Dog rules in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City sets a six-foot leash, names its off-leash areas and bars dogs from protected canyon watersheds.
At a glance
| Topic | Salt Lake City rule |
|---|---|
| Leash | No longer than six feet |
| Running at large | Unlawful, and the owner is strictly liable for the violation |
| Parks | Leash required except in designated off-leash areas |
| Watersheds | Dogs barred, leashed or not, in named canyon areas |
Leash and at-large
The Salt Lake City code 8.04.010 (definitions) defines a leash as any chain, rope or device no longer than six feet and defines a dog as an animal four months or older. The Salt Lake City code 8.04.390 (animals running at large) makes it unlawful to let an animal run at large and says the owner is strictly liable for that violation regardless of precautions.
Parks and off-leash areas
The Salt Lake City code 15.08.070 (park rules for dogs) requires a leash of suitable strength no more than six feet in parks except in off-leash areas. The Salt Lake City code 8.04.390 (animals running at large) names the Freedom Trail section of Memory Grove Park, Herman Franks Park and designated areas of Jordan Park, and bars animals from places such as Wasatch Hollow Preserve's north end.
Canyon watersheds
The Salt Lake City code 17.04.170 (watershed areas) makes it unlawful to take a dog, loose or leashed, into the Big Cottonwood and other canyon watershed areas and the City Creek Canyon area above the treatment plant. The Salt Lake City watershed page repeats the ban and the six-foot leash limit below it.
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