Whenever a word which is defined in Chapter 8.04 is used in this chapter, it shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.04.015, unless the context indicates otherwise. The following words, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the meaning set forth in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise:
"City manager designates," "animal control officer," "city's animal control authority"
and such other officers of the city, not otherwise defined in this chapter, mean employees or outside contractors designated by the city manager or city council to perform those duties provided for in this chapter.
"Dangerous animal"
means any animal, except a dog kept or controlled by a police officer for law enforcement purposes, which has demonstrated any or all of the following behavior or characteristics:
(A) 
An attack or any other behavior, without provocation, that causes bodily harm or constitutes a physical threat of bodily harm to a person in a place where such person is conducting himself or herself peaceably and lawfully;
(B) 
An attack, without provocation, which requires a defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury or property damage in a place where such person is conducting himself or herself peaceably and lawfully;
(C) 
An attack, without provocation, on another animal or livestock which occurs off the property of the owner of the attacking animal;
(D) 
Training to attack persons or other animals or to fight with persons or other animals;
(E) 
Of a species, breed or kind, which in its wild or untamed condition is capable of and, if aroused, is likely to cause death or serious injury to a human being or which would cause serious fear or alarm to the average person if seen wandering at large in an inhabited community.
For the purposes of this subsection, a person is peaceably and lawfully upon property or in a place when he or she is on such property or in such place in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of this state or the city or county, or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States, or when he or she is on such property or in such place upon invitation, express or implied.
"Health officer"
means the director of the health office of the county or representative.
"Police chief"
means the police chief of the city or a person, other than the animal control officer or sheltermaster, designated by the police chief.
"Unlicensed dog"
means any dog for which the license for the current year has not been paid or for which the tag for the current year is not attached.
(Ord. 1970 § 6, 2013)
(a) 
It is unlawful for an owner or custodian of any dog to have or keep the same within the city, unless there is attached to the dog a metal tag obtained from the animal control officer, as provided in this chapter. For purposes of this chapter, any person who harbors a dog for fifteen days or more shall be deemed its custodian.
Every person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction, unless the violation is otherwise made a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.01.110(b).
(b) 
The provisions of this chapter do not require either a tag or a license for:
(1) 
Any dog found within the city when the owner resides outside the city and such dog is wearing or has attached to it a license tag for the current year issued by the owner's place of residence;
(2) 
Any dog owned by, or in the charge of, any person who is a nonresident of the city and is traveling through the city or temporarily sojourning therein for a period of not exceeding thirty days;
(3) 
Any dog brought into the city and kept therein for thirty days or less for the exclusive purpose of entering it in any bench show or dog exhibition or field trials or competition;
(4) 
Any dog brought or sent into the city from any point outside of it for the exclusive purpose of receiving veterinary care in any animal hospital; provided, that such dog is kept at all times strictly confined within such hospital; and
(5) 
Any dog wearing or having attached to it a license tag for the current year issued by the county or by another municipality within the county when the owner thereof has, within one year last past, moved his or her principal place of residence to the city; provided, that each dog found within the city, regardless of where the owner may reside, must have a city dog license and a license tag securely affixed to its collar while it is being used as a guard dog within the city.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
(a) 
Fee—General. Every person owning or harboring any dog over four months of age within the city shall annually pay to the city's animal control authority an annual license fee as established by resolution of the city council.
(b) 
Fees—New Residents in the City. The owner of any dog, when the owner moves into the city from another community, upon the presentation of a rabies vaccination receipt signed by a licensed veterinarian and a license receipt from another community for the current year, may be issued a license tag upon the payment of a fee to cover the cost of the tag.
(c) 
The city shall furnish a tag and license to a disabled person owning a service dog without requiring the aforesaid fee.
(Ord. 1970 § 10, 2013)
A penalty may be added to each license fee for failure to pay such fee within thirty days after such license fee shall fall due. The amount of penalty shall be established by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 1970 § 13, 2013)
If any tag is lost or destroyed, the city shall furnish a replacement tag to the owner or custodian of the dog upon payment of a fee as established pursuant to resolution of the city council. The fee shall be for the processing of the replacement tag. Any replacement tag shall be used only for the dog for which the lost or destroyed tag has theretofore been issued.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983; Ord. 1536 § 7, 1989)
Every person practicing veterinary medicine in the city who vaccinates a dog or cat with rabies vaccine shall issue to the dog or cat owner an original certificate and send a copy to the city's animal control authority.
