Be Careful Where You Step - Dogs on the Beach

What is one of the most contentious, litigious, down-right nasty issues facing politicians today? Ask around and you might find out it is dogs. Well, actually the dogs are OK, it's the dog owners who can raise an unholy stink if public policy gets in the way of their self-proclaimed, god-given right to do whatever they want with their canine companions. Recently a state Assemblymember charged the California Research Bureau  to produce a report on the current status of dogs on the beach (ZiefBrief has tried mightily to find a link between "Dogs on the Beach" and the current hot media meme "Snakes on a Plane", without success.)

The CRB has produced an excellent report that not only supplies a guide to which beaches allow access by dogs (both on- and off-leash) but also a discussion of state and federal law and regulations that restrict such access. For a complete copy of the report in .pdf format check Dogs on the Beach: A Review of Regulations and Issues Affecting Dog Beaches in California.