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Residents urge review of Doyle Park leash enforcement after multiple tickets; council says it will coordinate with county
Summary
Multiple Doyle Park users urged the City Council to review off-leash enforcement and signage after residents reported ticketing by county animal control officers, high fines and aggressive enforcement. Council said it will work with Sonoma County and review city ordinances and park signage.
Several Doyle Park regulars urged the City Council on Tuesday to revisit off-leash rules, enforcement practices and signage after a series of public complaints about animal-control ticketing in the neighborhood park.
Speakers including Dr. Richard Buswell and longtime park users described what they said were aggressive enforcement practices by county animal control officers who, they said, watch for dogs off leash and issue citations at short notice. "They take this personally, and so they feel like they believe that they have a right to sneak back into their park and catch people taking their dogs off the leash," Dr.…
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