Dogs Prohibited
San Diego Municipal Code § 63.20.12
in effect§63.20.12 Dogs Prohibited
(a) Except as provided in Sections 63.20.12(b), (d), and (e), it is unlawful for any person owning or having charge, care, custody, or control of any dog, whether leashed or unleashed, to be upon any public beach, any public park adjacent to a public beach, or any sidewalk adjacent to any public beach between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. from April 1 through October 31, and between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. from November 1 through March 31.
(b) Except as provided in Sections 63.20.12(e), it is unlawful for any person owning or having charge, care, custody, or control of any dog to take, cause, permit, or allow such dog, whether leashed or unleashed, to be in Santa Clara Point Community Park, located at the 900 block of Santa Clara Place, east of Bayside Walk, in Mission Bay, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
(c) At all times when dogs are permitted to be in the areas and at the times specified in Section 63.20.12(a) and (b), the provisions of Section 62.669 of the County Code of the County of San Diego as adopted by Section 44.0300 of this Code shall apply.
(d) Legally licensed dogs shall be allowed to go unleashed in Fiesta Island in Mission Bay Park or to the beach area at the west end of San Diego River Floodway, also known as the Ocean Beach Flood Control Channel, which areas are more specifically shown outlined in red on that map on file with the Office of the City Clerk of the City of San Diego as Document No. 740061.
(e) Sections 63.20.12(a) and (b) do not apply to dogs that have been especially trained for and are used as guide, service, or signal dogs for the disabled while such dogs are being used for such purpose.
(Amended 11-19-2001 by O–19008 N.S.)
(Amended 1-13-2023 by O-21606 N.S.; effective 2-12-2023.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter06/Ch06Art03Division00.pdf#page=12Fetched: 10/28/2026