Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 6 Licenses: Dogs

Every owner of a dog required to be licensed shall procure an annual license for such dog in accordance with the procedure set forth in this chapter. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974)

A dog required to be licensed shall be a dog that::

(a) Is over the age of four (4) months; and

(b) Is not in a licensed kennel; and

(c) Has not been in a licensed kennel within forty-eight (48) hours; and

(d) Has been in the County for ten (10) days. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974)

(a) Applications for dog licenses shall be made on or before the first day the dog is required to be licensed pursuant to Section 6-1.602 of this article; provided, however, in the case of a dog for which a license has previously been issued pursuant to this article, an application shall be made within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of such previously issued license. Before any dog is released to a new owner, a completed application form, together with the license fee, shall be submitted by such person.

(b) A license which is initially issued in accordance with this article shall be valid for twelve (12) months following such application therefor. A license which is a renewal of a previously issued license shall be valid for the twelve (12) months following the expiration of the previously issued license.

(c) The Animal Control Division shall endeavor to notify the owners of currently licensed dogs of the impending expiration of such licenses approximately thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date; provided, however, the failure of the Animal Control Division to provide such notice shall not relieve a dog owner from the requirements of this article. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 1, Ord. 963, eff. December 1, 1983)

The Sheriff is hereby authorized and directed to have prepared suitable application forms for dog licenses as provided in this article and license tags to be issued to the owners of dogs. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 5, Ord. 1061, eff. November 26, 1987)

The license application shall bear the name (if any), age, sex, color, breed, previous rabies vaccination date, and subsequent revaccination date of the dog for which the license is applied. (§ 2 Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 2, Ord. 963, eff. December 1, 1983, and § 1, Ord. 1047, eff. January 8, 1987)

The amount of the annual dog license fee shall be set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors; provided, however, if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been either spayed or neutered, or if the veterinarian has on file an affidavit stating that the animal has been spayed or neutered and that examination by the veterinarian discloses no evidence to the contrary, the fee shall be one-half (1/2) the regular fee. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 1, Ord. 797, eff. June 8, 1978, § 1, Ord. 940, eff. December 1, 1982, and § 2, Ord. 1097, eff. August 24, 1989)

(a) The owner of any dog required to be licensed who fails to procure and pay for such license as required by Section 6-1.602 of this article shall pay, in addition to the license fee, a penalty set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(b) The owner of any dog required to be licensed by this article for the year immediately preceding the year in which an application for a dog license is filed who failed to obtain a license for such dog for such year shall pay, in addition to any other license fee or penalty, a penalty set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 3, Ord. 963, eff. December 1, 1983, and § 3, Ord. 1097, eff. August 24, 1989)

(a) The penalty provided for in subsection (a)of Section 6-1.607 of this article shall not apply to the owner of a dog required to be licensed which has not been subject to the licensing requirement for more than thirty (30) days.

(b) The penalty provided for in subsection (b)of Section 6-1.607 of this article shall not apply to the owner of a dog required to be licensed which dog had not been subject to the licensing requirement for more than thirty (30) days during the immediately preceding year. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 4, Ord. 963, eff. December I, 1983, and § 2, Ord. 1047, eff. January 8, 1987)

(a) No fee or penalty shall be collected or received for any dog license issued for a Seeing Eye dog owned by a blind or partially blind person.

(b) If a person presents written verification from Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., that his child is raising a Seeing Eye puppy and will deliver it to Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., when it is approximately one year old, no fee or penalty shall be collected or received for any dog license issued for a Seeing Eye puppy. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974)

If a dog is owned and used exclusively for law enforcement purposes by a public agency, no fee or penalty shall be collected or received for such dog. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974)

A license shall be issued after the submission of a completed application form, a license fee, and a rabies vaccination certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter establishing that the dog in question has been vaccinated in accordance with the requirements of the State Department of Health. The license shall be sent to the applicant within ninety (90) days thereafter. A copy of all licenses shall be filed in the office of the Chief of the Animal Control Division and shall at all times be open for public inspection. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 5, Ord. 963, eff. December 1, 1983, and § 3, Ord. 1047, eff. January 8, 1987)

(§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974; repealed by § 6, Ord. 963, eff. December 1, 1983)

The initial issuance of a dog license shall be accompanied by a license tag which shall be valid for so long as the dog is owned by the person to whom the tag is originally issued. License tags shall be metallic, shall be numbered serially, and shall have a stamp thereon bearing the name of the County. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 7, Ord. 963, eff. December 1, 1983)

The Sheriff may notify all dog owners of record that a current license is due and a fee is payable. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 6, Ord. 1061, eff. November 26, 1987)

As often as any license tag is lost, the owner, within ten (10) days thereafter, shall procure another tag for which such owner shall pay a fee set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. (§ 2, Ord. 703, eff. May 22, 1974, as amended by § 8, Ord. 963, eff. December 1, 1983, and § 4, Ord. 1097, eff. August 24, 1989)