Rohnert Park Municipal Code Ch. 6.14 Control

A. No person owning or otherwise having an animal in his or her care, charge, control, custody or possession shall cause, permit, or allow such animal to enter or trespass upon public or private property so as to damage or destroy anything of value therein, or to interfere with the owners or occupants' use and enjoyment thereof.

B. No person owning or otherwise having a dog in his or her care, charge, control, custody or possession shall cause, permit or allow such dog to be in or upon any public street, road, alley or other public place unless such dog is restrained and under control by a leash no more than six feet in length or confined in a vehicle in a manner allowed under Section 6.04.290 of this Title.

C. The restraint requirements provide in this section shall not apply to service or assistance dog; a dog participating in field or obedience trials or an obedience training class; animal exhibitions; or a dog assisting a public safety officer engaged in in law enforcement duties.

D. Any animal found in any public place, or upon private property of another without the consent of the owner or possessor of the private property, in violation of this Title, may be impounded.

(Ord. 738 § 1 (part), 2005)

(Ord. No. 934, § 4, 6-11-2019)

Dogs are prohibited in public parks and playground areas unless such dogs are under physical restraint by a person capable of controlling the dog by means of a leash. This provision shall not apply to any area specifically designated as a dog park or off leash exercise area, or to dogs in an obedience training class operating pursuant to a permit issued by the community services department and within the designated area identified in such permit.

(Ord. 738 § 1 (part), 2005)

(Ord. No. 934, § 5, 6-11-2019)