Chapter 6.04 — ANIMAL CONTROL

I. - GENERAL PROVISIONS

The public health and welfare, the welfare of the livestock industry, and the prevention of public animal nuisances require the effective prevention of rabies and the effective control of the animal population of the county.

(Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context of the provisions indicates otherwise, the following terms and words shall have the following meanings:

A.

"Animal control center" is the Madera County animal shelter.

B.

"Animal control officer" means the animal control director of the county of Madera and authorized deputies of the animal control director.

C.

"At large" means an animal, licensed or unlicensed, off the premises or property of its owner and not under the immediate restraint, control, and vicinity of a person competent to control the animal.

D.

"Health officer" means the health and medical director of the county of Madera.

E.

"Owner" means any person, firm, or corporation, owning, harboring, having control, custody or possession of any animal. In the case of an animal which is owned by a minor, the parent or guardian of the minor shall constitute the owner of such animal for the purposes of this chapter.

F.

"Vaccination" means the inoculation of an animal with a vaccine approved by, and in the manner prescribed by the State Department of Public Health.

G.

"Veterinarian" means a person licensed by the state to practice veterinary medicine.

H.

"Vicious animal" means any animal which has bitten a person or another animal without provocation, or which menaces, attempts to bite or attack any person or other animal without provocation or destroys

property, or does any other act which endangers the health or safety of any person or any other animal.

I.

"Quarantine" means the taking up and impounding of an animal in the county animal control center by the animal control officer for a period of ten calendar days, in the case of dogs and cats, or for a period of fourteen calendar days, in the case of all other animals. The animal may be confined in a veterinary hospital, animal shelter, kennel, or similar facility where the animal can be carefully observed for signs of illness or abnormal behavior by a veterinarian. In the discretion of the health officer or his delegate, isolation is permitted on the premises of the owner in instances where the owner of the animal exhibits a willing, cooperative attitude and has reasonable facilities to insure adequate confinement.

J.

"Dog kennel" means any lot, building, structure, enclosure, or premises where four or more dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained for any commercial purpose, including places where dogs are boarded, kept for sale, or kept for hire, but not including places where dogs are kept for the purposes of herding livestock or hunting.

K.

"Wild animal" means any wild, exotic, dangerous or nondomestic animal, including but not limited to mammals, fowl, fish or reptiles.

L.

"Livestock" includes domestic fowl and rabbits.

M.

"Working day" includes Saturday but excludes Sunday and holidays observed by the county.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

It is unlawful for any person to resist, delay, obstruct, or otherwise interfere with the animal control officer or any of his deputies in the performance of their duties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter declared to be unlawful, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

It is unlawful for any person to prevent, oppose, resist, or otherwise interfere with the health officer or any of his deputies in the performance of their duties pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

The schedule of fees for all services provided by the department of animal services shall be as listed in the animal services fee schedule adopted by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 6.04.050.

(Ord. No. 479F, § 1, 11-7-17; Ord. No. 643, § 3, 5-23-10).

All fees provided for by this chapter, including fines and charges, shall be determined by resolution of the board of supervisors adopted from time to time.

(Ord. No. 479F, § 1, 11-7-17; Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

Any violation of this chapter is punishable as provided in Chapters 1.12 and 1.16 of this code.

(Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

II. - ANIMAL CONTROL CENTER; ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER DUTIES

There is an animal control center provided by the county for the impounding of animals.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

The animal control officer shall:

A.

Take up and impound all animals found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter;

B.

Provide all impounded animals with sufficient shelter, food and water;

C.

Keep such records as may be required of him by the board of supervisors or any other authority;

D.

Carry out the provisions of this chapter and all applicable statutes of the state.

(Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

It shall be the duty of the animal control officer, and he is authorized and empowered to immediately destroy any animal lawfully impounded, which is by reason of age, disease or other cause, unfit for further

use, or is dangerous to keep impounded.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

The animal control officer shall have the power to issue citations and arrest pursuant to Chapters 1.12 and 1.16 of this code.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

The animal control officer, while engaged in the execution of his or her duties, shall wear in plain view a badge having the words "Madera County Animal Control Director" or "Madera County Animal Control Officer," as appropriate, engraved thereon. Any person who has not been appointed as provided in this article or whose appointment has been revoked, who shall represent himself to be or shall attempt to act as an animal control officer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

Madera County animal control officers who have successfully completed a regular course in firearms training approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training are authorized to carry such firearms in the course of their employment as the board of supervisors authorizes by resolution.

(Ord. 479-A § 1, 1985).

A.

All impounded animals, the owner of which is known, shall be kept in the animal control center for a period of not less than ten working days, unless redeemed within such period, following the deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, of a notice to the owner or the licensee that the animal is impounded.

B.

Any impounded bovine, the owner of which is unknown, as defined in the California Food and Agriculture Code, shall be kept in the animal control center for a period of not less than five working days unless redeemed within such period. At the expiration of the five-day period, the bovine shall be turned over to the State Bureau of Livestock Identification for disposition by that office.

C.

All other impounded livestock, the owner of which is unknown, shall be kept in the animal control center for not less than fourteen working days unless redeemed within such period.

D.

All other impounded animals, including dogs and cats, shall be kept at the animal control center for a period of not less than three working days unless redeemed within such period.

E.

The fee for any impounded or quarantined animal kept at the animal control center shall be fixed by resolution of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

The owner or person entitled to the possession, control or custody of any animal impounded may, at any time prior to its sale or disposal as provided in this chapter, redeem the impounded animal by paying to the county all impound and redemption fees and charges set as provided by resolution of the board of supervisors. If the animal redeemed is a dog, it may be redeemed only after complying with the provisions of this chapter pertaining to licensing and vaccination. The owner or person entitled to possession shall pay an impound fee for dogs in an amount specified by resolution of the board of supervisors. All impound and redemption fees and charges shall be in addition to any fines, penalties or fees levied pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Any animal, the owner of which is unknown and any unlicensed dog which has to be retained as provided in this chapter may be destroyed in a humane manner, or if such dog or animal is saleable, may be sold for cash at private sale without notice, for such price as the animal control officer deems reasonable and proper.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Any animal, the owner of which has failed to redeem said animals after notice, or any dog taken up and impounded which bears a license tag and which is not redeemed as specified in this article, after notice, may be destroyed by the animal control officer in a humane manner, or if such dog or animal is saleable, may be sold for cash at private sale without notice for such price as the animal control officer deems reasonable and proper.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

When any animal is sold by the animal control officer as provided by Sections 6.04.130 and 6.04.140, it shall be his duty to deliver to the purchasers of said animal a statement in writing, which statement shall contain a description of the animal sold, the date of sale, and the amount of the purchase price. Before any dog sold pursuant to this chapter is released to the purchaser, he shall obtain a license therefor. The animal control officer shall retain a duplicate of all statements issued by him in connection with said sale. All sales

made under the provisions of this chapter shall convey a good and valid title to the purchaser, and the previous owner of the animal so sold shall thereafter be barred from all rights to recover the same.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

III. - LICENSING AND VACCINATION[1]

Editor's note— Ord. No. 479E, § 1, adopted June 21, 2016, amended Part III in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Part III, §§ 6.04.160—6.04.400, pertained to similar material, and derived from Ord. No. 479, 1984 and Ord. No. 479-D, 1992.

The owner of each dog age four months or older in the unincorporated area of the county shall license the dog and have the dog vaccinated at the time and in the manner prescribed by this chapter. Except as provided in Section 6.04.230, it is unlawful to own, keep or control any dog unless a license has been procured as provided in this chapter. It is unlawful for any person owning, harboring, or having the care, custody or possession of any dog to keep or maintain such dog in any place in Madera County, except as provided in Section 6.04.220, unless such dog has been vaccinated as provided in this chapter. Owners of cats in the unincorporated area of the county may, but are not required to, license cats in the same manner as provided in this chapter for the licensing of dogs.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

