The animal shelter shall not sell or give away any female cat
more than six months of age that has not been spayed, or any male
cat of more than six months of age that has not been altered. The
animal shelter shall not sell or give away any cat less than six months
of age unless the cost of spaying or altering such cat has been deposited
in trust with the Director for payment to a veterinarian or spaying
or altering clinic designated by the person purchasing or receiving
the cat. The deposit shall be refunded to the owner upon proof of
sterilization.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No owner or person having charge, custody or control of any
dog shall permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise
due care to control, any such dog to defecate and to allow such feces
thereafter to remain on any public sidewalk, street, parkway, park
or any other public right-of-way or property, or on any improved private
property other than that of the owner or person who has custody or
control of such dog.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85; amended by Ord. 1126, adopted 6-25-02)
No person shall dye, color or other artificially treat any rabbit,
baby chick, duckling or other animal or fowl.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person shall display, sell, offer for sale, barter or give
away any rabbit, baby chick, duckling or other fowl which has been
dyed, colored or any animal otherwise artificially treated.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Every person owning or occupying premises where any animal,
fowl or bird is kept shall keep the stable, barn, stall, pen, coop,
building or place in which said animal is kept in a clean and sanitary
condition.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Every person owning or operating any veterinary hospital or
other establishment for the treatment of animals, shall give written
notice to the owner of any such animal left in the hospital or institution
for treatment, of the death of such animal, provided the name and
address of the owner has been filed in the office of the veterinary
hospital or other institution.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and no person shall cause,
suffer or permit the carcass of any animal to remain upon any lot,
premises or place owned, controlled or occupied by him or it for a
period of more than 24 hours, or to bury the carcass of any animal
upon any premises owned, controlled or occupied by him, her or it
in the City.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person shall bring any dog, cat or other live animal, or
permit any dog, cat or other live animal to be brought into or remain
in any room or place, other than a private home where food is not
handled for commercial purposes, in which meat, fish, game, poultry,
fruit, vegetables, bakery goods or any other food or food product
is stored, kept, held, prepared, exposed or offered for sale, or sold
for human consumption, or permit any dog, cat or other live animal
to ride upon or get into or upon any wagon, or other vehicle in which
any such articles offered or to be offered for sale for human consumption
are being kept or transported; provided, however, that the provisions
of this section shall not apply to a dog trained to guide the blind.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person shall transport any animal on the running board of
any motor vehicle or outside the passenger compartment, tonneau or
body thereof, unless such animal is protected by a framework or other
device which will prevent such animal from falling off, jumping or
being thrown from such motor vehicle whether in motion or not.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person shall keep any animal which is known or believed by
him to be infected with any dangerous or communicable disease, or
which is afflicted with any painful disease believed by him to be
incurable, without a permit to do so from the Health Officer of the
City or other person(s) designated by the City.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and no person shall
keep, maintain or permit upon any lot or parcel of land within the
City under his or her control, any animal or animals including any
fowl or fowls, which by any sound, or cry, shall interfere with the
comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an individual.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person shall set or use any spring steel trap, No. 1 or larger,
in the City. (This section shall not prohibit the use of gopher traps.)
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person shall, within this city, willfully slaughter or cause
to be slaughtered any cattle, calf, horse, mule, sheep, swine or goat
or any other animal. This section shall not apply to the slaughter
of such animals within an educational institution, physician's office
or laboratory for medical research or other scientific purposes by
a person licensed by the State of California to practice veterinary
medicine or by any commercial establishment duly licensed by the City
and the United States Department of Agriculture as a slaughterhouse.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
(a)
No person shall intentionally kill any dog or cat within the City.
The prohibition of this subsection shall not apply to any licensed
veterinarian, duly registered animal control officer, or any person
acting to protect himself or herself, another person or property from
imminent peril by a dog or cat.
(b)
No person shall consume, within the City, meat or meat by-products
from a dog or cat.
