Chapter 6.08 — LICENSE AND REGISTRATION OF DOGS AND POTBELLIED PIGS

A.

Every person owning, possessing, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog over four months old, and all Vietnamese potbellied pigs, shall obtain a license for each dog and potbellied pig. Appropriate license fees shall be paid annually. The license fees shall be set forth in the city's fee schedule or by separate resolution. Such license shall be obtained, and the fee therefor paid within thirty days after the day upon which a dog is four months old, within thirty days after acquisition of a dog if over four months old, within thirty days after acquisition of potbellied pig, or within thirty days of moving into the city.

B.

Failure to register and pay the required fee within the term prescribed shall cause such fee to become delinquent and the penalties set forth in the city's fee schedule or by separate resolution shall be added to the regular fee and collected by the city at the time of such delinquent registration.

C.

The license fee may be prepaid for a one, two, or three year period, provided that for dogs the applicant presents a valid rabies vaccination certificate valid for the entire term of the license.

D.

Exemptions:

Service dogs for the disabled. Dogs being raised, trained and used to aid disabled persons shall be licensed without fee. Such dogs shall be either a guide dog, service dog, or signal dog as defined in California Civil Code Section 54.1.8.

Government. Dogs owned and used by the county, municipal corporations, or other public agencies, including dogs used by law enforcement agencies in the performance of law enforcement activity, shall be licensed without fee.

Temporary. Dogs brought into the city for the purpose of participating in any dog show or whose owners are nonresidents or temporarily within the city need not be licensed.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

Application for dog licenses shall be made on forms approved by the animal services division and shall include the following for each animal: the name and address of owner; address where the dog is kept; name, breed, age, sex, color and description of the animal; spay/neuter certificate unless a valid exception applies; and current rabies vaccination certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian that is valid for the entire term of the license being issued.

Application for potbellied pig licenses shall be made on forms approved by the animal services division and shall include the following for each animal: proof of registration with a nationally recognized registry; proof that the pig has been spayed or neutered; and a current vaccination certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian that the pig has been vaccinated as directed by the city manager that is valid for the entire term of the license being issued.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

A.

A license shall not be issued for any dog that has attained the age of four months or over unless a valid certificate of rabies vaccination is presented with the license fee. The certificate of vaccination must show all items required by state law, including, but not limited to, the following:

The name, address and telephone number of the dog's owner;

The description of the dog, including breed, color, age, name and sex;

The date of immunization;

The type of rabies vaccine administered;

The name of the manufacturer;

The lot number of the vaccine used.

B.

Such certificates shall bear the signature of the veterinarian administering the vaccine or a signature authorized by him/her, and in addition such certificate shall be stamped, printed, or typed with his/her name, address and telephone number for legibility.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

A dog or Vietnamese potbellied pig brought into the city that has been licensed in another county or city within the State shall meet all the conditions set forth in this chapter and the owner shall apply for the transfer of the license within thirty days of moving into the city. The fee for transfer shall be as set forth in the city's fee schedule or by separate resolution. Regardless of the term of such license in the issuing jurisdiction, the license shall expire at the expiration of the rabies vaccination certificate.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

Upon payment of the license fee, the city shall issue to the owner a license certificate for the effective period and a metallic tag for each dog or each Vietnamese potbellied pig so licensed. The tag shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was issued and a number corresponding with the number of the certificate. Tags shall not be transferable.

For dogs, the owner shall provide the dog with a suitable collar or other device to which the license shall be securely attached. The dog shall wear the collar and tag at all times that the dog is in the city and not confined indoors or in an enclosed yard or pen. Vietnamese potbellied pigs are not required to wear a tag, but the owner must show proof of licensing.

The owner or person in control of the animal shall show the license receipt and tag at any time upon demand by an animal services officer. A refusal to show proper registration upon demand is a violation of this section.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

It is unlawful for any person to attach a license tag to the collar of any dog or Vietnamese potbellied pig except the animal that is described in the application for such license tag.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

Lost license tags may be replaced by surrendering to the city the receipt for the lost license and by paying to the city a fee. This fee shall be as set forth in the city's fee schedule or by separate resolution. After complying with the above provision, the city shall again register the animal, and issue a new license tag.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

No refunds or credits shall be made on any license because of the death of any licensed animal or the owner leaving the city before the expiration of the license period.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)

Violations of Chapter 6.08 are infractions and may also be cited as administrative citations.

(Ord. No. 370, §§ 1, 2, 3-11-2015)