Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — Animal Control, Welfare and Licensing Requirements
Dana Point Municipal Code Ch. 10.07 Wild, Exotic, Nondomestic Animals
Dana Point Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Dana Point
Cite as: Dana Point Municipal Code Chapter 10.07 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.07.010. License.¶
No person shall keep or maintain any wild, exotic or nondomesticated animal within the boundaries of the Cities served by the Authority without first obtaining a license from the General Manager. In addition to all information required in the application, the applicant shall substantiate to the satisfaction of the General Manager the following facts:
(a) That the wild/exotic or nondomesticated animal at the location proposed will not jeopardize, endanger or otherwise constitute a menace to the public health, safety or general welfare;
(b) That the proposed site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the number and type of animals for which the license is requested without harm to the animals or material detriment to the use, enjoyment, or valuation of the property of other persons located in the vicinity of the site; and
(c) Is in compliance with applicable zoning regulations.
(Added by Ord. 96-01, 1/9/96; amended by Ord. 23-03, 4/18/23; Ord. 25-16, 11/18/2025)
§ 10.07.020. Wild Animal License Fee.¶
The fee for a wild/exotic or nondomesticated animal license shall be set by resolution of the City Councils served by the Authority.
(Added by Ord. 96-01, 1/9/96; amended by Ord. 23-03, 4/18/23; Ord. 25-16, 11/18/2025)
§ 10.07.030. Wild Animals to Be Confined.¶
No person owning or having charge, custody or control or possession of any wild/exotic or nondomesticated animal, or while operating any wild animal establishment, shall permit or allow the same to be or run at large upon public or private property in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any person lawfully entering such premises.
(Added by Ord. 96-01, 1/9/96; amended by Ord. 23-03, 4/18/23; Ord. 25-16, 11/18/2025)
§ 10.07.040. Temporary Display of Transported Animals.¶
This Chapter shall not apply to any wild/exotic or nondomesticated animal caged in a safe and humane manner while being transported through the Cities served by the Authority or while such animal is within the Cities served by the Authority under the control of a circus, carnival, traveling show, or collection of animals for exhibition licensed by the Cities served by the Authority.
(Added by Ord. 96-01, 1/9/96; amended by Ord. 23-03, 4/18/23; Ord. 25-16, 11/18/2025)
§ 10.07.050. (Reserved)¶
§ 10.07.060. Revocation of License.¶
The General Manager may revoke any such license for the violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. 96-01, 1/9/96; amended by Ord. 23-03, 4/18/23; Ord. 25-16, 11/18/2025)
§ 10.07.070. Prohibiting Feeding of Wildlife.¶
No person shall feed or in any manner provide food for nondomesticated mammalian predators such as coyotes (Canis latrans). This Section shall also include a ban on feeding raccoons, foxes, skunks and opossums.
(Added by Ord. 96-01, 1/9/96; amended by Ord. 23-03, 4/18/23; Ord. 25-16, 11/18/2025)
§ 10.07.080. Prohibiting Feeding of Wildlife—Exceptions.¶
(a) When an owner is in legal possession of a nondomesticated animal that is kept under a valid license issued by the Authority or Cities served by the Authority.
(b) When a person provides food and water for a trapped, injured or unweaned nondomesticated animal during the time the agency in charge is notified and the animal has been picked up.
(Added by Ord. 96-01, 1/9/96; amended by Ord. 23-03, 4/18/23; Ord. 25-16, 11/18/2025)
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