Arcadia Municipal Code § 4124.1 License Required

No person shall have, harbor or keep, or cause or permit to be harbored or kept, any unlicensed dog over four (4) months of age.

(Amended by Ord. 1187 adopted 2-5-63)

Any license and each dog license tag provided for herein for a dog which has been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, and for a dog owned by a blind person for which some recognized dog training institution certifies that such dog has been successfully trained to lead the blind, shall be of indefinite duration so long as the same individual owns or harbors the same dog. Every other license and dog license tag provided for herein shall be for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issue.

(Amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

The licensing provisions of this Division do not apply to:

(a) Any dog found within the City when the owner thereof resides in any municipality or unincorporated area within the County and such dog is wearing or has attached to it a license tag for the current year issued by such municipality or county;

(b) Any dog owned by or in 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 (30) days;

(c) Any dog brought into the City and kept therein for not to exceed thirty (30) days for the exclusive purpose of entering the same in any bench show or dog exhibition or field trials or competition;

(d) Any dog brought or sent into the City from any point outside thereof for the exclusive purpose of receiving veterinary care in any dog hospital, in the event that such dog is kept at all times strictly confined within such hospital.

(e) Any dog wearing or having attached to it a license tag for the current year issued by any other municipality or unincorporated territory in the County when the owner thereof has, within one (1) year last past, moved his principal place of residence from such municipality or unincorporated territory in the County to the City.

(Amended by Ord. 1543 adopted 10-7-75)

The Poundmaster shall not issue a license unless the applicant exhibits a certificate signed by a veterinarian licensed either by the State or by any other state to practice veterinary medicine that:

(a) The period elapsing from the date of vaccination with approved rabies vaccine to the date of expiration of the license being issued does not exceed the time as established by the state, or

(b) 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 and the estimated date of termination thereof is shown on the face of the certificate to the satisfaction of the Poundmaster.

(Amended by Ord. 1187 adopted 2-5-63; amended by Ord. 1932 adopted 3-19-91)

The Poundmaster may accept the payment of the fee for a license tag and a license for a dog which has not been vaccinated as required by this Part on condition that the owner of such dog, within five (5) days thereafter, have such dog vaccinated and submit the required veterinarian's certificate to the Poundmaster. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Poundmaster shall issue the license tag and license.

When the Poundmaster issues a dog license, it shall be in the form of a receipt for the amount paid for the dog license tag and the additional amount, if any, paid for the license, and he shall show on the receipt the age of the dog, the date of last vaccination and the type of vaccine used as shown on the veterinarian's certificate, or, if the license was issued without proof of vaccination, the reasons therefor.

(Amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

The license fees provided for herein shall be paid annually in advance to the Poundmaster. A delinquency charge as set forth by Resolution of the City Council shall be assessed when the license fees provided for in this Chapter are not paid on or before the expiration date or the date the license is required to be obtained by the provisions of this Title.

(Amended by Ord. 1686 adopted 9-18-79; amended by Ord. 1932 adopted 3-19-91; amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

Pursuant to Section 439.01 of the California Agricultural Code, the Poundmaster shall issue serially numbered metallic dog license tags stamped with the name of the City and shall collect for each such tag as set forth by Resolution of the City Council.

(Amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

(a) Every person owning or having custody or control of any dog over the age of four (4) months in the City not covered by the provisions of Section 4124.2.3 shall first obtain an annual license from the Poundmaster for each of such dogs and at the same time obtain a dog license tag, and for such license or licenses, shall pay a fee as set forth by Resolution of the City Council.

(b) In addition to the Poundmaster, veterinary hospitals in Arcadia that are authorized by the City may issue dog licenses.

