Pet owners, please be responsible for your animal and respect other park users and facilities. All pets must be kept on a leash in all park areas, including the walking trail and Oak Shade Cemetery. Pets are not allowed to run loose in any City park or facility. 

Pets are not allowed in pavilions or within 100 feet of food vendors, playground equipment, ball fields or the swimming pool. Pets are not allowed at large community functions such as Christmas in the Park, the Marion Arts Festival, band concerts and the Swamp Fox Festival. 

When utilizing the parks or any public area, pet owners are required to clean up after their animals.

Does the city of Marion require licensing of cats and dogs?

The city does not require licenses for cats and dogs. It does, however, require cats and dogs over six (6) months of age to be vaccinated against rabies and wear a collar with a valid rabies vaccination tag attached to the collar when outside the owner's dwelling. Owners shall also attach a tag containing the address and/or telephone number of the cat's or dog's owner or veterinarian unless the information is engraved on the rabies vaccination tag. 

The pet owner must notify the veterinarian who vaccinated the cat or dog for rabies of any change of address within five days of moving. When permanent ownership of a cat or dog is transferred, the original owner must notify the veterinarian who vaccinated the animal for rabies of the transfer and provide the new owner's name, address and telephone number within five days of the transfer.

Pets are not allowed to run at-large. They must be either confined in a completely enclosed area or kept on a leash or chain (they should not be able to reach a public sidewalk or private property when on a lease or chain).

Owning a pet is a responsibility and the City of Marion encourages being a responsible and good neighbor. Barking dogs can be disruptive to your neighborhood and can be considered a nuisance. Please be a responsible and good neighbor by not allowing your dog to cause problems with your neighbors.

You may also wish to review Animal Protection and Control from the City Code.