(Ord. 1970 § 15, 2013)
No dog license or dog tag shall be issued by the city unless, at the time of making application for a dog license, the applicant holds a certificate of vaccination signed by a veterinarian, licensed as such in the state, certifying that the dog to be licensed has been vaccinated with canine rabies vaccine, approved by and in a manner prescribed by the state, which certificate must indicate that such dog's rabies immunity extends throughout the entire year for which such dog license or dog tag is to be issued.
(Ord. 1970 § 17, 2013)
A spayed or neutered dog shall not be considered sterile unless the applicant furnishes the city's animal control authority a veterinarian's certificate showing that the dog has been sterilized.
(Ord. 1970 § 19, 2013)
It is unlawful for any person to imitate or counterfeit any tag provided for in this chapter, or to employ or use any imitation or counterfeit of the tag for any dog, or to transfer a tag issued by the city for a dog to a different dog.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor or otherwise maintain within the city any dog which, by barking, disturbs the peace and quiet of one or more persons from at least two residential dwelling units in the immediate neighborhood.
(b) 
It is unlawful for any person to tease, torment or otherwise provoke a dog into barking.
(c) 
"Barking" means barking, howling or baying by day or night at frequent intervals or for extended periods of time. For the purposes of subsection (a), barking shall not mean barking whenever a dog is in the act of protecting against or resisting any trespasser to the premises upon which the dog is kept, harbored or otherwise maintained. The burden of proof of such act of protection against, or resistance to, trespassers by a dog is upon the person owning, keeping, harboring or otherwise maintaining the dog.
(d) 
Every person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction, unless the violation is otherwise made a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.01.110(b).
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person who is the owner or custodian of any dog to keep the dog upon any premises under control of such person, unless such dog is restrained by a fence, cage, chain, leash or other physical means adequate and sufficient to prevent the dog from leaving the premises upon which it is kept.
(b) 
Every person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction, unless the violation is otherwise made a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.01.110(b).
(Ord. 1881 § 2, 2007)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any owner or custodian of any dog to allow or permit any such dog to be off the premises of its owner or custodian, unless such dog is securely restrained by a leash not exceeding six feet in length, of sufficient strength to prevent the escape of such dog, and unless such dog is in the charge or control of a person capable of keeping the dog under the effective charge and control of such person.
(b) 
Every person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction, unless the violation is otherwise made a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.01.110(b).
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to permit any dog owned by him or her, or then under his or her immediate control, to be in any public park, playground or recreation area or other public property upon which there is a posted sign giving notice that dogs are prohibited from use of such property, unless the dog is participating in a regularly organized pet show or animal training class approved by the public recreation director and then in progress.
(b) 
The provisions of subsection (a) of this section and any similar requirement contained in the city's animal control regulations shall not apply to the following:
(1) 
Any dog used by a law enforcement agency;
(2) 
A visually impaired person accompanied by a guide dog;
(3) 
Dogs are allowed in all Glendora city public parks, except for Louie Pompei Memorial Sports Park, Manooshian Park, Sanburg Park and Glendora Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
(c) 
In order to be subject to the exception set forth in subsection (b)(3) of this section, all persons shall comply with all requirements of law and the following rules and regulations:
(1) 
All dogs must be securely restrained by a leash not exceeding six feet in length, of sufficient strength to prevent the escape of such dog.
(2) 
All dogs must be in the care, custody and control of a person at least eighteen years old. Any person under eighteen years of age must be accompanied by and be under the direct supervision of an adult to enter the park with the on-leash dog. No adult may have more than one dog in the public park at any one time. All dogs must be under the voice control of their caretakers at all times. Dogs shall not be left unattended at any time.
(3) 
All dogs must be at least four months of age, vaccinated for rabies, currently licensed by the city's animal control authority and wear a collar with up-to-date tags while in the park. No dog that is sick, in heat, injured, or less than four months of age, or which displays aggressive behavior towards other dogs or humans is permitted in any public park.
