Ottawa By-law 2004-276, s. 4 — ANIMALS 1) No person being the owner or having care and custody of an animal shall permit such animal to be in a park without the written approval of the Director

ANIMALS 1) No person being the owner or having care and custody of an animal shall permit such animal to be in a park without the written approval of the Director.

2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to dogs in areas of a park designated in accordance with By-law No. 2003-77, being the Animal Care and Control By-law. 3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a person with a service animal. 4) Despite subsection (1) and subject to other applicable municipal by-laws, the Director may permit animals to be brought into a park for specific events, if the applicant files with the Director a request for a specific event indicating the time, date, place and purpose together with any additional information requested by the Director. 5) No person shall engage in any horse race or ride a horse in a park in an area not designated for that purpose by the Director. 6) Despite subsection (4), any member of the Ottawa Police Mounted Patrol Unit or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police may bring a horse into a park.