Are dogs allowed on the beaches

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:45pm

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Does anyone know the official line on whether dogs are allowed on any beaches, whether it be in summer or winter. We are spending the winter in Mojacar and would like to know what the position is with the local police. ie. Do they prosecute dog owners taking their dogs onto the beach for exercise ?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

This is the official line, as received today, which may be of interest to all dog owners.

Am I allowed to walk my dog on the beach?

The Junta de Andalucía has banned animals from all the province’s beaches during the entire swimming season.

The purpose of this ban is to prevent and control the problems and dangers that animals can cause to both people and facilities. Therefore, it is prohibited to take any type of animal onto the beach between 31 March and 31 October each year.

However, guide dogs are permitted to go to and from the seafront or from the parking areas, to the seasonal facilities (including the beach), as long as they are accompanied by the officially recognized user. These animals must be accredited and identified as guide dogs for people with disabilities.

This specific presence of animals on the beaches and on the walkways is subject to compliance with the safety and sanitary conditions and rules of citizen coexistence relating to animal ownership established in the beach ordinances.

The guide dog owner or user is held responsible for the animal’s actions, damages to people, articles and the environment in general, as well as any stipulated fines.

During the period from 1 November to 30 March, when animals are allowed on the beaches, their handlers must take care to prevent them from defecating on the beach. At all times, the person in charge of the animal is obliged to collect and remove the excrement and to clean any part of the public walkway that has been affected.

The level of fines applied for contravening the regulation depends on the relevant Municipal Ordinance on animal ownership and any other applicable regulations.

Oficina Municipal de Turismo de Mojácar
Plaza del Frontón s/n , 04638 Mojácar
Telf. : 950 61 50 25
www.mojacar.es

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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:41pm

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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:41pm

Hi,

If you e mail the lovely staff atat

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You should get chapter & verse.

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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:48pm

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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:48pm

Graham54 wrote on Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:45pm:
Does anyone know the official line on whether dogs are allowed on any beaches, whether it be in summer or winter. We are spending the winter in Mojacar and would like to know what the position is with the local police. ie. Do they prosecute dog owners taking their dogs onto the beach for e...

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...xercise ?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
This is the official line, as received today, which may be of interest to all dog owners.
Am I allowed to walk my dog on the beach?

The Junta de Andalucía has banned animals from all the province’s beaches during the entire swimming season.

The purpose of this ban is to prevent and control the problems and dangers that animals can cause to both people and facilities. Therefore, it is prohibited to take any type of animal onto the beach between 31 March and 31 October each year.

However, guide dogs are permitted to go to and from the seafront or from the parking areas, to the seasonal facilities (including the beach), as long as they are accompanied by the officially recognized user. These animals must be accredited and identified as guide dogs for people with disabilities.

This specific presence of animals on the beaches and on the walkways is subject to compliance with the safety and sanitary conditions and rules of citizen coexistence relating to animal ownership established in the beach ordinances.

The guide dog owner or user is held responsible for the animal’s actions, damages to people, articles and the environment in general, as well as any stipulated fines.

During the period from 1 November to 30 March, when animals are allowed on the beaches, their handlers must take care to prevent them from defecating on the beach. At all times, the person in charge of the animal is obliged to collect and remove the excrement and to clean any part of the public walkway that has been affected.

The level of fines applied for contravening the regulation depends on the relevant Municipal Ordinance on animal ownership and any other applicable regulations.
Oficina Municipal de Turismo de Mojácar
Plaza del Frontón s/n , 04638 Mojácar
Telf. : 950 61 50 25
www.mojacar.es

I'm not aware of any beaches where dogs are officially allowed. But certainly in the winter if a beach is otherwise deserted I think there is little chance of you having any problems...