Each new or renewal license issued shall be effective for a one-, two- or three-year period, at the option of the owner. The new or renewal license shall be issued upon payment of all required fees, charges and penalties established by resolution of the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 6.04.050, and upon compliance with all conditions required for issuance of a license. In no instance will the term of a license extend beyond the remaining term of the animal's rabies vaccination certificate. The fee for each altered dog or cat, male or female, shall be no more than one-half the fee fixed for dogs or cats, male or female, which are not altered. A new or renewal license will have the same anniversary date as its date of issuance, for a term of up to one, two, or three years, as applicable.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

Owners are required to obtain a license for their dog when the dog has reached the age of four months or within thirty days of first bringing the dog into the county, whichever event occurs later. Owners are required to renew the license within sixty days of its expiration date.

In addition to any other license fee or charge required herein, a late penalty shall be assessed in an amount set as provided in Section 6.04.050 of this chapter for failure of the owner to obtain or renew a license as required under this section.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

The animal services department shall, upon the payment of the fee required, issue a license for the year therein specified upon the form required by the county. Except as provided in the Section 6.04.220, no license shall be issued by the animal services department unless a certificate or evidence of a vaccination with anti-rabies vaccine of the animal has occurred within a time span approved by the animal services department. A copy of the license and any records in connection therewith shall be kept by the animal services department for a period of not less than three years.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

A.

The vaccination shall be performed by a duly qualified and licensed veterinarian or other person authorized by state law to administer anti-rabies vaccines. The veterinarian or other authorized person vaccinating the dog or cat shall issue to the owner or person in possession of the dog or cat a certificate of vaccination, which certificate shall include:

The type of vaccine used;

The date of vaccination;

Description of dog or cat, including age, breed and color;

Name and address of owner of dog or cat;

Statement that the dog or cat is male, neutered male, female, or spayed female.

B.

The veterinarian clinic or other authorized person will maintain copies of the completed certificates and will provide copies of completed certificates to animal services department. The animal services department

will be responsible to pick up the completed certificates on a weekly basis from the veterinarian, clinic, or other authorized person.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

Any owner or person in possession of a dog who submits a certificate from a licensed veterinarian issued within the preceding sixty calendar days, stating that, in the veterinarian's opinion, the anti-rabies vaccination would be likely to seriously injure the dog, shall be exempt from the vaccination requirement. Any dog so exempt from anti-rabies vaccination shall be restricted to the enclosed yard of the owner or person in possession of the dog, except when restrained by a rope, a chain, or a leash, or when confined within a cage or other enclosure from which it cannot escape. Owners of dogs exempted from vaccination under this section must otherwise fully comply with the licensing provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

The provisions of this chapter requiring the licensing of dogs shall not apply to:

A.

Dogs under the age of four months if confined within the private property of the owner or person having control of the dog;

B.

Dogs owned or in custody or under the control of persons who are nonresidents of Madera County traveling through the county or temporarily sojourning therein for a period not exceeding thirty calendar days;

C.

Dogs on sale in duly licensed pet shops.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

It is the duty of each pet shop operator within the unincorporated areas of Madera County to notify the animal services department monthly of all sales of unlicensed dogs to residents of the county within the preceding month. This notice shall include the name and address of the purchaser of the dog, and the breed, sex and age of the dog sold. This information is to be used by the animal services department solely for the purpose of enforcing the licensing and vaccination requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

All seeing eye dogs must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of this chapter. However, if the dog for which such license is sought is a seeing eye dog in the service of any blind person, or is being trained or raised for such seeing eye service, the license will be issued without fee. For purposes of this section, a "seeing eye dog" is a dog that has completed or is undergoing training at a recognized guide dog facility for the blind.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

All dogs used by governmental agencies for the purpose of law enforcement must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of this chapter. However, if the dog for which such license is sought is used for law enforcement purposes, the license will be issued without fee.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

No person shall possess any animal not commonly kept or raised in the county as a domesticated animal and which is, or may be, in the opinion of the animal services department, dangerous to the health and safety of any person without obtaining a permit as provided herein. If the possession of the animal does not violate any federal or state law or local zoning ordinance, a wild animal permit may be issued subject to conditions prescribed by the animal services department. The amount of the permit fee shall be set as provided in Section 6.04.050 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

