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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1708ORDINANCE 1708 H ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE T AMEND CERTAINANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS RELATING TO DOG LICENSING, RABIES CONTROL, AND OTHER ANIMAL CONTROL REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES ORDAIN FOLLOWS, Gfi o n 1. The definition of "Animal Control Officer" in Section 7.05.005 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. - "Animal Control Officer: the Chief of Police or any officer or person designated by the Chief of Police to administer this chapter,„ Section 2. Section 7.05.040 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows, "Section 7.0 .040 Dog Tag and License. A. Na person shall keep a dog over 4 months of age without maintaining a current license from the animal control officer. The fee for a license shall be established by city council resolution. B. The Animal Control Officer or an authorized agent shall furnish a metallic license tag and certificate with corresponding numbers to a dog owner upon payment of the license fee. The ni real Control Officer or an authorized agent shall keep records of each person to wham a license tag and certificate is issued, C. Each license shall exp1re one year from the date of purchase or the expiration date of the dogs rabies vaccination, whichever is earlier. No dog shall be licensed without proof of approved rabies vaccination _ D, The foe for a dog license shall be purchasable at a reduced rate In accordance with city coup iI resolution for the following; 1, Registered Service Dogs. . Dogs honorably discharged from the armed forces or retired from police service_ Dogs kept by nonresidents traveling through the city for a period of less than 30 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a license shall be required for dogs that use a city dog park, unless the dog has a valid license and has a license tag or tattoo issued by the jurisdiction of the dog owner's primary place of residence. _ Dogs temporarily brought into the city to participate in an exhibition. E. Any license that is not renewed by midnight on the date it is scheduled to expire shall be considered delinquent and a late fee as determined by city council resolution hal I be added to the cost of the new license. The Animal Control Officer may waivethe late fee if the Animal Control Officer determines the applicant made a reasonable effort to comply with the renewal deadline. F. False or Stolen Documents Illegal_ No person shall make use of or have in his or her possession or under his or her control a stolen, counterfeit, or forged dog license receipt, dog license tag, rabies vaccination certificate, anti-rabies-inoulatin- d ferment form, or other fora issued in accordance with this ection- _ Display of Certificates Required Upon Demand. Every person shall, upon demand by the Animal Control Officer} exhibit a current dog license tag or certificate issued to said person pursuant to this section. H. Wearing of U cen e Tag. Each dog required to be licensed shall gear at all times the current license tag assigned to that dog, except: 1. When the dog is physically confined within the premises of the owner or other person authorized to have custody; . When the dog is confined in a vehicle or cage-. . When the dog is participating in any dog exhibition, field trial or competition; or 4. When the dog is confined in a licensed kennel or veterinary hospital, in which case the license tag nu r b r hall b record d and placed nearby o that it i readily identifiable with the dog to which it belongs; or if not licensed, that fact shall be clearly indicated on the facility's records. I, A license tag shall not be removed from any dog without the consent of the owner thereof. Pa Section I Section . o_ 0 0 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows-. "Section 7.0 .o 0 Rabies Control. A. Dog Vaccination Required. Every person owning or harboring a dog four months of age or older, for 15 days or more, shall, if not currently vaccinated, have such deg vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian with a vaccine approved by the California Department of Health- Dogs that are ill may be given temporary deferment from rabies vaccination requirements by obtaining an antirabies deferment from a licensed veterinarian, and ugcn approval of the Animal Control Officer; old age of the dog, however, shall not be a basis for such deferment. A dog referring such a deferment shall be vaccinated within 10 days of the conclusion of the deferment period, 5 MW 6 B. Quarantine. 1. The State Director of Health has declared grange County a rabies area. The Animal Control Officer or an authorized agent is authorized under state law to quarantine suspected rabid animals, The Animal Control Officer is hereby empowered to enter upon any private property, including the home or residence where the animal i kept or has strayed, to inspect, and if necessary, to seize and impound any animal suspected of being rabid for a period of 14 days 1 0 days for dogs and pats)_ The impounding officer shall make a reasonable effort to immediately notify the owner or custodian of the animal before it has been impounded and the address of the facility to which it will be taker. If the owner or custodian is not present at the time of impounding, the above notice shall be posted on the property of such owner or custodian, if known. In lieu of impounding the animal, I, he or she may require the owner to quarantine the animal for such period by serving a written notice upon the owner. . No person shall di.sobey any quarantine order issued by the Animal Control Officer or remove any animal from its place of confinement under quarantine without the permission of the Animal Control Officer. C. Duty to Report. Any person having knowledge