Chapter 6-1 entitled "Animals and Fowl," consisting of Article 1 entitled "Licensing, Care, and Impounding," consisting of Sections 6-1.101 through 6-1.113, codified from Ordinance Nos. 11 and 381, as amended by Ordinance No. 466 and Ordinance No. 452, effective August 18, 1971, and Article 2 entitled "Vaccination of Dogs," consisting of Sections 6-1.201 through 6-1.205, codified from Ordinance No. 388, as amended by Ordinance No. 405, amended in its entirety by Section 1, Ordinance No. 609, effective October 15, 1975.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
There shall be provided by the City a suitable enclosure or place for the purpose of keeping and safely holding impounded, unwanted, or stray fowl, dogs, or other animals, which place shall be designated as the "Animal Shelter." The Animal Control Officer shall ensure that all such fowl, dogs, or other animals will be disposed of only by return to their owners, adoption into good homes, or humane euthanasia, as provided in this article.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
No person shall own or have the custody or control of any dog, male or female, over the age of four months within the City without at all times having upon such dog a collar or harness to which shall be securely fastened a tag as provided in this article, which tag shall be obtained from the Director of Finance inscribed with the words, "Avalon, California Dog Tag," and with the serial number of such tag, and with the year for which the tag is issued, such tag being sufficient only during the calendar year designated upon the tag.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person having the custody or control of a dog if such person is temporarily within the City and such dog has a current tag attached to its harness or collar from another city or county. The word "temporarily," for the purposes of this section, shall be deemed to be a period of time less than one year.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
The license tax set forth in this article shall be due and payable on January 1 of each year, except that the license tax for dogs which become subject to the provisions of this article on or after July 1 shall be 50% of the described fee.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; § Ord. 1001-01, eff. November 15, 2001]
A license shall be issued upon the payment of a fee to be set by resolution of the City Council, and a certificate showing that such dog has been inoculated with chick embryo rabies vaccine within the last two preceding years or that such dog has been inoculated with nerve tissue rabies vaccine within the last preceding year.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; § 7, Ord. 1001-01, eff. November 15, 2001]
Any person who shall fail to attach or keep upon any dog a current license tag as provided in this article, or who shall make, have in his or her possession, or attach to or keep upon any dog any counterfeit, imitation, or altered license tag, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Duplicate tags shall be issued by the City to replace lost or stolen tags upon payment of a fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
The Director of Finance is authorized and directed to procure, for each calendar year, such quantity of tags as may be required for dogs in the City, which tags shall be plainly inscribed as set forth in this article and which shall be used only for the year inscribed upon such tags. The Director of Finance shall keep a register wherein shall be entered the name of every person to whom a dog tax tag shall have been issued, together with the serial number and year designated upon such tag, the date of issuance, the address of the applicant, and any other data deemed pertinent. Such tag shall be good only for use upon the dog described in the application.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
A penalty of $3 shall be added to the price of any tag secured more than 60 days subsequent to January 1 of each year; provided, however, no penalty shall be added for the securing of any tag secured within 60 days after the date on which the dog for which the tag is secured shall become subject to the provisions of this article, nor shall any penalty be added for a tag secured within 60 days after the applicant becomes the owner of the dog for which the tag is sought.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
No license fee or tax shall be required for the issuance of tags to the owner of any dog duly and properly trained to aid or assist blind persons when such dog is actually being used by a blind person for the purpose of aiding or assisting such blind person in going from place to place. The Director of Finance shall annually issue tags free of charge to the owners or persons having the custody and control of such dogs.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; § 1, Ord. 1025-04, eff. August 19, 2004; § 2, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
(a) 
Control of Animals. No person having the control of any fowl, dog, or other animal shall permit the same to stray, run, or be at large in or upon any public street or beach or other public place within the City or upon any private road or the premises of another without the permission of the owner of such premises. Any fowl, dog, or other animal so found at large in any such place may be impounded as provided in this article.
