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NO DOGS ALLOWED: City Stepping up Dog Ordinance in Parks

Get caught with man's best friend in a park, and it'll cost you $67.

WAUKESHA - Waukesha Police said they will be stepping up enforcement of the city's "no dogs" ordinance at many city parks.

According to a CBS 58 report, bringing your dog into a park where it's restricted could cost you $67.

The Waukesha Common Council lowered the "no dogs allowed" fine to $67 from a fine that used to be more than $180.

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$67 is the lowest possible amount the city can charge for an ordinance violation.

"Dogs in the park happens to be the most violated ordinance we have in the city parks historically speaking,” said Lt. Kevin Rice with the Waukesha Police Department to CBS 58.

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