No person shall permit any animal in his or her possession or
under his or her ownership to run at or bite any person or animal
on any public street or in any public place or public park, or to
drop excreta upon or befoul any public street, public park or public
place in the City.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
The Animal Control Director, upon receiving an affidavit or
declaration under penalty of perjury from any person who has been
bitten by a dog or from any person who has witnessed such occurrence,
which affidavit or declaration is sufficiently specific to particularly
identify the dog in question, shall notify the owner of the dog in
writing of the report of occurrence, and shall direct the owner to
keep such dog at all times on the property or premises where such
owner resides or on the property or premises of the person to whom
the owner has given the custody of such dog, or to securely hold the
dog by a leash or other device or means so as to prevent the dog from
wandering, straying or getting beyond the control of its custodian.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
After the receipt by the owner of a dog of a notice referred to in Section 7.24.020, above, the owner shall at all times keep the dog on the property or premises where such person resides or on the property or premises of the person to whom the owner has given the custody of such dog, or to securely hold the dog by a leash or other device or means so as to prevent the dog from wandering, straying or getting beyond the control of its custodian.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
Every owner of an unlicensed or untagged dog shall be in violation
of this title except as otherwise provided in this title.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
Every owner of a dog which does not have a current vaccination
certificate for rabies as provided for in this title shall be in violation
of this title except as otherwise provided in this title.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
Dogs kept in or at a kennel shall be subject to all the regulations
and controls pertaining in this title to non-kenneled dogs.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
Dogs over four months of age shall be subject to license fees.
The fees shall be due and payable upon the dog reaching the age of
four months, being brought into the County initially, or upon the
expiration of the current license. A penalty shall be imposed on every
dog owner who fails to license his or her dog within 30 calendar days
after the date license fees are due and payable. The Animal Control
Director shall not deliver a license tag for any dog until all license
fees and applicable penalties have been paid in full. This penalty
is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalty imposed by
this chapter.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
In addition to the dog licensing requirement set forth in Section 7.24.070, above, any breeder who owns or breeds dogs for the purpose of selling or giving away the dogs shall pay an annual breeder's license fee. This fee shall be waived by the Animal Control Director upon being provided with satisfactory proof that the dog subject to the fee has been neutered or spayed within 30 days after notice is given of the spaying/neutering of the affected animal.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
The Animal Control Director shall procure and issue serial-numbered
license tags stamped with the name of the County. With the approval
of the Animal Control Director, which approval may be revoked at any
time by the Animal Control Director in the Director's sole discretion,
any licensed veterinarian within the County may issue the license
tag and retain that percentage of the license fees as specified by
resolution of the Board of Supervisors. The tags shall only be issued
upon the application of owners who have complied with the vaccination
and fee provisions of this title.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
Every dog shall at all times wear a suitable collar or other
device to which the dog license tag shall be attached.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
Dogs owned by the County, any City in the County, or any special
district located in the County, and service dogs for medical or public
protection, shall be licensed without the owner having to pay the
fee established by this chapter.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
When an owner brings into the County a dog which has been licensed
in another County or City within the State, such license shall be
valid until its expiration.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
Any veterinarian who vaccinates a dog for rabies, whether or
not in the office of the veterinarian or elsewhere, shall submit a
report of all dogs vaccinated for rabies, which report shall include:
(A) the date of vaccination; (B) the name and address of the dog's
owner or the person who was in control of the dog when it was vaccinated;
(C) a description of the dog; and (D) the term for which the vaccination
was given (e.g., one year, two years, etc.).
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall
be an infraction.
(Ord. 97-22 § 2, 1997)
