Can dogs go on Snug?
Snug, Kingborough Council.
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The rules are written below.
This status is only for Snug Beach south, sand only. Each stretch below has its own status.
On 4 December 2023 Council declared Snug Beach south an off-lead area. The rest of Snug Beach is not restated in that decision.
This beach is published as more than one stretch. Read the one that matches the signs in front of you.
Snug Beach south, sand only
The status at the top of the page uses this stretch.
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The 4 December 2023 council decision formally declared Snug Beach south an off-lead dog exercise area. The consultation described it as sand only. No hours are published.
- All year
- All day: off leash. Outside those times: off leash.
Council has agreed to formally declare this an as an off-lead dog exercise area.
Source: Kingborough Council page, checked 27 October 2026.
Snug Beach outside the southern off-lead area
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The December 2023 decision adopts the southern off-lead area and does not restate a rule for the rest of Snug Beach. The 2018 notice of intention said Snug Beach would be restricted, and it was not a declaration. There is no live status for the rest of the beach.
notice is given of Council’s intent to declare the following areas
Source: Kingborough Council page, checked 27 October 2026.
Also on the council page
- The pin is a guide to the suburb, not the signed boundary.
The map pin is a guide at -43.0660, 147.2580. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
Dog Management Policy, Kingborough Council, 4 December 2023