Are dogs allowed on the beach in Middlesex?
Delaware State Code: Title 7, Chapter 17, subchapter 1, section 1715
"Whoever, being the owner, possessor, harborer or custodian of any dog, allows such dog to be upon the designated swimming or sunbathing area of a state coastal beach strand at anytime between May 1 and September 30, inclusive, of any year, except when such dog is on said property on behalf of a law enforcement agency or a blind person, as defined in § 2101 of Title 31, is guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50. For each subsequent offense, the person shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100. "Coastal beach strand" shall mean all that coastal real property between the western base of the dunes and the low water mark except those lands within a municipality which has enacted an ordinance governing the activities of dogs on said real property."
Middlesex Beach Regulations, as promulgated by the Board of Directors, and as publicized in the annual directory (which was mailed to each property owner in May of this year), clearly state that pets, on or off leash, are not allowed on the beach between mid-May and mid-September.
This regulation is also posted at each community walkway, and on the back of the beach passes distributed to each community member.
This is one of those instances where the Board chooses not to spend community funds to enforce a particular regulation.
We rely on community members to understand and follow these rules.
We also recognize the the Delaware State Police typically have other things to be doing than enforcing the above law.
Your cooperation in obeying these laws and regulations is very much appreciated by those who sit on, and dig into, the beach sand (regardless of how well behaved your pet might be, or how well you might try to clean up after them).
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