Rialto, CA Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)
Key Facts
- Leash required
- In all public places
- Max leash length
- 6 feet
- Off-leash exception
- City-approved dog parks only
- Waste pickup
- Required, must carry bags
- First-offense fine
- $50, rising to $100 + impound
Summary
Rialto bans dogs running loose in public places without a leash, the only exception being a city-approved off-leash dog park. Owners also must carry waste bags and pick up after their dog on public or private property, with escalating fines starting at fifty dollars for a first violation.
No owner or keeper of a dog shall allow or permit such dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, to be or run at large in or upon any public place or premises without a leash; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prevent anyone from allowing a dog to be off a leash inside a city-approved dog park. Owners or keepers of dogs shall sufficiently remove and lawfully dispose of any fecal matter that may be deposited on public or private property by their dog.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).
Full Breakdown
060 prohibits any owner or keeper from allowing a dog, licensed or not, to be or run at large in a public place without a leash, and requires owners to remove and lawfully dispose of any feces their dog deposits on public or private property; the only carve-out is a city-approved dog park where dogs may run off-leash. 010(J)). 075, separately requires anyone walking a dog on public property to carry visible, readily usable materials to pick up and dispose of feces. 5.
Violations & Fines
RMC 6.04.300 sets escalating fines for any Title 6 violation, including an unleashed dog: fifty dollars for a first offense in a twelve-month period, seventy-five dollars for a second, and one hundred dollars plus impoundment of the animal for a third. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense.
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