(4) 
Any person having care, custody or control of a dog in the public park shall quiet or remove the dog if it barks and shall promptly remove and properly dispose of any waste deposited by such dog. The owner or person in custody of the dog shall carry a suitable container or instrument for the removal and disposal of dog feces.
(5) 
The designated hours of use for the public park shall coincide with the regular hours of the park.
(6) 
All persons will otherwise comply with all rules governing city parks and all relevant parking regulations.
(7) 
Dogs are not permitted in or around child play areas or organized sporting events.
(8) 
Dogs shall not interfere with, bother or harass park users, groups, or other animals or wildlife.
(9) 
The presence of a dog in the park shall constitute implied consent of the dog's owner or any person having the care, custody or control of the dog, to strictly follow the rules of this section and shall constitute a waiver of liability to the city, its elected officials, officers, and employees, an assumption of all risks, and an agreement and undertaking to protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the city, its elected officials, officers and employees, for any injury or damage to persons or property during any time that the dog is in the park.
(d) 
Every person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction, unless the violation is otherwise made a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.01.110(b).
(Ord. 1865 § 2, 2007; Ord. 2021 § 1, 2017)
(a) 
It is unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog to allow or permit that dog to defecate on any public property, except in the wilderness park areas of the South Hills Park and Dalton Canyon Park, or on any improved private property, other than that of the owner or custodian of the dog, or to otherwise commit a public nuisance on any public property or improved probate property including that of the owner or custodian of the dog.
(b) 
Every person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction, unless the violation is otherwise made a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 1.01.110(b).
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
It is unlawful for any person within the city, who owns or has custody of any animal or who owns, conducts, manages or operates any animal establishment, to fail to comply with each of the following conditions, and any act or omission of any employee in caring for an animal shall be assumed to be an act or omission of the owner, custodian or licensee:
(1) 
Housing facilities for animals shall be structurally sound and shall be maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury, to contain the animals, and to restrict the entrance of other animals.
(2) 
All animals shall be supplied with sufficient good and wholesome food and water as often as their feeding habits require.
(3) 
All animals and all animal buildings or enclosures shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(4) 
No animals shall be without attention for more than twelve consecutive hours. Whenever an animal is left unattended at a commercial animal facility, the telephone number of the department of animal control or the name, address and telephone number of the responsible person shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the front of the property.
(5) 
Every reasonable precaution shall be used to insure that animals are not teased, abused, mistreated, annoyed, tormented or in any manner made to suffer by any person or means.
(6) 
No condition shall be maintained or permitted that is or could be injurious to the animals.
(7) 
Animal buildings and enclosures shall be so constructed and maintained as to prevent escape of animals. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to protect the public from the animals and the animals from the public.
(8) 
Every animal establishment shall isolate sick animals sufficiently so as not to endanger the health of other animals. Sick animals shall at all times be isolated from other animals.
(9) 
Every building or enclosure wherein animals are maintained shall be constructed of material easily cleaned and shall be kept in a sanitary condition. The building shall be properly ventilated to prevent drafts and to remove odors. Heating and cooling shall be provided as required, according to the physical need of the animals, with sufficient light to allow observation of animals and sanitation.
(10) 
Animals shall be taken to a veterinarian for examination or treatment if the animal control officer finds this is necessary in order to maintain the health of the animal and orders the owner or custodian to do so.
(11) 
All animal rooms, cages, kennels and runs shall be of sufficient size to provide adequate and proper accommodations for animals kept therein.
(12) 
Animals shall be provided proper shelter and protection from the weather at all times.
(13) 
No animal shall be given any alcoholic beverages, unless prescribed by a veterinarian.
(14) 
No animals which are natural enemies, temperamentally unsuited, or otherwise incompatible, shall be quartered together or so near each other as to cause injury, fear or torment. If two or more animals are so trained that they can be placed together and do not attack each other or perform or attempt any hostile act to the others, such animals shall be deemed not to be natural enemies.
(15) 
No tack, equipment, device, substance or material that is, or could be, injurious or cause unnecessary cruelty to any animal shall be used or permitted to be used.
(16) 
Working animals shall be given proper rest periods. Confined or restrained animals shall be given exercise proper for the individual animal under the particular conditions.
(17) 
No animal which is overheated, weakened, exhausted, sick, injured, diseased, lame or otherwise unfit shall be worked, used or rented.
