It is unlawful for any person to keep, use, or maintain any animal without proper and adequate care in violations of any of the provisions in this section. The keeping of small animals shall be in accordance with Chapter
6.09.
(a) Food
and Feeding.
(1) The animal must be provided wholesome food of sufficient quantity
and nutritive value to maintain a healthy body weight, and meet the
normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the animal.
(2) The food receptacle must be accessible to the animal and placed in
a location to minimize contamination from excreta and insects. Feeding
pans must be durable and kept clean. Disposable food receptacles may
be used and must be discarded after each feeding. Self-feeders may
be used for dry food and must be sanitized regularly to prevent molding,
deterioration, or the dense compaction of food.
(3) Spoiled or contaminated food must be disposed of promptly and in
a sanitary manner.
(4) All dry food intended for use as food for animals must be kept in
metal containers with tightly fitted metal covers or other containers
constructed to keep out vermin and wild animals.
(b) Water.
(1) The animal must have access to clean potable water at all times unless
restricted for veterinary care. If the water is kept in a container,
the container must be designed to prevent tipping and spilling of
the water or be secured to either a solid structure or the ground.
(2) Water containers must be clean and must be emptied and refilled with
fresh water every twenty-four hours or alternatively if the water
is provided by an automatic or demand device, the water supply connected
to the device must function twenty-four hours a day.
(c) Veterinary
Treatment. The animal must receive veterinary treatment from a veterinarian
licensed by the state of California when such treatment is necessary
to alleviate the animal's suffering or prevent transmission
of disease.
(d) Exercise.
The animal must be provided the opportunity to exercise in order to
maintain normal muscle tone and mass for the age, size, and condition
of the animal.
(e) Dog
Confinement. No dog may be tethered, fastened, chained, tied, or restrained
to a shelter, tree, fence, or any other stationary object, except
in accordance with
Penal Code Section 597t and
Health and Safety Code
Section 122335, as may be amended from time to time.
(f) Shelter.
Any animal maintained outdoors must have adequate shade and shelter
such that the animal can protect itself from the elements. Such shelter
must be:
(1) Accessible to the animal at all times;
(2) Situated to prevent exposing the animal to unreasonably loud noise,
teasing, abuse or injury by another animal or person;
(3) Of adequate size inside and outside the shelter to allow the animal
to stand up, sit, turn around freely and lie down in a normal position;
defecate and urinate away from its confinement; and safely interact
with any other animal;
(4) Adequately lighted to provide regular diurnal lighting cycles of
natural or artificial light uniformly diffused throughout the shelter,
and sufficient illumination for routine inspections and care of the
animal;
(5) Supplied with clean and dry bedding material or other means of protection
from the weather elements to maintain the shelter at a temperature
that is not harmful to the health of the animal;
(6) Constructed with at least five sides including a roof and floor.
The floor must be raised off the ground; be free of cracks, depressions
and rough areas where insects, vermin or eggs for internal parasites
may lodge; and protect the animal's legs and feet from injury;
and
(7) Cleaned and maintained in a manner designed to ensure sanitary conditions
and to control for insects, ectoparasites, and other pests. Carcasses,
debris, food waste, excreta, and other like material must be removed
from the shelter as often as necessary to minimize unreasonably obnoxious
odor, allergen, pests, and the risk of disease. If the animal is confined
within the shelter during cleaning, the animal may not be exposed
to any cleaning agents or water. Rugs, blankets, or other bedding
material must be kept clean and dry.
(g) Sanitation.
It is unlawful for unsanitary conditions to exist on the premises
where any animal is kept which would cause odors, attract flies or
vermin, or otherwise be injurious to public health and safety, offensive
to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as
to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by
others.
(h) Chain
Collar Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to use a chain as
a collar for any animal except during training sessions under the
direct supervision of the owner or custodian.
(Ord. 3146-19 § 1)
Any person who finds any animal which has strayed or is running
at large may take possession of and hold the animal; provided however,
that they notify the department of public safety within two hours
that such animal is in his or her possession, give full information
in regard to the animal, and surrender it to the animal control officer
upon demand.
(Ord. 3146-19 § 1)
It is unlawful for any person to use, install or make operable
any body gripping trap including steel-jawed, leg-hold, sawtoothed,
spike-jawed traps, or snares.
(Ord. 3146-19 § 1)
Pursuant to California
Penal Code Section 596, as may be amended
from time to time, it is unlawful for any person to willfully administer
poison to any domestic animal or to willfully place, expose or leave
poisonous or harmful substances of any kind in any place with intent
to injure or kill any domestic animal.
(Ord. 3146-19 § 1)
It is unlawful to abandon any animal in the city.
(Ord. 3146-19 § 1)
It is unlawful for any person to injure, torture, tease, beat,
kick, strike, mutilate, disable, kill, or otherwise interfere with
any police dog.
(Ord. 3146-19 § 1)