The territory to which the provisions of this title apply is
fixed as the limits within which animals shall not run at large; and
no owner shall permit his or her animal, wild or domestic, except
a domestic cat, to run at large within the territory to which the
provisions of this title apply.
(County code § 6-1.401)
A.
No owner
shall permit his or her dog to be in any residential, commercial or
industrial area, other than on private property where the dog is maintained
by or on behalf of its owner, unless the dog is restrained by a leash
not exceeding eight feet in length; provided, however, this section
does not apply if the dog is (1) assisting a peace officer in law
enforcement duties, (2) under the control of a person engaged in hunting
pursuant to a license issued under Section 3031 et seq., of the Fish
and Game Code of the state, or (3) enrolled and actually participating
in a dog training or obedience class, exhibition or competition conducted
by an organization with the permission of the owner or operator of
the grounds or facility.
B.
As used
in this section, "residential, commercial or industrial area"
means any R-, C-, M- and PD- (except agricultural parcel) zoned parcel
located in whole or in part within the city limits of the city.
(County code § 6-1.401.1; Ord. 89-14 § 7 (part); Ord. 03-21 § 1 (part))
Whenever the chief of the division of animal control or authorized personnel thereof take up, assume control over, herd or otherwise respond to a situation involving any animal which is at large, and which is not impounded pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 6.28, the owner or other person responsible for the care or restraint of such animal shall pay, and be charged and liable for, a fee not to exceed the actual costs incurred by the county in taking up, assuming control over, herding or otherwise responding to the at-large animal.
(County code § 6-1.401.2)
No owner shall permit his or her animal, except a domestic cat,
to trespass on any property, public or private, without the consent
of the owner of the property.
(County code § 6-1.402)
No owner shall permit his or her animal, except a domestic cat,
habitually to make a loud noise or act in such a manner as to constitute
a public nuisance.
(County code § 6-1.403)
No owner of any unspayed female dog shall permit such dog to
stray or run at large in the territory to which this chapter applies
while such female dog is in the copulating season.
(County code § 6-1.404)
No owner or person in charge of an animal shall permit such
animal to go without proper food, water, care, shelter or attention.
(County code § 6-1.405)
No owner shall have a dog required to be licensed within the
territory to which this title applies unless such dog has been licensed
pursuant to the provisions of this title.
(County code § 6-1.406)
No owner shall fail, neglect or refuse to attach, by means of
a collar, harness or other device, any tag issued pursuant to the
provisions of this title to the licensed dog; nor shall any owner
fail, neglect or refuse to keep such tag attached to such dog at all
times while the license is in force.
(County code § 6-1.407)
No owner shall permit to be attached or kept upon any dog any
license tag provided for by this title except a tag issued for that
dog pursuant to the provisions of this title, nor shall any owner
permit to be attached to or kept upon any dog, or to be made or to
be kept in his or her possession, any counterfeit or imitation of
any tag provided for by this title.
(County code § 6-1.409)
No owner shall fail to apply for a new license within ten days
after the date of the loss of the license tag.
(County code § 6-1.408)
No person without authorization from the owner shall remove
from any dog any collar, harness or other device to which a current
license tag is attached; nor shall any such person remove a current
license tag from any such collar, harness or other device.
(County code § 6-1.410)
No owner shall maintain, conduct or operate, or cause to be
maintained or operated, any unlicensed dog kennel.
(County code § 6-1.411)
No person shall fail, neglect or refuse to maintain a kennel:
A.
So as
to prevent dogs contained therein from running at large;
B.
So the
location does not violate planning and zoning laws;
C.
So the
kennel building does not violate the building codes or sanitary laws;
D.
So the
kennel premises are maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;
E.
So the
dogs therein are not subject to suffering, cruelty or abuse;
F.
So the
kennel does not constitute a public nuisance;
G.
So the
keeping and maintenance of the kennel will not be detrimental to the
peace, health or safety of persons in the immediate vicinity or in
the city as a whole; or
H.
Without
possessing evidence that each dog in the kennel has been vaccinated
in accordance with the provisions of this title.
(County code § 6-1.412)
No person shall operate or maintain a kennel within one year
after the revocation of a kennel license.
(County code § 6-1.413)
No person shall take a dog off the premises of a kennel except
under leash or the control of the owner; nor shall any owner of a
kennel or his or her agent or employee run or take dogs off the premises
of a kennel or permit dogs to be run or be taken therefrom except
as provided in this title.
