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Article IV — Permissible Household Pets, Etc.

§ 4-21. Animal care.

Oakdale Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Oakdale

  • (a) No owner shall fail to provide his or her animal(s) with sufficient good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and with humane care and treatment.

  • (b) No owner of an animal shall abandon such animal.

  • (c) No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overwork or otherwise abuse an animal, or cause, instigate, or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight, or other combat between animals or between animals and human beings.

  • (d) No person shall crop a dog's ears; except when a licensed veterinarian issues a signed certificate that the operation is necessary for the dog's health and comfort, and in no event shall any person, except a licensed veterinarian, perform such an operation.

  • (e) Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes a domestic animal, shall stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible and shall immediately report such injury or death to the animal's owner; in the event the owner cannot be ascertained and located, such operator shall at once report the accident to the appropriate law enforcement agency or local humane society.

  • (f) No person shall expose any known poisonous substance, whether mixed food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any animal, provided that it shall not be unlawful for a person to expose on his own property common rat poison mixed with vegetable substances. [Ord. No. 1000, § 1.]

§ 4-21.1. Feral Cats. [Added 7-1-2019 by Ord. No. 1266]

  • (a) A feral cat is a cat that lives permanently outside of a domestic home and is not owned and cared for as a typical companion animal or pet, as a result of having been born feral, abandoned by an owner, or rendered homeless, wild or stray by any other means, whose unusual and consistent temperament is extreme fear and resistance to contact with people. It shall be unlawful for any person within the City of Oakdale to intentionally provide food, water, or other forms of sustenance to a feral cat unless the person furnishes Animal Services with a signed statement agreeing to all of the following conditions:

    • (1) Register with Animal Services and Control as a caretaker of feral cats;

    • (2) Provide Animal Services written authorization from the owner of the property where the caretaking of feral cat(s) will occur;

    • (3) Feed feral cat(s) daily in a manner that does not leave excess food in the area:

    • (4) Regularly trap and spay/neuter cats over the age of eight weeks:

    • (5) Evaluate all trapped cats for symptoms of illness to include feline leukemia and feline immune deficiency virus, and test if illness is suspected, and have those who test positive humanely euthanized or isolated indoors, abiding by veterinarian recommendation;

    • (6) Identify all trapped cats by tipping their ears;

    • (7) Arrange to have all trapped cats vaccinated for rabies in addition to any other vaccination or

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City of Oakdale, CA § 4-21.1

OAKDALE CITY CODE

§ 4-23

immunization requirement imposed by the state.

  • (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and intentionally abandon or otherwise release a cat upon any public or private property or public right-of-way outside of the provisions of this section.

  • (c) Any violation of this section may be punishable as a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, any violations may be subject to the administrative citation process as set forth in this Code.

