Beaumont, CA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

Beaumont Municipal Code § 6.04.010 says no dog shall run at large in the City and that no owner, custodian or person in control of a dog shall permit it. The definition in § 6.02.005(i) does the real work. A dog is at large when it is off the premises of its owner, custodian or caretaker and is not under physical restraint by a leash of a size and material appropriate to the size and temperament of the dog, held by a person capable of restraining it, or otherwise physically restrained by some other device. The definition expressly excludes voice control, eye control and signal control, so a dog under voice command away from its owner's premises still counts as at large. It also reaches a dog on its owner's own property when the dog is not held in by restraint, fence, kennel, voice command or some arrangement that keeps it from leaving, or when people can wander into its confined area without intentionally trespassing.

Section 6.04.020 lets any person capture a dog running at large in a humane manner and promptly deliver it to the Animal Services Officer, who shall impound it. Section 6.02.190 makes it the officer's duty to enforce Title 6 and empowers the officer to take up and impound any dog found running at large and to issue a warning notice or a citation. Nearby rules add to the picture: § 6.06.010 requires a license tag for every dog over four months old, § 6.06.060 requires the license to be displayed on the collar, § 6.04.070 bars dogs from drainage ditches, canals, reservoirs and public swimming pools, and § 6.05.010(C) requires anyone with a dog to carry a suitable container or instrument for removing feces at all times. Under § 6.06.130(b), three verified complaints that an owner let a dog stray or run at large give the Department grounds to deny or revoke an unaltered dog license.