Menifee Municipal Code Ch. 10.03 Mandatory Altering and Licensing of Miniature Pigs

(A) It is unlawful for any person to own, harbor, keep or maintain any miniature pig (also known as a pot-bellied pig, Vietnamese pot-bellied pig or Chinese pot-bellied pig), that is four months of age or older, within the City, for a period longer than thirty (30) days, unless the animal has been spayed or neutered and the person owning or possessing the animal has obtained from animal services a license for the animal, and paid a fee in the amount specified below. In those instances where the animal may not be safely altered for a valid health reason, the owner of the animal shall obtain from a licensed veterinarian a letter so stating, and the requirement of alteration (but not licensing) shall be excused.

(B) Licenses shall be issued upon payment of the fees as set by the City Council via resolution to animal services.

(Ord. 2018-252, passed 12-5-2018)

(A) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fines as set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time. Each day a violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate 1 offense.

(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a first and any subsequent violation of the ordinance codified in this chapter may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 2018-252, passed 12-5-2018)