Inglewood Municipal Code Art. 2 Animal Control Code

In accordance with the procedure designated in Section 50001, et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California, there is hereby adopted by reference as the Animal Control Code of the City of Inglewood that certain set of animal control regulations commonly known as the "Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles," presently contained in Title 10 "Animals" of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended up to and including County Ordinance No. 2011-0038 adopted July 26, 2011; provided however, those sections in the Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles which apply to the licensing of cats shall not be applicable in the City of Inglewood. The City Clerk shall make copies available to the public at a price not to exceed the actual cost of printing or purchase from the County of Los Angeles.

(Ord. 2295 2-7-78; Ord. 87-8 6-2-87; Ord. 90-32 12-18-90; Ord. 92-11 7-21-92; Ord. 93-17 7-13-93; Ord. 01-04 2-20-01; Ord. 06-11 7-18-06; Ord. 11-13 12-13-11)

The following rules shall govern the interpretation of said Animal Control Code:

(1) Whenever the words "unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles" appear in said Animal Control Code, it shall be interpreted and deemed to mean the word "City."

(2) Whenever there is a conflict between any of the provisions of said Animal Control Code and any provision contained in the Inglewood Municipal Code relating to the same subject matter, the latter shall prevail.

(Ord. 2295 2-7-78)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep to maintain, or permit the keeping of, upon any premises owned, occupied, or controlled by such person any animal or fowl otherwise permitted to be kept which, by any sound, cry, or behavioral noise, shall cause annoyance or discomfort to a reasonable person of normal sensitiveness in any residential neighborhood.

(Ord. 2042 11-6-70; Ord. 2295 2-7-78)

It shall be unlawful for any person to raise or keep chickens, rabbits, goats, pigeons, ducks, geese, turkeys or fowls, other than household pets as defined in this Chapter, within those certain districts of the City commonly known as "Imperial Village," "Morningside Park" and Lockhaven as described in Ordinance No. 1800. Such animals and fowls shall not be permitted in any other area of the City without a permit duly issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. 2295 2-7-78)

Except as otherwise provided for herein, no person shall feed or in any manner provide food to a nondomesticated rodent or a nondomesticated mammalian predator. For purposes of this Section rodent includes coyote, raccoon, fox, and opossum.

A person may feed or provide food to a nondomesticated rodent or a nondomesticated mammalian predator under the following instances:

A. When the person is the owner of such a rodent or mammalian predator, and such rodent or predator is kept under a valid certificate or permit issued by the State of California Department of Fish and Game;

B. When the person feeds or provides food to a trapped, injured or unweaned, nondomesticated rodent or predator between the time the agency in charge of animal control or its designated agent is notified and picked up by said agency.

A violation of this Section shall be an infraction punishable by:

(Ord. 2435 2-15-83)

(1) Any person violating any of the provisions of Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles, adopted by Inglewood Municipal Code Section 4-13 using the procedure designated in Section 50001 et seq., of the California Government Code, as the Animal Control Code of the city of Inglewood, is guilty of an infraction, unless another penalty is provided for hereafter in subsection (2).

(2) Violations of the following Sections of the Animal Control Ordinance of the County of Los Angeles, referred to in subsection (1) hereof are misdemeanors:

10.12.190

10.12.200

10.20.280

10.20.310

10.28.060

10.32.020

10.32.070

10.32.080

10.37.030

10.37.050(C)

10.37.060(F)

10.40.010

10.40.040

10.86.010

(Ord. 87-8 6-2-87; Ord. 90-32 12-18-90)

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 public street or highway within the City.

(Ord. 2361 12-4-79)