San Jose Municipal Code Part 3 Miscellaneous Care and Keep Provisions

A. The owner/guardian of a dangerous animal or person with a right to control a dangerous animal must confine it within a building or secure enclosure, except that the animal may be permitted off the premises only when securely muzzled, leashed, and under the direct physical restraint of a person eighteen (18) years of age or older and who is physically capable of restraining the animal.

B. If an owner/guardian of the animal or a person with a right to control the animal knows that the animal is infected with any disease transmittable to humans, he or she is prohibited from allowing the animal to be or remain within the city other than at an approved veterinary hospital unless an animal services officer approves an alternative means of confinement.

C. An animal services officer may seize any animal the officer reasonably believes to be dangerous or infected with any disease transmittable to humans. The officer may impound such animal for a period sufficient to observe, examine, and determine whether the animal is diseased or dangerous so as to be a menace to public health or safety.

D. Diseased or dangerous animals that are a danger to public health or safety may be destroyed pursuant to Section 7.50.070.

(Ord. 28079.)

A. Upon the death of any animal, the owner/guardian of the animal or person with a right to control the animal must provide for the burial, incineration, or other disposition of the body. If the owner/guardian of the dead animal or person with a right to control the dead animal is unable to provide for burial or other disposition, he or she may request that the city dispose of the body for a fee.

B. Upon learning that the body of a dead animal has not been disposed of in a safe and sanitary manner, an animal services officer may dispose of such body as soon as practical; provided, however, that an animal services officer may not be required to remove and dispose of bodies of dead animals on state highways or on state property. Either the owner/guardian of the animal or person with a right to control the animal must pay a fee for the disposal.

C. Any fee authorized by this section must be set forth in the schedule of fees adopted by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 28079.)

It is unlawful for any person to use a chain as a collar for any animal except during training sessions under the direct supervision of the owner/guardian or person with a right to control the animal.

(Ord. 28079.)