How the county sets up and runs dog parks

(a) The director, with the approval of the council, may designate any County park as a shared-use park and allocate an area as an off-leash area for dogs, or authorize a location exclusively for a dog park. (1) In designating County parks for the exclusive use of dogs and their handlers or portions of county parks or areas therein as a shared-use park with an off- leash area, the director shall consider the park’s size, location, and frequency of use by members of the public, as well as the primary, actual, or designed use of each park or area. (2) The director shall post signs that notify the public of such off-leash or on-leash areas for dogs and describe or map the park or park areas so designated. (3) Areas for off-leash dogs shall be appropriately fenced. (b) If practicable, the director may designate a separate, fenced, and secure section within a dog park to accommodate dogs that weigh twenty pounds or less. In addition, the director may also designate a play and training section for the protection of puppies that shall be similarly segregated and secure from other areas of the dog park. (c) The director shall adopt rules pertaining to dog parks. (2009, ord 09-113, sec 1.) 15-80