Monte Sereno Municipal Code Ch. 6.05 Dangerous Animals

No person shall keep, have, maintain, sell, trade, or let for hire a dangerous and/or vicious animal without first obtaining a permit from the City Manager. The application for a permit, permit conditions, inspection, denial, revocation, and appeal shall be the same as set forth in sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.030, inclusive of this chapter.

A. The owner of a vicious and/or dangerous animal shall post at the entrances to the property where the animal is kept with a legible sign at least twelve (12) inches square, warning persons of a vicious and/or dangerous animal.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the City Manager may deny or revoke a permit to keep or maintain any dangerous animal when, in his or her opinion:

Any such animal may not be kept or maintained without endangering the safety of any person(s) or property; or

A. The keeping of the animal would constitute a public nuisance; or

B. The animal would be subject to suffering, neglect, cruelty or abuse.

The City Manager in his or her discretion may require any such animal to be properly caged, tethered, or restrained in zoo-type facilities that meet or are in addition to, or more restrictive than, state guidelines issued under the provisions of Section 671 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, and federal standards issued under Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit the keeping of dangerous animals where zoning provisions or state law would prohibit such keeping.

The fee for a permit to keep or maintain one (1) dangerous animal shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for a twelve-month term, and the fee for each additional dangerous animal shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The permit shall expire and be renewable as set forth in Section 6.03.090(B) of Chapter 3.