Kind of surprised at the number of people getting their backs up about this thread - goes to show that the message was a bit unclear. I don't see a problem warning people about this or venting about it, but to expect to get away with a warning does seem pretty unreasonable here. There can't be signs up in every field around the city saying that you have to have your dog on leash - the default understanding MUST be (and is) that places where it's OK for your dog to be off-leash are marked.
Your dog was off-leash - therefore a fine happens. Warnings apparently can't be given anyway, whether you're being nice or not. I agree getting a $100 fine sucks, but it's a consequence of what happened.
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