Every person owning or operating a commercial kennel or place where five or more individual dogs, cats or other small, domesticated animals are kept for breeding, boarding, training, or other commercial purposes shall obtain a kennel license. The amount of the licensing fee shall be set as provided in Section 6.04.050 of this chapter and shall be paid at the same time and under the same conditions as other fees specified in this chapter. The kennel license shall not be issued unless each dog is vaccinated for rabies as specified in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16; Ord. No. 708, § 1, 7-9-24).

Every person owning or operating a commercial kennel or place where five or more individual dogs, cats or other small, domesticated animals are kept for breeding, boarding, training, or other commercial purposes shall obtain a kennel license. The amount of the licensing fee shall be set as provided in Section 6.04.050 of this chapter and shall be paid at the same time and under the same conditions as other fees specified in this chapter. The kennel license shall not be issued unless each dog is vaccinated for rabies as specified in this chapter."

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16, Ord. No. 708, § 1, 7-9-24).

Any license secured pursuant to Section 6.04.290 shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the kennel premises.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

It is the duty of all kennel owners within the unincorporated areas of Madera County to notify the animal services department monthly of all sales of dogs without individual licenses to residents of the county within the preceding month. This notice shall include the name and address of the purchaser of the dog, and the breed, sex and age of the dog sold. This information is to be used by the animal services department solely for the purpose of enforcing the licensing and vaccination requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

The animal services department shall not issue any kennel license until it has in its possession an approval of the health department and the planning department recommending and establishing the construction, sanitation and zoning for the kennel.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

The animal services department shall issue a kennel license upon compliance with such standards as the animal services department shall prescribe.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

Any kennel license issued under the provisions of this chapter may be revoked by the animal services department for cause. The animal services department shall give notice to the licensee that a hearing will be held by animal services department relative to the revocation specifying the time and place of the hearing. The notice shall be addressed to the licensee, postage prepaid, not less than five working days nor more than ten working days prior to the date of the hearing. Notice shall be complete upon the deposit of the notice in the United States mail as herein specified. At the hearing the animal services department shall hear all evidence, and based thereon, shall determine whether the license shall be revoked or not revoked. The animal services department decision shall be in writing. If the licensee is not satisfied with the decision of the animal services department, the licensee shall have the right to appeal to a hearing officer appointed by the animal services department within ten working days of the date of issuance of the decision and the mailing thereof to the licensee.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16; Ord. No. 708, § 2, 7-9-24).

If a license has been denied or revoked the animal services department shall not accept a new application by the same person for a kennel license for the same activity at the same location unless the applicant affirmatively shows, and the animal services department finds, that the grounds upon which the first application was denied, or the license was revoked, no longer exist.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

If, at any time, it appears to the animal services department that there are grounds for the revocation of a kennel license, but that such grounds could be eliminated by the imposition of conditions, or of additional conditions, or by the amendment of any existing condition to such license, the animal services department may notify the licensee in writing that the animal services department intends to impose or amend such conditions and that the licensee may, within five working days after the receipt of such notice, request in writing a hearing before the animal services department.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

On revocation of a kennel license, no part of the fee shall be refunded to the licensee.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

The animal services department shall issue with the animal license a metal tag inscribed as required by the department. This tag, while attached to a dog or cat collar or harness, shall be prima facie evidence that the dog or cat for which the tag is issued has been licensed during the calendar year for which the tag was issued and has been vaccinated as required.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

The owner of the dog or cat shall securely affix the tag issued by the animal services department to a collar, harness, or other device which shall be worn by the dog or cat at all times.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

No person may affix a tag to any dog or cat except the dog or cat for which it was issued. No person shall remove any tag from any dog or cat not owned by him/her or not lawfully in his/her possession or under his/her control. The owner of a dog or cat may not allow the dog or cat to wear a tag other than the tag issued for the then-current calendar year.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

Whenever a tag issued for the then-current year has been stolen or lost, the owner of the dog or cat for which the tag was issued may, upon the payment of a fee to the animal services department, and upon the making of an affidavit of such loss and filing the same with the animal services department, receive a replacement tag for the remaining portion of the then-current year. The fee for a replacement tag shall be set as provided in Section 6.04.050 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

No person shall imitate or counterfeit animal registration tags. No person may have in his/her possession, or place on any dog or cat, any counterfeit or imitation license tag or vaccination tag.