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▸Contents — Oakdale Municipal Code
Oakdale Municipal Code
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  4. Article IV — Fees and Charges.
  5. Chapter 4
  6. Article I — In General
  7. Article II — Dogs
  8. Article III
  9. ▸Article IV — Permissible Household Pets, Etc.
    Overview
    1. § 4-19. Pet health and sanitation.
    2. § 4-20. Fowls, birds, animals and reptiles prohibited at large.
    3. § 4-21. Animal care.
    4. § 4-22. Livestock control.
    5. § 4-25. Exceptions: Fancy, racing, and sporting pigeons.
    6. § 4-26. Breeder certificate: Exceptions and exemptions. [Ord. …
  10. Article V — Abatement of Vicious Dogs
  11. Chapter 6
  12. Chapter 7
  13. Article I — Administration — General
  14. Article XIII — System Development Charges
  15. Article I
  16. Article II
  17. Article III
  18. Article 300.21 — (a) is added to read as follows:
  19. Article IV
  20. Article V
  21. Article VI — California Energy Code [Ord. No. 1243-16; amended…
  22. Article VII
  23. Article VIII
  24. Article IX
  25. Article X
  26. Article XI
  27. Chapter 8 — Referenced Standards is amended as follows:
  28. Article XII — Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy System Pe…
  29. Article XIII
  30. Article XIV — Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting Str…
  31. Chapter 8
  32. Chapter 9
  33. Chapter 10
  34. Chapter 11
  35. Article II — Transactions and use tax.[3 ]
  36. Article III — Transient Occupancy Tax.[5 ]
  37. Article IV — Documentary Stamp Tax.[6 ]
  38. Article V — Financial Plan
  39. Article VI — City Treasurer Investments
  40. Article VII — Cannabis Business Tax [Added 12-10-2018 by Ord. …
  41. Article VIII — Parking and Business Improvement Area [Adopted …
  42. Article X — Crane Crossing Specific Plan - Plan Area Fee Progr…
  43. Chapter 12
  44. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION PERMITS
  45. Chapter 1 — ADMINISTRATION
  46. Chapter 5 — FIRE SERVICE FEATURES FIRE APPARATUS ROADS
  47. Chapter 5
  48. Chapter 5
  49. Chapter 5
  50. Chapter 6
  51. Chapter 6
  52. Chapter 11
  53. Chapter 24 — FLAMABLE FINISHES
  54. Chapter 35
  55. Chapter 41
  56. Chapter 50 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS GENERAL PROVISIONS
  57. Chapter 55
  58. Chapter 56
  59. Chapter 57
  60. Chapter 61
  61. Chapter 13
  62. Chapter 14
  63. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  64. Article I — Waitresses and Entertainers
  65. Article II — Smoking at Council Meetings
  66. Article III — Smoking Pollution Control
  67. Article V — Waste Containers.
  68. Article VI — Disposal of Pharmaceutical Controlled Substances
  69. Chapter 15
  70. Chapter 16
  71. Chapter 17
  72. Chapter 18
  73. Article II — Abandoned, Wrecked, etc., Vehicles
  74. Article III — Railroad Crossing Permits
  75. Article IV
  76. Article V — Paid Parking Zones and Parking Permits[1 ]
  77. Article VI — Privately Owned and Maintained Roads and Parking …
  78. Article VII — Police Towing Services
  79. Article VIII — Traffic Rules
  80. Article X — Turning Movements
  81. Article XI — One-Way Alleys
  82. Article XII — Right-of-Way
  83. Article XIII — Public Offenses
  84. Article XIV — General Penalty
  85. Chapter 18A
  86. Chapter 19
  87. Article I — Offenses – Miscellaneous
  88. Article II — Graffiti[3 ]
  89. Article III
  90. Article IV — Coasting Devices
  91. Article V — Administrative Citation Process
  92. Article VI — Administrative Remedies
  93. Article VII
  94. Article VIII — Oakdale Massage Establishment Regulations
  95. Article X
  96. Article XI
  97. Article XII
  98. Article XIII
  99. Article XIV — Squatter Camps
  100. Article XV
  101. Article XVI — Noise Control [Added 5-6-2019 by Ord. No. 1263]
  102. Chapter 20
  103. Article III — Parks
  104. Article IV — Special Events
  105. Article V — Senior Citizens Commission
  106. Article VI — Drug Free Zones
  107. Chapter 21
  108. Chapter 22
  109. Article II — Police Relief and Pension Fund
  110. Chapter 23
  111. Chapter 24
  112. Chapter 25 — PURCHASES
  113. Chapter 26
  114. Article II — Collection and Disposal
  115. Article IV — Defacing Public and Private Property
  116. Article V — Legislative Recycling Mandates
  117. Chapter 28
  118. Article I — General Provisions
  119. Article II — Fees and Charges
  120. Article III — Sewer Mains and Sewer Laterals
  121. Article IV — Industrial Users
  122. Article V — Industrial Users' Discharge Permits
  123. Article VI — Enforcement
  124. Chapter 29
  125. Chapter 30
  126. Article II
  127. Article III — Trenching
  128. Article IV — Numbering of Streets
  129. Article V — Maintenance Districts
  130. Chapter 31
  131. Article II — Definitions and Responsibilities
  132. Article IV — Tentative Subdivision Maps
  133. Article V — Final Subdivision Maps
  134. Article VII — Vesting Tentative Maps for Residential Subdivisi…
  135. Article VIII — Dedications. Reservations, and Development Fees
  136. Article XI — Reversions to Acreage
  137. Article XII
  138. Article XIII — Correction and Amendment of Maps.
  139. Article XIV — Enforcement.
  140. Chapter 31A
  141. Chapter 32
  142. Chapter 33
  143. Article II — Disposition of Surplus Property
  144. Article III — Purchase by City Employees of Unclaimed or Surpl…
  145. Chapter 34
  146. Chapter 35
  147. Article II — Mains, Laterals and Hydrants
  148. Article III — Fees and Charges
  149. Article VII — Backflow and Cross-Connection Control
  150. Chapter 36
  151. Part I — General Provisions.
  152. Part II — Specific Plan Preparation Process.
  153. Part I — General Provisions
  154. Chapter 37
  155. Article II
  156. Article III — Regulations for Cannabis Businesses
  157. Article IV — Appeals and Enforcement
  158. Chapter DL

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