8.05.033 Off-leash area rules.
A. The following rules shall be followed by all keepers and/or custodians that use the off-leash areas with their dogs, and shall be posted at fenced off-leash areas:
1. Sports fields designated for off-leash use are open during hours specified on posted signs;
2. Sports fields designated for off-leash use are closed when players or students are present for games, sports or other activities; practice; tournaments and field preparations;
3. Keepers and/or custodians must promptly vacate the sports field whenever unscheduled use by players or students occurs. Sports use by students or players has the priority;
4. Objectionable and dangerous dogs, as defined under SGC 8.05.080 and 8.05.081, and female dogs in heat are prohibited;
5. Dogs shall be leashed upon entering and leaving the fenced sports fields designated for off-leash use;
6. Keepers and/or custodians shall keep their dogs in sight and under “competent voice control” at all times as defined under SGC 8.05.010;
7. Keepers and/or custodians shall remain with their dogs within the fenced off-leash area or sports field;
8. Keepers and/or custodians shall clean up and remove any dog’s feces left by their dog or be subject to fines or prohibitions;
9. Holes dug by dogs must be filled by the keeper and/or custodian;
10. Keepers and/or custodians shall be responsible for all actions of their dogs; and
11. Aggressive or unruly dogs are not allowed.
B. The parks and recreation committee may recommend additional rules for off-leash areas, which are subject to the approval of the parks and recreation manager and the administrator, without requiring assembly approval. Additional rules will be posted.
C. If the off-leash areas are not used responsibly by dog owners, the assembly at the recommendation of the parks and recreation committee, parks and recreation manager and administrator may strike the ball fields as off-leash areas.
D. Sports fields designated for off-leash use are closed to dog owners when players or students are present for games, sports or other activities and during practices, tournaments and field preparations or as posted at the ballfields. Hours and rules will be posted on signs at each sports field where dog off-leash is permitted.
E. Any keeper and/or custodian of a dog who violates any rule in this section is subject to the penalties in SGC 8.05.210 in addition to any penalties under SGC 14.05.050(H), the administrator or his designee may prohibit any keeper and/or custodian and their dog from using the off-leash area who violates any of the rules of this section. (Ord. 13-19 § 4, 2013; S.G.C. § 8.04.033.)