6.04.110: TAG; FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT UNLAWFUL:

It is unlawful for any person to place upon or attach to a dog any false, counterfeit or unauthorized tag for the purpose of evading the provisions of sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter. The transfer of an official license tag from one dog to another is prohibited and any person so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Prior code § 57110)

6.04.120: LICENSE; PRORATED FEE:

A license which became due during the course of the year shall be subject to all the provisions of sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter except the fee prescribed in section 6.04.080 of this chapter may be prorated to a portion of the license fee. (Ord. 2392 § 6, 1998: prior code § 57111)

6.04.130: LICENSE TRANSFER AND TAG REPLACEMENT:

Upon presentation of proof, satisfactory to the city's finance director, or the director's designee, that a valid license not to expire prior to June 30 has been issued by any city, county, or city and county within the state so as to comply with sections 6.04.140 and 6.04.150 of this chapter, a fee as set by resolution of the city council may be accepted and an application receipt issued therefor. Upon request and after verification that a current city license has been issued, the city's finance director, or the director's designee, shall accept the fee and issue an application receipt for the replacement of a lost, mutilated, or stolen tag. When issuing a replacement tag, the city's finance director, or the director's designee, shall cancel the original license and the tag authorized in connection with it. (Ord. 2684 § 8, 2007: prior code § 57112)

6.04.140: VACCINATION; REQUIRED:

It is unlawful for any person to own, have an interest in, harbor and feed or have the care, charge, custody or possession of a dog, whether such dog is confined or not, unless such dog has been vaccinated with canine rabies vaccines licensed by USDA and approved by the department of health services for use in the California rabies control program, by injection or other approved method. The vaccine shall be used exclusively to vaccinate all dogs within the city upon reaching four (4) months of age. All dogs under four (4) months of age shall be confined to the owner's property until such time they are vaccinated. Regardless of the age of an animal's primary immunization, a second rabies vaccination shall be given one year later and the three (3) year booster schedule followed thereafter. The vaccination shall be performed by any duly qualified and licensed veterinarian. (Ord. 2392 § 7, 1998: prior code § 57200)

6.04.150: VACCINATION; PREREQUISITE TO LICENSE:

No application receipt for owning or harboring a dog, as provided in sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter, shall be issued except on application to the city's finance director or the director's designee and the display, at that time, of a certificate of vaccination or letter certifying to the vaccination from a licensed veterinarian showing that the dog has been vaccinated with canine rabies vaccine. The certificate must be valid for a period equaling or exceeding the life of the license being then applied for. (Ord. 2718 § 26, 2009)

6.04.160: ENFORCEMENT; RIGHT OF ENTRY:

It shall be the duty of the chief of police to enforce the provisions of this chapter. To do so, the chief of police, poundmaster, and all police officers and animal control officers of the city shall have the right to enter upon any property located within the city, whether public or private. (Ord. 2392 § 8, 1998: Ord. 1926 § 1, 1986: prior code § 57300)

6.04.170: RUNNING AT LARGE UNLAWFUL:

Any person owning or having charge, custody, control or possession of any dog shall not permit such animal to run at large, or to run loose or unrestrained in, along, or upon any public street, sidewalk, or place. (Ord. 1926 § 2, 1986: prior code § 57301)