Huntington Park, CA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

The park leash rule is § 5-21.102(e) of the Huntington Park Municipal Code, one item in the list of prohibited conduct inside any public park or recreation center facility. The first sentence bars bringing or maintaining dogs, cats, birds, or horses within any public area, except for a specific activity such as a pet show or obedience class approved by the Director. The second sentence creates the dog exception: members of the public can bring or maintain dogs only at Veteran's Park, Keller Park, and Raul Perez Park, and only if the dog or dogs are maintained on a leash at all times. At every other City park, playground, or recreation area, a dog is not allowed even on a leash unless the Director has approved the activity.

Section 5-21.101 defines the terms. A public park or recreation center facility is a park, reservation, playground, swimming pool, recreation building, or any other area owned or used by the City and devoted to active or passive recreation, plus any open space, accessory structure, or other outside area within the Civic Center. The Director means the Director of Parks and Recreation. Under § 5-21.104, the public parks are open between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and closed at all other hours.

The leash clause is a park rule. Citywide dog regulation comes through § 6-1.101, which adopts Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code, entitled Animals, by reference as the City's animal control ordinance governing licensing, impounding, and regulation of animals, with the City's own amendments controlling in a conflict. Ordinance 2026-02 repealed the former City article on regulation of dogs effective February 13, 2026, and § 6-1.102 lets the City Council set a surcharge on every dog license by resolution. Section 5-11.21 separately requires anyone able to prevent a dog from committing a nuisance on a public or private place, including defecation, to remove it at once, with the dog owner's own private premises exempt.