• Parker County Animal Control > Animal Shelter, Leash Law, Lost Pet 403 Hickory Lane, Weatherford, Texas 76086 / 817.598.4111
• Animal Shelter - The Weatherford/Parker County Animal Shelter is funded by both the City of Weatherford and Parker County, but the operation is strictly under the control of the City of Weatherford.
• Leash Law - There is a countywide leash law in Parker County, meaning all dogs must be contained to your property or on a leash at all times within the county. Any dogs not on a leash or contained within their property are subject to being impounded and taken to the Weatherford / Parker County Animal Shelter in Weatherford.
• Restraint. An animal is under restraint under the following conditions > (3) It is secured by a leash of at least five (5) and not more than ten (10) feet in length and of sufficient strength to control the animal while the animal is being walked.
• Sec. 2.01.013: Restraint of animals > (a) It shall be unlawful for an owner or person in control of an animal, other than a cat, to fail to keep the animal under restraint at all times as defined in this chapter.
• ARTICLE 2.03 DOG AND CAT LICENSES
• Sec. 2.03.001: Required; application; license; fees; tag; records; rabies > (a) License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor or possess any dog or cat over four (4) months of age within the city without first obtaining a valid license for said animal as provided in this article. Upon payment of the applicable license fee, the license is valid for one (1) year from the date of the most recent rabies vaccination.