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Council rewrites parks rule to allow leashed dogs citywide, with some exceptions
5767371 · August 20, 2025
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Summary
Council adopted an ordinance to allow leashed dogs in most city parks while retaining restrictions at athletic fields, playgrounds and shelters; leash and cleanup rules remain in force.
The Common Council adopted a rewrite of the city parks ordinance to allow leashed dogs in most park areas, reversing a prior patchwork of day-specific allowances that staff described as unenforceable. Staff said the…
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