of the location of an a viral suspected of having rabies, or of any person having been bitten or scratched by any warm-blooded mammal, or of any signs of disease or unusual behavior in any animal under quarantine, shall immediately report such facts to the Animal Control Officer. C _ Proof of Vaccination, No person who owns or harbors any dog shall fail or refuse to exhibit his copy of the rabies vaccination form, antirabies inoculation deferment form, or health certificate upon demand by the Animal Control Officer, E. Duty of Person Performing Vaccination. Each duly licensed veterinarian after vaccinating any dog shall complete and sign a rabies certificate in triplicate. He or she shall beep one copy and shall give one copy to the owner of the vaccinated dog which the owner shall retain in his or her possession. He or she shall file the other copy with the Animal Control Officer within 30 days. �) Section 4. Section 7.05.055 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 7.0 .0At-Large Requirements for Carts and Dogs. A. No person having the care, charge, or control of any dog shall cause or allow such dog to be present upon any beach, street, alley, or public place, or upon any private property or premises other than his or her own without written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises, unless such dog is securely restrained by a substantial leash or chain not exceeding six feet in length and controlled by a person competent to restrain such dog. Leashed dogs are not permitted in areas where dogs are prohibited. & No person having the care, charge, or control of a cat shall permit the oat to enter upon another person's property or residential unit without permission. C. The Animal Control officer may impound any cat cr dog found in violation of this section it Section 5. Section 7.05.1 00 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 7.0 .100 Feeding of Non -Domestic Animals Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to feed or provide food to any non -domesticated are 1mal. This prohibition shall not apply to the feeding of wiId birds that are confined in are enclosure on private property." Section 6. Section 7_ 0 _1 o of the Seal Beach Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows: "Section 7.05.130 Prohibited on School Grounds. o person Laving the care; charge or control of any dog shall cause or allow. either willfully or th rcug h failure to exercise due care or control, such dog to he present on or in any public school property other than when specifically invited by the school administration. The prohibitions contained in this section shall not be applicable to any service dog, a defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act ('ADA:), or any dog being trained to he a service dog as defined by the ADA pursuant to a recognized program of training. provided the dog is on a leash and the person in charge has an official identification card issued for such purposes. a, Section 7. Section 9.05.090 of the Seal Beach Municipal pal Code -is hereby amended to read as follows'. "Section 9.05.090 Vehicles and Animals. A. No person having the care, custody, charge, or control of any ni mal shall permit or allow that animal to be on the pier, city beach or jetty_ This prohibition shall not be applicable to: 1. Any animal enrolled and participating in obedience classes offered b the Community Services Oepa rtment of the City or in any h o for wh1ch the City has issued a special evert permit. Any service dog, as defined by the Arner'icans with Disabilities Act (`Da , or any dog being trained to be a service dog as defined by the ADA pursuant to recognized program of training, provided the dog is on a leash and the person in charge has an offi iallidentification card issued for such purposes_ i . City employees and agents engaged in the discharge of official duties. B. No person shall ride or drive any horse or other animal. any bicycle, motorcycle, automobiie or other vehicle upon the city beach or city pier unless written authorization has been obtained from the city manager, This prohibition does not apply to city employees and agents engaged in the discharge of official duties_ The city manager may authorize use of vehicles for the hauling of freight and other* materials for persons occupying planes of business on the city pier: or for the repair or improvement of the same.'} Section 8. Severability. If any provision or clause of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be unconstitutional or to be otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shaII riot affect other section provisions, or clauses, or applications, and to this end the provisions, sections, and classes of this ordinance are declared to be severable_ Section 9. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days following its adoption by the City Council. Section 10. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance, and the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance or a summary thereof to be published as required by law. The City Tanager is directed to widely publicize the adoption of this rdina nce. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Beal Beach held on the n'J day of January, 2024. PASSED, APPROVED1 AND ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 12 try day of February 2024, AYES: Council Members I almlck} Moore, Steele, Landau; u tar is NOES- ES; Council Members ABSENT, Council Members ber ABSTAIN: Councill mber -5- Schelly Sustarsic, Mayor ATTEST, oria D. Harper, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } 5S CITY OF SEAL BEACH } C. CP TO FORM, City Attorney I, Gloria D_ Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach held on the 22ndday of January 2024. and was passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting tiro on the 12 try day of February 4. ior~ia D. Harper, City Clerk