§ 20-8.5. Dogs in parks located within the coastal zone.

(a)

There are within the county of Sonoma numerous parks, campgrounds and other recreational sites located within the county's coastal zone, as that area is defined in the Sonoma County coastal plan certified by the State Coastal Commission in December, 1980. A coastal development permit granted by the county of Sonoma is required for any person, including the state of California and its agencies, to undertake to develop an area within this zone, pursuant to the California Coastal Act (Public Resources Code section 30000 et seq.). Recommendation 22 of this coastal plan provides that if dog predation of coastal livestock cannot be effectively controlled, dogs may be prohibited from areas directly adjacent to vulnerable grazing lands.

(b)

Dogs shall be prohibited from parks, campgrounds and other recreational sites located within the coastal zone of Sonoma County whenever the decision-making body makes a finding and imposes a condition on the coastal development permit that such areas are adjacent to vulnerable grazing lands and dog predation cannot be effectively controlled, pursuant to the coastal plan of Sonoma County. This section shall not apply to seeing eye dogs used to guide a blind person, provided that such dogs shall remain under the immediate control of such blind persons.

(Ord. No. 3551 § 1.)