Poop on the beach stinks, (pun intended) but so does trash, beach toys, baby diapers, unruly kids and even some of the adult humans. We could create a million new ordinances and punish everybody. Start with no dogs, then no babies or kids, then no tall people cause they block the view of others and on an on and on. Or we could deal with the actual specific problems and let everyone else enjoy the beach. I too have lived here long enough to remember a far less crowded beach. I used to take my dogs to the beach and unleash them all the time. I would just take them down the beach a little ways, where they wouldn't bother anyone. My dogs and I had a great time, no one was bothered and nothing offensive was left behind by man or beast. Do people like me deserve to have their rights taken away because someone else was in the wrong? It feels like kindergarten to me. Little Jonny (or Janey) did something wrong and now the whole class has to suffer. I absolutly agree that we need rules but there is such a thing as going too far. We should all be responsible for ourselves and deal with those that are not as individuals. I see a troubling trend in our neighborhood. One ordinance at a time we are taking away our rights to live free in our own hometown. Safety is important, tourists are imortant but so is our right to enjoy life. The neighbors dogs sometimes poop in my yard and I sometimes step in it. I can assure you that this does not make me exclaim "Life is great!" Should I try to ban dogs in my neighborhood? I think a little chat with the neighbor is far more prudent. Also I could just deal with it. It's just poop. A nice little rain will wash it away and then the sun will come out again and my life will be no better or worse for it. Life is full of poop and sometimes you are gonna step in it and that is just the way it is.