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Title 10 — ANIMALS

Chapter 10.18 — DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS

Palm Springs Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Palm Springs

  • § 10.08.040. Fees.

  • § 10.08.050. Application.

  • § 10.08.060. Anti-rabies vaccination required.

  • § 10.08.070. Issuance of tags and certificates.

  • § 10.08.080. Tag—Attachment required. § 10.08.090. Tag—Display required. § 10.08.100. Tag—Removal prohibited. § 10.08.110. Tag—Replacement.

Chapter 10.12 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

  • § 10.12.010. Position created—General duties.

  • § 10.12.020. Powers of enforcement. § 10.12.030. Interference with animal control duties.

  • § 10.18.010. Dangerous animal defined.

  • § 10.18.020. Vicious animal defined.

  • § 10.18.030. Severe injury defined.

  • § 10.18.040. Determination of animal as dangerous.

  • § 10.18.050. Determination of animal as vicious.

  • § 10.18.060. Orders—Notice—Compliance.

  • § 10.18.070. Destruction—Conditions.

  • § 10.18.080. Failure of owner or keeper to appear.

  • § 10.18.090. Death, sale, move, transfer, or permanent removal—Notice.

  • § 10.18.100. Lapse of determination—Determination not to be dangerous.

  • § 10.18.110. Recovery of costs.

PALM SPRINGS CODE

§ 10.18.120.
Violation.
§ 10.24.015. Wild
§ 10.18.130.
Nonapplication of chapter.
animals—Authorization
required.
Chapter 10.20 § 10.24.016. Wild
IMPOUNDMENT animals—Authorization
granted—Registration fee.
§ 10.20.010.
Impounding of animals.
§ 10.24.017. Registration—Expiration.
§ 10.20.015.
Impounding by private
§ 10.24.018. Authorization not
citizen. transferable.
§ 10.20.020.
Notification to owner.
§ 10.24.019. Right of entry for
§ 10.20.030.
Disposition of unclaimed
enforcement.
animals. § 10.24.020. Wild animals to be confined.
§ 10.20.040.
Destruction of animals
§ 10.24.021. Retail sale of dogs and cats.
dangerous to impound. § 10.24.030. Kennels subject to zoning
§ 10.20.050.
Reclaiming animals.
and health regulations.
§ 10.20.060.
(Reserved)
§ 10.24.040. Dog and cat
§
§
10.20.070.
10.20.080.

(Reserved)

Impoundment fees.
§ 10.24.045. breeding—Breeding permit
required.
Penalties.
Chapter 10.22
UNATTENDED ANIMALS IN
Chapter 10.28
ENCLOSED VEHICLES OFFENSES
§ 10.22.010.
Definitions.
§ 10.28.010. Dogs running at large.
§
§
§
§
§
10.22.020.
10.22.030.
10.22.040.
10.22.050.
10.22.060.

Violation.

Unattended animal subject
to impound.

Notice.

Impounded animals subject
to Chapter .

Exemptions.
§ 10.28.020.
§ 10.28.025.
§ 10.28.030.
§ 10.28.040.
Noise disturbances by
animals.
Dog defecation to be
removed by owner.
Retention of dog by other
than owner.
Unauthorized removal of
animal from pound.
Chapter 10.24
ANIMAL KEEPING
§ 10.28.050. Dogs at public schools
prohibited.
§ 10.28.060. Interference with police
§ 10.24.010.
Female dogs to be confined
during breeding period.
§ 10.28.070. dogs.
Slaughtering prohibited.
§ 10.24.011.
Prohibited animals.

CHAPTER 10.04 DEFINITIONS

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