No person shall have, keep, maintain or have in possession or under control any ox, steer, bull, cow, calf, horse, mare, stallion, colt, jack, mule, sheep, goat, or hog within the city limits.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person, as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, shall drive or conduct along any street, avenue, place, lane, alley, park or other public place any ox, steer, bull, cow, calf, horse, stallion, colt, jack, mule, sheep, goat or hog without having such animal or animals enclosed in some conveyance or tied or otherwise attached to some person or vehicle in such manner that such animal or animals cannot run at large or enter upon private property, or drive or conduct a herd or any number of such animals along any street or other public place without obtaining a written permit therefor from the police department, and such permit shall be granted only upon the applicant's therefor depositing with the police department a certified check on a responsible bank in the city in the amount as established by resolution of the city council in lawful money of the United States, which money shall be transmitted to the city treasurer for the purpose of paying any damage that may be done or caused by any such animal or animals while being so driven or conducted, and said deposit shall inure to the benefit of every person damaged by such animal or animals while being so driven or conducted, and a lien shall attach to the deposit in behalf of every such person so sustaining damage, provided a claim therefor is filed with the treasurer within five days after such damage has been suffered, and if no claim is so filed the treasurer shall return the deposit upon the filing of a claim for refund thereof after the expiration of five days after the driving or conducting of such animal or animals has been concluded.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001; Ord. 2017-12 § 2, 2017)
No person shall have, keep, maintain, or have in possession or under control, within the city, any elephant, bear, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, lion, tiger, leopard, wolf, reptile, serpent, or any dangerous or carnivorous wild animal.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person shall sell, offer or display for sale, barter, or give any live animal to any person on any public street or other public place within the city other than to a person maintaining a fixed place of business wherein such animals are sold.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
Every person who owns, operates or maintains an animal shop, as described in Title 17 of this code, shall report to the director of animal control the name and address of the purchaser of every dog sold by the animal shop, along with the breed, age and description of the animal, on forms provided by the city. The report shall be transmitted to the director no later than 10 days from the date of sale. The shop may charge a fee of up to one dollar to the purchaser to cover the cost of the report.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
Except in the instance of an animal shop as provided in Section 6.16.060, no person shall keep or maintain more than three licensed dogs and three cats, over the age of four months, on any lot or parcel of land within the city unless first obtaining a permit therefor. Such permit shall be required in addition to tags or other licenses which may be required by this title. The director may issue a permit for the keeping of four or more dogs or cats in his or her discretion, giving particular concern to the safety and comfort of such animals and the inhabitants of the neighborhood. The permit shall specify the number and types of animals authorized to be kept thereunder and may contain conditions as deemed necessary by the director. Such permit shall be nontransferable and must be renewed annually. Permit fees shall be established by contract with the city of Long Beach or otherwise set by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person, as principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, shall breed any stallion, jack, bull, or other animal at any place within the city.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person owning, having a proprietary interest in, harboring or having the care, charge, control, custody or possession of a dog shall permit such dog to be upon any public schoolgrounds.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
A.
No person owning, having a proprietary interest in, harboring or having the care, charge, control, custody or possession of a dog, shall permit such dog to be in or upon any public street, park or other public place unless such dog is upon a secure leash not more than eight feet long held continuously in the hands of a responsible person capable of controlling the dog, or unless the dog is securely confined within an automobile, or in or upon any unenclosed lot or premises, unless the dog is securely leashed upon the unenclosed lot or premises; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any such person who is in possession or operating within the terms of a valid, unrevoked permit from the city for the conduct of obedience or other types of trial or show of dogs in or upon any public place.
B.
This section shall not apply to dogs under the control of a competent person in a designated fenced dog exercise and training area in a city park or portion of a city park approved and designated for that purpose by the city council.
C.
The following regulations and limitations shall apply to all dog exercise and training areas:
1.
Designated off-leash exercise and training areas will be open from six a.m. to ten p.m.
2.
As a condition of admission to such dog exercise and training areas, the owner of such dog must carry a suitable container or instrument for the removal and disposal of dog feces.
3.
Owners of dogs making use of the facilities shall clean all dog feces from the designated area.
4.
Aggressive dogs are not permitted in the exercise and training areas. Owners are legally responsible for any injury caused by their dog.
5.
Any dog over the age of four months shall have been vaccinated and legally licensed prior to use of the designated exercise and training area.
6.
Female dogs in heat are not permitted to use the facilities.
7.
Professional dog trainers may not use the facilities in the conduct of their business.
8.
There shall be no smoking in the exercise and training area.
9.
The owner of any dog using the designated exercise and training area must have in his possession at all times that the dog is in the exercise and training area a leash for such dog which shall be worn by the dog at all times the dog is not in the exercise and training area.
10.
Owners will otherwise comply with all rules governing the parks and relevant parking regulations.
11.
