Florida beach to open to dogs MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Canova Beach in Florida will soon be open to dogs, as long as they are leashed and have current licenses and vaccinations, officials have said. The beach, in Melbourne, will be the first dog beach in Brevard County, Florida Today reported Friday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony has been scheduled for Saturday morning at Canova Beach Park. The dog beach's boundaries will be from the property line of the Radisson Suite Oceanfront Hotel to the south and the Eau Gallie Boulevard to the north, with signs marking the boundaries. Though there is no cost to use the dog beach, owners are required to pick up their animals' droppings and deposit them in available receptacles.