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ARTICLE III. - DEARBORN DOG PARK
The Dearborn Dog Park is located at 16301 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn and is available for use by Dearborn residents only. The dog park is located in the green space south of the Henry Ford Centennial Library parking lot.
The dog park is a location set aside for dogs and their owners to exercise and play off leash in a controlled (i.e., fenced) environment.
Users of the dog park do so at their own risk. Dog behavior can be unpredictable around other dogs and strangers. Dog owners/handlers are strictly liable for any damage or injury caused by their accompanied dog(s).
(Ord. No. 16-1551, 10-4-16)
(a) The dog park shall be open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The dog park may close periodically for routine maintenance.
(b) It shall be unlawful for anyone to loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in the dog park when it is closed. However, if anyone applies for permission to carry out an activity in the dog park during the hours it is closed, and the director of the recreation and parks department determines that such activity will not create a disturbance or public nuisance, the director shall have the authority to issue a special permit for such activity.
(Ord. No. 16-1551, 10-4-16)
(a) A permit is required to use the dog park.
(1) Registration to obtain a permit can be completed by mail or in person at the city clerk's office. Once payment is received, a key fob and dog tag will be issued allowing access to the dog park. Permits shall be issued to Dearborn residents only and shall expire annually on March 1.
a. Permit fees will be waived for verified service dogs.
(2) A copy of the Dearborn Dog Park Rules and Regulations can be obtained at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center or at the city clerk's office.
(b) Dogs under six months of age are not allowed in the dog park.
(c) Only dogs accompanied by an owner/handler at least 16 years of age are permitted to be in the dog park.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to bring a dog weighing 30 pounds or more into the designated "small dog area" of the dog park.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to bring a dog weighing less than 30 pounds into the designated "large dog area" of the dog park.
(f) An owner/handler may not accompany more than two dogs in the dog park at any one time.
(g) Dogs must wear collars (no pronged, pinched, or spiked collars) or harnesses bearing a current City of Dearborn dog license and a dog park tag at all times while in the dog park.
(h) Dog owners/handlers must be in possession of a leash or other means of physical restraint at all times. Dogs must be on leash to and from the dog park access points.
(i) Dog owners/handlers must limit their use of electronic devices so that the use does not interfere with their ability to actively monitor their dog's behavior.
(Ord. No. 16-1551, 10-4-16; Ord. No. 17-1579, 5-23-17; Ord. No. 24-1816, 4-23-24; Ord. No. 24-1828, 10-22-24)
(a) Dog owners/handlers are required to remove and properly dispose of all animal waste immediately. It shall be unlawful to leave the dog park without first cleaning up and disposing of all animal waste left by an accompanied dog.
(b) Dog owners/handlers must stop any accompanied dog from digging and must fill any holes caused by an accompanied dog. It shall be unlawful for a dog owner/handler to leave the dog park without first filling any holes caused by an accompanied dog.
(c) Dog owners/handlers/visitors are responsible for properly using all of the elements provided in the dog park including, but not limited to, the fencing, the gates, the benches, the fountains, the exercise apparatus, etc., and will be responsible for the costs to repair any element that is not properly used.
(d) Dog owners/handlers/visitors are responsible for reporting any activity that violates any provision of this article. Violations shall be reported to the police department or at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center.
(Ord. No. 16-1551, 10-4-16)
(a) Full current immunizations (rabies, DHLLP or DAPPL, and bordatella) of all dogs are required.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any owner/handler to bring a dog that has a contagious condition, disease, parasites, or fresh wound into the dog park.
(Ord. No. 16-1551, 10-4-16)
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