No person owning or having possession, charge, custody, or control of any animal, except cats, shall cause, permit or allow the animal to stray, run, or in any other manner to be at large in or upon any public street, sidewalk, park or school ground, or upon an unenclosed lot or land.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
No person shall stake out, herd or graze any animal upon any unenclosed lot or land in any manner so that the animal may be or go beyond the boundary of such lot or land. No person shall stake or tie, or leave staked or tied, within 100 feet of an inhabited or uninhabited residence, any horse, cow, sheep, pig, mule, llama or goat in an open lot, without the written consent of the owner or occupant of such residence.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
All horses, cows, sheep, pigs, mules, llamas and goats within the Town, when not in use, shall be kept inside of secure enclosures all times.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
No person shall tie any animal to any shrub or tree growing upon or along any of the sidewalks or streets of the Town.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
It is unlawfu1 for the owner or person having custody of any dog to permit either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, any such dog to commit any act constituting nuisance as defined under California Civil Code Section 3479 et seq., and as such part may hereafter be amended. Without limiting the foregoing, no person owning or controlling any dog shall permit the animal to (a) defecate or urinate on private properties, other than that of the owner or the person having control of the animal; or (b) defecate on public property without immediately cleaning or removing the excrement to a proper receptacle.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
No person shall place, leave or expose, in any place accessible to birds, dogs, cats or any domestic animals, with the intent to kill or harm such animals, any poisonous substance or ingredient, or any edible or any other substance or ingredient which has in any manner been treated or prepared with any poisonous substance or ingredient.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
(a) 
No more than three cats may be kept or maintained at any street address within the Town.
(b) 
No more than one unspayed female cat may be kept or maintained at any street address within the Town.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
Any person owning or having control, custody, charge or possession of any cat, dog or bird for breeding purposes shall secure a breeding permit from the Superintendent of the Animal Shelter. The fee for such permit shall be as set forth in the Towns fee schedule. A cat, dog or bird shall be deemed to be used for breeding purposes if more than one litter per year is raised per permit holder.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
It is unlawful for the owner or person having possession, charge, custody or control of any female dog or cat to cause or permit or allow the same to stray or run or in any other manner to be at large upon any public street, lane, alley, or other public place in the Town while such female cat or dog is in heat.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
It is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or permit in or upon any premises within the Town any barking dog that is under the control of that person. "Barking dog" means a dog that barks, bays, cries, howls or makes any other noise continuously and incessantly for a period of 10 minutes within a 15 minutes period to the disturbance of any other person. The issuance of a citation shall be within the discretion of the Animal Control Officer or other enforcement person.
Nothing in this section shall require or prevent the utilization of nuisance abatement procedures for abatement of the nuisance created by such barking dog.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
Every owner of a dog over four months of age shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with an anti-rabies vaccine approved by the State Department of Public Health. Revaccination shall be made at such intervals of time as may be prescribed by the State Department of Public Health.
Any animal may be exempted from the rabies vaccination requirement upon approval of the Superintendent of the Animal Center, and upon presentation of an affidavit from a licensed veterinarian stating that, in the opinion of such veterinarian, the vaccination would be injurious to the health and well-being of such animal.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14. 1994)
All animals and all premises, enclosures or structures wherein animals are kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary and secure condition, free from all obnoxious odors and substances. All animals and all premises, enclosures or structures wherein animals are kept shall be thoroughly cleaned, and all debris, refuse, manure, urine, waste food, or other removal materials shall be removed therefrom every day or more often as necessary.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14, 1994)
(a) 
No person shall transport an animal in a motor vehicle on any public roadway unless the animal is safely enclosed within the vehicle by means of a container, cage or other device which will prevent the animal from falling from, jumping from or being thrown from the motor vehicle.
(b) 
No person shall leave any animal in an unattended motor vehicle without adequate ventilation or in such a manner as to subject the animal to extreme temperatures which may adversely affect the health or well-being of the animal.
(§ 1, Ord. 367, eff. January 14. 1994)