Del Rey Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 Animal Control Regulations Generally

It is unlawful to keep or harbor any dog, cat or other animal which, by reason of its barking, howling, yelping or other noise, or which by reason of unsanitary conditions in connection with its keeping, habitually disturbs the peace of any person, and same is declared to be contrary to the public health, safety and welfare and to be a public nuisance. The nuisance may be abated by appropriate proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction in the manner provided by law.

(Prior code § 8-318)

It is unlawful for any person owning or having charge, care or control of any dog, whether licensed or vaccinated or not, to suffer, allow or permit any such dog to run at large on any public street, road, alley, school yard, park, square, or place, or on any vacant or unenclosed, or on any occupied or improved, lots or land within the incorporated territory of the city. A dog shall be deemed running at large within the meaning of this section unless it is led or restrained by a chain, strap or cord not greater than eight feet in length attached to its collar and which is actually held by some person or made fast to some stationary object. Provided further, that all dogs, with the exception of a seeing eye dog when accompanied by the handicapped owner, shall be prohibited at all times, whether running at large or not, from the city park except for the access road thereof.

(Ord. 226 § 1, 1993: prior code § 8-302)

The owner or any person having care, control or custody of any animal shall be responsible for the removal of, and shall remove, any excreta deposited by his or her animal(s) on public walks, recreation or park areas, or private property.

(Prior code § 8-308)

It is unlawful for any person to own, keep, maintain, or possess more than three dogs or three cats or three dogs and cats, over the age of four months upon any premises located within an R-1 district and R-2 district or a D district in the city.

(Prior code § 8-316)

It shall be the duty of the chief animal control officer and such assistants and deputies as he shall appoint and any peace officer to seize and impound any dog found running at large within the area described in Section 6.04.020, and to seize and impound all unlicensed dogs and other animals found running at large on any public highway, street, alley, park, school yard, square or place or on any vacant or unenclosed lots or land within the incorporated areas of the city.

(Prior code § 8-309)

All dogs or other animals not reclaimed or redeemed within 72 hours may be destroyed in some humane manner by the agency designated in said joint powers agreement, or said agency may, after said dog or other animal is impounded for 72 hours, place the same with some responsible person and convey valid title thereto. Said 72-hour period shall start to run on a currently licensed dog having thereon a license tag only after a postcard shall have been mailed by the said agency to the owner at the address given on his application for said license, provided however, that if said dog or other animal is seriously injured or ill, the agency may, with the consent of the public health veterinarian of the County of Monterey, and to prevent further suffering, destroy said dog or other animal prior to the expiration of said 72-hour period.

(Prior code § 8-310)

Fees for the impound guarantee, adoption, feeding and keeping of dogs and other domestic animals, and other related charges, shall be as established from time to time by resolution of the city council.

(Prior code § 8-312)

Whenever it is shown that any dog or other animal has bitten any person, or whenever any dog or other animal has shown symptoms of rabies, or acts in such manner as to lead the Monterey County Director of Public Health and ex-officio health officer to believe that such might have rabies the owner or person having possession of such dog or other animal shall, upon order of the director of public health, quarantine it and keep it tied up or confined for a period of ten days, and shall allow the director of public health, or his representative, to make an inspection or examination thereof at any time during such period, or in lieu of said confinement the owner or person having possession of such dog or other animal may have the same confined in an establishment controlled and supervised by a licensed veterinarian for a period of not less than five days, after which said dog or other animal may be released from said veterinary establishment upon the certification of the veterinary controlling or supervising the establishment that said dog or other animal displays no symptoms whatsoever, and upon vaccination and licensing if subject to vaccination and licensing under the provisions of this title.

(Prior code § 8-317)

Any person who violated any provision of this chapter or who shall in any manner interfere or attempt to interfere with any duly authorized enforcement officer in the performance of any duty imposed by the provisions hereof, and every person who shall unlawfully take or attempt to take any dog or other animal seized pursuant to the provisions hereof from the custody of the duly authorized enforcement officer; and any person who shall remove or attempt to remove from the public pound any dog or other animal impounded therein without having first redeemed the same as herein provided, or obtained the permission of an authorized enforcement officer to do so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Prior code § 8-313)