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(Added by Ord. No. 188,070, Eff. 1/24/24.)
(a) Establishments Subject to Posting Requirement. The owner, manager, or person in control of a Pet Store, Dog Kennel, Cat Kennel, privately owned dog park, or veterinary care facility shall post in a prominent place the notice of pet laws described in Subsection (b) of this section. The notice shall be posted in a size of at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in a location that is easily viewable by members of the public.
(b) Designated Administrative Agency. The Department is hereby charged with serving as the Designated Administrative Agency for the purposes of this ordinance, and shall annually publish on its website a notice that describes rules and laws applicable to pet owners in the City of Los Angeles related to animal licensing, mandatory sterilization, leashing, tethering, removal of defecation, leaving pets in cars, household pet limits, feeding of wild animals, the sale of animals, and any other rule or law deemed appropriate by the Department. The Department is authorized to promulgate procedures, rules, and regulations necessary for the implementation of this ordinance.
(Added by Ord. No. 165,763, Eff. 5/19/90.)
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53.80 Purchase of Animals from the Los Angeles City Zoo for Any Inhumane Purpose Prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase any animal from the Los Angeles City Zoo for any Inhumane Purpose.
(b) For purposes of this section, an “Inhumane Purpose” shall mean any purpose other than:
display, breeding or genetic reservoir purposes when the purchaser is another established zoo, or breeding purposes when the purchaser is an approved member of the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (“AAZPA”) or a legitimate breeder previously recognized in writing as such by the Director of the Los Angeles City Zoo, or resale to any such zoo, breeder or AAZPA approved member for the purposes set forth herein when the purchaser is broker or dealer of animals previously recognized in writing as such by the Director of the Zoo.
(c) Each purchaser of animals from the Los Angeles City Zoo shall state in writing, as part of the purchaser’s offer to purchase, the purpose or purposes for which each animal is being purchased and the actual user or recipient of the animal. Each purchaser shall also certify in writing that the animal is not being purchased for any Inhumane Purpose, as defined in this section.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to animals commonly considered to be domesticated, such as farm animals, or to other animals recognized as such or utilized as food for other zoo animals in accordance with the standards and practices prevailing at established zoos.
(e) For purposes of this section, “genetic reservoir” shall mean a program of animal retention to preserve the availability of genetic breeding lines.
This article establishes liability for reimbursement of the City’s expenses incurred in connection with corrective action necessitated by violations of the hazardous waste and substance control laws. It also requires preparation of a hazardous materials clearance report before contaminated property is transferred.
For the purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
A. “City” means the City of Los Angeles.
B. “Corrective action” includes, without limitation, any “remedial action” within the meaning of Section 25322 of the Health and Safety Code and any “removal” within the meaning of Section 25323 of the Health and Safety Code.
C. “Disposal” has the meaning assigned to that term by Section 25113 of the Health and Safety Code.
D. “Facility” means
(1) any building, structure, installation, equipment, pipe or pipelines (including any pipe into a sewer or publicly owned treatment works), well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill, storage container, motor vehicle, rolling stock or aircraft, or
(2) any site or area where a hazardous substance has been deposited, stored, disposed of, or placed, or otherwise come to be located; but does not include any consumer product in consumer use or any vessel.
E. “Hazardous substance” means a waste or substance that consists of a material listed in either the List of Chemical Names or the List of Common Names appearing in Section 66680 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, a waste or substance that is hazardous according to the criteria set forth in Article 11 (commencing with Section 66693) of Chapter 30 of Division 4, Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, or any hazardous substance as defined in either Section 25280, Section 25316 or Section 25400 of the Health and Safety Code.
F. “Hazardous waste and substance control laws” means Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) or Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code or any permit, rule, regulation, standard or requirement issued or promulgated pursuant to such chapters.
G. “Environmental Manager” means the Chief of Police, Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Fire Department and/or the Executive Director of the Bureau of Sanitation or their designee.
H. “Release” has the meaning assigned to that term by Section 25320 and Section 25321 of the Health and Safety Code.
I. “Unauthorized disposal or release” means any disposal of a hazardous substance which is in violation of the provisions of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, any “unauthorized release” within the meaning of Section 25280 of the Health and Safety Code, or any release of a hazardous waste or substance which is not “a release authorized or permitted pursuant to state law” within the meaning of Section 25326 of the Health and Safety Code.
J. “Vessel” means every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.
If the City takes any corrective action which, in the judgment of an Environmental Manager, is reasonably necessary to remedy or prevent an imminent substantial danger to the public health, domestic livestock, wildlife or the environment arising out of any unauthorized disposal or release of any hazardous substance, the following described persons shall be jointly and severally liable to the City for the cost incurred by it in taking any such corrective action:
A. The owner or operator of a vessel or a facility,
B. Any person who at the time of disposal of any hazardous substance owned or operated any facility at which such hazardous substances were disposed of,
C. Any person who by contract, agreement, or otherwise arranged for disposal or treatment, or arranged with a transporter for disposal or treatment, of hazardous substances owned or possessed by such person, by any other party or entity, at any facility or incineration vessel owned or operated by another party or entity and containing such hazardous substances, and
D. Any person who accepts or accepted any hazardous substances for transport to disposal or treatment facilities, incineration vessels or sites selected by such person, from which there is a release, or a threatened release which causes the incurrence of response costs, of a hazardous substance.
For the purposes of this article, the defenses available to liable persons shall be those defenses specified in Sections 101(35) and 107(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601(35) and 9607(b)).
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