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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4767
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, PURSUANT TO 8.02.080.11, BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE
DESIGNATING AN ADDITIONAL DOG RESTRAINT-FREE AREA AT BOZEMAN
POND PARK.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1764 declares the intent of the City Commission to
"provide adequate, safe, and identifiable locations for citizens to allow accompanied dogs to
exercise without restraint without infringing on the rights of other community residents and
visitors;" and WHEREAS, 8.02.080.A of the Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC) provides "it is
unlawful for the owner of any animal to fail or keep such animal under restrain or to permit such
animal to run at large upon the streets and public ways of the city"; and
WHEREAS, 8.02.080.B, BMC,provides, "Any dog, while on a street, sidewalk, public
way, or in a park or other public space, other than areas as designated pursuant to subsection G of
this section, or upon any private property without the consent of the property owner, shall be
secured by a leash or chain of sufficient tensile strength to restrain the particular dog, such leash
or chain not to exceed six feet in length. However, while actually participating in instructional
obedience training, dogs may be temporarily restrained by a leash of greater length"; and
WHEREAS, 8.02.080.H, BMC, states, "the city commission may, by resolution,
designate [] areas within the city which shall be exempt from subsections A and B of this section
8.02.080]...;"and
WHEREAS, the city commission approved the master plan for the Bozeman Park
Expansion on July 27,2015 and the site plan on December 7, 2015; and
Resolution 4767,Designating an Additional Dog Restraint-Free Area at Bozeman Pond Park
WHEREAS, the master plan and site plan include a fenced enclosure for restraint-free
exercise of dogs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana,that:
A. The location within Bozeman Pond Park, legally described as Lot 4A Van Horn
Subdivision, 511, T02 S, R05 E, Lot 4A, ACRES 3.43, PLAT E-39-C, and which area is
shown on Exhibit A is declared a restraint-free area and therefore shall not be subject to
the requirements of 8.02.080.A and B, BMC.
B. Any person using any other location in Bozeman Pond Park not subject to this Resolution
shall continue to be subject to the restrain and confinement provisions of 8.020.080,
BMC and all other applicable state and city laws.
C. The City Manager must take all steps necessary to implement this Resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 30th day of January, 2017.
CARSON TAYLOR
Mayor
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City Clerk
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APPROVE S TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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Resolution 4767,Designating an Additional Dog Restraint-Free Area at Bozeman Pond Park
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