(Ord. No. 479E, § 1, 6-21-16).

IV. - UNLAWFUL ACTS

It is unlawful for any person to permit any dog in his possession to habitually destroy the peace and quiet of any person or neighborhood by excessive barking or howling.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

It is unlawful for any person to permit any dog owned by him, or in his possession or under his control, to habitually commit a nuisance in any public place or on the property of another.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Upon receipt of a complaint by any person living in the neighborhood that any dog, cat, animal, poultry or household pet is a habitual nuisance by reason of howling, barking, or other noise, or is in any other manner causing undue annoyance, that shall constitute a public nuisance, and the animal control officer if he finds such public nuisance to exist, shall serve notice upon the owner or custodian that the public nuisance shall be abated. If the nuisance and annoyance cannot be successfully abated and the animal control officer determines it necessary to impound such dog, cat, animal, poultry or household pet, he shall not thereafter permit the reclaiming or redemption of the animal to the owner or custodian unless and until adequate arrangements have been made by the owner or custodian to insure abatement of the annoyance or public nuisance.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

It is unlawful for any owner or person who, having had the possession or control of any animal, dog, cat, poultry or household pet while alive, to place the body of such animal, dog, cat, poultry or household pet,

after its death, or cause to permit it to be placed or to knowingly allow or permit it to remain, in or upon any public road, highway, street, alley, park, school ground or other public place, or in or upon any lot, premises, or property of another.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

It is unlawful for the owner of any animal to permit or allow such animal to go without proper food, water, care or attention. (Ord, 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

Upon receipt of a complaint about a vicious animal, the animal control officer shall investigate the circumstances upon which the complaint is based. If the animal control officer finds that the animal is a vicious animal, he shall notify the owner of the vicious animal, if known, of all the facts and circumstances. The animal control officer may order the owner to keep the animal within an enclosure or under any other type of control the animal control officer deems adequate under the circumstances. Failure of the owner to provide adequate control of the vicious animal as prescribed by the animal control officer is a violation of this section and shall be dealt with under the provisions of Section 6.04.470 and this article.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

If the owner of a vicious animal fails to control the animal after an order to do so, or if a vicious animal poses an immediate threat of harm to any person, other animal, or property, the vicious animal shall be impounded.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Whenever an animal is impounded under Section 6.04.470, the owner shall be notified by mail or, if the owner cannot be ascertained or located, by posting a notice of such impoundment conspicuously upon the property from which the vicious animal was removed. The notice shall state: (1) a description of the animal impounded; (2) that the animal has been impounded to abate a public nuisance; (3) the place where the animal has been impounded; (4) that the owner may appeal the order of abatement by filing with the animal control department a written request for a hearing before the animal control director not more than ten working days following the date of posting or mailing; (5) that unless a timely request for hearing is filed and the order of abatement is overruled, the animal may be humanely destroyed not less than eleven working days following the date of posting or mailing; and (6) the date of posting or mailing.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Upon receipt of a timely request for a hearing, the animal control director shall set a time, place and date for the hearing and shall immediately give notice of same to the owner and to the other interested parties

including the complainant(s). The hearing shall be held not more than five working days following receipt of request. At the hearing, the director may hear and consider any evidence which he deems relevant, including his own personal observations of the animal in question. The burden shall be upon the owner to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the animal should not be humanely destroyed. After the conclusion of evidence, the director shall make findings and a determination whether to sustain or overrule the order of abatement. If the order is overruled, the animal shall be released to the owner, and costs of impoundment shall be borne by the county.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

If an order of abatement is sustained, the animal shall be humanely destroyed not less than ten working days following the determination by the director; provided, however, that the animal may be destroyed in less than ten working days if the owner consents. If an order is sustained, the owner shall bear all costs. If no request for a hearing is filed within ten working days following the mailing or posting of the notice of abatement as described in Section 6.04.480, the impounded animal shall be destroyed not less than one working day after the expiration of the time to appeal.

(Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

No liability shall be incurred for the disposition of any animal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

The fine for violation of Sections 6.04.410 through 6.04.500 shall be determined by resolution of the board of supervisors adopted from time to time.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

V. - MADERA COUNTY DOG ZONE

The Madera County dog zone is described as the unincorporated territory within the county of Madera.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Any officer may take up and impound in the animal control center any licensed dog, unlicensed dog, or dog bearing no license tag, which may be found running at large, whether or not the same is in the presence of the owner or a member of his family.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

It shall be the duty of the animal control officer within twenty-four hours after the impounding of any dog bearing a license tag to mail a notice of such impounding directed to the dog's owner at the address shown by the application therefor on file with the animal control officer. Any dog taken up and impounded which bears a valid license tag and which is not redeemed within a period of ten working days from the date of the taking up, or any unlicensed dog which is not redeemed within a period of three working days from the date of the taking up may be destroyed by the animal control officer in a humane manner. If the dog is saleable, it may be sold for cash at private sale, without notice, for such price as the animal control officer deems reasonable and proper, or the animal control officer may deliver such unredeemed dog to the United States military authorities.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

If a dog is redeemed by its owner within the time prescribed by Section 6.04.110, such person shall pay to the animal control officer redemption and impoundment fees as provided by resolution of the board of supervisors. In the event the dog is impounded and redeemed by the owner for a second or more times within one year, then said owner shall pay for each such redemption additional impoundment and redemption fees as fixed by resolution of the board of supervisors. If an unlicensed dog is redeemed within the time prescribed in Section 6.04.110, then, prior to the payment of the fee as prescribed in this section, the owner shall pay for a license fee and such inoculation as prescribed in this chapter.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Any dog found trespassing on any private property in Madera County may be taken up by the owner or possessor of the property and delivered to the animal control officer.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

Every person taking up any dog under the provisions of this chapter and every person finding any lost, strayed, or stolen dogs shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, give notice thereof to the animal control officer and every such person in whose custody such dog may, in the meantime, be placed, shall surrender said animal to the animal control officer without fee or charge and the animal control officer shall thereupon hold and dispose of such dog in the same manner as though such dog had be found running at large and impounded by him.

(Ord. 479 § 2 (part), 1984).

No person owning any animal or having the care, custody, control or possession of any animal shall offer, allow or permit such animal to run, be or remain at large on any public street, road, alley, park or other public place, or upon any private property without permission of the owner of said property. All dogs may

be deemed running at large within the meaning of this section unless tied, restrained by chain, strap or cord attached to their collars, actually held by some person, or tied or restrained in an automobile or other vehicle, or unless such dog is staked or fastened or restrained within a fenced area. Any animal found running at large on any public street, road, alley, park or other public place, or upon any private property without permission of the owner of said property within Madera County dog zone, shall be subject to seizure and impoundment at the animal control center.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

A hunting dog under the direct control and supervision of its owner or trainer is not subject to the provisions of Sections 6.04.520 through 6.04.580 while being used or trained for hunting purposes.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

A working cattle or sheep dog under the direct control and supervision of its handler or trainer is not subject to the provisions of Sections 6.04.520 through 6.04.580 while in use for the purpose of tending cattle or sheep or in training for such purpose.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

A show dog under the direct control and supervision of its owner or trainer is not subject to the provisions of Sections 6.04.520 through 6.04.580 while participating in obedience trial shows or in training for such shows.

(Ord. 479 § 2(part), 1984).

A police K9 dog under the direct control and supervision of any deputy or other officer of any law enforcement agency shall not be subject to the provisions of Sections 6.04.520 through 6.04.580 at any time.

(Ord, 479-C § 1, 1986).