Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code Ch. 7.04 Animal Control

The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as the "Animal Control Ordinance" of the City and may be cited as the animal control ordinance.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

Title 10 of the County of Los Angeles entitled "The Animal Control Ordinance" as that title currently exists, and/or as it may be amended from time to time by the County of Los Angeles, is adopted by reference, as the animal control ordinance of the City.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

Three copies of Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code, as adopted in Section 7.04.020, have been deposited with the City Clerk, and shall be at all times maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

Title 10, as adopted by Section 7.04.020 is amended as follows:

Whenever reference is made to the County of Los Angeles or to the unincorporated area of the County, such area shall be deemed to include within its corporate limits the area of the City of Hawaiian Gardens for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of this Chapter.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

Whenever an apparent conflict or inconsistency exists between any provision of Title 10, as adopted in Section 7.04.020 and any other provision shall be construed so as to supplement the other. In the event any apparently conflicting or inconsistent provisions may not reasonably be so construed, the provisions of the City of Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code shall prevail.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

The adoption of Title 10, as set forth in Section 7.04.020, shall not be construed for any purpose as creating any entitlement or authorizing any business or use which is prohibited by any provision contained in the Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

Subject to the general penalties of Chapter 1.08 of this Code, the violation of any provision of this chapter, or failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter, or Title 10 of the County Code as adopted by this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor, except that any such violation constituting a misdemeanor under this chapter may, at the discretion of the authorized enforcement officer, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction.

(Ord. 500 § 2, 2004; Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

A violation of any of the provisions of Title 10, as adopted in Section 7.04.020, shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the City through civil process by means of restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or any other, preliminary or permanent injunction or any other manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisances.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)

The City Council declares that should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter, be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this chapter and Title 10 adopted shall remain in full force and effect.

(Ord. 407 § 3, 1993)