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Title 8 — \ANIMALS

Chapter 8.08 — \GENERAL PROVISIONS ;rn0;9

Amador City Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Amador City

  • For the statutory provisions authorizing counties to fix limits within which animals may not run at large, see Government Code § 25802.

8.08.020 Legal effect of license.

The issuance of any license or permit to keep an animal or animals as provided for in this title is prima facie evidence that the owner has satisfied the basic licensing requirements under this title, but such issuance shall be given no evidentiary weight to indicate that the owner has conformed to zoning regulations, building regulations, health and safety regulations, or to any other applicable rule, regulation, or statute, unless, pursuant to the issuance, official written approval has been given by the office or agency responsible for the administration of the rule, regulation, or statute in

question. If such approval has been given, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence that the matter approved is in accordance with the rule, regulation, or statute in question.

8.08.030 Prohibited conduct.

No owner of any animal, wild or domestic, except the domestic cat, shall permit or allow said animal to do any of the following things:

A.

Run at large;

B.

Trespass upon public property or upon any private property;

C.

Habitually make loud noise for a period of fifteen consecutive minutes or longer, or act in such a manner so as to constitute a public nuisance. Violation of this subsection shall constitute an infraction.

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