1501:46-3-34. Dog exercise areas


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  • (A) The chief may designate "dog exercise" areas at state parks. Dogs in designated dog exercise areas shall not be required to be on a leash if they are under the control and supervision of a person eighteen years old or older. Up to two dogs per adult are permitted in the dog exercise area.

    (B) No person may bring a dog into a dog exercise area if the dog is under four months old; is in heat; or has fresh wounds. No person may bring a dog into a dog exercise area unless the dog is current with vaccinations and displays the current license and rabies tags.

    (C) No person who brings a dog in a dog exercise area shall fail to remove their dog's waste and place it in the designated receptacles.

    (D) No person shall be in a dog exercise area between sunset to sunrise.

    (E) Children under the age of sixteen must be under the supervision of a responsible adult when in the dog exercise area.

    (F) Dogs that exhibit threatening or vicious behavior are prohibited from dog exercise areas.


Effective: 5/8/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 2/20/2020 and 05/08/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1546.04
Rule Amplifies: 1546.02, 1546.04
Prior Effective Dates: 04/20/2007