(a) This Section 4.34.080 shall apply to the following persons or entities:
(1) The animal owner or custodian who has received more than one citation pursuant to subsection (i) of Section 4.34.020 of this chapter;
(2) The person or persons responsible for a party or gathering described in subsection (1) of Section 4.34.020 of this chapter, or the owner or occupant of the property on which the party or gathering is held or, if any such person is a minor, the parents or legal guardians of the minor.
(b) Said persons shall be jointly and severally liable for the following costs incurred by the city:
(1) The actual cost to the city of law enforcement or other services, excluding the initial response provided by city, animal control or law enforcement personnel, necessary to abate a violation of Section 4.34.020 of this chapter;
(2) Damage to public property resulting from such response; and
(3) Injuries to any city, animal control or law enforcement personnel involved in such response.
(c) The department that provided the response shall accurately compute the cost of providing such services in accordance with the schedule of rates and charges for personnel and equipment contained in any applicable agreement with the city and shall advise the city manager of such costs as well as any other costs of damage to public property or injuries to personnel resulting from the response. The city manager shall bill said costs (and any additional such costs of the city) to the person or persons specified above in subsection (a) of this Section 4.34.080. Payment shall be due and payable within thirty days of the billing date. If the amount due is not paid, the city may collect the debt, as well as any fees and costs incurred in its collection, pursuant to all applicable provisions of law.
(d) The remedies set forth in this section are not exclusive and may be used in addition to those set forth elsewhere in this code or by law.
(e) As used in this Chapter 4.34, the term “law enforcement” includes, but is not limited to, the sheriff’s department, the fire department, the Los Angeles County department of animal care and control and any city department.
(Ord. 753 § 4 (part), 1997)