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A. “Effective Control” means that the dog is trained to respond to the owner or handler, who is capable of exercising such control, so that the dog is not allowed to commit any nuisance as defined in Section 7.08.130.
B. “Leash” means a restraint not exceeding six (6) feet in length. Retractable leashes that can extend beyond six (6) feet are not allowed in any city park or playground.
C. “Special Use Dog” means any guide dog, signal dog, service dog, or search and rescue dog, trained, or being trained, to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, or fetching dropped items, or trained, or being trained, to do work or perform tasks for the purpose of search, rescue, and disaster relief in accordance with the standards of the State Office of Emergency Services or local disaster agencies.
D. “Swimming Area” or “Swimming Pool” shall mean the One-Mile Recreation Area, as delineated in Exhibit “J,” and those areas in Upper Bidwell Park commonly known as Alligator Hole, Bear Hole, Brown’s Hole, Day Camp, Diversion Dam, and Salmon Hole.
(Res. No. 39 02-03) (Res. No. 31-13 §9)
No person shall take or allow any dog into any park or playground in the city unless the dog is kept and maintained on a leash under the control of a competent person and restrained by a leash not exceeding six (6) feet in length, or as permitted under Sections 12R.04.130.
(Res. No. 39 02-03)
A. A dog may be off-leash in Bidwell Park if the dog is under the effective control of its owner or specifically in these areas:
1. In Lower Park each day between 5:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., Pacific Time, as delineated on Exhibits “H” and “J”.
2. Northerly of the Upper Park Road in Middle and Upper Park, as delineated on Exhibits “I” and “L”, each day between 5:00 a.m. and thirty (30) minutes after sunset.
B. The dog exercise areas delineated in this section do not include any portion of the Upper Bidwell Park Road, the shoulders thereof, or the unpaved extension of such road and shoulders thereof.
C. Off-leash privileges provided herein shall not apply in areas posted with signs prohibiting dogs or in areas that dogs are otherwise prohibited.
(Res. No. 39 02-03) (Res. No. 31-13 §10)
A. Within written permission from the park director, Special Use Dog handlers shall be permitted to conduct off-leash training of Special Use Dogs in Bidwell Park, so long as such dogs are under the effective control of their handlers at all times.
B. During any off-leash training, dog handlers and their dogs shall wear visible identification indicating that the dog is being trained as a special use dog.
(Res. No. 39 02-03)
A. No person shall allow any dog owned by or under control of such person to go into:
1. Any swimming pool or swimming area, except that they may travel on leash across the foot bridges at the Five-Mile and One-Mile Recreation Areas and the access routes thereto, as delineated on Exhibit “F” and “J” of this chapter.
2. Any restroom facility in any city park or playground.
3. Caper Acres Playground.
4. The sports playing fields at Wildwood Park.
B. The prohibitions in this section do not apply to special use dogs.
(Res. No. 39 02-03, Res. No. 02 03-04) (Res. No. 31-13 §11)
This Article is supplemental to Chapter 7.08 of this code entitled, “Dog Licenses and Regulations” and all provisions of that chapter apply except as specifically modified by the designation herein of dog exercise areas.
(Res. No. 39 02-03)
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