[Ord. #98-02, § 1; Ord. #04-03, § 1]
The following animals may be kept within the City limits without
a license:
a. Police dogs or other animals in official government service.
b. Dogs in City for fewer than forty (40) days who are not permitted
to run at-large.
c. Fish, lizards and other small animals that can be housed appropriately
in a terrarium, aquarium or cage within the house of the owner.
d. Up to six (6) birds that can be housed appropriately in cages enclosed
within the guardian's/owner's property.
[Ord. #98-20, § 1; Ord. #04-03, § 1]
Persons desiring to own more than six (6) birds at one (1) street
address must pay a licensing fee to the City for each animal and comply
with Section 10-8. The fee shall be set by the City as outlined in
the Master Fee Schedule.
[Ord. #98-02, § 1; Ord. #04-03, § 1]
Licensed dogs are permitted as long as the provisions of chapter
10 are met.
[Ord. #98-02, § 1; Ord. #04-03, § 1]
Every person within the area owning, possessing, controlling,
harboring or keeping any dog over four (4) months of age shall procure
a dog license tag for each dog, as long as ownership of the dog continues,
or within ten (10) days after acquiring or bringing into the area
any dog over the age of four (4) months, and thereafter on expiration
of the rabies vaccination.
[Ord. #98-02, § 1; Ord. #04-03, § 1]
a. Seeing-eye dogs or other types of signal dogs for handicapped members
of the community shall be exempt from the licensing fee.
b. When the dog has a valid license from Alameda County or any city
within Alameda County, it shall not be subject to the license requirement
hereunder until the animal's rabies vaccination expires.
c. Citizens meeting either of these exemptions must register with the
City in order to receive their dog licenses but do not have to pay
a fee.
[Ord. #98-02, § 1; Ord. #04-03, § 1]
a. The effective period of each dog license shall be from the date of
issue until a like date during the month in which the antirabies vaccination
expires as shown in the vaccination certificate.
b. As a condition for the issuance of a license all applicants shall
procure and deliver to the licensing authority a certificate issued
by a duly licensed veterinarian certifying that the dog to be licensed
has been administered a rabies vaccination which will be effective
at least one (1) month after the issuance of such license. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this section, every person owning, possessing,
controlling or keeping any dog within the City shall be required to
keep such dog vaccinated against rabies at all times after the dog
attains the age of four (4) months.
c. The City shall issue a tag and license certificate upon payment of
the City's fee for a license.
d. If the custody of the dog changes, the new guardian/owner must inform
the City of the change but the term of the license is until the rabies
vaccination expires.
e. Such identification tag shall be worn by the dog at all times.
f. No person shall fail or refuse to show to the City the license certificate
for any duly registered dog kept or remaining within any home or upon
any enclosed premises under such person's immediate control.
g. No unauthorized person shall remove from any dog any collar, harness
or other device to which is attached a registration tag for the current
period, or remove such tag therefrom.
h. If the dog license tag is lost or destroyed, the guardian/owner shall
immediately procure a new duplicate tag from the licensing authority.
i. No person shall imitate or counterfeit the tags prescribed by this
chapter, or have in his possession any imitation or counterfeit tags.
j. If the guardians/owners of the dog can prove that their animal has
been spayed or neutered, they may apply for a three-year license that
remains valid provided the City receives copies of the rabies vaccination
each year for the three-year term.
k. When a duly licensed veterinarian practicing within the City inoculates
a dog with a rabies vaccine, and the guardian/owner or possessor of
the dog does not present a current license for the dog to him, the
veterinarian shall notify the City of the name and address of the
guardian/owner or possessor of the dog. The City will provide the
necessary materials to each veterinarian for the purpose of reporting
such information.