From the other side: Short term tie outs are O.K. but how do you enforce it?
You would have to develop a system that would hold up in court to "time" how long the dog has been outside. Animal control officers would become meter maids.
In Florida, you can safely tether a dog outside IF the animal has fresh water, and shade available. The problem, from my experience, is that the animal has neither, most of the time.
Yes, there is a movement to ban outside tethering, but in most cases it is UNATTENDED tethering that is being banned, and that is overall, a good thing.