(b) 
Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction punishable by:
(1) 
A fine not exceeding $50 for a first violation;
(2) 
A fine not exceeding $100 for a second violation within one calendar year of the first violation;
(3) 
A fine not exceeding $200 for each additional violation within one year.
(4) 
Penalties for violations involving a potentially dangerous or vicious dog shall be assessed in accordance with § 6-1.132 for each violation.
[§ 2, Ord. 1025-04, eff. August 19, 2004]
No person owning, having a proprietary interest in, harboring, or having the care, charge, control, custody, or possession of any fowl, dog, or other animal shall permit the same to be in or upon any public street, park, or other public place, except an area specifically designated by the City for such purpose, unless such fowl, dog, or other animal shall be upon a secure leash not more than six feet long held continuously in the hands of a responsible person capable of controlling the same or unless such fowl, dog, or other animal shall be securely confined within an automobile; nor shall any such person permit such fowl, dog, or other animal to be in or upon any unenclosed lot or premises unless such fowl, dog, or animal shall be securely leashed upon such unenclosed lot or premises. Any such fowl, dog, or other animal so at large in any such place, or not on a leash or chain, may be impounded as provided in this article.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975, as amended by § 1, Ord. 615, eff. December 17, 1975; § 1, Ord. 1073-08, eff. September 4, 2008; § 3, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
(a) 
Designated. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, but notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, no person having the control, charge, or custody of any fowl, dog, or other animal shall permit or allow the same to be at any time in or upon the following described areas:
(1) 
All public beaches within the City;
(2) 
Crescent Avenue at its intersection with Metropole Avenue to its intersection with Clarissa Avenue;
(3) 
Sumner Avenue from its intersection with Crescent Avenue to its intersection with Calle Del Paseo;
(4) 
Catalina Avenue from its intersection with Calle Del Paseo to its intersection with Crescent Avenue; and
(5) 
Cabrillo Mole and Pleasure Pier.
(b) 
Exception. The provisions of this section shall not limit or prohibit the taking of a dog or other animal across the public streets and areas designated in this section at an intersection with another street provided the bringing of such dog or other animal into such intersection is for the immediate and necessary purpose of using public or private transportation for such dog or other animal or to take such dog or other animal into a nonrestricted area. While transporting the dog or other animal, the owner or keeper shall comply with the leash requirement set forth in § 6-1.110 of this chapter and shall also place a muzzle or other restrictive device over the mouth of the dog or animal being transported.
(c) 
Permit. The City Manager is hereby authorized to grant a permit to allow persons to bring animals on Crescent Street for a limited period of time in connection with a special event or activity, but such permit shall be conditioned to address animal waste, noise, protection of property, pedestrian safety, and potential aggressive actions by the animals. The permit shall be subject to a fee set by resolution of the City Council.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975, as amended by § 2, Ord. 615, eff. December 17, 1975]
It shall be the duty of each physician to report to the Animal Control Officer any case coming to the physician's attention in which a person has been bitten by, or otherwise exposed to, an animal of a species subject to rabies, giving the full name, age, and address of the person who has been bitten. If no physician is in attendance on such case, such report shall be made by the person bitten or otherwise exposed or, in the case of a minor, by his parent or guardian. The Animal Control Officer shall order the quarantine and observation of the biting animal until it is established by the Animal Control Officer that such animal does not have symptoms of rabies.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
The biting animal shall be quarantined, confined, and observed for at least 14 days (dogs and cats for 10 days) after the day of the infliction of the bite, with the exception that the following alternative to the ten-day isolation of dogs and cats shall be permitted: dogs or cats which have been isolated in strict confinement under the proper care and under the observation of a licensed veterinarian in a pound, veterinary hospital, or other adequate facility in a manner approved by the Health Officer may be released from isolation by the Health Officer after five days of veterinary observation if, upon conducting a thorough physical examination on the fifth-day or more after the infliction of the bite, the observing veterinarian certifies that there are no clinical signs or symptoms of any disease.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
Such quarantine may be made on the property of the person having the charge, custody, or control of such animal when adequate quarantine facilities are available, or, at the discretion of the Animal Control Officer, such animal may be placed under quarantine, and observation in any licensed boarding kennel.
