Del Rey Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 6.08 Dogs

A. Every person owning or having charge, care or control over any dog shall, after his dog attains the age of four months, annually secure from the city clerk of the city, a license and tag for said dog. Said tag shall be attached to a collar or harness upon such dog and during the term of said license shall remain so attached.

B. Every person owning or having charge, care or control over any dog shall, immediately after his dog attains the age of four months and at intervals of not more than 24 months thereafter secure the vaccination of said dog by a licensed veterinarian with a canine anti-rabies vaccine of a type approved by the State Department of Public Health.

C. All dogs under four months of age shall be confined to the premises of, or kept under physical restraint by, the person owning or having charge, care or control of said dog; provided, however, that this subsection shall not be construed to prevent the sale or transportation of a puppy four months old or younger.

(Prior code § 8-301)

All licenses shall be due on the first day of May of each year and delinquent on the first day of June of each year, except as hereinafter provided. Each application shall state the age, sex, color and breed of the dog for which the license is desired and the name and address of the owner.

(Prior code § 8-303)

A. Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog four months of age or over within the city shall obtain a license as provided in this section and after paying such fees as the city council may establish by resolution.

B. Written application for licenses, which shall include the name and address of applicant, description of the animal, sex, color and breed of the animal, the appropriate fee and a current valid rabies vaccination certified issued by a licensed veterinarian, shall be made to animal control or designee. The vaccination certificate must not expire before the period for which the license is issued. The licensing authority shall not issue for a spayed female or neutered male without written evidence of the fact of spaying or neutering.

C. The person to whom the license is to be issued may choose a license period ranging from one to 24 months. The license period shall not extend beyond the remaining period of validity for the current rabies vaccination.

D. Application for a license must be made by the owner within 30 days after a dog reaches four months of age or within 30 days of obtaining a dog which is four months of age or over.

E. The maximum license period shall be determined by the date the current rabies vaccination expires. A license application may be made 30 days prior to the expiration of a current license or a current rabies vaccination period, whichever comes first. A dog owner may license such animal for up to 36 months provided the rabies vaccination will be current for the entire period. Persons applying for a license shall pay the fee established by resolution. This license fee shall not be refundable or transferable. The license fee for spayed female animals and neutered male animals shall not exceed 50 percent of the license fee otherwise imposed.

F. Owners who fail to obtain a license within time periods set forth herein or who fail to renew a license within 30 days after the expiration of a prior license shall pay a late fee in an amount set forth by resolution.

(Ord. 233 § 7, 1995; Ord. 229 § 1, 1994: prior code § 8-304)

In the event any tag issued hereunder is lost, destroyed or mutilated, the owner of the dog for whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate thereof upon the payment of the fee set by the city council by resolution.

(Ord. 229 § 2, 1994; prior code § 8-305)

The city clerk shall notify the animal shelter of the County of Monterey of the issuance of each license issued pursuant to this chapter.

(Prior code § 8-306)

The city clerk shall keep a register wherein shall be kept the name with the address of the owner to whom the tag is issued, a description of the dog, the number of the tag given and the date thereof.

(Prior code § 8-307)

The provisions of this chapter requiring dog licenses shall not apply to:

A. Any dog owned by or in charge or care of a nonresident of the city, traveling through the city, or temporarily sojourning therein for a period not exceeding 30 days, nor to any dog brought to the city exclusively for the purpose of entering the same in a dog show or dog exhibition, and entered for, and kept at any dog show or dog exhibition provided said dogs are not permitted to run at large.

B. Any dog owned by a person moving into the city which has been currently licensed by any of the cities of Pacific Grove, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Seaside, Soledad, Monterey, Greenfield, Gonzales, or the County of Monterey during such time said person was a resident of said city or county and shall have attached to its collar or harness a tag evidencing the existing unexpired license for such dog issued by said city or county, provided such dog has been vaccinated with a canine anti-rabies vaccine of a type approved by the State Department of Public Health within the previous 24 months.

(Prior code § 8-311)

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)