Lindsay Municipal Code § 6.04 Dog Licensing And Control; Control Of Rabies

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 30501 of the Food and Agricultural Code of the state, the city council designates the director of public safety, his/her designee, any public safety officer, animal control officer or humane society officer who is authorized and empowered by law to do so, as the city council may, from time to time, designate upon the execution of appropriate written agreements, to apply and enforce within the confines of the city, the provisions of chapter 4 of part IV of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County, or alternatively, any similar provisions codified by any agency providing animal control services by written agreement.

(Ord. 588, 2021, Ord. 588, 2020; Ord. 455, 1994)

All of the provisions of chapter 4 of part IV of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County are referred to, adopted as a city ordinance and made a part of this chapter with the same effect as if fully set forth in this chapter, and all of the provisions thereof shall be applicable within the boundaries of the City.

(Ord. 358 § 2, 1979)

No owner shall fail to exercise proper care and control of his animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. Excessive, continuous or untimely barking, molesting passersby, chasing vehicles, habitually attacking other domestic animals, trespassing upon private property in such manner as to damage property, shall be deemed a nuisance.

(Ord. 358 § 3, 1979)

Any person violating this chapter or Chapter 4 of the Ordinance Code of the County of Tulare, or the provisions of an alternatively adopted code within the city limits shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by in an amount which is set by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 604 2023, Ord. 588, 2021, Ord. 380 § 5, 1982: Ord. 358 § 3, 1979)