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)

6.04.180: ABANDONMENT UNLAWFUL:

It is unlawful for any person to deposit or abandon any dog in or upon any building, enclosure, lane, square, or street, school ground, playground or any public place within the city. (Ord. 2392 § 9, 1998: Ord. 1926 § 3, 1986: prior code § 57305)

6.04.190: QUARANTINE FOR DOG BITE:

Whenever it is shown that any dog has bitten any person, the owner or person having custody or possession of the dog shall, upon order of the chief of police, quarantine the dog in strict confinement, upon private premises of the owner, under restraint by leash, closed cage, or paddock for a period of ten (10) days. If the owner or person having custody of said dog violates this order, the dog shall be taken into custody by the animal control bureau for the remainder of the quarantine period at the owner's expense. The chief of police may cause a licensed veterinarian to make an inspection of the dog at any time during such period. Any dog so quarantined shall not be removed from the premises without permission of the chief of police. Any person in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 2392 § 10, 1998: Ord. 1926 § 4, 1986: prior code § 57309)

6.04.210: QUARANTINED PREMISES; POSTING:

The chief of police may post or cause to be posted an appropriate sign on any premises where a dog has been quarantined pursuant to section 6.04.190 of this chapter through this section to warn the public of the fact. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a sign posted pursuant to this section without permission of the chief of police. (Prior code § 57311)