Any employee of the authorized agency, an agent, deputy or peace
officer who is assigned to enforce State law and this chapter, and
who has completed the training required by
Penal Code Section 832,
may arrest any person for violating this chapter, any other State
law or
Penal Code Section 148, when the violation occurs in connection
with enforcement of this chapter in the City of Santee.
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Any properly trained employee of the authorized agency, an agent, deputy or peace officer, who is assigned to enforce State law and this chapter, as provided in Section
6.10.020, is authorized to make an arrest under Section
6.10.020 without a warrant as provided in
Penal Code Section 836.5. A person arrested under this section who does not demand to be taken before a magistrate may instead be cited in the manner prescribed in Part 2, Title
3, Chapter 5C of the
Penal Code (commencing with Section 853.5 et seq.).
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The authorized agency, the City, the Health Officer or any peace officer may enter private property when the person entering has reasonable grounds to believe that there is a dangerous dog, a rabid animal, animal suffering from some other contagious animal disease or there has been a violation of this chapter, or of the licensing requirements of Title
4, or of Section 148 of the California
Penal Code or any other State or City law relating to or affecting an animal.
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It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with an order
issued by the authorized agency, public Health Officer or the City
ordering the quarantine, vaccination or destruction of a diseased
animal or animal exposed to a dangerous disease or toxic substance.
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An animal owner or custodian must treat all animals humanely
at all times, maintain the area where an animal is kept in a sanitary
condition and not allow the area to become a breeding area for flies,
a source of offensive odors or of human or animal disease, or an area
that violates any noise regulations, or creates any other public nuisance
or condition hazardous to humans or animals.
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No person having control of a dog may allow a dog to defecate
or to urinate on private property other than property belonging to
the dog owner, custodian or person having control of the dog. A person
having control of a dog must curb the dog and immediately remove any
feces to a proper receptacle. This section does not apply to a blind
or visually impaired person who is relying on a seeing-eye dog.
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The owner or custodian of a female dog in estrus must securely
confine the dog within an enclosure in a manner that will prevent
the attraction of male dogs to the location where the female dog is
located.
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Pursuant to
Penal Code Section 597 et seq., no person may treat
an animal in a cruel or inhumane manner or willingly or negligently
cause or permit any animal to suffer unnecessary torture or pain.
No person may abandon an animal without care on any public or private
property.
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A person who relinquishes an animal to the authorized agency
must provide the person's name, address and if the person is
not the owner, the person must also provide the circumstances under
which the person came into possession of the animal.
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No person may knowingly keep an animal that suffers from a serious
injury or is afflicted with mange, ringworm, distemper or any contagious
disease without providing or obtaining adequate treatment for the
animal. The authorized agency may take immediate possession of an
animal if it determines that the owner or custodian is not providing
or obtaining adequate treatment and may dispose of the animal unless
the owner or custodian places the animal with a licensed veterinarian
for treatment.
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Pursuant to California
Penal Code Section 597.7, no person may
leave or confine an animal in any unattended motor vehicle under conditions
that endanger the health or well-being of an animal due to heat, cold,
lack of adequate ventilation, or lack of food or water, or other circumstances
that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability or
death to the animal.
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It is unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog to allow the dog to bark in violation of Chapter
5.04. Any person who violates this provision is guilty of an infraction.
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It is unlawful for any person to cause, facilitate, or allow a dog to be or remain off-lease or unconfined except in compliance with the provisions of this title or any other applicable provision of this code, including, but not limited to, Sections
8.08.170 and
8.08.180.
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