Cathedral City Municipal Code Ch. 10.10 Local Amendments

Any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and County Code Title 6 as adopted by Section 10.05.020 shall be resolved in favor of this chapter and such shall govern. Any conflicts between provisions between County Code Title 17 (Zoning) and Title 9 (Planning and Zoning) of this code shall be resolved in favor of Title 9 and such shall govern.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 2020)

A. No person owning, keeping or having in his or her care or custody any dog shall knowingly fail, refuse or neglect to clean up any feces of the dog immediately and dispose of it in a sanitary manner whenever the dog has defecated upon public or private property without the consent of the public or private owner or person in lawful possession or charge of the property.

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to a blind person being accompanied by a guide dog or signal dog, nor shall they be construed to require or countenance any act of trespass upon private property. Whenever the feces to be cleaned up cannot be reached without a significant trespass upon the private property on which the feces is located, the person having the duty pursuant to subsection A of this section to clean it up shall first obtain consent to do so from the owner or person in lawful possession or charge of property.

C. No person owning, keeping, or having in his or her care or custody, any dog shall knowingly fail, refuse or neglect to clean up any feces from their property, owned or rented, no less than twice a week and disposed of in an air tight container. This shall be removed from the property no less than once a week.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 2020)

A. It is unlawful for any person to leave an animal in an unattended vehicle without adequate ventilation or in such a manner as to subject the animal to extreme temperatures that may adversely affect the animal's health or welfare.

B. Any peace officer, humane society officer or animal control officer is authorized to seize and impound any animal found in an unattended vehicle that appears to be suffering the effects of exposure to extreme temperatures if the owner cannot be, upon initial contact, identified and contacted.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 2020)

It is unlawful to keep any pig, hog, sheep, stallion, mare, cow, burro, jack, jenny, mule, goat, kid, horse or similar animal in the city exceeding a total combination of three as provided in Section 9.100.030 of this code.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 2020)

Dogs and cats may be kept in any zone within the city provided that no more than three of each or a combination not to exceed three of these animals are kept within a single legal lot as provided in Section 9.100.050 of this code.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 2020)

Ownership or maintenance of any miniature pig (also known as a pot-bellied pig, Vietnamese pot-bellied pig or Chinese pot-bellied pig), shall be governed by County Code Title 6, not to exceed the maximum number of these animals allowed within a single legal lot as provided in Chapter 9.100 of this code.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 2020)