Chapter 6.04 — ANIMAL SERVICES
Stockton Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Stockton
§ 6.04.010. Short title.¶
§ 6.04.020. Definitions.¶
§ 6.04.030. Public Animal Services Center—Establishing.¶
§ 6.04.040. Animal Services Supervisor and assistants—Appointments.¶
§ 6.04.050. Chief of Police to supervise Animal Services Supervisor's work.¶
§ 6.04.060. Animal Services Supervisor's duties in regards to impounding animals.¶
§ 6.04.070. Police Department to act for Animal Services in emergencies.¶
§ 6.04.080. Interfering with employees.¶
§ 6.04.090. Dog or cat license.¶
§ 6.04.100. Anti-rabies vaccination and chipping required for license.¶
§ 6.04.110. Keeping dogs or cats not licensed, registered and tagged.¶
§ 6.04.120. Dogs at large.¶
§ 6.04.130. Animal at large.¶
§ 6.04.140. Dogs and cats exempt from license requirements.¶
§ 6.04.150. Exemption from payment of dog license fees.¶
§ 6.04.160. Transferring, counterfeiting, and removing dog tags.¶
6.04.090 except a tag issued to him or her for such dog or cat under the provisions of…¶
6.04.090 or to take from any dog or cat any collar or leather band or tag attached…¶
§ 6.04.170. Surrendering of animal to Animal Services Center.¶
§ 6.04.180. Sold or adopted animals to be sterilized—Exceptions.¶
§ 6.04.190. Examination and isolating of Seeing Eye dogs, service dogs and signal dogs…¶
§ 6.04.200. Examination and isolating of law enforcement dogs that bite.¶
§ 6.04.210. Litter permit required.¶
§ 6.04.220. Litter permit—Penalties.¶
§ 6.04.230. Rabies epidemic.¶
§ 6.04.240. Dog kennels and catteries restricted.¶
§ 6.04.250. Impounding animals.¶
§ 6.04.260. Reclaiming impounded animals.¶
§ 6.04.270. Adoption of impounded animals.¶
§ 6.04.280. When animals may be adopted, transferred or euthanized.¶
§ 6.04.290. Licensing and sterilizing of certain impounded animals.¶
6.04.090 of this chapter must be vaccinated and licensed, in addition to any other…¶
§ 6.04.300. Care of animals by the Animal Services Center.¶
§ 6.04.310. Burying of dead animals.¶
§ 6.04.320. Taking up and delivering stray animals.¶
§ 6.04.330. Sanitary and humane keeping of animals.¶
§ 6.04.340. Sanitary disposal of dog feces.¶
§ 6.04.350. Keeping of animals as constituting public nuisance.¶
§ 6.04.360. Animal abandonment.¶
§ 6.04.370. Rules and regulations.¶
§ 6.04.380. Enforcement by citation method.¶
§ 6.04.390. Number of dogs.¶
§ 6.04.400. Number of cats.¶
§ 6.04.410. Exemptions.¶
§ 6.04.420. Keeping and maintaining animals or domestic fowl.¶
§ 6.04.430. Domestic animal, fowl, etc., at large prohibited.¶
§ 6.04.440. Keeping or maintaining hogs, shoats, pigs, or roosters or cockerels…¶
§ 6.04.450. Exception.¶
§ 6.04.460. Time permitted within the City limits.¶
§ 6.04.470. Keeping wild animals unlawful.¶
§ 6.04.480. Exceptions.¶
§ 6.04.490. Enforcement—Penalty.¶
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