(A) Animals in city parks are subject to the requirements of Chapter 91 of the code and subject to the provisions of this chapter when animal control issues arise in a city park. The person owning, controlling or having custody of such animal shall be jointly and severally responsible for all damages caused by such animal.
(B) For purposes of this chapter, livestock or domesticated fowl, birds, and reptiles are prohibited in city parks except under the direction of the city's Director of Parks and Recreation related to community special events.
(C) For purposes of providing immediate safety and health measures to city park patrons and personnel, in addition to those authorized to enforce Chapter 91, Animal Control, of the code, any authorized city staff member or contracted security services personnel designated by the city's Director of Parks and Recreation can enforce the following provisions and issue an administrative citation for said violations within city parks.
(D) It shall be unlawful for the owner or any person having charge, care, custody, or control of any dog, whether licensed or unlicensed:
(1) To enter a city park with a dog that is not restrained with a leash of no more than six feet in length and of suitable strength.
(2) To enter a city park without a current dog license tag attached to the dog's collar, harness, or other dog restraining device and keep the license displayed at all times. A warning citation may be issued for the violation of this provision.
(3) To enter a city park with a vicious or dangerous dog which demonstrates threatening or aggressive behavior towards people or other animals or that has a known history of such behavior.
(4) To suffer, permit, or allow the dog to run at large in any city park.
(5) To allow a dog to remain upon the open bed or areas of any truck, trailer, or vehicle, without being securely and safely restrained by a substantial chain or leash that prevents the dog from expending any part of its body past the edge of the bed or open area of the truck, trailer, or vehicle, and which prevents said dog from causing any harm to itself or any park patron or personnel.
(6) To leave a dog alone and unattended in a vehicle, truck, or trailer or on the premises of a city park.
(7) To permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, such dog to defecate and to allow the feces to remain upon a public park, and fail to immediately and securely enclose all feces deposited by such dog in a bag, wrapper, or other container, and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
(8) This provision shall not apply to individuals with disabilities who have the charge or control of a certified guide or assistance dog.
(9) To permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, such dog to urinate upon city playground equipment, a facility or facility equipment, or upon the property of patrons in a city park.
(10) To remain on the premises of a city park with a dog that has demonstrated threatening or aggressive behavior towards people or other animals, or that has attacked, bitten, scratched, or harassed people or other animals without provocation.
(11) To permit a dog to create a public nuisance threatening the safety and health of people or other animals or disturbing the peace in a city park.
(E) Any person violating any of these provisions may be cited and ordered to leave the park.
(F) Procedures upon a dog bite. In the event that any dog shall bite any person or shall attack another animal on the premises of a city park, the designated city personnel or contracted security services personnel shall have the authority, as appropriate:
(1) To determine whether such incident requires an emergency call to the city's animal control services, police services, and medical responders.
(2) To complete an incident report and provide a copy of the report to the City Manager for follow up with the city's contracted animal control services.
(3) To request the dog license information of such dog.
(4) To inform the owner or any person having charge, care, custody, or control of such dog, to deliver such dog to the Oakdale animal shelter.
(5) To issue an administrative citation for violations under this chapter.
(6) To request the owner or any person having charge, care, custody, or control of such dog to leave the city park with such dog.
(Ord. 2015-011, passed 6-23-15)