No person shall keep or cause to be kept any dog that is over the age of four months within the Town for more than 10 days unless the dog is licensed as provided in this chapter and has around its neck a collar to which is attached a plate or tag as provided by this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
(a) 
Application for a dog license shall be made to the City Treasurer or his or her designated representative on the form provided by such officer and shall be accompanied by a certificate of anti-rabies vaccination for the dog to be licensed.
(b) 
The term of any dog license issued under this chapter commences on the date of the issuance of the license and terminates on or before the expiration date of the certificate of anti-rabies vaccination accompanying the application for the dog license.
(c) 
All dog licenses issued under this chapter shall be numbered and shall be in such form as provided by the City Treasurer.
(d) 
Upon approval of the application, payment of the applicable license fee, and payment of any applicable late fee, the City Treasurer or his or her designated representative shall issue the dog license in the name of the owner or possessor of the dog to be licensed. Such license shall not be transferable to another owner or possessor and shall not be valid for another dog.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
(a) 
The fee for a dog license issued under this chapter, except as provided in subsections (b), (c) and (d) below, shall be set forth in the Town's fee schedule.
(b) 
The license fee for spayed female dogs and neutered male dogs shall be one-half of the fee listed in the fee schedule for subsection (a).
(c) 
No person having impaired hearing or eyesight shall be required to pay any license fee for any dog specially trained and principally used for the purpose of leading or guiding such person.
(d) 
If a person fails to obtain a dog license within 10 days after service of a written notice on him or her that such license is required, or 30 days after the expiration of a dog license, or 10 days after acquiring a dog or moving into the Town limits with a dog, then a late fee as set forth in the Town's municipal fee schedule shall be charged in addition to the applicable license fee.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
A plate or tag with an identification number inscribed thereon shall be furnished to the owner or possessor of the dog to be licensed with each initial dog license. Such identification number shall not be transferable to another dog. The Superintendent shall keep a record of identification numbers, licenses issued, a general description of each dog for which an identification number and license are issued, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner or possessor of each dog for which an identification number and license are issued. It shall be the responsibility of every dog owner to ensure that the Superintendent of the Animal Center has on file the current address and telephone number for any licensed dog.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
Every dog not wearing a collar to which is attached a valid plate or tag provided under this chapter, found or being within the Town, shall be taken by an Animal Control Officer or the Sheriff and impounded in the animal center where it may be redeemed by the owner or person entitled to its possession within three days after impounding on payment to the City of all accrued charges and costs. If not redeemed, such dog shall be destroyed by the Superintendent; provided, however, that the Superintendent is authorized to keep valuable dogs and sell them, and his or her receipt for the sale thereof shall be a valid title to the purchaser.
Any dog which has been within the Town for 10 days or less and which is held continuously under a leash not more than six feet in length by an able-bodied person or confined within an enclosure or vehicle shall not be taken by an Animal Control Officer or the police and impounded in the animal center.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
Whenever any plate or tag as provided in this chapter is lost or stolen, the City Treasurer may issue a duplicate upon application therefor and upon the payment of a fee as set forth in the Town's fee schedule and the filing of an affidavit by the owner or possessor of said dog to the effect that such tag or plate was lost or stolen.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
Whenever a dog is redeemed, the party redeeming must execute a receipt for the dog.
If a license fee has not been paid for the then current year for any impounded dog, the party redeeming must, before redemption, pay in advance all charges for rabies vaccination and will receive a citation or notice to comply with the licensing ordinance within 10 days.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
No person owning or harboring any dog shall allow or permit such dog, whether licensed or not, to be upon a public street, sidewalk, park, school ground, public place or upon any unenclosed lot or land except when held under leash by an able-bodied person.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
An Animal Control Officer shall not seize or impound a dog for violation of an ordinance requiring a dog to be leashed or issue citations for violation of such ordinance when the dog has not strayed from and is upon private property owned by the dog owner or the person who has a right to control the dog, or upon private property to which the dog owner or person who has a right to control the dog has a right of possession. A dog that has strayed from but then returned to the private property of his or her owner or the person who has a right to control the dog shall not be seized or impounded, but in such case, a citation may be issued; provided, however, that if in such a situation the owner or person who has a right to control the dog is not home, the dog may be impounded. The Animal Control Officer shall post a notice of such impounding on the front door of the living unit of the owner or person who has a right to control the dog. Such notice shall state the following: that the dog has been impounded, where the dog is being held, the name, address, and telephone number of the agency or person to be contacted regarding release of the dog, and an indication of the ultimate disposition of the dog if no action to regain it is taken within a specified period of time by its owner or by the person who has a night to control the dog.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
A juvenile citation may be issued to any person under 18 years of age for violations of the ordinances codified in this chapter. A juvenile hearing shall result from issuance of a juvenile citation, requiring an appearance with one parent before the superintendent of the animal center. Failure to appear may result in citation being referred to the Santa Clara County Juvenile Probation Department.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)