Should the animal be relinquished by the owner to the Animal Control Officer to be disposed of upon release from quarantine, the Animal Control Officer may, at his discretion, impound such animal in an approved animal control facility.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
Whenever the owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of any animal shall observe or learn that such animal has bitten or otherwise exposed a human being, such owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of such animal shall report the incident at once to the Animal Control Officer and shall confine such animal in an enclosure or shall securely hold and restrain such animal by chain or other device for examination and observation by the Animal Control Officer. No owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of such animal shall fail, refuse, or neglect to allow the Animal Control Officer to make an inspection or examination of such animal for the purpose of determining whether such animal has symptoms of rabies.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
No owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of any animal biting or otherwise exposing a human being shall fail, refuse, or neglect to confine in an enclosure or securely hold and restrain such animal by chain or other device upon the premises of the owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of such animal for the period of quarantine set forth in § 6-1.113 of this article. Should such animal die while under quarantine and observation, the owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of such animal shall surrender the carcass of such animal, or such portion of the carcass, as may be demanded by the Animal Control Officer.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
It shall be unlawful for any owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of any animal that has bitten or otherwise exposed a human being or is suspected of having rabies to destroy such animal or have such animal destroyed during the quarantine period, unless permission is granted by the Animal Control Officer.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
Whenever the owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of any animal shall learn or observe that such animal has shown symptoms of rabies or has acted in a manner which would give such person or owner reason to believe that such animal has rabies, it shall be unlawful for such owner or person having the charge, custody, or control of such animal to fail, refuse, or neglect to notify the Animal Control Officer at once and to confine such animal in an enclosure; or to securely hold and restrain such animal by chain or other device until it shall be established that such animal does not have symptoms of rabies; or to fail, refuse, or neglect to allow the Animal Control Officer to inspect or examine such animal for symptoms of rabies.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to take up any fowl, dog, or other animal found upon any public property within the City in violation of any of the provisions of this article and, if the owner cannot be immediately located, to deliver such fowl, dog, or other animal to the Animal Shelter.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
The Animal Control Officer shall safely keep all fowl, dogs, or other animals impounded at the Animal Shelter, and shall furnish the same with all necessary food and water, and shall give the same ordinary attention as may appear to be reasonably required for the welfare of such fowl, dogs, or other animals.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
If a dog which is properly tagged and licensed is impounded, the Animal Control Officer shall at once give notice, either personally or by postcard, to the owner of such dog that the dog is impounded. If such dog is not properly tagged and licensed, or if any fowl or other animal is impounded, and the Animal Control Officer is unable to determine the owner thereof, a written notice shall be placed on the Bulletin Board at the City Hall and in the Atwater Arcade. Such notice shall contain a brief description of such fowl, dog, or other animal and shall contain a statement to the effect that if such dog is not redeemed and the license and other fees paid, if such license shall be due, or, as to any fowl or other animal, if such fowl or other animal is not redeemed and the fees thereon paid within 120 hours from such notification, such fowl, dog, or other animal will be turned over to the Avalon Humane Society, Inc., for disposition per agreement entered into with the City.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
The owner or person entitled to the possession of any impounded fowl, dog, or other animal shall have the right to redeem and have the possession of the same, at any time prior to the sale or other disposition thereof, upon payment to the Animal Control Officer of the costs and charges incident to the impounding, taking, and keeping thereof upon satisfactory proof of the ownership and right of possession of such fowl, dog, or other animal being made to the Animal Control Officer. As an incident to the redemption of any dog, such owner or other person shall also pay the license tax, plus any penalty, for any dog for which a license has not been issued for the current year. The person redeeming the dog shall also provide satisfactory evidence of compliance with the provisions of § 6-1.104 of this article.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; as amended by § 1, Ord. 932-96, eff. September 19, 1996]
The City Council shall set by resolution from time to time the fees to be charged for impounding and boarding of animals.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
Failure to redeem any impounded fowl, dog, or other animal in the time fixed by the provisions of this article shall not absolve the owner thereof, or the person having the control, charge, or custody thereof, of having violated any of the provisions of this article.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975]
No unclaimed dog or cat shall be released for adoption without being sterilized, or without a written agreement from the adopter guaranteeing that such animal will be sterilized, and without the payment of a deposit of $25 which shall be refunded upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that such sterilization has been accomplished.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; § 1, Ord. 804, eff. May 7, 1987]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or permit on any lot, parcel of land, premises or vehicle under his control any animal including any fowl, which by sound or cry shall disturb the peace and comfort of the inhabitants and guests within the City, or in any way interfere with any person in the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in § 1-2.01(b) of the Avalon Municipal Code.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; amended 11-7-2023 by Ord. No. 1214-23, eff. December 7, 2023]
(a) 
No person being the owner or an individual having the custody, care, and/or control of such animal, shall fail to provide his/her fowl, cat, dog, or other domesticated animal with sufficient good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and humane care and treatment.
