(a) Leashes. Unless the dog is hitched in a manner that does not violate any provision of Section 7-6-150 of this Article, no owner of any dog shall fail to keep the dog on a leash within Town Park or in the area between Columbia Avenue and Pacific Avenue. In addition, there shall be a seasonal requirement, in effect only during the months and limited to the hours of operation of the Telluride Ski Area, to keep a dog on a leash within the Telluride Gondola Plaza Area and the Lift 7 Base Area. For purposes of this Section and the requirement to keep a dog on a leash, the Telluride Gondola Plaza Area is defined as that 1.78-acre lot at the base of Lift 8 and the Gondola, also known as the Gondola Terminal Station, except that there shall be no prohibition for an unleashed dog to traverse the Telluride Gondola Plaza Area so long as the unleashed dog stays within the ten-foot-wide area that is the River Trail. For purposes of this Section and the requirement to keep a dog on a leash, the Lift 7 Base Area is defined as that 9.831-acre lot at the base of Lift 7, also known as Tract Y, Backman Village Subdivision. A dog is not on a leash unless the leash is attached to the dog and held by the owner of the dog.

(b) Command leashes. No owner of a dog shall fail to keep such dog on a command leash when the dog is anywhere within the Town except those places specified in Subsections (a) and (c) of this Section.

(c) Premises of owner. It shall not be a violation of this Section for an owner of a dog to allow such dog to be unleashed on property belonging to, or rented by, such individual.

(d) Waiver of provisions. Any provisions of this Section may be waived by the Town Manager for special events and/or on an experimental basis. The Town Manager may promulgate and implement interim regulations to supersede the provisions of this Section during any such special event and/or experiment. (Prior code 6.12.050; Ord. 1258 §1, 2006)