencing, then the fence must be high enough and structurally sound enough to prevent the animal
from jumping or climbing over, or from going through or under the fence.
(b) At large generally. No dog or cat shall be allowed on any street, alleyway, highway,
common or public square or the private property of another person unless under the immediate
physical control of a competent person and restrained by a substantial chain or leash not
exceeding six (6) feet in length.
(c) Multiple-occupancy building or yard. No dog or cat is allowed at large in the common
grounds of any multiple-occupancy building or yard.
(d) School grounds. No dog or cat is allowed on any school ground when school is in session,
or in any public recreation area when an organized activity is being conducted, unless the dog or
cat is controlled by a leash or similar device.
(e) Exceptions. Members of the feral animal control board may free feral animals, after such
animals have been spayed or neutered and released, back into a recognized feral colony approved
by the city department of code enforcement.
(Ord. No. 8956, §§ 1, 2, 12-18-03)
Sec. 4-12. Feeding at-large dogs and cats prohibited.
No person may feed any dogs or cats found at large, unless acting under the auspices of the feral
animal control board.
(Ord. No. 8956, §§ 1, 2, 12-18-03)
Sec. 4-15. Feral animal control board.
The mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with a nonprofit
corporation which shall function as a feral animal control board for the purpose of running a trap,
spay and release program to reduce the number of feral animals in the city.
(Ord. No. 8956, §§ 1, 2, 12-18-03)