Redlands Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 Dog Regulations

A "dog kennel", for purposes of this chapter, shall be any place, lot or premises where more than three (3) dogs are kept for training, sale, boarding, or breeding, or the keeping of the same for hire, or any place where such facilities are maintained for the above purposes. (Ord. 2392 § 1, 1998: prior code § 57102)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own, harbor, possess or have custody of any dog within the city, except as herein provided, without securing a license therefor and complying with the provisions of this chapter. (Prior code § 57100)

No license shall be required for any dog before the dog reaches the age of four (4) months. (Ord. 2392 § 2, 1998: prior code § 57101)

Licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 6.04.020 through 6.04.130 of this chapter shall be renewed each year on or before the first date of issuance. (Ord. 2392 § 3, 1998: prior code § 57103)

Each official license tag shall be dated to show the date of expiration of the license and shall be securely fastened to a dog collar by the owner or person having custody or possession of the dog. The collar must at all times, when not on the private property of the owner or custodian, be worn by such licensed dog. (Prior code § 57104)

No license fee shall be charged against any dog in a commercial kennel, duly licensed as a commercial business, having paid a business license tax. (Ord. 2392 § 4, 1998: prior code § 57105)

Every person, firm, or corporation owning, harboring, possessing, or having custody of a dog within the city shall, on or before the due date as defined in this chapter, pay to the city a license fee as set by resolution of the city council of the city. (Prior code § 57107)

All licenses shall be delinquent if the required fee is not paid within thirty (30) days after the due date. The penalty for delinquency shall be the amount equal to one-half (1/2) of such license fee. (Prior code § 57108)

The city's finance director, or the director's designee, shall, upon receiving payment of the proper fee and the display of the certificate required in section 6.04.150 of this chapter, make the official record of the dog and the fee paid and issue the official license tag. The records and files of dog licenses shall be maintained in such a manner that the address of the recorded owner, custodian, or person having possession of the dog may be readily ascertained. (Ord. 2684 § 8, 2007: prior code § 57109)

It is unlawful for any person to place upon or attach to a dog any false, counterfeit or unauthorized tag for the purpose of evading the provisions of sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter. The transfer of an official license tag from one dog to another is prohibited and any person so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Prior code § 57110)

A license which became due during the course of the year shall be subject to all the provisions of sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter except the fee prescribed in section 6.04.080 of this chapter may be prorated to a portion of the license fee. (Ord. 2392 § 6, 1998: prior code § 57111)

Upon presentation of proof, satisfactory to the city's finance director, or the director's designee, that a valid license not to expire prior to June 30 has been issued by any city, county, or city and county within the state so as to comply with sections 6.04.140 and 6.04.150 of this chapter, a fee as set by resolution of the city council may be accepted and an application receipt issued therefor. Upon request and after verification that a current city license has been issued, the city's finance director, or the director's designee, shall accept the fee and issue an application receipt for the replacement of a lost, mutilated, or stolen tag. When issuing a replacement tag, the city's finance director, or the director's designee, shall cancel the original license and the tag authorized in connection with it. (Ord. 2684 § 8, 2007: prior code § 57112)

It is unlawful for any person to own, have an interest in, harbor and feed or have the care, charge, custody or possession of a dog, whether such dog is confined or not, unless such dog has been vaccinated with canine rabies vaccines licensed by USDA and approved by the department of health services for use in the California rabies control program, by injection or other approved method. The vaccine shall be used exclusively to vaccinate all dogs within the city upon reaching four (4) months of age. All dogs under four (4) months of age shall be confined to the owner's property until such time they are vaccinated. Regardless of the age of an animal's primary immunization, a second rabies vaccination shall be given one year later and the three (3) year booster schedule followed thereafter. The vaccination shall be performed by any duly qualified and licensed veterinarian. (Ord. 2392 § 7, 1998: prior code § 57200)

No application receipt for owning or harboring a dog, as provided in sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter, shall be issued except on application to the city's finance director or the director's designee and the display, at that time, of a certificate of vaccination or letter certifying to the vaccination from a licensed veterinarian showing that the dog has been vaccinated with canine rabies vaccine. The certificate must be valid for a period equaling or exceeding the life of the license being then applied for. (Ord. 2718 § 26, 2009)

It shall be the duty of the chief of police to enforce the provisions of this chapter. To do so, the chief of police, poundmaster, and all police officers and animal control officers of the city shall have the right to enter upon any property located within the city, whether public or private. (Ord. 2392 § 8, 1998: Ord. 1926 § 1, 1986: prior code § 57300)

Any person owning or having charge, custody, control or possession of any dog shall not permit such animal to run at large, or to run loose or unrestrained in, along, or upon any public street, sidewalk, or place. (Ord. 1926 § 2, 1986: prior code § 57301)

It is unlawful for any person to deposit or abandon any dog in or upon any building, enclosure, lane, square, or street, school ground, playground or any public place within the city. (Ord. 2392 § 9, 1998: Ord. 1926 § 3, 1986: prior code § 57305)

Whenever it is shown that any dog has bitten any person, the owner or person having custody or possession of the dog shall, upon order of the chief of police, quarantine the dog in strict confinement, upon private premises of the owner, under restraint by leash, closed cage, or paddock for a period of ten (10) days. If the owner or person having custody of said dog violates this order, the dog shall be taken into custody by the animal control bureau for the remainder of the quarantine period at the owner's expense. The chief of police may cause a licensed veterinarian to make an inspection of the dog at any time during such period. Any dog so quarantined shall not be removed from the premises without permission of the chief of police. Any person in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2392 § 10, 1998: Ord. 1926 § 4, 1986: prior code § 57309)

The chief of police may post or cause to be posted an appropriate sign on any premises where a dog has been quarantined pursuant to section 6.04.190 of this chapter through this section to warn the public of the fact. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a sign posted pursuant to this section without permission of the chief of police. (Prior code § 57311)

Except where the violation is specifically declared to be a misdemeanor, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction. (Ord. 1926 § 6, 1986: prior code § 57313)