Scotts Valley Municipal Code Ch. 6.12 Licensing

A. Dogs shall be licensed within thirty days of obtaining the age of four months, or within thirty days of acquisition by the owner, whichever occurs later.

B. Licenses shall be valid for twelve months from date of issuance and shall be issued upon payment of the fee set by resolution of the city council.

C. Licenses issued under prior existing city ordinances shall remain valid until expiration.

D. No license shall be issued unless proof of anti-rabies vaccination is presented and is valid for the license period.

E. A license may be sold for less than the full twelve-month license period if the antirabies vaccination expires prior to the full license period. Fees for partial-term licenses will be prorated on a monthly basis, with a minimum fee of five dollars to cover administrative costs.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

A. License tags shall be securely displayed upon dogs at all times, except when the dog is confined to the owner's premises or displayed in an exhibition.

B. A license is not transferable to another dog and shall be void upon transfer of a licensed dog to another owner; provided, however, that a new license may be purchased for the license replacement fee as set by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

Every owner of any dog over the age of four months within the limits of the city shall, at intervals specified by the California State Department of Health Services, procure the vaccination of the dog by a licensed veterinarian with an approved canine antirabies vaccine.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

Any veterinarian who vaccinated or causes or directs to be vaccinated in the City of Scotts Valley any dog with the antirabies vaccine shall:

A. Use a certificate approved by the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, to certify that such animal has been vaccinated; and

B. Send a copy of the completed certificate to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter within 30-days from the date the dog is vaccinated; and

C. If the dog is vaccinated for rabies by a veterinarian located outside the City of Scotts Valley and the vaccinated dog resides in the City of Scotts Valley, the owner/guardian or person with a right to control the dog must submit a copy of the vaccination certificate to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter within 30-days from the date that a dog is vaccinated or brought into the city, whichever date is later in time.

(Ord. No. 86.5, § 1, 9-21-2011)

The Santa Cruz SPCA is authorized and declared to be the pet licensing authority for the city, and shall collect all related fees. License fees and related fees shall be remitted to the city for licenses sold to pet owners residing in the city.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

A. Fees for licenses, duplicate tags and transfer of ownership shall be as established by resolution of the city council.

B. The full amount of such fees will be payable for any portion of the year, except as may otherwise be provided in Section 6.12.010(E). The license collector shall keep a record of the name and address of the owner, and the number and date of issuance of the certificate and tag.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

A. A penalty fee, as set by resolution of the city council, shall be charged for late renewal of a license. "Late renewal" is defined as the first day of the month past the due date.

B. A penalty fee, as set by city council resolution, shall be charged to any owner who fails to apply for an initial license within the times specified in this chapter.

C. Any penalty shall be in addition to the applicable license fee and payable at the time of issuance.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

A. Fees shall be waived for licenses issued for any recognized guide, signal or service dog upon presentation of an affidavit by the dog's owner. A guide, signal or service dog license shall be valid for the life of the dog, or so long as the dog remains the property of the person named in the affidavit.

B. License fees for dogs owned by persons aged sixty-five or older shall be reduced by the amount equal to the license fee for a sexually unreproductive dog for one dog per household.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

A. The licensing authority may establish a program to promote dog licensing compliance by training and authorizing outside sales persons and vendors to sell licenses to the public at specified places or areas throughout the city.

B. The licensing authority may also deduct a fee, as set by resolution of the city council, from each license fee collected by the authority, to cover commissions paid to outside sales persons. The commission shall only be deducted from licenses actually sold by outside sales persons.

C. The licensing authority may deduct a fee, as set by resolution of the city council, from each license fee collected by the authority, to cover fees paid to license vendors. The vendor fee shall only be deducted from licenses actually sold by vendors.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

A dog displaying a current license from jurisdictions outside the city, but within the state, shall not require licensing under this chapter until expiration of the current license; provided, that the dog remains in the possession of the owner to whom the license was duly issued and the appropriate transfer fee, as set by city council resolution, is paid by the dog owner and upon surrender to the licensing authority of the license tag and certificate issued by the other jurisdiction.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

Whenever a tag, issued for the then current year by the city, has been stolen or lost, the owner or possessor of the dog for which the same was issued may, upon payment of the fee established by resolution of the city council and upon making and subscribing to an affidavit of such loss and filing the same with the license collector of the city receive a duplicate tag from the license collector for the remaining portion of the then current year.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)

The provisions of this title with respect to registration and payment of fees shall not apply to any dog if the owner thereof establishes to the satisfaction of the licensing authority that said owner is a nonresident of the city and the dog has been present in the city for less than thirty consecutive days within the preceding twelve-month period.

(Ord. 86.2 § 1 (part), 1987)