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(a) Whenever a person is arrested for violating section 62.620 and the officer issues a Notice to Appear, the officer may note on the notice that the charge shall be dismissed on proof that the person has corrected the violation, unless the arresting officer determines the person is disqualified as provided in subdivision (b) below. If the arrested person presents proof of correction by mail or in person to the court, on or before the date on which the person promised to appear, the person shall be entitled to have the court dismiss the violation. Proof of correction means that the person arrested provides a Certificate of Correction from the Department verifying that the person has corrected the alleged violation.
(b) When an officer issues a Notice to Appear, the notice shall provide the person who is issued the notice the opportunity to correct the violation before trial unless the officer finds any of the following disqualifying conditions:
(1) Evidence of fraud.
(2) The person has been charged within the past one year period with violating section 62.620.
(3) The violation involves a dog that has attacked, bitten or otherwise caused injury to a person or that otherwise presents an immediate safety hazard to the community.
(4) The person refuses to agree to correct the violation or is unable to promptly correct the violation.
(c) It shall be unlawful for a person to provide false or fictitious information to the Department to obtain a Certificate of Correction or to provide a Certificate of Correction to any person that contains false or fictitious information.
(Added by Ord. No. 7309 (N.S.), effective 7-2-87; amended by Ord. No. 7906 (N.S.), effective 6-20-91; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8211 (N.S.), effective 4-1-93; amended by Ord. No. 8353 (N.S.), effective 3-3-94; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8422 (N.S.), effective 8-11-94; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9098 (N.S.), effective 12-16-99; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9274 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9420 (N.S.), effective 2-2-02; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
The Department, the Health Officer or any peace officer may enter private property when the person entering has reasonable grounds to believe that there is a dangerous dog, a rabid animal, animal suffering from some other contagious animal disease or there has been a violation of this chapter, section 21.103 of this code, section 148 of the California Penal Code or any other State or County law relating to or affecting an animal.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7906 (N.S.), effective 6-20-91; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8211 (N.S.), effective 4-1-93; amended by Ord. No. 8353 (N.S.), effective 3-3-94; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8422 (N.S.), effective 8-11-94; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9098 (N.S.), effective 12-16-99; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9274 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9420 (N.S.), effective 2-2-02; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10098 (N.S.), effective 1-7-11; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
State law reference(s)--Animal regulation, Penal Code, § 148.
It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to comply with an order issued by the Public Health Officer ordering the quarantine, vaccination or destruction of a diseased animal or animal exposed to a dangerous disease or toxic substance.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7906 (N.S.), effective 6-20-91; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8211 (N.S.), effective 4-1-93; amended by Ord. No. 8353 (N.S.), effective 3-3-94; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8422 (N.S.), effective 8-11-94; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9098 (N.S.), effective 12-16-99; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9274 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9420 (N.S.), effective 2-2-02; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10098 (N.S.), effective 1-7-11; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
An animal owner or custodian shall maintain the area where an animal is kept in a sanitary condition and shall not allow the area to become a breeding area for flies, a source of offensive odors or of human or animal disease, or an area that creates any other public nuisance or condition hazardous to humans or animals.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7906 (N.S.), effective 6-20-91; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8211 (N.S.), effective 4-1-93; amended by Ord. No. 8353 (N.S.), effective 3-3-94; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8422 (N.S.), effective 8-11-94; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9098 (N.S.), effective 12-16-99; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9274 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9420 (N.S.), effective 2-2-02; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
(a) A dog's owner or custodian or a person who has control of a dog shall prevent the dog from being at large, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) below.
(b) A dog's owner or custodian who has direct and effective voice control over a dog to ensure that it does not violate any law, may allow a dog to be unrestrained by a leash while a dog is assisting an owner or custodian who is:
(1) Legally hunting.
(2) Legally herding livestock.
(3) On public property with the written permission of and for the purposes authorized by the agency responsible for regulating the use of the property.
(c) A dog's owner or custodian or a person having control of a dog that is lawfully on private property shall keep the dog: (1) leashed or tethered as allowed under Health and Safety Code section 122335, (2) under direct and effective control by voice or electronic pet containment system or (3) in a building or enclosure that is adequate to ensure the physical confinement of the dog and that also meets humane standards. An animal is not considered leashed if the leash is not in the hand of a person capable of controlling the animal or if the person is not actually controlling the animal attached to the leash.
(d) This section shall not apply to a dog assisting or training to assist a law enforcement officer in the course and scope of the officer's duties.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7906 (N.S.), effective 6-20-91; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8211 (N.S.), effective 4-1-93; amended by Ord. No. 8353 (N.S.), effective 3-3-94; repealed and added by Ord. No. 8422 (N.S.), effective 8-11-94; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9098 (N.S.), effective 12-16-99; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9274 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; repealed and readopted by Ord. No. 9420 (N.S.), effective 2-2-02; amended by Ord. No. 10036 (N.S.), effective 2-26-10; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
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