Artesia Municipal Code Ch. 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:

10.40.065 Animal Public Nuisance.

(a) Any animal that barks, howls, whines, and/or makes other loud, disturbing noises, whether within a building or enclosure, while tied, while otherwise confined, or while at large upon any public street, sidewalk, improvement, park, other public place, or private property, and which noise disrupts the public peace or causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness within in the area of the animal, shall be considered a public nuisance. Disturbing noise shall mean continuous barking, howling, whining, and/or other loud noise made by an animal for a period of 10 minutes, or intermittent barking, howling, whining, and/or other loud noise made by an animal with breaks of five minutes or less for a continuous 30 minute period. An animal shall not be deemed to be a public nuisance for purposes of this Subsection A if, at any time the animal is making disturbing noises, a person is trespassing or threatening to trespass upon private property in or upon which the animal is located, or when the animal is being teased or provoked. Further, any animal (or animals) which molests passersby or passing vehicles, attacks other animals, trespasses on school grounds, is repeatedly at large, or damages and/or trespasses on private or public property, shall be considered a public nuisance.

(b) No person shall maintain, permit, or allow a public nuisance to exist upon his or her property or premises, premises occupied or leased by him or her, or public property. Every person who maintains, permits, or allows a public nuisance to exist in violation of this Subsection B, after reasonable notice in writing from the department of animal care and control has been served upon such person to cease such nuisance, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The existence of such nuisance for each and every day after the service of such notice shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.

(Ord. 462, § 1; Ord. 613, § 4; Ord. 677, § 1; Ord. 18-862, § 2; Ord. 20-903, § 1)

(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)