Westchester County, NY Animal Ordinances: Dog Leash Laws (2026)

No person owning or being custodian or having control of any animal shall cause or permit such animal to roam, go or be at large in any park, and any such animal found at large may be impounded. The foregoing notwithstanding, dogs properly licensed and restrained by a leash not exceeding six feet in length may, except in areas hereinafter specified, be brought into a park. In no event shall dogs be allowed in any building, picnic area, bathing area or the following park areas known and designated as: Cranberry Lake Park, Town of North Castle; Washington's Headquarters, Town of North Castle; Miller Hill, Town of North Castle; Lenoir Preserve, City of Yonkers and Village of Hastings; Silver Lake Park, City of White Plains, Town of Harrison and Town of North Castle; Playland Amusement Park, City of Rye (May through September only); Edith G. Read Natural Park and Wildlife Sanctuary at Playland, City of Rye; Mildred D. Lasdon Bird Sanctuary, Town of Somers; Mt. Lakes Camp located in the Town of North Salem; Marshlands Conservancy located in the City of Rye; part of Muscoot Park in the Town of Somers, used for the children's farm as shown and indicated on a certain map of said park filed with and forming part of this ordinance; part of Blue Mountain Reservation in the Town of Cortlandt used for the Sportsman Center as shown and indicated on a certain map of said park, filed with and forming part of this ordinance, without a