Woodlake Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 County Dog Control Regulations

All of the provisions of Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County, as last amended by Tulare County Ordinance No. 2784 are referred to and incorporated as a city ordinance by this reference, and made a part of this code to the same effect as if fully set forth herein, and all of the provisions thereof shall be applicable within the boundaries of the city, except as herein below otherwise specified.

(Ord. 431 Exh. A (part), 1988)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 30501 of the Food and Agriculture Code of the state of California, the city council does designate the police department of the city, or any other municipality or nonprofit corporation which is authorized and empowered by law to do so, as the city council may, from time to time, designate upon the execution of appropriate written agreements, to apply and enforce the provisions of Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County, last amended by Tulare County Ordinance No. 2784, except as otherwise provided, herein, within the city.

(Ord. 537 (part), 2000: Ord. 431 Exh. A (part), 1988)

Whenever any of the following terms are used in the county ordinance, such terms shall have the following meanings:

"Board of supervisors" means the city council of the city of Woodlake.

"Director of health services department" means the chief of police of the Woodlake police department.

(Ord. 431 Exh. A (part), 1988)

Sections 4450(b), 4450(c) and 4490 of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County are deleted from the incorporation into this chapter of Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County.

(Ord. 431 Exh. A (part), 1988)

In accordance with Section 607g of the Civil Code of the state of California, those employees of the police department of the city, or any other municipality or nonprofit corporation which is authorized and empowered by law to engage in animal control activities, who have qualified as humane officers pursuant to Section 607f of the Civil Code of the state of California shall have authority to issue notices to appear in court pursuant to Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code of the state of California. Such notices appear may be issued for violations of state law, for violations for Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4400) of Part IV of the Tulare County Ordinance Code and for violations of this chapter. Such humane officer are not authorized to take any person into custody even though the person to whom the notice is delivered does not give his written promise to appear in court.

The authority of such humane officers is limited to the issuance within the boundaries of the city of such notices to appear. This authorization shall continue in effect only so long as a contract is in effect between the city and said other municipality or nonprofit corporation under which such entity provides services to the city as poundmaster pursuant to Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Ordinance Code of Tulare County.

(Ord. 537 (part), 2000: Ord. 431 Exh. A (part), 1988)

A. Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 4451, 4452 and 4475 of Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Tulare County Ordinance Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 4430 of Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Tulare County Ordinance Code shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) and for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) and for a third or any subsequent conviction within one year by a fine not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

C. Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 4450 of Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Tulare Ordinance Code shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and for a second conviction within a period of one year by fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), and for a third or any subsequent conviction within one year by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

D. In any case wherein an animal attacks a human being or another animal, then such act shall constitute a separate and distinct offense and violations, and shall be punishable as follows:

1. Any person whose animal attacks a human being without causing bodily injury, or attacks another animal, shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00), and for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00), and or a third or any subsequent conviction within one year, by a fine of three hundred dollars ($300.00).

2. Any person whose animal attacks a human being causing bodily injury shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

E. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or of Chapter 4 of Part IV of the Tulare County Ordinance Code, other than as specified hereinabove shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), and for a second conviction of the same provision within a period of one year by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00), and for a third or any subsequent conviction of the same provisions within a period of one year by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(Ord. 431 Exh. A (part), 1988)