(Amended by Ord. 1434 adopted 7-6-71, effective 7-1-71; amended by Ord. 1519 adopted 11-5-74; amended by Ord. 1630 adopted 5/16/78; amended by Ord. 1727 adopted 8-4-81; amended by Ord. 1860 adopted 6-2-87; amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

Every person owning or having custody or control of a dog over the age of four (4) months which has been honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, or a dog owned by a blind person who submits proof to the Poundmaster that such dog has been successfully trained to lead the blind person as a guide dog, shall procure a dog license tag and a license, which dog license tag and license shall be good while such dog is owned or harbored by the same person. No fee shall be charged for such license over and above the fee required for the dog license tag as set forth by Resolution of the City Council.

(Amended by Ord. 1187 adopted 2-5-63; amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

The Poundmaster at his discretion may accept negotiable paper in the payment of any fee, deposit or charge required by this Title. The acceptance of negotiable paper constitutes a payment of the fee, deposit or charge when, but not before, the paper is duly paid. If any negotiable paper is not paid on due presentation for any reason, any record of the payment made on any official record because of its acceptance shall be canceled, and the payment, deposit or charge for which such negotiable paper was tendered shall be deemed not to have been paid, and the permit, tag or license, if any has been issued, shall be deemed not to have been issued. The person to whom any tag has been issued in such case shall return such tag to the Poundmaster. The Poundmaster shall make any memorandum necessary to enable him to make proper cancellation on its return without payment.

(a) If a certificate from a licensed veterinarian is presented that the dog has been spayed or neutered, pursuant to Section 30804.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, a person owning such dog shall obtain a dog license and tag and pay a fee as set forth by Resolution of the City Council.

(b) A fee of one-half (1/2) the amount stated in Section 4124.2.2 shall be charged to persons presenting proof and qualifying for senior citizen status. For purposes of this Section, persons over sixty (60) years of age qualify for senior citizen status.

(Added by Ord. 1519 adopted 11-5-74; amended by Ord. 1630 adopted 5-16-78; amended by Ord. 1727 adopted 8-4-81; amended by Ord. 1860 adopted 6-2-87; amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

A license tag for an individual dog shall be securely affixed to a collar, harness, or other device which shall at all times be worn by such dog except while such dog remains indoors or in any enclosed yard or pen.

If any license tag for an individual dog is lost or destroyed, a duplicate thereof may be procured from the Poundmaster upon the submission to the Poundmaster of such proof as he may require and upon the payment therefor of the fee as set forth by Resolution of the City Council.

(Amended by Ord. 1187 adopted 2-5-63; amended by Ord. 2014 adopted 7-5-94)

No unauthorized person shall remove from any dog any collar or harness or other device to which is attached a license tag for the current year or remove such tag therefrom.

No person shall attach to or keep upon, or cause or permit to be attached to or kept upon any dog, any tag provided for in this Part except a tag issued for such dog under the provisions of this Part, or attach or keep upon, or cause or permit to be attached to or kept upon, any dog or make or cause or permit to be made, or have in possession, any counterfeit or imitation of any tag provided for in this Part.

Pursuant to Section 30652 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the City Poundmaster shall deposit all sums received for dog license tags and all fines collected for violations of Division 14 of the Food and Agricultural Code into a special fund hereby created to be known as the Livestock Indemnity Fund, the monies of which shall be used:

(a) First, to pay fees for the issuance of dog license tags.

(b) Second, to pay fees, salaries, costs, expenses, or any or all of them for the enforcement of Division 14 of the Food and Agricultural Code and this Part.

(c) Third, to pay damages to owners of livestock killed by dogs.

(d) Fourth, to pay costs of any hospitalization or emergency care of animals pursuant to Section 597f of the Penal Code.

(Amended by Ord. 1630 adopted 5/16/78)

Any person owning any livestock killed by dogs may file a claim and accompanying affidavits as provided in Sections 30653 and 30654 of the Agricultural Code, with the City Clerk. "Livestock" as used in this Section includes domestic fowl and rabbits as well as animals.

(Amended by Ord. 1630 adopted 5/16/78)

The City Council shall refer every claim filed under subsection 4124.4.2. to the Poundmaster. The Poundmaster shall investigate all such claims and shall inform the Council whether or not, in his opinion, such claims are valid, and if valid, for what amount.