(b) 
No person shall beat, wound, maltreat, mutilate, injure, torment, overload, overwork, kill, or otherwise abuse any fowl, cat, dog, or any other animal, including both domesticated and wild animals, nor shall any person cause, instigate, or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight, or other combat between any fowl, cat, dog, or other animal, including both domesticated and wild animals, or between the same and humans. As used herein, "wild animals" means deer, foxes, owls, bison, or any other non-domesticated animal. This section shall not apply to the City's bird abatement program.
(c) 
No person being the owner, or an individual having the custody, care, and/or control, of any fowl, cat, dog, or other domesticated animal shall abandon the same.
(d) 
No person shall provide food for wild animals, including but not limited to, foxes, squirrels, and deer, by setting such food out on public property, or within 150 yards of any private residence, other building, or public right-of-way. This section does not apply to bird feeders placed on private property.
(e) 
No person shall hunt, pursue, kill, or trap any domesticated or wild animal in the City. Additionally, even if a permit to hunt, pursue, kill, or trap animals is issued by a State or Federal Agency, such permit shall be subject to this Section 6-1.128 in order to protect public health, safety and welfare. This prohibition on killing animals shall not apply to the removal or extermination of rats, mice, squirrels, stinging insects, or other vermin from private or public property. This section shall not apply to City of Avalon Code Enforcement personnel in the discharge of his/her duties.
(f) 
No person shall feed, trap, or lure any wild animal located within the City with the intent to hunt or kill such wild animal or with the intent to transport that wild animal out of the City to hunt or kill said animal.
(g) 
As used in this section, "hunt" means the killing or wounding of any animal by means of any poison, trap, fireworks, firearm, weapon, air gun, archery device, slingshot, spear, javelin, knife, paintball gun, or explosive of any type with the specific intent to frighten, injure, mutilate, or kill any animal, domesticated or wild.
(h) 
Nothing in this section prevents authorized and trained personnel from humanely euthanizing a domesticated or wild animal found severely injured or ill in the City when such action is taken to prevent or stop the pain or suffering of the animal(s), nor shall this section prohibit or prevent authorized and trained personnel from trapping feral cats or dogs for the purpose of spaying and neutering by a trained veterinarian.
(i) 
Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $5,000 for each subsequent violation. A person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each separate occurrence of any violation of this section that is committed, continued, or permitted, and shall be punishable as provided herein.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; amended by § 1, Ord. 675, eff. January 16, 1980]
(a) 
No person shall permit an animal owned by him or while in his custody to excrete any solid waste in any public place or on any private premises not the property of such owner; provided, however no violation of this section shall occur if the owner or person having the control, charge, or custody of the offending animal promptly and voluntarily removes the animal waste.
(b) 
Any citizen who observes an animal excreting solid waste in a public place or on any private premises not the property of the animal's owner, may file a complaint on a form issued by the City with the Code Enforcement Officer. Upon receiving such a complaint the Code Enforcement Officer may cite the owner of the animal for a violation of this section.
