(A) Assistance dog. A dog being raised, trained and used as a guide dog, signal dog or service dog shall be licensed without a fee while so owned and used, but is not exempt from registration or from any required vaccinations. (See Cal. Food and Agric. Code § 30850.)
(1) Whenever a person applies for an assistance dog identification tag, the person shall sign an affidavit stating as follows:
“By affixing my signature to this affidavit, I hereby declare I fully understand that Section 365.7 of the Penal Code prohibits any person to knowingly and fraudulently represent himself or herself, through verbal or written notice, to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined in subdivisions (d), (e), and (f), respectively, of Section 365.5 of the Penal Code and paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, and that a violation of Section 365.7 of the Penal Code is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.”
(2) Upon the death or retirement of an assistance dog, the owner or person in possession of the assistance dog identification tag shall immediately return the tag to Animal Control.
(B) Law enforcement. A dog used by a governmental agency for law enforcement purposes shall be licensed without a fee, but is not exempt from registration or from any required vaccinations. Verification shall be presented upon request.
(Ord. 2083-C-S, passed 4-8-14)