(County code § 6-1.414)
No owner shall have a dog within the incorporated area of the
city unless such dog has been vaccinated against rabies pursuant to
the provisions of this title.
(County code § 6-1.415)
No person having knowledge of an animal of the categories set forth in Section 6.32.050 of this title shall fail to report the animal to the health officer, the chief of the division of animal control, or the city police chief.
(County code § 6-1.416)
No person shall violate any of the conditions of isolation or
quarantine prescribed by the health officer.
(County code § 6-1.417)
No person shall violate any rules or regulations promulgated
pursuant to the provisions of this title based upon a determination
or declaration of a rabies epidemic or other unusually dangerous health
situation.
(County code § 6-1.418)
No owner of a domestic cat shall permit or suffer such cat to
damage property, public or private or real or personal, or to bite,
scratch or claw any human being or other animal which is the property
of another.
(County code § 6-1.420)
No owner shall permit his or her dog to deposit fecal matter
on the lands of another, unless such owner causes the fecal matter
to be removed immediately thereafter.
(County code § 6-1.421)
No person shall interfere with, oppose or resist the animal
control officers or other persons authorized under the provisions
of this title to take up and impound animals while any such person
is engaged in the performance of any act authorized by the provisions
of this title.
(County code § 6-1.419)
B.
Any other provision of this code notwithstanding, any person who violates any provision of this chapter other than the sections set forth in subsection A is guilty of an infraction punishable as set forth in California Government Code Section 25132.
(County code § 6-1.422)
Every person violating any provision of this chapter shall be
deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day, or portion thereof,
during which such violation continues, and shall be punishable therefor
as provided in this chapter.
(County code § 6-1.423)
A.
Notice
to Appear. If any person is arrested for any violation and such person
is not immediately taken before a magistrate, the arresting officer,
pursuant to the provisions of Penal Code Section 853.6, shall prepare,
in duplicate, a written notice to appear in court. Such written notice
shall contain the name and address of such person and the offense
charged and shall set forth the time when and place where such person
shall appear in court. The time set forth in the notice to appear
shall be at least fourteen days after such arrest. The place set forth
in the notice to appear shall be the court of the magistrate before
whom the person would be taken if the requirement of taking an arrested
person before a magistrate were complied with, or shall be an officer
authorized by such court to receive a deposit of bail.
B.
Bail.
The arresting officer shall deliver one copy of the notice to appear
to the arrested person, and the arrested person, in order to secure
release, shall give his or her written promise to appear in court
by signing the duplicate notice, which shall be retained by the officer.
Thereupon, the arresting officer shall forthwith release the person
arrested from custody. The officer shall, as soon as practicable,
file the duplicate notice with the magistrate specified therein. Thereupon,
the magistrate shall fix the amount of bail which, in his or her judgment,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Penal Code of
the state, will be reasonable and sufficient for the appearance of
the defendant, and shall endorse upon the notice a statement signed
by the magistrate in the form set forth in the applicable section
of said Penal Code. The defendant may, prior to the date upon which
he or she promised to appear in court, deposit with the magistrate
the amount of bail thus set. Thereafter, at the time when the case
is called for arraignment before a magistrate, if the defendant does
not appear, either in person or by counsel, the magistrate may declare
the bail forfeited and may, in his or her discretion, order that no
further proceedings shall be had in such case. Upon the making of
such order that no further proceedings be had, all sums deposited
as bail shall forthwith be paid into the city treasury for disposition
pursuant to the applicable provisions of said Penal Code. No warrant
shall issue on such charge for the arrest of a person who has given
such written promise to appear in court unless and until he or she
has violated such promise or has failed to deposit bail, to appear
for arraignment, trial or judgment, or to comply with the terms and
provisions of the judgment as required by law.
C.
Violations—Warrants
for Arrest. Any person willfully violating his or her written promise
to appear in court shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, regardless
of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally
arrested. Whenever a person signs a written promise to appear at the
time and place set forth therein and has not posted bail as provided
in said Penal Code, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered
for execution a warrant for his or her arrest within twenty days after
the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a
magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense. When such person
violates his or her promise to appear before the officer authorized
to receive bail, other than a magistrate, the officer shall immediately
deliver to the magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense charged
the written promise to appear and the complaint, if any, filed by
the arresting officer.
(County code § 6-1.424)
