[Amended 9-21-1993; 4-14-2000]
A. Between April 1 and June 15, dogs are not permitted
within the beach areas unless on a leash and under charge of a responsible
person. From June 16 through September 15, dogs are not permitted
within beach areas between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. From
6:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m., dogs are permitted within beach areas only
when on a leash and under charge of a responsible person. Exceptions:
This section does not apply to dogs on the property of their owner
or on another property with the owner's permission, to Seeing Eye
dogs or other dogs assisting an individual with a disability or to
working police dogs.
[Amended 4-7-2001]
B. It shall be a violation of this article for any person
who owns, possesses or controls a dog to fail to remove and dispose
of any feces left by his/her dog at the Harbor Park, on any public
beach, beach access point, beach area road or anywhere within the
boundaries of the estuary as depicted on the map prepared by the Wells
National Estuarine Research Reserve on December 16, 1999. Exception:
licensed hunters actively engaged in duck hunting with a dog.
(1) For the purposes of this section, disposal shall be
accomplished by transporting such feces to an appropriate waste receptacle.
(2) This section shall not apply to working police dogs
while on duty or to a dog accompanying any handicapped person who,
by reason of his/her handicap, is physically unable to comply with
the requirements of this section.
[Added 4-14-2000; amended 9-20-2016]
A. Horses,
ponies, llamas, vicunas, alpacas and other large domesticated animals
are not permitted within the beach areas between April 1 and October
1.
B. It shall
be a violation of this article for any person who owns, possesses
or controls a horse or other large domesticated animals to fail to
remove and dispose of any feces left by his/her horse or large domesticated
animal at the Harbor Park, on any public beach, beach access point,
beach area road, or Wells Harbor, including parking lots.
(1) For
the purposes of this section, disposal shall be accomplished by transporting
such feces to an appropriate nonmunicipal waste receptacle.
Papers, bottles, cans or other refuse must not
be left within the beach areas unless deposited in receptacles provided
for that purpose.
Any phase of golf shall not be played on the
beaches from March 1 to November 1.
[Amended 11-7-2000; 3-19-2019]
Any person who violates this article commits
a civil violation and shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less
than $50 and not more than $250 for each violation.