(Added by Ord. 889, adopted 5-23-89)
It is unlawful for any person to willfully and maliciously kill
a police canine or to willfully tease, taunt, torment, harass, strike,
kick, mutilate, disable, distract, or injure any police canine, or
to cause any other person or animal to impede, harass or interfere
with the function of any dog while such animal is being utilized by
the Police Department, or any officer or employee thereof, in the
performance of any function or duty of said department, of such officer
or employee.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Any police canine may enter any building or location that may
be entered by any police officer while the dog is being used by the
Department to carry out any of its lawful functions.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person shall keep or maintain or suffer or permit to be kept
or maintained upon any premises owned or controlled by him or her,
any dog, male or female, kept mainly for breeding purposes, except
within industrially zoned property and then only in an approved kennel.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Any person owning or having control, custody, charge or possession
of any cat or dog for breeding purposes shall secure a cat or dog
breeding permit from the Director. Fee for said cat or dog breeding
permit shall be established by the Director. Any kitten or puppy sold
from a litter for profit over and above the cost of advertising, if
any, shall be prima facie evidence of cat or dog breeding.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
In any portion of the City no person shall establish, keep or
maintain, or suffer or permit to be established, kept or maintained,
upon premises owned or controlled by him or her in the City, any cat
kennel, except within industrially zoned property and then only in
an approved kennel.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
In order to provide a method for identifying cats, a license
may be obtained as prescribed in Part 4. This section shall not require
the licensing of cats, but merely provide for their optional licensing.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No person owning or having charge, custody, control or possession
of any animal, reptile or serpent within the enclosed premises of
such person unless and until he or she has first secured a permit
to do so and complies with all terms and conditions of such permit
and, in addition, thereto, such animal, reptile or serpent shall at
all times be so confined, controlled and restrained in such manner
so the life, limb or property of any person lawfully entering such
premises shall not be endangered.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall have, keep,
maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control
within the City any animal or reptile described in Section 4230 hereof
without first applying for and receiving a permit from the Director
to do so.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
An application for any permit required pursuant to this Part
shall be made to the Director in writing and upon a form furnished
by the Director if so required. Said application shall be verified
by the person who desires to have, keep, maintain or have in his possession,
or under his control, in the City, the animal or reptile for which
permit is required, and shall set forth the following:
(a)
Name, address and telephone number of the applicant.
(b)
The applicant's interest in such animal or reptile.
(c)
The proposed location, and the name, address and telephone number
of the owner of such location, and of the lessee, if any.
(d)
The number and general description of all animals or reptiles for
which the permit is sought.
(e)
Any information known to the application concerning vicious or dangerous
propensities of all such animals or reptiles.
(f)
The housing arrangements for all such animals or reptiles with particular
details as to safety of structure, locks, fencing, etc.
(g)
Safety precautions proposed to be taken.
(h)
Noises or odors anticipated in the keeping of such animals or reptiles.
(i)
Prior history of incidents involving the public health or safety
involving any of said animals or reptiles.
(j)
Any additional information required by the Director at the time of
filing such application, or thereafter.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Copies of any application for permit under this article shall
be sent by the Director to the law enforcement agency, Planning Department,
and to any other department or agency from which information is sought,
and no permit shall be granted without receipt of a report from the
departments or agencies to which copies of the application have been
sent, unless waived by the City Manager/Administrator for good cause.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Any person dissatisfied with the ruling of the Director may,
within 10 days thereafter, appeal from said decision to the City Council;
such appeal shall be a simple statement in writing setting forth in
common terms the basis of said appeal. An appeal fee, as established
by the Director, shall be required for each appeal to the City Council.
No appeal shall be placed on the agenda of any meeting of the City
Council until such fee has been paid.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No permit shall be granted except with the conditions attached
as shall, in the opinion of the person or agency approving such permit,
reasonably ensure the public health, safety and general welfare, and
no permit shall be granted in any event for any animal, reptile or
serpent at any particular location except upon an explicit finding
by the person or agency approving such permit that the issuance thereof
will not be contrary to the public health, safety and general welfare.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
The Director shall take possession of any animal or reptile
described under Section 4226 for which a permit has not been issued,
or if previously issued has been revoked, and keep the same until
the proper permit has been secured by the owner thereof and shall
release the same to the owner when all fees and costs have been paid
and all laws and permit conditions complied with.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
No permit required by this chapter shall be granted for a period
in excess of one year. An application for renewal of any permit shall
be made not less than 45 days prior to the expiration thereof, and
shall be accompanied by the same fee as required upon making the original
application or the payment of a lesser fee when, in the opinion of
the Director the public health, safety and general welfare do not
require further investigation prior to such renewal.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
The Director may, for good cause, revoke any permit or modify
any terms or provisions thereof, except permits which have been approved
by the Planning Commission or City Council, after informal public
hearing, and may, in the event it is reasonably necessary to protect
against an immediate threat or danger to the public health or safety,
suspend any permit or portion thereof without hearing for a period
not to exceed 30 days.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
Any person aggrieved by such action may, upon payment of an
appeal fee, have such action reviewed by the City Council, but the
filing of an appeal shall not stay any order of suspension.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
The permit requirements of this chapter shall not apply to any
person so keeping or maintaining or having in his possession or control
any animal or reptile defined in Section 4226 when such persons transporting
such animal or reptile through the City, has taken adequate safeguards
to protect the public, and has notified the local law enforcement
agency of the proposed route of transportation and time thereof.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to animals which
are kept confined in any public zoo, museum or circus, carnival, exhibition
or show.
(Added by Ord. 806, adopted 11-26-85)
