Question juridique clé
Whether the municipal fine for violating the leash rule had a sufficient legal basis and was arbitrary or disproportionate.
Solution extraite
The leash rule could be validly applied to the lakeside promenade as a public park-like area; the fine was therefore lawful and not unconstitutional.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the dog law’s purpose includes protecting pedestrians in public recreation areas. Subsuming the promenade under the notion of a public park was not manifestly untenable, and the statutory fine range covered the imposed amount. The separate argument based on the waterbird reserve was irrelevant to the outcome.