I'm so sure about that.  In my neighborhood it seems we have more dogs and less problems with pick up since the leash law was enacted.

I am pleased to hear that is happening in your neighborhood. As someone who spends a lot of time with dog owners I have seen a similar situation in my neighborhood but the biggest impetus has not been any law but the good dog owners putting pressure on those who do not pick up. Peer pressure works wonders.

As far as on leash I can say that close to 95% of dog owners that are residents abide by the law with the other 5% inadvertently finding their dogs off their property. [I am sure there may be a few exceptions] Unfortunately the biggest offenders of leaving a dog off leash are still the non resident owners coming down on a visit to their second home. The only thing I can figure out is that many of these folks have much larger homes and property across the bridge and have plenty of room to allow their dogs to run. Unfortunately,many, without thinking, retain the same mentality when in Ocean Pines with its much smaller and closer together properties. Of the two people in my area who I advised that they should keep their dogs leashed for their safety both had their dog hit and killed by a car. 

Of course a dog park would go a long way in satisfying a dog owners desire to let their dog run but that has been a hard thing to get going in a "progressive" place like Worcester County.