(c) 
Any individual who is walking an animal on any public property or any private premises not the property of the animal's owner, shall be required to have in their possession at all times a device suitable for picking up and disposing of the animal's solid waste.
(d) 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of an infraction punishable by:
(1) 
A fine not exceeding $50 for a first violation within one year;
(2) 
A fine not exceeding $100 for a second violation within one year;
(3) 
A fine not exceeding $200 for each additional violation within one year.
A person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during which portion of which any violation of this section is committed, continued, or permitted, and shall be punishable as provided herein.
[§ 5, Ord. 952-98, eff. May 7, 1998; § 4; Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep within the City a potentially dangerous dog or a vicious dog.
(a) 
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG – Means any of the following:
(1) 
Any dog which, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior thirty-six-month period, engages in any behavior that requires a defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury when the person and the dog are off the property of the owner or keeper of the dog.
(2) 
Any dog which, when unprovoked, bites a person causing a less severe injury than as defined in § 31604 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(3) 
Any dog which, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior thirty-six-month period, has caused injury attacking a domestic animal off the property of the owner or keeper of the dog.
(4) 
Any dog that has been deemed to be a potentially dangerous dog by another public entity.
(b) 
VICIOUS DOG – Means any of the following:
(1) 
Has bitten or caused serious injury to a person or domestic animal without provocation.
(2) 
Menaces or attempts to bite or attack any person without provocation.
(3) 
Engages in an attack which requires defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury when such person is acting in a peaceful and lawful manner.
(4) 
Engages in or is found to have been trained to engage in exhibitions of fighting.
(5) 
Any dog that has been deemed to be a vicious dog by another public entity.
[§ 6, Ord. 952-98, eff. May 7, 1998]
An owner or custodian of a dog who permits, allows or causes a dog to run, stray or be uncontrolled or at large upon a public street, sidewalk, park or other public property, or in or upon private property of another person, is guilty of a public offense punishable as set forth in § 6-1.132 if such dog bites, attacks, causes injury to any human being or another domestic animal unless such human being provoked the attack or the other domestic animal initiated the altercation.
[§ 7, Ord. 952-98, eff. May 7, 1998; § 5, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
(a) 
Violations of §§ 6-1.109, 6-1.110, 6-1.111, 6-1.130, and 6-1.131 shall be punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor.
(b) 
Any violation of §§ 6-1.109, 6-1.110, 6-1.111, 6-1.130, and 6-1.131 involving a potentially dangerous dog shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500. Any violations of §§ 6-1.109, 6-1.110, 6-1.111, 6-1.130, and 6-1.131 involving a vicious dog shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.
(c) 
In addition to the foregoing, any person who has been convicted of a violation of §§ 6-1.109, 6-1.110, 6-1.111, 6-1.130, or 6-1.131, or who owns or has control of a dog which has been determined to be potentially dangerous or vicious by another public agency, a proceeding under § 6-1.134, or by a court to be vicious in proceedings brought under § 31621 of the Food & Agricultural Code shall be prohibited from keeping any dog within the City limits for a period of three years, except that upon the written request of the person so convicted, the court may, upon a showing of good cause, set a shorter time period.
[§ 7, Ord. 952-98, eff. May 7, 1998]
(a) 
Any person owning, controlling or having care or custody of any animal shall be liable for any injury and for any damage caused to any public or private property caused by such animal.
(b) 
Any person owning, controlling or having care or custody of any animal shall take such reasonable and necessary precautions as required to protect all persons from physical harm from such animal, and to protect the private property of any other person, including, but not limited to, obedience training, muzzles and other similar means of controlling known destructive or violent tendencies of such animal.
