Contact your county’s animal control services. It is an ordinance in Hillsborough County, Florida that, excluding public right-of-way on an owner’s private property, no dog shall be allowed to stray or run at large upon any public property or street, sidewalk, park, or on the private property of another without the consent of the property owner. This means that dog owners who let their dogs run out in the neighborhood without being restrained on a leash are violating an animal county ordinance. The intention of this ordinance is to protect the private property rights and safety of our citizens who do not want dogs loose on their property.
Report the dog owner who is in violation of this ordinance to your county’s animal control department. Even if you don’t know the name of the dog owner, as long as you can report the physical address of the dog owner, that is sufficient for making a report. It is the statutory duty of the Hillsborough County Animal Services to investigate your reports of animals creating a nuisance. This is to insure the public’s health and safety. Hillsborough County Animal Services website is www.hillsboroughcounty.org/animalservices.