The Town regulates the keeping of dogs within the Town of Essex through By-law 1606.

Animal Care and Control By-law

The Animal Care and Control By-law includes the following four new provisions:

• a ban on tethering or chaining an animal for more than four hours per day;
• a ban on driving with a dog loose in the back of an open pickup truck;
• a ban on leaving an animal in a car when the temperature is too hot or too cold; and
• new provisions on animal welfare standards for pet owners.

The by-law also requires dogs and dog kennels to be registered and licensed and sets out how...