Chapter 1 — ANIMALS AND BIRDS

Editor's Note: Previous ordinances contained herein include Ordinance Nos. 142, 184, 241, 389, 408, 411 and 458.

Except as hereinafter provided, Title 10, Animals, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended by the County effective September 6, 2016 and is hereby adopted by reference as the Animal Control Ordinance of the City of Artesia.

A copy of Title 10, Animals, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended by the County effective September 6, 2016, has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk and shall at all times be maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. 462, § 1; Ord. 613, § 1; Ord. 677, § 1; Ord. 704, § 1; Ord. 10-753, § 1; Ord. 11-776, § 1; Ord. 20-903, § 1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6-1.01, the following words and phrases used in the Animal Control Ordinance are defined as follows:

"County of Los Angeles" shall mean the City of Artesia, except where the County of Los Angeles is the correct notation due to circumstances.

"Public property" shall mean any real property owned by the State of California, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Artesia or any other State or local governmental entity within the City.

"Public street" shall mean any public thoroughfare, avenue, road, street, highway, boulevard, parkway, way, drive, lane, alley, court, including the right-of-way for vehicular traffic, parking gutters, curbs, and sidewalks.

"Unincorporated area of the County of los angeles" shall mean and include the area of the City of Artesia in its true geographical location.

"Wild pigeon" shall mean any bird of the family Columbidae, but shall not apply to any pigeon that is under the care and control of any person.

(Ord. 630, § 3; Ord. 677, § 1; Ord. 20-903, § 1)

Unless otherwise stated, a violation of any provisions of the Animal Control Ordinance is an infraction which is punishable as provided in Subsection 1-2.01(b) of the Artesia Municipal Code.

(Ord. 458, § 2; Ord. 462, § 1; Ord. 613, § 3; Ord. 616, § 1; Ord. 677, § 1; Ord. 20-903, § 1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6-1.01, the following section of the Animal Control Ordinance is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

• (a) Purpose. The large numbers of wild pigeons in the City have, at the present time, become a nuisance, causing defacement, deterioration, litter, and damage to public and private property. The ordinance codified in this chapter seeks to prohibit the feeding of wild pigeons on public streets and public and private property, and thereby discourage the maintenance and breeding of pigeons in the City.

• (b) Prohibition. No person shall feed, or cause to be fed, any wild pigeon, as defined in this chapter, on any public street or on any public or private property, within the City.

• (Ord. 630, § 4; Ord. 677, § 1; Ord. 20-903, § 1)