(18) 
No animal which the animal control officer has suspended from use shall be worked or used until released by such officer.
(19) 
No animal bearing evidence of malnutrition, ill health, unhealed injury, or having been kept in an unsanitary condition, shall be displayed.
(20) 
No animal whose appearance is or may be offensive or contrary to public decency shall be displayed.
(21) 
Animals shall not be allowed to constitute or cause a hazard or be a menace to the health, peace or safety of the community.
(22) 
Every violation of an applicable regulation shall be corrected within a reasonable time to be specified by the animal control officer.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
Every person, except the animal control officer or city's animal control authority, taking up any stray animal or any animal which is running at large contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall within twenty-four hours thereafter give notice to the city's animal control authority or to the police department:
(1) 
The fact that he or she has such animal in his or her possession; and
(2) 
The complete description of such animal; and
(3) 
The license number of such animal, if any, and by what county or municipal corporation issued, or the fact that the animal has no license; and
(4) 
The place where such animal is confined; and
(5) 
The animal is scanned for a microchip implant by a veterinarian, pet store, grooming parlor, humane society, or animal control provider.
(Ord. 1970 § 21, 2013)
It is unlawful for any person upon whom any demand is made under authority of this chapter for the exhibition of any dog rabies vaccination certificate or any dog license or tag, to fail or refuse to exhibit the same, if he or she has it in his or her possession.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
Any person who has been bitten by any animal, and any official of the city or any other person in the city having knowledge of any person injured through having been bitten by any animal shall as soon as possible report such occurrence to the city's animal control authority or the police department, giving a description of the animal and the locality where confined.
(Ord. 1970 § 23, 2013)
Whenever any person owning, harboring, controlling, maintaining, possessing or having charge of any dog in the city is informed by any person that such dog has bitten a human being, he or she shall inform or notify the animal control officer. Failure to make, or cause to be made, such report is unlawful. To "bite" means to bite with the teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip or tear any portion of the anatomy of human beings. It does not include the superficial breaking of the skin as from a nip or pawing with the feet of a dog.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
Whenever the animal control officer is informed that a dog has bitten a human being, the department shall notify, whenever possible, the person or custodian of the animal of such fact. A copy of any written notice shall be given or delivered to the health officer.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
Any person who is the owner or custodian of a dog that has bitten a human being shall immediately confine such dog in a safe and humane manner, on such person's premises or at the city animal shelter at charges stated in the resolution of the city council, for ten days upon written order of the health officer. During such period of confinement, the health officer or animal control officer or city animal control authority may enter the premises to inspect or test the dog for rabies.
(Ord. 1970 § 25, 2013)
It is unlawful for any owner or custodian of any dog that has bitten a human being to interfere, delay or obstruct any health officer in conducting any test or observation for rabies of any dog.
(Ord. 1970 § 27, 2013)
If, at the expiration of ten days of observation for rabies, it appears that the dog does not have rabies, then such observation and confinement shall cease. The health officer is empowered to shorten the period of confinement whenever in his or her judgment such dog does not have rabies.
(Ord. 1970 § 29, 2013)
(a) 
Whenever any dog has rabies, the health officer or city agent shall cause the dog to be removed to the city animal shelter where it shall be destroyed. The certificate of a health officer shall be deemed sufficient to designate the dog as a dog afflicted with rabies. It is unlawful for any person within the city to harbor, maintain or cause to be maintained, have control of, or possess any dog that has rabies, and to refuse or neglect to comply with this chapter.
(b) 
Every dog afflicted with rabies is declared to be a public nuisance dangerous to the public health and safety. The health officer, chief of police and the city's animal control authority are directed to abate such nuisance.
