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

Sec. 150, part of the Dogs and Cats chapter adopted by Ordinance No. 2011-04 and amended by Ordinance No. 21-03 in 2021, makes it unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any dog, licensed or not, to permit it to run at large anywhere in the city. Sec. 010 defines 'at large' for dogs specifically: a dog is at large when it is off its owner's, custodian's or caretaker's premises and not under physical restraint by a leash sized and made of material appropriate to the dog, held by someone capable of controlling it, or otherwise physically restrained by some device, and voice, eye or signal control alone does not count as restraint.

A dog can also be at large on its own owner's property if it is not confined by physical restraint, fence, kennel or voice command in a way that keeps it from leaving, or that keeps others from wandering in without trespassing. In city parks, Sec. 030(a) sets a concrete leash length: dogs and cats must be led by a leash, cord or chain no more than six feet long, or confined inside a vehicle, with narrow exceptions for trained service dogs, dogs inside a designated dog park enclosure, and off-leash special events under a permit.

Park rules also require picking up after the animal, keeping dogs attended in dog parks, filling in any holes a dog digs, and keeping current vaccinations and license on visiting dogs. Enforcement of the citywide at-large ban runs through the Riverside County Department of Animal Services, which the code designates as the animal control authority for the city, reflecting Eastvale's 2010 incorporation and its continued reliance on the county for animal control services rather than a standalone city department.