Diamond Bar Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally

(a) No person shall transport any dog in or on the back or bed of any open truck or other open vehicle while traveling on any county road, street, highway, lane or alley.

(b) This section shall not apply to any person who transports a dog in any open truck or other open vehicle which is partially enclosed by stakes, racks or other similar devices which rise at least two feet, nine inches above the tops of the sides and back of the vehicle, and which are designed to prevent the dog from falling or escaping from the vehicle.

(c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 1.04.010.

(Ord. No. 14(1989), § 2(10.80.010, 10.80.020), 6-27-89)

It is unlawful for any person to wilfully tease, torment, agitate, provoke, beat, kick, strike, injure, maim, disable, kill, or in any way interfere with any dog being used in a police function by law enforcement officers.

(Ord. No. 14(1989), § 2(10.86.010), 6-27-89)

(a) Condition of sale; deposit required. As a condition to the sale or giving away of any dog that has not been spayed or neutered, the purchaser or recipient shall deposit with the city's agent, at the time of the sale or giving away, an amount determined by the director to be sufficient to cover the costs of neutering or spaying the dog but in no event shall such deposit exceed $40.00. Such deposit is to be paid to a licensed veterinarian upon proof that he has performed the required neutering or spaying operation within the time period as set forth in subsection (d) of this section, and may include an amount necessary to recover any additional costs to the city's agent under this chapter.

(b) Condition of sale; deposit of moneys. Whenever, in connection with the sale of any dog, the director shall receive a deposit to cover the cost of spaying or neutering, the money so received shall be deposited in a trust fund in the county treasury.

(c) Deposit paid to veterinarian. Whenever a dog has been spayed or neutered as provided in this section, the depositor shall be entitled to have the deposit paid to the licensed veterinarian performing the above operation, or the director may return the deposit to the person purchasing or receiving the dog upon written statement or receipt from the licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered, and the director shall draw the necessary demand on the auditor therefor.

(d) Deposit forfeited without proof of operation; conditions. Any dog over six months of age at the time it is sold or given away shall be spayed or neutered within 60 days or the deposit shall be deemed forfeited. Any dog under six months of age at the time it is sold or given away shall be spayed or neutered within 60 days after reaching the age of six months or the deposit shall be deemed forfeited. The director may extend such time periods in writing upon the showing of good cause therefor. The age of the dog for purposes of this chapter shall be determined by the city's agent. At least 30 days before the end of the 60-day period, or any written extension thereof, the city's agent shall send the purchaser notice by mail to the address on file with the city's agent, informing the purchaser that failure to furnish satisfactory proof of performance of the operation prior to the end of the 60-day period or its extension shall result in forfeiture of the deposit. If the notice has been sent and the allotted time has elapsed without satisfactory proof of performance of the operation, the deposit shall be forfeited and the director shall transfer such money from the trust fund to the city treasury.

(e) Deposit refund conditions. Whenever any dog which has been purchased from the city's agent, while it was under the age of six months, dies or is destroyed prior to being spayed or neutered as required in this chapter, the purchaser shall be entitled to a refund upon presenting satisfactory proof to the director of such death or destruction, and the director shall draw the necessary demand on the auditor therefor. No refund shall be made, however, where death or destruction occurs following the time within which the operation was required to be performed.

(Ord. No. 14(1989), § 2(10.36.340—10.36.380), 6-27-89)