Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Ch. 6.08 Cats

The director is authorized to establish a voluntary cat registration system as follows:

A. Upon payment of the fee prescribed in this section, the director shall issue an identification tag to each cat owner or person having custody or control thereof for each cat, said tag to be worn at all times by the cat for which issued. Should a cat come into the custody of the director and the cat has attached a valid identification tag issued by the director, then the director shall within 18 working hours from the time of impounding notify the registered cat owner that the cat is in the custody of the director.

B. A record of the name and address of the cat owner and a description of the cat, as well as the identification number assigned thereto, shall be maintained by the director on each cat registration and such other information that the director may deem proper.

C. The fees for registration of cats shall be the fees which are established by county code section 10.90.010(B).

D. From the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, any cat shall be deemed to be stray if found at large off the property of the owner. The director shall hold such cat for no less than the minimum time prescribed by law. Each such cat may be impounded, held and disposed of in the manner as provided under section 6.04.020 (Amendments to the city's animal control ordinance).

E. An unauthorized person shall not remove from any cat any collar or harness or other device to which is attached any identification tag issued by the director hereunder or remove such tag therefrom.

(Code 1981, § 6.08.010; Ord. No. 88, § 1(part), 1977; Ord. No. 337, § 5(part), 1998)

This chapter is of a voluntary nature and does not require a cat owner to purchase a tag as provided in this chapter.

(Code 1981, § 6.08.020; Ord. No. 88, § 1(part), 1977; Ord. No. 337, § 5(part), 1998)