Section
92.01 Adoption of County of Riverside Code of Ordinances by reference
92.02 Definitions
92.03 Penalties for violating animal control ordinance
92.04 Animal control ordinance amended– deletions
92.05 Animal control ordinance amended– deletions
92.06 Animal control ordinance amended– amendments
92.07 Animal control ordinance amended– amendments
92.08 Animal control ordinance amended– additions
92.09 Animal control ordinance amended– additions
92.10 Prohibition of the sale of dogs and cats
Title 6, Animals, of the Riverside County Code of Ordinances, as amended and in effect on June 19, 2013, is adopted by reference as the “Animal Control Ordinance” of the City of Indio subject to certain amendments and deletions as hereinafter provided.
A copy of Title 6, Animals, of the Riverside County Code of Ordinance, in effect on June 19, 2013 has been deposited in the Office of the City Clerk and shall at all times be maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by the public.
(Ord. 1631, passed 6-19-13)
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 92.01, the following words and phrases used in the Animal Control Ordinance are defined as follows:
(A) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE shall mean the City of Indio, except where the County of Riverside is the correct notation due to circumstances.
(B) DEPARTMENT shall mean the County of Riverside Department of Animal Services.
(C) PLANNING DIRECTOR shall mean the Development Services Director of the City of Indio.
(D) UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE shall mean and include the area of the City of Indio in its true geographical location.
(Ord. 1631, passed 6-19-13)
(A) In addition to the remedies and penalties contained in this Ordinance, any person violating any provision of a county animal control ordinances shall be guilty of an infraction, unless otherwise stated in such county animal control ordinances, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by (1) a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the second violation within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each additional violation within one year. Each day a violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) Persons receiving a citation for any infraction resulting from a violation of this chapter, may choose to clear the citation within ten (10) days, thereby avoiding a visit to court and a potentially higher court fine, by demonstrating their compliance to the animal services director through their written, signed agreement and paying an administrative fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) to the department.
(C) Persons who violate a home quarantine, fail to produce an animal for quarantine upon demand, or in any other way interfere with rabies investigation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, pursuant to Section 121710 of the California Health and Safety Code and Section 9701 of the California Food and Agriculture Code, which is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day of violation, or both fine and imprisonment.
(D) Persons receiving a citation for violation of a home quarantine, may choose to clear the citation and avoid arrest and appearance in court by demonstrating to the animal services director, in writing, their intent to comply with the order and paying an administrative fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the department.
(E) All violations of any provision of this Chapter are subject to enforcement through the use of administrative citations in accordance with Section 6.08.220 of the Riverside County Code of Ordinances.
(F) An administrative citation may be issued for failure to comply with an administrative abatement order of an administrative hearing officer in accordance with Section 6.20.150 of the Riverside County Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 1631, passed 6-19-13)
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