Mono County Municipal Code Ch. 9.36 Prohibited Acts

A. No unauthorized person shall remove any current, valid license tag from any dog.

B. No person shall attach to or keep upon any dog any license tag provided for in Chapters 9.04 through 9.44, except a tag issued for such dog under the provisions of Chapters 9.04 through 9.44.

C. No person shall harbor or keep any dog which is not licensed in accordance with the requirements of Chapters 9.04 through 9.44.

D. No person shall interfere with, oppose or resist any animal services officer who is taking up or impounding animals or issuing citations, while such animal services officer is engaged in the performance of any act authorized by Chapters 9.04 through 9.44 of the Mono County Code.

(Ord. No. 21-01, § 1(Exh. A), 5-4-2021)

It is unlawful for any person or owner in possession thereof to permit any dog to be at large which attacks, worries or barks at pedestrians, vehicles or other users of the public areas, roads, streets and highways.

(Ord. No. 21-01, § 1(Exh. A), 5-4-2021)

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

(Ord. No. 21-01, § 1(Exh. A), 5-4-2021)

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

(Ord. No. 21-01, § 1(Exh. A), 5-4-2021)

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction shall be punishable by:

A. A minimum fine not less than thirty dollars for the first violation;

B. A minimum fine not less than fifty dollars for a second violation of this chapter within one year;

C. A minimum fine not less than seventy-five dollars for a third or more violation of this chapter within one year.

(Ord. No. 21-01, § 1(Exh. A), 5-4-2021)