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City Clarifies Off-Leash Dog Rules & Areas
Off-leash Dog Rules & Regulations: Frequently Asked Questions
1. What does Voice and Sight Control mean?
- All dogs within the boundaries of a designated off-leash dog area must be managed through the use of “voice and sight control” defined as control of the behavior of a dog which is not leashed or otherwise physically restrained by its owner sufficient that the dog does not without regard to circumstances or distractions:
- Charge, chase, or otherwise display aggression toward any person or behave toward any person in a manner that a reasonable person would find harassing or disturbing;
- Charge, chase, or otherwise display aggression toward any animal (e.g., other dogs);
- Chase, harass, or disturb wildlife or livestock; or
- Fail to come to and stay with the owner immediately upon command by owner.
2. What actions are prohibited within the boundaries of any off leash dog area within the jurisdiction?
- Failure of an owner of any dog within the boundaries of an off-leash dog area to carry a leash. Electronic dog collars may not substitute for a physical leash or lead.
- An owner having more than four dogs simultaneously unleashed.
- Failure of an owner to exercise voice and sight control at all times.
- Failure of an owner to properly clean up and dispose of dog waste.
- Failure of a dog to be properly licensed and to wear a license tag.
- Failure to follow any other posted off leash dog area rules and regulations.
- Dogs must remain on leash within one hundred fifty feet (150’) of an off leash public trailhead.
3. If my dog has an electronic collar, can he wander free in town?
No. It must be within voice and sight control.
The owner of any dog a dog found running at-large shall be strictly liable for a violation.
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Biochar
Although wildfires are a healthy part of many ecosystems in the Intermountain West, the risk from catastrophic wildfires continues to increase in communities like Park City. Years of fire suppression, coupled with a hotter and drier climate and the continued development of subdivisions close to forestlands, presents the difficult challenge of trying to protect communities while also managing fire in a way that does not exacerbate climate change.
In 2019, Park City was among eight communities to recently receive a Leader in Community Resilience Program award from the National League of Cities (NLC). The award will support the city’s work in developing a biochar program to reduce excess forest fire fuels such as brush and wood debris, and return that carbon to Park City's soils.
Biochar is a charcoal-like material that can be used in carbon sequestration efforts. It is made by burning the excess forest fuels in an oxygen-free environment. Biochar is rich in carbon and in this case, will be collected from defensible spaces, that is the natural or landscaped area around a structure that is maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. Park City held a public demonstration in May 2019 to teach the public about how biochar is made, where it can be used on the landscape, and how it can reduce fire danger locally.
The forests surrounding most structures in the community contain a lot of poor-quality lumber that has the potential to be turned into biochar. This biochar, in turn, can be applied to farm fields and open spaces.