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(Corrected) 1 ORDINANCE NO. 6198 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY SECTION 9.08.015 OF THE 3 RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DOGS IN PUBLIC PARKS IN ORDER TO PERMIT DOGS IN PUBLIC PARKS 4 SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS. 5 WHEREAS Section 9.08.015 of the Riverside Municipal 6 Code currently prohibits dogs in public parks except for dogs 7 participating in a dog conformation or obedience show or an 8 obedience training program authorized by the Park and 9 Recreation Director or any dog used by a law enforcement 10 agency; and 11 WHEREAS the Park and Recreation Commission of the City 12 of Riverside has recommended to the City Council that 13 Section 9.08.015 be amended to allow dogs in parks if on leash 14 of not more than six feet in length and under the immediate 15 care and control of the owner or custodian, provided that the 16 owner or custodian shall be responsible for the cleanup of any 17 feces for said dog while in the park; 18 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of 19 Riverside, California, does ordain as follows: 20 Section 1: Section 9.08.015 of the Riverside Municipal 21 Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 22 "9.08.015 DOGS PERMITTED; CONDITIONS. No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of 23 any dog shall permit or allow the same to be in a public park unless such dog is restrained by a leash 24 not more than six feet in length and under the control of a competent person able to restrain such dog; 25 provided, however, the requirement for a leash shall not apply to any dog used by a law enforcement agency 26 or to a dog while participating in a dog obedience training program or a dog obedience or conformation 27 show authorized by the Park and Recreation Director, Attorney's Office Street CA 92522 782-5567 F: \WPDATA\ORD\94229801. BP