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Los Angeles City Councilman Joel Wachs proposed Thursday that the city build an unspecified number of dog runs in public parks, where dog owners could let their animals run free, exempt from the leash law.
There are nearly 200,000 licensed dogs in the city but not a single place for them to run loose legally, Wachs said.
Because there are no public dog runs, violation of the city's leash laws is rampant in city parks, Wachs said. A task force of the city Department of Animal Regulation has been citing 30 to 50 dog owners each weekend for leash-law violations, he said. Those cited must pay a $43 fine.
Motion Planned for Today
Wachs said he planned to introduce a motion to the City Council today asking the departments of Recreation and Parks and...