Title 8 — ANIMAL REGULATION›Chapter 1 — ANIMAL CONTROL
Chapter 1 — ANIMAL CONTROL
Nevada County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Nevada County
Section 8.01.010 - Geographical Area Covered.¶
Section 8.01.020 - Title.¶
Section 8.01.030 - Purpose.¶
Section 8.01.040 - Definitions.¶
Section 8.01.050 - Administration; General Powers and Authority.¶
Section 8.01.060 - Officer's Status, Arrests, and Citations.¶
Section 8.01.070 - Entry of Premises.¶
Section 8.01.080 - Administrative Policies.¶
Section 8.01.090 - Authority to Carry Firearms.¶
Section 8.01.100 - Authority to Use Tranquilizer Gun.¶
Section 8.01.110 - Impoundment.¶
Section 8.01.120 - Period of Impoundment and Notice Periods of Impoundment.¶
Section 8.01.130 - Pre-Seizure Hearing; Neglected or Abused Animals.¶
Section 8.01.140 - Post-Seizure Hearing; Neglected or Abused Animals.¶
Section 8.01.150 - Animals Not Redeemed.¶
Section 8.01.160 - Redemption of Impounded Animals.¶
Section 8.01.170 - Voluntary Surrender of Animals.¶
Section 8.01.180 - Adoption or Destruction Authority.¶
Section 8.01.190 - Adoption of Animals.¶
Section 8.01.200 - Records of Impounded or Voluntarily Surrendered Animals.¶
Section 8.01.210 - Deposit Fees.¶
Section 8.01.220 - Fees for Services.¶
Section 8.01.230 - Vaccination Required.¶
Section 8.01.240 - Licensing of Dogs Required.¶
Section 8.01.250 - Exemptions to Dog License Requirements.¶
Section 8.01.260 - Licensing Term.¶
Section 8.01.270 - Late Penalties.¶
Section 8.01.280 - License Application.¶
Section 8.01.290 - Issuance of Tags And License Certificate.¶
Section 8.01.300 - Lost Tags.¶
Section 8.01.310 - Transfer of License.¶
Section 8.01.320 - Maintaining Records of Dog Licenses.¶
Section 8.01.330 - Display of License Tag Required.¶
Section 8.01.340 - Display of License.¶
Section 8.01.350 - Removal of License Tag.¶
Section 8.01.360 - Unlawful Use of Rabies or License Tag.¶
Section 8.01.370 - Kennel License Required.¶
Section 8.01.380 - Kennel License Term.¶
Section 8.01.390 - Applications for and Processing of Kennel Licenses.¶
Section 8.01.400 - Issuance or Denial of a Kennel License.¶
Section 8.01.410 - Kennel License Renewal.¶
Section 8.01.420 - Kennel Standards.¶
Section 8.01.430 - Revocation of Kennel License.¶
Section 8.01.440 - Resisting an Animal Control Officer.¶
Section 8.01.450 - Unlawful Removal of Animals.¶
Section 8.01.460 - Animals Prohibited from Food Establishments.¶
Section 8.01.470 - Animals Running at Large Prohibited.¶
Section 8.01.480 - Female Dog in Heat; Running at Large/Accessibility Prohibited.¶
Section 8.01.490 - Dogs Running at Large on Farm Prohibited.¶
Section 8.01.500 - Dogs Pursuing Livestock, Protected Animals or Game Animals.¶
Section 8.01.510 - Livestock Containment.¶
Section 8.01.520 - Nuisances by Animals.¶
Section 8.01.530 - Animal Cruelty.¶
Section 8.01.540 - Failure to Provide Care or Sheltering of Animals.¶
Section 8.01.550 - Vicious or Dangerous Animal.¶
Section 8.01.560 - Authority to Declare Animals Vicious or Dangerous.¶
Section 8.01.570 - Potentially Dangerous or Vicious Dog.¶
Section 8.01.580 - Wild, Exotic, or Non-Domestic Animals.¶
Section 8.01.590 - Control of Stallions.¶
Section 8.01.600 - Animal Abandonment Prohibited.¶
Section 8.01.610 - Leaving Animals in Vehicle.¶
Section 8.01.620 - Dead Animals and Fowl.¶
Section 8.01.630 - Authority to Capture or Kill Dogs Pursuing Livestock, Game Animals…¶
Section 8.01.640 - Holding of Animals.¶
Section 8.01.650 - Isolation of Rabid Animals or Clinically Suspected Rabid Animals.¶
Section 8.01.660 - Isolation (Quarantine) of Biting Animals.¶
Section 8.01.670 - Isolation (Quarantine) of Bitten Animals.¶
Section 8.01.680 - Appeals.¶
Section 8.01.690 - Absence of Liability.¶
Section 8.01.700 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions.¶
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