San Marino Municipal Code Art. 02 Animals - General

It shall be unlawful for any person to have, own, possess or keep any animal, fowl or beehive which, by noise, odor, unsightliness, trespass on other property or by its unsanitary condition, disturbs the peace or comfort of any neighborhood or interferes with any person in the reasonable or comfortable enjoyment of his/her life or property. (Ord. 973, 2-20-90)

It shall be unlawful and is hereby declared a public nuisance to keep, maintain or possess any of the following animals in the City:

A. Cattle;

B. Horse, mule, burro, donkey or ass;

C. Goat;

D. Hog, pig;

E. Lion, tiger, ocelot, leopard or other wild or domesticated feline, except house cats; or

F. Any animal generally residing in the wild. (Ord. 973, 2-20-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained, upon premises owned or controlled by him/her in the City, any hive of bees for commercial purposes. (Ord. 973, 2-20-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person to allow or permit any animal owned or controlled by him/her to run at large or to go upon the premises of any other person without invitation or upon any public property in the City.

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any animal, other than a dog, housed or caged within a structure that is less than thirty five feet (35') from any dwelling house or structure used as a dwelling house. (Ord. 973, 2-20-90; 1994 Code)

Any nuisance existing in violation of this Chapter shall be abated by the City at the expense of the person creating, causing, committing or maintaining the same, and the expense of such abatement shall be a lien against the property on which the nuisance is committed or maintained and a personal obligation against the property owner. (Ord. 973, 2-20-90)

It shall be unlawful for any person in the City having possession or control of any dead household pet, animal or part thereof, which was not slaughtered for or is not fit for human food, to fail, refuse or neglect to cause the same within six (6) hours of its death to be removed from the City or buried. (Ord. 973, 2-20-90)