Section A
It is unlawful for any person owning or having in charge, care, control or custody any dog, except a “seeing eye dog” actually being used by a blind person, a “signal dog” actually being used by hearing impaired person, or a “service dog” actually being used by a handicapped person, or a police dog being used by any federal, state, county, city, city and county, city, or city and county enforcement agency for any law enforcement purpose, to permit or allow any such dog, whether leashed or unleashed, to be in a public park, school yard or public playground, or other place controlled by the Board of Education or the city Director of Parks and Recreation for special events or special occasions. Except in posted landscaped areas, this section shall not apply to Joaquin Miller and Leona Parks east of Mountain Boulevard, Dimond Park east of El Centro Avenue, Knowland Park east of Golf Links Road, Hardy Park dog run facility and Glen Daniel/King Estate Park, north of Fontaine Street.

Section B
Nothing herein shall prevent or limit the duly authorized use of trained dogs for special purposes, by the city or other government personnel.

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