9.44.300   No animals in city buildings.
   A.   No live animal, including without limitation domestic animals, wild animals, birds and fowl, shall be kept or allowed in any building owned or operated by the city.
   B.   Subsection A of this section shall not prohibit the presence in a building owned or operated by the city of a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined by Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, accompanied by a totally or partially blind person, deaf person, person whose hearing is impaired, or handicapped person, or dogs accompanied by persons licensed to train guide dogs for the blind pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
   C.   Subsection A of this section shall not apply to dogs under the control of uniformed law enforcement officers.
   D.   Subsection A of this section shall not apply to the city animal care services center.
   E.   Subsection A of this section shall not apply to animals within a building under the supervision of the department of parks and community services in connection with an activity conducted or sponsored by the city or when their presence is specifically authorized by a building use permit issued pursuant to Chapter 12.72 of this code.
   F.   Subsection A of this section shall not apply to animals within a building owned or operated by the city in connection with an animal show or similar activity authorized in writing by the head of the department responsible for managing activities in the building. (Ord. 2010-021 § 12; prior code § 6.04.048)