There shall be provided a suitable enclosure or place for the purpose of keeping and safely holding animals impounded, which shall be designated as the city animal shelter; provided, that one or more suitable enclosures or places may be provided for the purpose of keeping and safely holding animals impounded, which places shall be designated as branches of the city animal shelter.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
The code compliance manager shall take up and impound all of the animals enumerated in this title found running at large, pastured, herded, staked or tied in any street, park, or other public place, or upon any private property, in violation of any of the provisions of this title.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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The city animal shelter or anyone in its employ shall not knowingly sell or give any impounded animal to any person, firm, corporation, association or school for the purpose of animal experimentation.
B. 
No person, firm, corporation, association or school shall by fraud, misrepresentation or coercion induce the city animal shelter or anyone employed by it to sell or give away any impounded animal for the purpose of animal experimentation.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
It is unlawful for any person to remove any impounded animal from the city animal shelter without the consent of the code compliance manager or designee.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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Fees for impounding animals shall be established by resolution of the city council.
B. 
Fees for adoption of impounded animals shall be established by resolution of the city council.
C. 
Fees for boarding or keeping impounded animals, which shall be charged in addition to the impounding fees referenced above, shall be established by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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Pursuant to California Food and Agriculture Code Section 30804.7, the owner of any impounded unaltered dog shall be subject to a fine in the amount of thirty-five dollars for the first occurrence; fifty dollars for the second; and one hundred dollars for the third or any subsequent occurrence.
B. 
Pursuant to California Food and Agriculture Code Section 31751.7, the owner of any impounded unaltered cat shall be subject to a fine in the amount of thirty-five dollars for the first occurrence; fifty dollars for the second; and one hundred dollars for the third or any subsequent occurrence.
C. 
Fines levied pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other fees and penalties imposed pursuant to this title.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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It shall be the duty of animal services to attempt to identify any impounded, found or turned-in animal via registration check, microchip, identification tags, lost reports and diligent search for any tattoo marks. When a microchip or tattoo is found, the appropriate registry shall be notified and additional, reasonable time provided for such registry to locate the owner prior to the animal being placed for sale or adoption or euthanized.
B. 
It shall be the duty of animal services to immediately notify any known owner of any impounded, found or turned-in animal. If the owner’s telephone number is known or can be readily assessed, the owner shall be contacted by telephone; otherwise, the owner shall be contacted by regular mail to the owner’s last known address.
C. 
When any animal is seized and its ownership is known to animal services, such animal need not be impounded, but any animal services officer may, at his or her own discretion, return such animal to its owner and issue a citation to the owner for violations of this title.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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Upon request, an owner may surrender his or her animal to animal services for placement for adoption.
B. 
Any owner relinquishing a dog shall comply with the provisions of Food and Agricultural Code Section 31108.5, by presenting sufficient identification to establish his or her ownership of the dog and by signing a statement that he or she is the lawful owner of the dog.
C. 
Any animal that is voluntarily surrendered to or deposited with animal services by the owner shall immediately thereafter become the property of the city. Placement or humane disposal of the animal shall be at the discretion of animal services.
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Any owner of an animal who voluntarily surrenders an animal to animal services shall be subject to a fee for each animal over the age of four months. Litters of unweaned animals or animals less than four months of age shall be considered as one animal.
E. 
The surrender of an animal by an owner to animal services, subsequent to impoundment for a violation of this title or any provisions of state law, shall not relieve the owner of the obligation to pay such charges as set forth in this section, prior to such surrender, plus accumulated boarding charges, veterinary charges or any other charges, related to the impounding and keeping of the animal.
F. 
Upon relinquishment, any animal may be made available for immediate euthanasia if it has a history of vicious behavior documented by animal services or any other agency charged with enforcing state and local animal laws.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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The owner or person entitled to the possession of any impounded dog or other animal shall have the right to redeem and have the possession of the same at any time prior to the placement or euthanizing thereof upon payment to the code compliance manager of the costs and charges incident to the impounding, taking and keeping thereof, upon satisfactory proof of the ownership and right to possession of the dog or other animal being made to the code compliance manager and, if sold, to receive all of the net proceeds of such sale in excess of the costs and charges for the taking, impounding, keeping and expenses of sale thereof. As an incident to the redemption of any dog, the owner or other person shall also pay the license tax, plus any penalty, for any dog for which a license tag has not been issued for the current year.
