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

The City of Redlands operates its own Animal Services division and shelter at 504 N. Kansas Street rather than relying on San Bernardino County animal control. Under Redlands Municipal Code section 6.04.170, no person who owns or has charge, custody, control, or possession of a dog may permit it to run at large, or to run loose or unrestrained in, along, or upon any public street, sidewalk, or place. Dogs must be licensed by four months of age, within 30 days of moving to the city, or within 30 days of acquiring a dog, per section 6.04.020; the City lists annual fees of $40 unaltered and $20 altered. A current rabies vaccination is required under section 6.04.140. These are city rules enforced by Redlands Animal Services, distinct from the county. Where the city code is silent, California Food and Agricultural Code section 30951 also makes it unlawful statewide to keep a dog over four months old without a license tag on a collar. State rabies law further requires unvaccinated or exempt dogs to be leashed (no more than six feet) and under direct physical control when off the premises.