[§ 6, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
(a) 
If an Animal Control Officer or a law enforcement officer has investigated and determined that there exists probable cause to believe that a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious, the Animal Control Officer or his or her immediate supervisor or the head of the local law enforcement agency, or his or her designee, may request an administrative hearing regarding the dog's disposition. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined in § 1-9.06(b)-(1) of the Avalon Municipal Code. The hearing shall be conducted as an administrative appeal in accordance with the procedures outlined in § 1-9.06(b)-(1) of the Avalon Municipal Code, despite the lack of an underlying citation.
(b) 
This section shall not restrict the City's ability to petition the Superior Court of Los Angeles County for a hearing regarding the dog's disposition in lieu of using the administrative hearing referenced above in subsection (a).
[§ 7, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
(a) 
If upon investigation it is determined by the Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer that probable cause exists to believe the dog in question poses an immediate threat to public safety, then the Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer may seize and impound the dog pending the hearings to be held pursuant to this article. The owner or keeper of the dog shall be liable to the City or County where the dog is impounded for the costs and expenses of keeping the dog, if the dog is later adjudicated potentially dangerous or vicious.
(b) 
When a dog has been impounded pursuant to subsection (a) and it is not contrary to public safety, the Animal Control Officer shall permit the animal to be confined at the owner's expense in a City approved kennel or veterinary facility.
[§ 8, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
(a) 
A dog determined to be a vicious dog may be destroyed by the Animal Control Officer when it is found, after proceedings conducted under § 6-1.134 of this chapter, that the release of the dog would create a significant threat to the public health, safety, and welfare.
(b) 
If it is determined that a dog found to be vicious shall not be destroyed, the judicial authority shall impose conditions upon the ownership of the dog that protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
(c) 
Any enclosure that is required pursuant to subdivision (b) shall meet the requirements of § 31605 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; § 1, Ord. 952-98, eff. May 7, 1998; § 1, Ord. 1094-10, eff. June 17, 2010]
With the exception of §§ 6-1.112 through 6-1.119, and 6-1.121 through 6-1.129 of this article, the provisions of this article shall not apply to domestic cats.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; § 2, Ord. 952-98, eff. May 7, 1998]
The Animal Control Officer shall make a monthly report of the number of fowl, dogs, and other animals impounded, redeemed, or otherwise disposed of, together with a record of receipts and disbursements, and file such reports with the City Manager.
[§ 1, Ord. 609, eff. October 15, 1975; § 4, Ord. 952-98, eff. May 7, 1998]
The Animal Control Officer shall deposit all funds collected by him as license taxes, impounding fees or costs, and boarding fees or otherwise with the Director of Finance at least once each week, who shall deposit such moneys in the General Fund of the City.
[§ 9, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
(a) 
The following breeds of dogs are "restricted dogs," and are subject to the mandatory spay and neutering requirements of this section:
(1) 
Pit bulls, including any dog that is an American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or any dog that exhibits physical characteristics which predominantly conform to the standards established by the American Kennel Club (AKC), United Kennel Club (UKC), or American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA) for any of the above breeds.
(2) 
(Reserved)
(3) 
(Reserved)
(b) 
No person may own, keep, or harbor a restricted dog in violation of this section. An owner or keeper of an unaltered restricted dog must have the dog spayed or neutered or submit written proof to the City that one of the following exceptions applies:
(1) 
The restricted dog is less than four months of age;
(2) 
The restricted dog cannot be spayed or neutered without a high likelihood of suffering serious bodily harm or death, which has been confirmed in writing by a licensed veterinarian. If applicable, the writing must also state the date by which the dog may be safely spayed or neutered; or
(3) 
The owner or custodian has owned or taken custody of the dog within the past 30 days.
[§ 10, Ord. U-1157-17, eff. May 2, 2017]
Pursuant to § 122331(b) of the California Health and Safety Code, the Animal Control Officer shall measure the effect of this chapter by compiling statistical information on dog bites. The information shall, at a minimum, identify dog bites by severity, the breed of the dog involved, whether the dog was altered, and whether the breed of dog was subject to the mandatory spay and neutering requirement of this chapter. The Animal Control Officer, shall submit these statistics on a quarterly basis to the State Public Health Veterinarian.