(Ord. 1970 § 31, 2013)
No animal ordered confined shall be transported, taken or removed from the place of such confinement unless written authority to do so is first obtained from the health officer, which order shall specify the terms and conditions upon which such removal or transportation of such animal may be made.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
(a) 
The animal control officer shall have the authority to impound and take into custody all:
(1) 
Unlicensed dogs;
(2) 
Any other animal, wild or domestic, required to be licensed by this chapter, which is unlicensed;
(3) 
Any animal being kept or maintained contrary to the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance or state statute;
(4) 
Dogs and other animals running at large contrary to the provisions of the Agricultural Code or any other state statute or this chapter;
(5) 
Animals which have exhibited behavior or characteristics described in subsection (2)(A), (B) or (C) of Section 8.08.005, provided that at the time of being impounded the animal poses an immediate threat to the public health, safety, or welfare;
(6) 
Sick, injured, stray, unwanted or abandoned animals;
(7) 
Dogs which are unvaccinated in violation of this chapter;
(8) 
Animals delivered by the owners to the animal control officer, or all title and interest in which is abandoned by such owners;
(9) 
Animals for which the owners or custodians are unable to care because of imprisonment, illness, bankruptcy, litigation or other contingency, or in cases in which the owners or custodians cannot be found;
(10) 
Animals which have been determined to be dangerous in accordance with Section 8.08.215.
(b) 
No person shall remove any animal from the custody of the animal control officer without first paying the necessary fees as determined by resolution of the city council or without receiving permission from the animal control officer to do so.
(c) 
The animal control officer, and any peace officer, shall have the right to enter upon any public or private property in the city, except a building designated for and used for residential purposes, for the purpose of examining or capturing any dog thereon or therein.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983; Ord. 1431 § 4, 1984; Ord. 1548 § 1, 1989)
The animal control officer may employ a private veterinarian whenever he or she deems it necessary in order to properly care for and maintain any animal. When a veterinarian's fee has been paid or incurred for the care or treatment of any animal, such animal shall not thereafter be redeemed without payment by the owner of such fee, in addition to any and all other fees, so as to reimburse the city for its cost for veterinarian service for such animal.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
The animal control officer shall pick up and dispose of all dead animals on public highways and on public and private property within the city, where the owner is unknown, and also all dead dogs and cats that have been kept as pets. The city council may provide by resolution a fee for such service.
(Ord. 1416 § 7, 1983)
The city council may by contract designate an agency which shall establish, maintain, conduct and operate a suitable enclosure to keep and safely hold all animals subject to impoundment, which enclosure shall be known as the city animal shelter.
(Ord. 1970 § 33, 2013)
The office of the sheltermaster is established. The city council may provide for appointment of a sheltermaster by contract or may delegate appointment by the city manager of a city employee as sheltermaster.
(Ord. 1970 § 35, 2013)
(a) 
The sheltermaster shall maintain a suitable enclosure at the animal shelter for the keeping of all dogs and cats impounded as provided by this chapter.
(b) 
The sheltermaster, designee or police officer shall seize and impound any and all dogs found running at large or being within the city in violation of this chapter, and shall keep such dogs at and in the public animal shelter until they shall have been either redeemed, adopted or humanely destroyed as provided by this chapter.
(c) 
The sheltermaster shall keep a register in which shall be set forth a correct statement of all animals impounded by him or her, the date when each animal was impounded, the reason therefor, the description of each animal, the identifying information of the adoptee and/or the date of humanely destroying any animal.
(Ord. 1970 § 37, 2013)
The sheltermaster shall collect from the owner reclaiming any impounded animal such fees as are determined by resolution of the city council. When the owner or custodian requests disposal of his or her animal, he or she shall pay the fee determined by the city council for pick up of a dog or cat and reasonable costs as determined by the sheltermaster for any other animal.
(Ord. 1970 § 39, 2013)
The sheltermaster shall not release any dog which has been redeemed by the owner unless such dog does not have rabies, and:
(1) 
The owner exhibits a certificate signed by a veterinarian licensed either by the state or by any other state to practice veterinary medicine that:
(A) 
Such dog has been vaccinated with approved killed-virus vaccine less than eighteen months prior to date of release; or
(B) 
Such dog has been vaccinated with approved live-virus vaccine less than thirty months prior to date of release; or
(C) 
Such dog should not be vaccinated with rabies vaccine because such vaccination would jeopardize the health of such dog due to infirmity or other disability, which infirmity or disability and the estimated date of termination thereof is shown on the face of the certificate; or
(2) 
Deposits sufficient funds with the sheltermaster for vaccination of such dog to be paid to the veterinarian upon proof of vaccination within five days.
(Ord. 1970 § 41, 2013)
After taking up and impounding for at least five days any animal found running at large or being maintained contrary to the provisions of this chapter, unless it sooner is redeemed by its owner, the sheltermaster may adopt or destroy or sell such animal, unless the disposition of such animal is covered by some other section of this chapter.