B. 
The refusal or failure of the owner of any such animal to pay the fees and charges, after due notification, shall constitute his or her abandonment of the animal. Any animal not claimed by its owner within the period specified in this chapter shall become the property of the city and shall be placed for adoption in a suitable home or humanely euthanized. Abandonment does not relieve the owner’s obligation to pay all fees related to the impounding and keeping of the animal.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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The required holding period for a stray dog impounded pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with Section 31108 of the Food and Agricultural Code or its successor provision.
B. 
The required holding period for a stray cat impounded pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with Food and Agricultural Code Section 31752 or its successor provisions. The required holding period for a feral cat impounded pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with Food and Agricultural Code Section 31752.5 or its successor provision.
C. 
The required holding period for any other animal impounded pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with Section 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code or its successor provision.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
Any impounded and unredeemed dog or cat eight weeks or older not suffering from any infections or communicable disease may be placed in a suitable home upon payment of a placement fee, as set by resolution of the city council, a rabies vaccination fee and a dog license fee, if applicable. Except as otherwise provided by state law or by this chapter, any other animal eight weeks or older which has not been redeemed within three days shall be deemed abandoned and may be placed upon payment of a placement fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
Under special provisions to be adopted by the code compliance manager, subject to the approval of the city manager, specific breed clubs and humane organizations approved by the code compliance manager shall have the option of adopting available animals from the city animal shelter for purposes of placement. Adoption fees to be paid by such approved organizations shall be established by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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In accordance with Section 30503 of the Food and Agriculture Code, animal services shall not sell or give away to a new owner any dog that has not been spayed or neutered, unless otherwise provided by law.
B. 
In accordance with Section 31751.3 of the Food and Agriculture Code, animal services shall not sell or give away to a new owner any cat that has not been spayed or neutered, unless otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
No animal impounded by animal services may be euthanized except animals designated as vicious, constitute a threat to health and safety, or are determined to be diseased or injured pursuant to this title.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
A. 
Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the code compliance manager may, without waiting for any requisite holding period to elapse, cause any impounded animal to be humanely euthanized without delay under the following circumstances:
1. 
When the code compliance manager reasonably determines that such animal is unfit for further use by reason of its having been injured, having become infected with a dangerous or communicable disease, having become incurably crippled or having become infirmed on account of advanced age; and
2. 
When a licensed veterinarian determines that such animal is suffering extreme pain due to disease or injury, and there is no reasonable probability that the animal will recover from its disease or injury.
B. 
Animal services may humanely euthanize any animal found at large without transporting it first to the animal shelter or a veterinarian if the animal is too severely injured to move or if it would be more humane to euthanize the animal.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
In accordance with Food and Agriculture Code Section 32001, animal services shall provide the owners of lost animals and those who find lost animals with all of the following:
A. 
Ability to list the animals they have lost or found on “Lost and Found” lists maintained by animal services;
B. 
Referrals to animals listed that may be the animals the owners or finders have lost or found;
C. 
The telephone numbers and addresses of other pounds and shelters in the same vicinity;
D. 
Advice as to means of publishing and disseminating information regarding lost animals; and
E. 
The telephone numbers and addresses of volunteer groups that may be of assistance in locating lost animals.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
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In accordance with Food and Agriculture Code Section 32003, animal services shall keep accurate records on each animal taken up, medically treated, or impounded. The records shall include all of the following information and any other information required by the California Veterinary Medical Board:
1. 
The date the animal was taken up, medically treated, euthanized, or impounded;
2. 
The circumstances under which the animal was taken up, medically treated, euthanized, or impounded;
3. 
The names of the personnel who took up, medically treated, euthanized, or impounded the animal;
4. 
A description of any medical treatment provided to the animal and the name of the veterinarian of record; and
5. 
The final disposition of the animal, including the name of the person who euthanized the animal or the name and address of the adopting party.
B. 
These records shall be maintained for three years after the date the animal’s impoundment ends.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)