Yuba City Municipal Code Art. 4 Other Animals

As used in this article, the word "animal" shall include all animals, poultry, or household pets except dogs.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Every person owning or occupying premises where any animal is kept shall keep the place in which such animal is kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or has the charge, care, control, or custody of any animal to permit such animal upon any public street or other public place in the City of Yuba City or upon any property belonging to the City unless such animal is under the complete control of the person owning or at the time in possession of such animal.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or has the charge, care, control, or custody of any animal to permit such animal to trespass on private property.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Any animal found trespassing on any private property in the City of Yuba City may be taken up by any person at interest and delivered to Animal Control Services. Any dog found running at large on the lands of another, where poultry or livestock are kept, without the permission of the owner or person in charge of such lands, may be taken up by any person and delivered to Animal Control Services.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or has the charge, care, control, or custody of any animal to permit such animal to commit a nuisance on improved private property other than that of the person who owns or has the charge, care, control, or custody of the animal.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

It shall be unlawful for any person who owns, has the charge, care, control, or custody of any animal or who allows any animal to remain upon his or her property, to permit such animal, by any sound or cry, to disturb the peace, quiet and comfort of any neighborhood or to interfere with any person in the reasonable and comfortable enjoyment of life or property. Every such animal shall be deemed to be a public nuisance, and shall be subject to abatement as such. In addition, the owner thereof, or person who has the charge, care, control, or custody of the animal, after personal service of a notice and citation of the condition, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 4-12.130 if the nuisance continues after the service of such notice and citation.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Upon presentation of proper credentials, duly authorized representatives of the Health Officer or Community Services Director, or any peace officer or deputy sheriff, may enter at reasonable times upon any premises where any animal is kept for the purpose of taking up, seizing, or impounding any animal running at large or staked, herded, or grazed thereon contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or for the purpose of inspecting the premises to ascertain whether any law of the City or the State relating to the care, treatment, or impounding of animals is being violated, or for the purpose of enforcing any other provisions of this chapter.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

In the event it is necessary for Animal Control Services to cause the impoundment of any large animal there shall be collected from the owner of such animal in addition to all other fees, a capture fee which shall be the actual cost of the capture, including, but not limited to, the salaries of City or County personnel utilized in effectuating the capture.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

The cost of feeding, keeping, and treating an animal impounded in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be borne by the person who owns or has the charge, care, control, or custody of such animal at the time such animal is taken into custody. The cost may be recovered by the City from the owner or person having legal custody of such animal at the time such animal is taken into custody in any action at law or in equity.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Whenever any cat has been impounded under the provisions of this chapter, at any time during the holding period required by Food and Agricultural Code § 31752, subject to the provisions for owner redemption contained therein, any person may at any time prior to the sale or other disposition thereof, during the regular office hours of the animal shelter, redeem the same by:

(a) Paying all outstanding fees and charges owing to the animal shelter as required by the City Council in either ordinance or resolution, and

(b) Paying the deposit required by Section 4-12.470, if the cat being redeemed is not spayed or neutered.

At any time after the expiration of the holding period required by Food and Agricultural Code § 31752, Animal Control Services may, without further notice, and without advertising in any manner, sell, give away, or humanely destroy any cat not claimed or redeemed. Any cat having been released to a nonprofit animal rescue or adoption organization pursuant to Agricultural Code § 31752(b) shall, upon its return to the custody of Animal Control Services, be deemed to have completed the holding period required by Agricultural Code § 31752(a). Provided, however, that Animal Control Services may not transfer title to any living animal to any institution engaged in the diagnosis or treatment of human or animal disease, or in research for the advancement of veterinary, dental, medical, or biological science, or in the testing or diagnosis, improvement or standardization of laboratory specimens, biologic products, pharmaceuticals, or drugs.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

(a) When Animal Control Services, under the provisions of this chapter, has impounded any animal for at least 72 hours and the animal has not been redeemed, Animal Control Services shall be free to dispose of such animal. If, in the opinion of Animal Control Services, the value of the animal will exceed the expense of keeping it, an advertisement shall be placed in a newspaper of general circulation that such animal is for sale. If the animal is not redeemed prior to the sale, the animal shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder.

(b) When any animal is impounded, the owner or any person interested therein may redeem the animal upon paying to Animal Control Services a fee as determined and set by resolution of the City Council, together with a further sum that is equal to the actual cost per day for the keep of such animal for each day such animal is impounded. If the animal has been offered for sale through public advertising, the owner or the person redeeming such animal shall pay the advertising costs in addition to the redemption fees set forth in this section.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Whenever, in the opinion of the Health Officer, it is determined that any building or property in the City contains rats in a number or of a kind dangerous to the health and welfare of the citizens of the City, such building shall be deemed to be a public health nuisance within the meaning of this article, and the person upon whose premises such rats are located shall be required to exterminate them and shall be required further, upon order of the Health Officer, to ratproof the premises designated by such Health Officer to be a public health nuisance.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Any person that owns or has possession or control of any animal which is affected by any contagious or infectious disease, shall keep the animal within an enclosure, or herd the animal in a place where it is secure from contact with other animals of like kind that are not so affected.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Any person that has the care or control of any animal that dies from any contagious disease shall immediately cremate or bury the animal. An animal which has died from any contagious disease shall not be transported, except to the nearest crematory.

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

Animal Control Services shall not sell, give away, or transfer any cat over six months of age except as provided for in Agricultural Code div. 14.5, ch. 2 (§ 31760 et seq.).

(§1, Ord. 007-03, eff. June 5, 2003)

(a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Feral cat means a cat as defined in Food and Agricultural Code § 31752.5.

Free-feeding means not limiting the amount of food made available to an animal at a single feeding, resulting in excess food which will result in creating inviting conditions for other animals, including wildlife.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to create a public nuisance by free-feeding any wild animals including any feral cats.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to make available more food supply than is reasonably adequate for the number of legally allowed domesticated cats the person may care for.

(d) This section shall not apply to:

Persons who qualify for a trap-neuter-release program that the City establishes to reduce the feral/wild cat populations.

(Ord. No. 002-15, § 1, 2-27-2015)