The Los Altos Police Department is warning dog owners to keep their dogs on leashes of no more than six feet or face fines after a 10-year-old girl was bitten at Montclaire Elementary School. The girl was hanging out Aug. 3 at the school when three dogs that were unleashed started fighting nearby, said Sgt. John Hughmanick. The girl’s leg was wounded in the melee and required medical attention.

The owners of the dogs were in the vicinity and had allowed the dogs to run loose, which is against Los Altos’ leash law, Hughmanick said.

Another incident occurred July 26, when a woman walking her dog lost control of the animal. The dog bit a plumber working out of his truck.

Dogs that have bitten people must go through a 10-day quarantine, under Los Altos’ code.