Title 6

Santa Barbara Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Santa Barbara

ANIMAL CONTROL

		Chapter 6.04	§ 6.12.055.	Unaltered Cat License
	GENERAL PROVISIONS			Requirement.
			§ 6.12.058.	Special Fund - Unaltered
§	6.04.010.	Definitions.		License Surcharge.
§	6.04.020.	Disposition of Funds	§ 6.12.060.	Dog or Cat License
		Collected Under Title.		Information.
§	6.04.030.	Police Animals.	§ 6.12.080.	Vaccination Certificate -
§	6.04.040.	Interference with Animal		Prerequisite to Issuance.
		Control Duties.	§ 6.12.100.	Kennel License -
§	6.04.050.	Adequate Care.		Requirements.
§	6.04.060.	Irresponsible Guardian.	§ 6.12.110.	Kennel Fees - Licensed Dogs
§	6.04.070.	Enforcement.		May Be Excluded.
			§ 6.12.120.	Official Tag - Issuance.
		Chapter 6.08	§ 6.12.130.	Absence of Official Tag -
	CARE AND	KEEPING OF ANIMALS		Presumption.
			§ 6.12.140.	Official Tag - Duplicates.
§	6.08.010.	Raising Rabbits, Chickens	§ 6.12.150.	Exemptions from Chapter.
		and Fowl.	§ 6.12.160.	Guard Dog.
§	6.08.020.	Animals Running at Large	§ 6.12.170.	Dogs in Vehicles.
		and Grazing Prohibited -
§	6.08.025.	Exception - Nuisance. Sanitation of Quarters.		Chapter 6.16 RABIES
§	6.08.030.	Disturbing the Peace.
§	6.08.035.	Dog Noise Nuisance.	§ 6.16.010.	Suspicion - Report to
§	6.08.040.	Public Nuisance.		County Health Officer.
§	6.08.050.	Abandonment of Animals.	§ 6.16.020.	Suspicion - Inspection on
§	6.08.060.	Keeping Livestock.		Private Property.
§	6.08.070.	Animals - Public Beaches	§ 6.16.030.	Disposal - Laboratory
		and Harbor.		Specimens - Cost.
			§ 6.16.040.	Quarantine - Confinement
		Chapter 6.12		Specified.
		DOGS	§ 6.16.050.	Reports of Animal Biting -
				Isolation - Release - Cost.
§	6.12.010.	Dogs Prohibited in De la	§ 6.16.055.	Failure to Isolate or
		Guerra Plaza.		Surrender Biting Animal.
§	6.12.020.	Dogs Creating Nuisance on	§ 6.16.060.	Redemption of Animals Free
		Beaches, in Public Parks		of Rabies - Disposition of
		and on Sidewalks.		Unclaimed Animals.
§	6.12.030.	Vicious Dog - Defined.	§ 6.16.070.	Vaccination - Required.
§	6.12.040.	Vicious Dogs - Disposition.	§ 6.16.075.	Re-vaccination.
§	6.12.050.	Dog License Requirement.

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§	6.16.080.	Vaccination - Certificate of	§ 6.22.030.	Initial Administrative
		Vaccination Issued to		Review by Animal Control
		Guardian.		Supervisor of Potentially
				Dangerous Dog.
		Chapter 6.20	§ 6.22.040.	Potentially Dangerous or
	ANIMAL	CONTROL SUPERVISOR		Vicious Dog Administrative
				Hearing.
§	6.20.010.	Duties Generally.	§ 6.22.050.	Appeal from Administrative
§	6.20.020.	Records.		Decision.
§	6.20.030.	Capture of Dogs.	§ 6.22.060.	Conditions of a Potentially
§	6.20.040.	Retention Without Guardian's Consent.		Dangerous Dog Determination.
§	6.20.050.	Notification to Guardian of Impounded Dogs.	§ 6.22.070.	Consequences of Vicious Dog Determination.
§ §	6.20.060. 6.20.070.	Confinement and Examination of Dogs. Notification of County Health Officer of Suspected	§ 6.22.080. § 6.22.090.	Compliance with Conditions and Consequences of Violation of Conditions. Removal of Designation.
		Rabid Dogs.
§	6.20.080.	Treatment of Animals.		Chapter 6.24
§	6.20.090.	Destruction of Impounded	DISPOSITION OF DEAD ANIMALS
		Animals.
			§ 6.24.010.	Guardian's Request - Fees.
		Chapter 6.22	§ 6.24.020.	Public Places.
	POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND
		VICIOUS DOGS		Chapter 6.28
				BEES
§	6.22.010.	Right of Entry and
		Inspection.	§ 6.28.010.	Beekeeping.
§	6.22.020.	Authority to Seize and	§ 6.28.020.	Conditions for Beekeeping.
		Impound Animal Posing an	§ 6.28.030.	Number and Location of
		Immediate Threat to Public		Hives.
		Safety.	§ 6.28.040.	Compliance with State Law.

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