The Mammoth Lakes Police Department would like to remind dog owners of Town Ordinances to keep their animals and the public safe.
6.12.010 License—Required – If you live within the Town of Mammoth Lakes limits the owner of any dog over the age of six months shall procure a town dog license and pay thereafter an annual license fee for each dog
6.12.090 Rabies—Vaccination—Required – If you live in a known rabies area (Mono County is so designated) per California Health and Safety Code 121690 (b) (1) Every dog owner, after his or her dog attains the age of three months or older, shall, procure its vaccination by a licensed veterinarian with a canine antirabies vaccine.
6.12.190 Nuisance behavior-It is unlawful for any person to permit any animal owned by him or in his possession or under his control to defecate or urinate in any public place or on the property of another, to knock over trash cans, dig holes on the property of another or create a nuisance in any public place or on the property of another.
6.12.210 Dog at large– It is unlawful for any person owning, harboring, or having the care, custody or possession of any dog within the town limits of Mammoth Lakes to allow such dog to run at large. Your dog must be on a leash no longer then six (6) feet in length and in the care of a competent person.
**Please keep your dog on a leash while enjoying the Town’s beautiful Parks and Trails for the safety and enjoyment of everyone.
The Mammoth Lakes Police Department would like to remind
Bicyclist and Skate Boarders of the rules of the road for the safety and enjoyment of everyone
For Bicyclists:
Bicycle riders and automobile drivers follow the same rules and have the same rights. Example: Cars must stop at a stop sign, and bicycles must stop at a stop sign. Always ride with traffic. Bicyclists must travel in the same direction as cars. Bicyclists must not obstruct traffic and must ride as close as practicable to the right hand side of the roadway.
A person under 18 years of age cannot operate a bicycle or ride as a passenger without a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet that meets the standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the SNELL Standards for Protective Headgear.
For Skateboarders:
You have all the rights of a pedestrian but must obey many of the same laws as vehicles:
Obey all signs and signals, including speed limit and stop signs, yield right-of-way signs and traffic signals: Entering the street. Never enter the street suddenly or freestyle down your driveway. You may end up in the path of a vehicle.
For more information please visit http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/skateboard or http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/bicycleriding
Please remember the Volcom Brothers Skate Park does not allow bicycles. Helmets and protective gear are required per Town of Mammoth Lakes Ordinance 12.20.500.
Whenever I hear about traffic rules and laws in the TOML,what I think of is drivers speeding through town streets,thinking it’s O.K. to do,since it’s a tourist town(yes,someone DID post saying that a few months ago),or even worse yet,skateboarders allowed to travel in traffic lanes,and expecting vehicles to either slow… Read more »
Those laws mean JACK DIDLEY SQUAT to a family with kids and dogs walking on a residential street and in the Lakes Basin with a 25 mph with cars and trucks flying by some traveling close to twice the posted speed limit. Public safety my eye!
I find it odd that municipalities place so many restrictions on dogs and dog owners yet do nothing about cats and their owners. Cats should be licensed as well and not be allowed to roam outside. It appears that there isn’t a problem with feral dogs in the Eastern Sierra… Read more »
ICARE is concerned and has an effective spay/neuter program that has gone a long way to reduce uncared for cat population. BK
Feral cats in Mammoth are not common at all. neither are there very many outdoor cats.
Coyotes.
So…it’s now illegal for a dog to urinate on a fire hydrant ? Good luck with that one.
How the hell do you stop a dog from urinating in public? Who comes up with this garbage?
The diaper lobby?
Dogpends or puppers?
Trouble…..LOL!!…or the other”bathroom thing” dogs sometimes do in public….once THAT one starts, it’s not an easy or a very nice thing to be trying to stop a dog from doing…How would you do it to avoid a citation,a fine or jail time ?….It’s happened with me walking my dogs more… Read more »
A common misconception by many police officers and departments. They will quote the California Vehicle Code (CVC) 21202 without quoting the “except” situation. The full text of CVC 21202 is below. CVC 21202. (a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed… Read more »
It’s not a common misconception, Mike. Common sense dictates that the exceptions exist. The Vehicle Code and other codes have lengthy and often confusing language. The key point of Vehicle Section 21202 is that bicyclists need to stay to the right for safety reasons. Obviously, a bicyclist can pass another… Read more »
I thought the upcoming new bike law (about the three feet) was over kill….till I was riding the June Lake Loop the other day and with no other cars around, a dotted center line, and no shoulder for me to ride on, a big ford truck buzzed me, well less… Read more »