Monterey Municipal Code § 6-16 Certain acts prohibited

No person shall violate any provision of this Article or in any manner interfere or attempt to interfere with any duly authorized enforcement officer in the performance of any duty imposed by the provisions of this Article. No person shall unlawfully take or attempt to take any dog or other animal seized pursuant to the provisions of the Article from the custody of the duly authorized enforcement officer. No person shall remove or attempt to remove from the public pound any dog or other animal impounded therein without having first redeemed the same as provided in this Article, or obtained the permission of an authorized enforcement officer to do so.

No person shall permit any dog in their possession or under their control to be present at any public event or place where the City Council has previously declared dogs to be prohibited and where adequate warning signs are posted. This provision shall not apply to a blind or visually impaired, deaf or hearing impaired, or disabled person accompanied by a properly leashed or harnessed guide dog, signal dog, or service dog. (Ord. 3424 § 3, 2009)

No person shall transport or carry in any public place or on any public street any dog or other domestic animal in a moving vehicle unless the dog or other domestic animal is either safely inside the closed passenger area of the vehicle, or enclosed or restrained within the vehicle by means of a container, cage, tether, or other device which will prevent the animal from falling from, jumping from, or being thrown from the confines of the vehicle.

No person having ownership, custody, possession, or control of a dog shall:

a.Suffer or permit the dog to deposit excrement on public property or the property of any other person not authorizing such conduct; or

b.Fail to promptly remove and clean up any excrement deposited by the dog on public property or the property of any other person not authorizing such conduct.