The following words and phrases shall, for the purposes of this Title, be defined as set out in this Section, unless it is apparent from the context that some other meaning is intended.
(a) “Altered” means a male animal that has been neutered or a female animal that has been spayed and also refers to a sterile animal.
(b) “Animal Control Officer” means the Animal Control Officer designated by the City or his or her duly authorized representative or designee; or, in the absence of such, the City Manager. “Animal Control Service Provider” means the contracted animal control agency that employs the Animal Control Officer.
(c) “At Large” means any dog which is off the enclosed premises of its owner, custodian or caretaker and which is not under physical restraint by a leash of a size and material appropriate to the size and temperament of the dog and which is held by a person capable of restraining such dog, or is not otherwise physically restrained by some other device or instrumentality, except that such device or instrumentality shall not include voice control, eye control, or signal control of the dog by any person, device or instrumentality; and any cat or other animal which appears to be stray or homeless.
(d) “Cattery” means any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, ten or more cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.
(e) “Class I Kennel” means any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, five to ten dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.
(f) “Class II Kennel” means any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon, or within which, 11 or more dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained.
(g) “Contracted Animal Control Agency” means Animal Friends of the Valley or another entity with which the City contracts to provide animal control services.
(h) “Days” means calendar days unless otherwise specified.
(i) “Department” means the City of Canyon Lake's animal control services provider.
(j) “Enclosure” means a fence, pen or structure suitable to securely and humanely prevent the animal from escaping or entry of unauthorized persons. The pen or structure shall have secure sides and a secure top that protects the animal from the elements. All sides must be embedded into the ground no less than two feet unless the bottom is adequately secured to the sides. The enclosure shall be of adequate and appropriate size for the animal to be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(k) “Guide Dog” means any dog trained or being reared, trained or used for the purpose of guiding a blind person.
(l) “Health Officer” means the Health Officer for the City or his/her duly authorized representative.
(m) “Hearing Officer” means a third party neutral designated by the contracted animal control agency.
(n) “Impounded” means having been received into the custody of any Animal Control Officer authorized by City to receive such animal.
(o) “Leash” means a leash or other device of a size and material appropriate to the size and temperament of the dog within the length of the leash as allowed by state law, which presently allows a leash to be no longer than six feet, as that may be amended from time to time.
(p) “Leash Law” means the provisions of state law regarding dog leashes, including exemptions for dog parks.
(q) “Owner” means and includes the custodian, applicant, or license or any person who possesses, harbors keeps or has a dog, cat or other animal in his or her custody, care, charge or control, or such persons or facility to which the owner temporarily has entrusted the control of the dog or cat.
(r) “Owner’s Premises” means the real or personal property owned, rented or used by the owner where the dog, cat or other animal is kept.
(s) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, club or organization.
(t) “Public Entity” means any state, or any political subdivision, municipal corporation or agency thereof.
(u) “Service Dog” means any dog being reared, trained or used for the purpose of fulfilling the particular requirements of a physically disabled person, including, but not limited to, minimal protection work, rescue work, pulling a wheelchair or fetching dropped items and includes a signal dog trained or being reared, trained or used for the purpose of alerting a deaf person or a person whose hearing is impaired to intruders or sounds.
(v) “Unaltered” means a dog or cat, four months of age or older, that has not been spayed or neutered or a condition, that exists in an animal which permits the producing of offspring.
(w) “Unlicensed Dog/Unidentified Cat” means any dog or cat for which no valid license or identification is in force.
(x) “Vaccination” means an inoculation against rabies of any dog or cat, four months of age or older, with any vaccine prescribed for the purpose by the California Department of Health Services.
(y) “Veterinarian” means a professional licensed by the State of California to provide medical services to animals.
(32-12/92 § 10.01.010) (Ord. 166, passed 4-6-2016; Am. Ord. 181, passed 5-1-2019)