Use of the dog exercise and training area by any dog shall constitute implied consent of the dog's owner to all of the conditions stated in this section and shall constitute a waiver of liability to the city and an agreement and undertaking to protect, indemnify, defend and hold the city harmless for any injury or damage caused by such dog during any time that the dog is not on its leash.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person shall permit any dog under his control to bark, howl, whine and make other loud and unusual noises, whether within a building or enclosure, tied, or otherwise confined, or while at large upon any public street, so as to annoy and become offensive to the neighborhood or persons residing immediately surrounding the habitation of the same.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person shall tie up, lock up, or enclose, and leave unattended any dog under his control within any house, garage or similar structure by reason of which the dog barks, howls, whines or makes other loud and unusual noises so as to annoy and become offensive to the neighborhood or persons residing immediately surrounding the habitation of the same.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person shall keep any dog or other animal in any bakery, restaurant, lunch stand, or other place of business wherein food or foodstuffs are served or sold.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No owner of any dog or any other animal shall permit the same to run at large in any place where food or foodstuffs are served, displayed, and offered for sale or shall permit any dog or any other animal to come in contact with any food products intended for human consumption in any such place of business where food or foodstuffs are served, displayed or offered for sale.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No owner, operator, manager, or employee of any place of business where food or foodstuffs are served, displayed or offered for sale shall permit any dog on said premises or in such place of business, except where that business permits dogs in the patio dining area.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person, not the owner thereof, and without the consent of the owner thereof, shall hold or retain in his possession any dog within the city for any period longer than 24 hours unless such person reports the same, with the true description thereof, to the director.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
No person owning, having a proprietary interest in, harboring or having the care, charge, control, custody or possession of any animal shall permit such animal to defecate on any public sidewalk, park, or building, or on any private property without the consent of the owner of such private property, unless such person removes any such defecation to a proper trash receptacle.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
A.
The director of animal control, the senior animal control officer and all animal control officers employed by the department of health and human services, animal control bureau, shall have the duty to enforce the sections included in this chapter and are authorized, pursuant to the California Penal Code, Section 836.5, to arrest persons and to prepare, issue and deliver to any such arrested person written notice to appear in court and to release such person from custody upon receiving from him his written promise to appear in court for any violation or violations of any section or sections in this chapter. And, license inspectors shall have the duty to enforce Section 6.08.010 and are authorized, pursuant to California Penal Code, Section 836.5, to issue citations for any violation of Section 6.08.010. Additionally, those employees of the city holding the classified positions of park district supervisor and park crew supervisor employed by the department of parks and recreation and those employees holding the classified position of security officer employed in the department of parks and recreation shall have the duty to enforce Sections 6.16.100 and 6.16.200 and are authorized, pursuant to California Penal Code, Section 836.5, to arrest persons and to prepare, issue and deliver to any such arrested person written notice to appear in court and to release such person from custody upon receiving from his written promise to appear in court for any violation or violations of Section 6.16.100 or Section 6.16.200.
B.
Nothing in this section is intended to operate either in addition to or in contravention of Title 3, Chapter 4.5, of the Penal Code which expressly designates those persons who are classified as peace officers.
C.
Further, nothing in this section is intended to or shall operate to change or shall have the effect of changing the status of the officers and employees authorized to act pursuant to this section from public or miscellaneous officers and employees to individual peace officers or safety members or classes of peace officers or safety members for purposes of retirement, workmen's compensation or similar injury or death benefits or any other employee benefit or benefits to which said officer or employee would not have been entitled as a public or miscellaneous officer or employee prior to the adoption of this section.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
In the event the director or the director's designee determines after the sale of an animal by the animal control division that the animal bites or destroys property, or that an examining veterinarian has determined that the animal is ill and there are sufficient facts and circumstances which indicate that the illness was incurred by the animal prior to the sale, the director or the director's designee may authorize the refund of the purchase price, inoculation fee, licensee fee, and any other fees or charges paid by the purchaser to the animal control division in connection with the sale of the animal; provided, that the purchaser of the animal files a written request for the refund with the animal control division within 15 days after the date of the sale of the animal.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
The carcass of any dead horse, cow, mule, or donkey not slaughtered for human food shall be removed and disposed of by the owner of the carcass.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
A.
"Vicious animal" is any animal which bites or attempts to bite any human or animal without provocation, or which has a disposition or propensity to attack, bite or menace any human or animal without provocation and endangers the health and safety of any person.
B.
Any animal who bites or attempts to bite a person or other animal that is unlawfully on its owner's premises, or which has been provoked or teased, or which is otherwise performing its duties as a police dog, shall not be deemed to be a vicious animal.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
A.
Any law enforcement or animal control officer of the city shall have the authority summarily and immediately to impound a dog or other animal where there is evidence it is vicious within the meaning of this chapter.
B.
Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter, such official may enter private property at all reasonable times to inspect same or to perform any duty imposed by this chapter; provided, that if such private property is occupied, such official shall first present proper credentials and demand entry. If entry is refused, or if the owner or other person having control of such property is not present to permit entry, such official shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry at a later time.
C.
Any person keeping or harboring such dog or other animal subject to being impounded who fails to surrender the animal to such official upon demand shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
D.
If the dog or other animal cannot be safely taken up and impounded, it may be destroyed forthwith by such law enforcement or animal control officer.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
Where there exists evidence sufficient to give rise to the suspicion that a dog or other animal falls within the provisions of Section 6.16.250(A), the director shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the dog or other animal is a vicious animal. The director shall notify the owner of the animal, and may notify any interested parties of the time and place of hearing. At such hearing the owner and any interested party shall be given the opportunity to present any evidence relevant to the issue.
After such hearing the director is empowered to declare such dog or other animal to be a vicious animal.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
Any dog or other animal declared to be a vicious animal may, at the discretion of the director, be humanely destroyed. Such humane destruction shall occur no earlier than 10 days following notice given to the owner of such animal of intention to destroy.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
A.
If, after the hearing provided in this chapter, it is determined that the dog or other animal is vicious, the director, if he elects not to destroy the animal, may issue certain rules and regulations pertaining to the keeping and containing of such animal.
B.
If such dog or other animal is thereafter determined to be in violation of any rule or regulation as made pursuant to subsection A of this section, such animal shall be impounded and thereafter subject to summary destruction no earlier than 10 days following notice given to the owner of intention to destroy.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)
The owner of a dog or other animal impounded pursuant to this chapter shall be liable for any and all of the prevailing board and keep charges at the animal control center.
(Ord. 647 § 3, 2001)