Just go to Fort de Soto or Hollywood Park instead

I'm vacationing here and took my labradoodle over the weekend to the dog beach. It’s pretty small but there were dogs both off and on leash. I felt like it was just an owners preference. Everyone was respectful of boundaries and my dog had a great time. MONDAY MORNING we go down for a walk without a leash because we were the only ones on the beach. A policeman approached me and told me there were strict leash laws for the dog beach (posted nowhere) and then he took my license and went to his cruiser and did whatever police people do with people’s license. We just ended up leaving and I warned a few people who were coming in that the police are patrolling the beach because their dogs were off leash too. They ended up leaving, too. Ridiculous.

Oct. 11, 2021