(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 31.
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)