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

All dogs shall be kept under restraint at all times. All unrestrained dogs will be considered running at large, except:

1. Assistance dogs while performing their duties;

2. Dogs participating in field or obedience trials or exhibitions;

3. Dogs assisting a security or police officer engaged in law enforcement activities;

4. Dogs being trained on private land with permission of the landowner, so long as the dogs are under the direct control of such individuals to assure they do not violate any other provision or law;

5. At designated areas of designated parks within the city that contain a "dog park."

E. Any animal (except cats) permitted to be at large or trespassing upon private premises or public property in violation of this section shall be deemed prima facie to be under the control of the owner and declared to be a nuisance and menace to public health and safety, and shall be seized and impounded as provided in this title.

F. Owners shall exercise proper care and control of their animals (except cats) and will prevent them from becoming a public nuisance, molesting passersby, chasing vehicles, repeatedly attacking other domestic animals, and trespassing upon private property in such manner as to damage property. Failure to comply shall be deemed a nuisance.

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