The New York City Board of Health voted today to formally allow the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to codify its long-standing “courtesy hours” policy allowing dogs off leashes in designated areas of City parks between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.
New York City board of health votes to allow parks department to codify “off leash” dog policy
Board Limits "Off-Leash" Hours to 9 PM - 9 AM in Designated Areas, in Accordance with the Long-Standing Practice; Health Department Reserves Right to Rescind "Off-Leash" Hours if Policy Results in Increased Dog Bites, Risk of Rabies or other Animal-Borne Disease