(Ord. 1970 § 43, 2013)
When any animal is impounded pursuant to this chapter, the sheltermaster shall, by the next business day after receiving such animal, give notice either by telephone or by mail, first class, with postage fully prepaid thereon, to the person to whom the current license for such was issued, of the whereabouts of such animal.
(Ord. 1970 § 45, 2013)
Dogs and cats wearing a current valid license tag issued by the city or by the county, or by any municipality within the county, impounded pursuant to this chapter shall not be adopted, destroyed or otherwise disposed of unless:
(1) 
The person to whom the current license for such dog or cat was issued so directs; or
(2) 
Ten full days have elapsed since such person was notified of the whereabouts of his or her dog or cat by telephone; or
(3) 
Five full days have elapsed since a letter, postage fully prepaid, addressed to such person at his or her last known address and informing such person of the whereabouts of his or her dog or cat has been deposited in the United States mail.
(Ord. 1970 § 47, 2013)
(a) 
The sheltermaster shall not release any animal which has been redeemed by the owner or adopted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless the person to whom the animal is released provides satisfactory proof that the animal will be maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable ordinance or statute.
(b) 
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.08.215 of this chapter, the sheltermaster may withhold the release of any animal which, in the opinion of the sheltermaster or animal control officer, has exhibited behavior or characteristics described in subsection (2)(A), (B) or (C) of Section 8.08.005.
(Ord. 1970 § 49, 2013)
When a dog or cat is impounded, the sheltermaster shall cause notice thereof to be posted at the animal shelter, and mailed to the animal's owner or custodian, if known. Such notice shall contain a general description of the animal and shall set forth that, unless reclaimed within ten days from the posting of notice, or if the owner or custodian of the animal is known, ten days from the mailing and posting of such notice, the animal will be adopted or disposed of, and, if the animal is not reclaimed as herein provided before the time of adoption or disposal as specified in such notice, the sheltermaster shall proceed to adopt or dispose of the animal.
(Ord. 1970 § 51, 2013)
When any other animal is impounded, the sheltermaster shall cause notice thereof to be posted at the animal shelter, and mailed to the animal's owner or custodian, if known. Such notice shall contain a general description of such animal, and shall set forth that, unless reclaimed, the animal will be adopted or disposed of, which time shall be not less than ten days from the posting of the notice, or, if the owner or custodian of the animal is known, not less than ten days from the mailing and posting of such notice; and, if the animal is not reclaimed as herein provided before the time of adoption or disposal as specified in such notice, the sheltermaster shall proceed to adopt such animal, or shall dispose of the animal in a humane way.
(Ord. 1970 § 53, 2013)
(a) 
Whenever an animal has exhibited behavior or characteristics described in Section 8.08.005(2) and the owner of the animal is known, or can be ascertained by reasonable diligence, the provisions of this section shall be applicable.
(b) 
Notification of Hearing. The notification required by subsection (c) of this section shall be given by the animal control officer or sheltermaster to the owner of the animal and to any other person who has requested notice of the hearing and shall include the time and place of the hearing. If the animal has been impounded, the notification shall be given concurrently with, or within forty-eight hours after, any notification required by this chapter relative to the impoundment of the animal and shall include a statement that the time period within which to reclaim the animal shall be stayed until the decision of the police chief, or the hearing officer on appeal, has become final.
(c) 
Hearing. Not less than five working days nor more than ten working days after the owner of an animal has been notified that the animal is suspected of being dangerous and the reasons therefor, the police shall conduct an investigation, hearing from the owner of the animal and any other interested person.
If the police chief determines that the animal is dangerous, he or she may order that the animal not be kept, maintained, caused to be maintained, harbored or possessed within the city or, if the police chief determines that the dangerousness of the animal can be abated, he or she shall impose conditions upon the maintenance or possession of the animal within the city. Such conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, adequate and secure muzzling, adequate and secure yard fencing and gates, adequate warning of the dangerousness of the animal and adequate and secure control of the animal by a competent person when the animal is allowed onto places open to the public. If the police chief determines that the dangerousness of the animal cannot be abated or that the conditions previously imposed upon the maintenance or possession of the animal within the city have not eliminated the dangerousness of the animal or have not been complied with, and that no other location can be found where the animal could be kept without presenting a threat to the public health, safety or welfare, the police chief may order that the animal be destroyed.
