Amended
IN
Assembly
May 25, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 02, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
February 28, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1762 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Steinorth (Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta, Chen, Flora, Harper, Lackey, and Mathis) (Coauthor: Senator Nguyen) |
January 04, 2018 |
(a)Visitors to units of the state park system may bring dogs into those units and into recreational areas of those units.
(b)Any dog brought into a state park system unit pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be under the immediate control of the visitor or shall be confined.
(c)The director shall develop fines, rules, and regulations to mitigate or prevent any behavior by a dog brought into a state park system unit pursuant to subdivision (a) that may do any of the following:
(1)Pose a threat to public safety and welfare.
(2)Create a public nuisance.
(3)Pose a threat to the natural or cultural resources of the unit or to the improvements at the unit.
(d)The department may require a person bringing a dog into a state park system unit pursuant to subdivision (a) to provide proof of appropriate immunizations and valid licenses.
(e)(1)This section does not apply to dogs used to lawfully pursue game in season at units of the state park system where hunting is allowed.
(2)Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit access to state park system units for persons with guide dogs, signal dogs, service
dogs, or other service animals, or for riding animals, pack animals, or livestock, as permitted by this section, as this section read on December 31, 2018, or any other law.
(f)No later than July 1, 2019, the department shall establish and maintain on its Internet Web site a comprehensive, up-to-date list of each state park system unit with information on whether the unit or a portion of the unit allows dogs, and additional information that may include, but is not limited to, the specific areas of a unit in which dogs are allowed and the total miles of trail in the unit that are open to dogs.