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

Redlands City Code § 6.04.170, "Running At Large Unlawful," makes it unlawful for any person owning or having charge, custody, control, or possession of a dog to permit the animal to run at large, loose, or unrestrained on any public street, sidewalk, or place within the city. Enforcement is assigned to the chief of police, and animal control officers and police officers have a right of entry onto any property, public or private, to enforce Title 6 under § 6.04.160. A dog that has bitten a person can additionally be placed under a strict ten-day quarantine on the owner's premises under § 6.04.190, with removal by the animal control bureau at the owner's expense if that order is violated.

While § 6.04.170 sets no numeric leash length for an ordinary dog, the code does specify a six-foot maximum leash for dogs already declared potentially dangerous or vicious under § 6.05.120(B)(1)(h), which requires those dogs be kept "on a leash not exceeding six feet (6') in length" and under an adult's immediate control whenever off the owner's premises. General at-large violations are handled as infractions under § 6.04.220 unless a specific provision elsewhere declares the conduct a misdemeanor, such as violating the dog-bite quarantine order in § 6.04.190.

A loose dog can also trigger licensing and vaccination checks, since Redlands requires dogs four months or older to be licensed (§ 6.04.020) and vaccinated against rabies before leaving the owner's property (§ 6.04.140).