San Marino Municipal Code Art. 05 Dogs

It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, keep or maintain or to allow or permit to be established, kept or maintained, upon any premises owned or controlled by him/her in the city, any dog kennel, any portion of which is situated within one thousand feet (1,000') of any dwelling house other than the one occupied by the owner or person in control of such dog kennel. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain or to allow or permit to be kept or maintained, upon any premises owned or controlled by him/her in the city, any dog, either male or female, being kept mainly for breeding purposes, within three hundred feet (300') of any dwelling house other than the one occupied by the owner or person in control of such dog. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990)

It shall be unlawful for any person owning, controlling or having in his/her care or keeping any dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, to suffer or permit such dog to be at large upon the streets, alleys or public places or upon any vacant, unoccupied or unenclosed lots, lands or premises within the city unless such dog is on a leash and under the control of a person. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or suffer or permit to be kept at or upon any premises owned, controlled or occupied by such person in the city any dog run or any other place where animals or pets are kept in a foul, offensive, noxious or filthy condition. No dog run shall be placed within thirty five feet (35') of any adjoining dwelling house. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990; amd. 1994 Code)

It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having custody or control of any dog to knowingly or through failure to exercise due care or control, permit such dog to defecate and allow such excrement to thereafter remain in excess of five (5) minutes, in any public park, upon the sidewalk or parkway of any street, or upon any private property which is improved or occupied without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor any dog, male or female, over the age of four (4) months, within the city, unless there shall be attached to such dog a collar upon which there shall be a current numbered metal license tag provided by the city. The license shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance. (Ord. 0-07-1193, 10-10-2007)

A. City Clerk Responsibility: The city clerk shall be responsible for issuing the dog license required pursuant to this article.

B. Application: Applications for a dog license shall be upon a form provided by the city. The information required shall contain the following:

• 1. Name and address of the applicant;
• 2. Phone number of the applicant;
• 3. Description of the dog;
• 4. Proof of rabies vaccination; and
• 5. Proof of dog being spayed or neutered, if applicable. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990)

C. License Fee: The license fees for dog licenses shall be set by city council resolution. (Ord. 0-07-1191, 10-10-2007)

Penalty charges shall be set by city council resolution for failing to apply for or renew a dog license within a month of the time the license application or renewal was due. (Ord. 0-07-1191, 10-10-2007)

The city clerk shall keep a register containing the name of the dog, the name and address of the owner, the license tag number and the date of issuance for each tag issued. Whenever any person shall apply to the city clerk for a duplicate tag alleging that the original tag issued to such person has been lost or stolen, the city clerk, upon satisfactory proof of such circumstances, and the payment of a fee to be set by city council resolution, shall issue a new tag. The register shall be changed to reflect the new tag number and shall indicate the fact that such tag was issued as a duplicate of a tag formerly issued. (Ord. 0-07-1191, 10-10-2007)

Every person keeping, harboring or having a dog over the age of four (4) months in the city shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with rabies vaccination within a period of six (6) weeks from the date such dog was first harbored, kept or had within the city, or within six (6) weeks from the date the dog attained the age of four (4) months.

The vaccination and revaccination shall be of a type and at such time intervals as may be required pursuant to the state Health and Safety Code or the county health code 1 . Proof of current vaccination shall be submitted at the time of application for a license tag pursuant to this article. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or cause to be kept upon any premises in the city any potentially dangerous or vicious dog, unless such dog is kept restrained at all times or within a secured enclosure.

It shall be a misdemeanor to permit or cause any potentially dangerous or vicious dog to run unrestrained upon any public property or upon any property except that owned and occupied by the dog's owner.

The owner of such dog shall be responsible and liable for any potentially dangerous or vicious dog running unrestrained or attacking any individual or property. (Ord. 973, 2-20-1990; amd. 1994 Code)