Butte County Municipal Code Art. II Nutria

Nutria as used in this article, pertains to the animal also known as "South American beaver" and also known as "coypu."

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)

Any person raising, keeping or having nutria in the county shall make a monthly report to the agricultural commissioner of the county, upon a form prescribed by him, stating the number of nutria animals on hand; number of nutria animals pelted during the month; number of nutria animals sold, exchanged or given away during the month; the name and address and the nutria permit number of the person receiving the nutria animals; the number of surviving nutria animals newly born during the month; the number of nutria animals acquired during the month from any source; and the name, address and nutria permit number of the person supplying such nutria animals.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)

Any nutria animal grower desiring to terminate or wind up his nutria growing business other than by sale or other transfer of ownership shall forthwith notify in writing the agricultural commissioner of the county, who shall then arrange with such nutria grower to have a representative of the office of the agricultural commissioner of the county present to supervise the disposal of all nutria animals; and upon the completion of such disposal as so supervised, the agricultural commissioner of the county shall issue said nutria grower a certificate showing full compliance with the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)

It shall be unlawful to raise or keep nutria in an area designated by the agricultural commissioner of the county to be subject to flooding to such an extent that nutria animals could or might escape from their pens or places of confinement.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)

The provisions of this article are supplemental to and in addition to the provisions relating to nutria contained in sections 5401 to 5405 of the California Food and Agricultural Code.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)