(a) No dog owner and/or person having possession, custody or control of a dog shall permit or allow such dog in any public park or playground, operated or maintained by the city, during any period the park is posted for any event or function sponsored, in whole or in part, by the Department of Recreation or any event for which the sponsoring entity is required to register the function or event with the Department.
(b) The Department shall determine whether the function or event requires the prohibition of dogs from the park or a portion thereof, and shall cause the park to be posted in such places as to reasonably notify the public of the prohibition of dogs from the parks or a portion thereof.
(c) Any person exercising a dog or other pet in any public park or playground owned, operated or maintained by the city shall maintain control of the animal by leash at all times.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person or to animals used in any police or fire activities of the city.
(Ord. 5537, approved 10-3-1991)