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An Ordinance amending and supplementing the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Six: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 633: Dogs and Cats, Section 633.22: 633.22: Off-Leash Exercise Areas by incorporating clarifying language and removing outdated verbiage.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title Six: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 633: Dogs and Cats, Section 633.22: Off-Leash Exercise Areas of the City of Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
? 633.22 - OFF-LEASH EXERCISE AREAS.
A. PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT. An pilot off-leash program shall be established under the administration of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Bureau of Animal Care and Control. The pilot off-leash program shall continue in effect for a period of three (3) years or, in the alternative, for a period ending sixty (60) days after the revocation of the program by a majority vote of City Council.
At the end of the three (3) year period the program shall be reviewed and the Council shall take action to either rescind this Chapter or take no action and allow the OLEA program to become a permanent part of the City Code.
B. OLEA SITES. DEFINITION. An Off-Leash Exercise Area, referred to as an OLEA, are areas which have been designated by the City of Pittsburgh where dogs may be allowed to run freely. These OLEA sites may or may not be fenced in.
C. OLEA SITES. Dogs may be allowed to run at large only in the following areas: hereby designated as Off-Leash Exercise Areas (OLEA):
1. OLEA within Upper Frick Park; and
2. OLEA within Lower Frick Park, referred to as Hot Dog Dam; and
3. OLEA within Allegheny Commons Park; and
4. West Park OLEA within Highland Park; and
5. OLEA within Riverview Park; and
6. OLEA located in Central Lawrenceville, referred to as Bernard Dog Run; and
7. OLEA within South Side Riverfront Pa...
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