Rolling Hills Municipal Code Ch. 6.16 Dog Licenses

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For statutory provisions authorizing cities to impose an annual license fee on dogs, see Gov. Code § 38792; for provisions on the disposition of fees collected, see Gov. Code § 30652.

Every person owning or having custody or control of any dog over the age of four months in the City not covered by the provisions of Section 6.16.100, shall first obtain an animal license from the Director for each of such dogs and at the same time obtain a dog license tag, and for such license or licenses, in addition to the fee for the dog license tag, shall pay the fees set forth in Chapter 6.56.

(Ord. 136 § 411, 1976).

Any person keeping, harboring or feeding any animal for fifteen consecutive days, shall be deemed to be the owner thereof, within the meaning of this title.

(Ord. 136 § 403, 1976).

A person shall not have, harbor, or keep or cause or permit to be harbored or kept, any unlicensed dog over four months of age in the City.

(Ord. 136 § 402, 1976).

Pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 30801) of Division 14 of the Agricultural Code, the Director shall issue serially numbered metallic dog license tags stamped with the name of the County of Los Angeles or other authorized issuing authority and the year of issue, and shall collect for each such tag the amount set forth in Chapter 6.56.

(Ord. 136 § 401, 1976).

Each license and each dog license tag provided for in this title for a dog which has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, and for a dog owned by a blind person who submits proof to the Director that such dog has been successfully trained to lead the blind person as a guide dog and is actually being used for this purpose, shall be of indefinite duration so long as the same individual owns or harbors the same dog. Every other license and dog license tag shall be in effect from July 1st to and including June 30th of the following year, and renewed annually thereafter within thirty days of the expiration of the license. Thereafter, a penalty will be added as set forth in Chapter 6.56.

(Ord. 136 § 404, 1976).

The fees provided for in this chapter shall be paid annually in advance to the Director. The full amount of any such fee is payable for any fraction of a year.

(Ord. 136 § 405, 1976).

The Director shall procure the number of license receipts and dog license tags needed each year and shall keep a register wherein shall be entered the name and address of each person to whom any dog license tag is issued, the number of such tag and the date of issuance thereof, and a description of the dog for which issued. A copy of this register shall be delivered to the City Manager quarterly.

(Ord. 136 § 406, 1976).

The Director may accept the payment of the fee for a license tag and a license for a dog who has not been vaccinated as required by this title on condition that the owner of such dog, within five days thereafter, have such dog vaccinated and submit the required veterinarian's certificate to the Director. Upon receipt of such certificate, the Director shall issue the license tag and the license.

(Ord. 136 § 408, 1976).

A license for an individual dog shall be in the form of a receipt for the fee set forth in Chapter 6.56, paid for the dog license tag, and the additional amount set forth in Chapter 6.56.

(Ord. 136 § 409, 1976).

Every blind person who is the owner of a dog over four months of age who submits proof to the Director that such dog has been successfully trained to lead the blind as a guide dog shall procure a special dog license tag and license, which dog license tag and license shall be good while such dog is owned or harbored by the same blind person. No fee shall be charged for such license and tag.

(Ord. 136 § 410, 1976).

The Director shall not issue a dog license unless the applicant exhibits a certificate signed by a veterinarian licensed either by the State or by any other State to practice veterinary medicine showing that:

A. The period of time elapsing from the date of vaccination with approved killed virus vaccine to the date of expiration of the license being issued does not exceed eighteen months; or

B. The period elapsing from the date of vaccination with approved live virus vaccine to the date of expiration of the license being issued does not exceed thirty months; or

C. Such dog should not be vaccinated with rabies vaccine because such vaccination would jeopardize the health of such dog due to infirmity or other disability, which infirmity or other disability, and the estimated date of termination thereof, is shown on the face of the certificate to the satisfaction of the Director.

(Ord. 136 § 412, 1976).

A person who obtains a license without submitting a certificate of vaccination because of the infirmity or disability of the dog shall within ten days after the termination of such infirmity or disability cause such dog to be vaccinated as required by Chapter 6.20. Until the dog is so vaccinated, it shall be confined to the premises of the owner.

(Ord. 136 § 413, 1976).

When the Director issues a dog license, he shall show on the receipt the age of the dog, the date of last vaccination and the type of vaccine used as shown on the veterinarian's certificate or, if the license was issued without proof of vaccination, the reason therefor.

(Ord. 136 § 414, 1976).

A license tag for an individual dog shall be securely affixed to a collar, harness or other device which shall at all times be worn by such dog except while such dog remains indoors or in any enclosed yard or pen.

(Ord. 136 § 415, 1976).

In case any license tag for an individual dog is lost or destroyed, a duplicate thereof may be procured from the Director, upon submission to the Director of such proof as he may require and upon payment therefor of the sum set forth in Chapter 6.56.

(Ord. 136 § 416, 1976).

Any unauthorized person shall not remove from any dog any collar or harness or other device to which is attached a license tag for the current year, or remove such tag therefrom.

(Ord. 136 § 417, 1976).

A person shall not attach to or keep upon or cause or permit to be attached to or kept upon any dog any tag provided for in Section 6.16.090, excepting a tag issued for such dog under the provisions of this title, or attach or keep upon or cause or permit to be attached or kept upon any dog, or make or cause or permit to be made or have in possession, any counterfeit or imitation of any tag provided for in this title.

(Ord. 136 § 418, 1976).

If, during a license period, a dog is sold or title to the dog is otherwise transferred to a new owner, such new owner may apply to the Director for a transfer of such dog's tag and license and pay a transfer fee set forth in Chapter 6.56. Upon receipt of such application and fee, the Director shall issue a certificate of transfer of such tag, and the names and addresses of the former and the new owners.

(Ord. 136 § 419, 1976).

Pursuant to Section 30804.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, any dog license tag issued pursuant to Section 6.16.010 shall be issued for one-half the fee required if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered.

(Ord. 136 § 420, 1976).

Any dog wearing or having attached to it a license tag for the current year issued by a municipality within the County when the owner thereof has, within one year last past, moved his principal place of residence from such municipality or the unincorporated territory of the County to the City, shall not be required to secure a new dog tag and license from the City for the current year, provided that such municipality similarly exempts from tag and license requirements for dogs wearing current County license tags and owned by persons who have moved from the City to such municipality.

(Ord. 136 § 421, 1976).

The provisions of this title do not require a tag or a license for any dog owned by or in custody of a person who is a nonresident of the City and is traveling through the City or temporarily sojourning therein for a period not exceeding thirty days, provided that said dog has been vaccinated as provided for by Sections 6.20.010 through 6.20.030.

(Ord. 136 § 407, 1976).