(d) 
Notification of Decision. Within twenty-four hours after the close of the hearing, the police chief shall notify the owner of the animal and any persons who testified at the hearing of his or her decision and the reasons therefor. The notification shall also state the procedure for appealing the decision to the hearing officer.
The decision of the police chief shall become final four working days after the police chief gives notice of his or her decision, unless the decision is sooner appealed to a hearing officer as set forth in subsection (e) herein. Not-withstanding the appeal period, the decision of the police chief shall be deemed final upon his or her receipt of a written waiver of the right to appeal from the owner of the animal and any person who testified at the hearing.
(e) 
Appeal. The owner of the animal or any other person entitled to notice pursuant to subsection (d) of this section may appeal the decision of the police chief to a hearing officer to be hired by the city by filing a written statement of the grounds therefor with the city clerk. The hearing officer shall be a neutral person as designated by the city manager. The hearing officer shall demonstrate those qualifications, training, and objectivity prescribed by the city manager as are necessary and which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of such hearing officer.
The hearing officer shall hear the appeal within fifteen days after the appeal is filed. Not less than five days prior to the hearing, the city clerk shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing to the owner of the animal and any person entitled to notice pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. The hearing officer may affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the police chief and shall state the reasons therefor. The decision of the hearing officer shall be final when rendered.
(f) 
Release and Impound Fee. If the animal has been impounded, the provisions of this subsection shall be applicable. The animal shall not be released, except in accordance with the final decision of the police chief, or the hearing officer on appeal, and upon a finding by the police chief, or the hearing officer on appeal, that the conditions imposed will be complied with by the owner or person in control of the animal.
The animal shall be released in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; provided that the impound fees shall be waived if:
(1) 
The police chief decided that the animal is not dangerous;
(2) 
On appeal by the owner of the animal, the hearing officer reverses the decision of the police chief that the animal is dangerous or, if the police chief decided that the animal is dangerous and imposed conditions, the hearing officer modifies the conditions under which the animal may be maintained or possessed; or
(3) 
The appeal, if any, was filed by a person other than the owner or other person entitled to custody of the animal.
(g) 
Notices. Notification required by this section shall be given in writing by personal service or United States Postal Service, certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the person to be notified at his or her last known address. The giving of notice shall be deemed to have occurred as of the date of personal service or as of the date of deposit in the course of transmission of the United States Postal Service.
(Ord. 1970 § 55, 2013)
No person shall remove or free, or attempt to remove or free, any animal from the possession of the city animal control officer, sheltermaster, or police officer, while conveying such animal to the animal shelter, or after such animal is confined in the animal shelter.
(Ord. 1970 § 58, 2013)
All animals, taken into custody of the sheltermaster, which are infected with any dangerous or communicable disease or which are injured beyond recovery may be destroyed by the sheltermaster. No person being the owner or custodian of any animal infected with any infectious or contagious disease, such as glanders, farchy, anthrax or tuberculosis, shall permit or allow the same to go upon any street, alley or other public place, or to come in contact with any other animal not so infected.
(Ord. 1970 § 60, 2013)
It is the duty of the sheltermaster to keep a record and description of all animals taken into his or her custody and impounded, showing the date and manner of their disposal, and if redeemed, reclaimed or purchased, and the amount of all fees received by him or her for taking up, impounding, redeeming, reclaiming or purchasing the same, as the case may be.
(Ord. 1970 § 62, 2013)
The sheltermaster, the animal control officer, the health officer and all police officers of the city and their respective deputies or representatives are charged with enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to pursue, capture and impound any animals found or discovered in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and each of them is authorized to enter upon any private property while engaged in the immediate discharge of the duties required of them, or any of them, under this chapter, for the purpose of enforcing its provisions.
(Ord. 1970 § 66, 2013)
It is unlawful for the owner or person in control of a dangerous animal to fail to surrender the dangerous animal into the custody of the city's animal control authority when requested to do so in accordance with Section 8.08.140, or to fail to comply with all of the conditions imposed pursuant to the hearing held in accordance with Section 8.08.215.
(Ord. 1970 § 68, 2013)