Vernon Municipal Code Ch. 6.28 Public Health Protection

Every person owning or possessing any place where any dog, cat, other animal, fowl or bird is kept shall keep such premises, house, stable, barn, stall, pen, coop, or other location in a clean and sanitary condition.

(Prior code § 10.75)

No owner shall bring any dog, cat or other animal, or permit any dog, cat or other animal to be brought into or to remain in any room or place (other than a private home) where food is handled for commercial purposes, or in which meat, fish, game, poultry, fruit, vegetables, bakery goods or any other food or food product is stored, kept, held, prepared, exposed or offered for sale, or sold for human consumption. No owner shall permit any dog, cat or other animal to ride upon or get into or upon any wagon or other vehicle in which any such articles offered or to be offered for sale for human consumption are being kept or transported; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a dog trained as a guide for the blind or disabled.

(Prior code § 10.76)

No owner of any dog shall permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care, any such dog to defecate on any public property or on any improved private property other than that of the owner of such dog and allow such feces thereafter to remain thereon.

(Prior code § 10.77)

No person shall keep any animal which is known or believed to be infected with any dangerous or communicable disease, or which is afflicted with any painful disease which is incurable.

(Prior code § 10.78)

No person shall willfully slaughter or cause to be slaughtered within the City any cattle, calf, horse, sheep, swine or goat or any other animal. This section shall not apply to the slaughter of such animals: (a) within an educational institution; (b) in a physician's office or laboratory for purposes of medical research or other scientific purposes; (c) by a person licensed by the State of California to practice veterinary medicine; or (d) by any commercial establishment duly licensed by the City and the United States Department of Agriculture as a slaughterhouse.

(Prior code § 10.79)

Every person owning or operating any veterinary hospital or other establishment for the treatment of animals shall give written notice to the owner of the death of any animal left in such hospital or establishment for treatment, provided that the name and address of the owner is known.

(Prior code § 10.80)

Every person owning or operating any veterinary hospital or other establishment for the treatment of animals shall hold any animal which dies therein for a period of at least 12 hours after written notice of the death of such animal has been given to the owner.

(Prior code § 10.81)

Except as provided in Section 6.28.070, no person shall allow the carcass of any animal to remain upon any lot, premises, or place in the City owned, controlled or occupied by such person, for a period of more than 24 hours, or to be buried thereon.

(Prior code § 10.82)