ARTICLE 1:
ANIMALS

Sec. 1.	Report of Diseases of Animals Required.
Sec. 2.	Penalty.
Sec. 7.	Contagious Diseases of Animals.
Sec. 12.	Keeping of Cows.
Sec. 17.	Dog Hospitals, Kennels, etc.
Sec. 27.	Stable Permits.
Sec. 32.	Keeping of Beef Cattle.
Sec. 37.	Keeping and Feeding of Small Animals, Poultry and Game Birds.
Sec. 38.	Penalty.
Sec. 39.	Reporting of dog bites.
Sec. 40.	Dog to be Controlled so as Not to Commit Nuisances.
Sec. 40.5.	Protection for Dogs in Motor Vehicles.
Sec. 40.6.	Enclosure of Animals in Motor Vehicles.
Sec. 41.	Definitions.
Sec. 41.1.	Commission of Animal Control and Welfare; Membership; Appointment; Term.
Sec. 41.2.	Powers and Duties.
Sec. 41.3.	Reports.
Sec. 41.4.	Animal Care and Control Department; Establishment; Appointment of Animal Control Officer; Powers and Duties of Animal Care and Control Department.
Sec. 41.5.	Animal Control Officer; Powers and Duties; Badges.
Sec. 41.5.1.	Biting Dogs.
Sec. 41.6.	Impoundment.
Sec. 41.7.	Periods of Impoundment.
Sec. 41.8.	Redemption.
Sec. 41.9.	Disposition of Animals.
Sec. 41.10.	Charges and Fees.
Sec. 41.11.	Quarantine; Delivery of Carcass.
Sec. 41.12.	Duties of Owners or Guardians.
Sec. 41.13.	Penalties.
Sec. 41.14.	Enforcement Against Violations on Property Under Jurisdiction of Recreation and Park Commission; Designated Officers and Employees.
Sec. 41.15.	Dogs: Dog License Fee Licensing Requirement; Fees; Term of License.
Sec. 41.16.	Reduction in Fee – Special Circumstances.
Sec. 41.17.	Fees – Late Payment Penalty.
Sec. 41.18.	Vaccination Required for License.
Sec. 41.19.	Young Dog Certificate.
Sec. 41.20.	Certificate to Owner or Guardian.
Sec. 41.21.	Removal of Tag Prohibited.
Sec. 41.22.	Duplicate License or Registration Tag Issued.
Sec. 41.23.	Exceptions.
Sec. 41.24.	Enforcement.
Sec. 41.25.	Penalties; Administrative Citations.
Sec. 41.26.	Annual Adjustment of Fees.
Sec. 42.	Definitions.
Sec. 42.1.	Fight Training Prohibited.
Sec. 42.2.	Registration.
Sec. 42.3.	Seizure of Dog: Hearings.
Sec. 42.4.	Penalty; Misdemeanor or Infraction.
Sec. 42.5.	Enforcement.
Sec. 42.6.	Rewards.
Sec. 42.7.	Severability.
Sec. 43.	Definition of Pit Bull.
Sec. 43.1.	Mandatory Spaying and Neutering of Pit Bulls; Exceptions.
Sec. 43.2.	Penalties for Failure to Spay or Neuter Pit Bull.
Sec. 43.3.	Allocation of Fees and Fines Collected.
Sec. 43.4.	Operative Date.
Sec. 44.	Requiring a Permit for the Breeding and Transferring of Pit Bull Puppies.
Sec. 44.1.	Granting or Denying a Permit.
Sec. 44.2.	Relocation of Permit.
Sec. 44.3.	Transference and Sale of Pit Bull Puppies.
Sec. 44.4.	Fines for Failure to Comply with Permit Requirements.
Sec. 44.5.	Allocation of Fees and Fines Collected.
Sec. 44.6.	Exceptions to Permit Posting Requirements.
Sec. 44.7.	Operative Date.
Sec. 45.	Onychectomy (Declawing) and Tendonectomy Prohibited; Penalties.
Sec. 50.	Prohibition.
Sec. 51.	Definition of "Wild and Potentially Dangerous Animal."
Sec. 52.	Animals Eligible for Permits.
Sec. 53.	Application and Fee for Permit.
Sec. 54.	Confinement Regulations.
Sec. 55.	Other Laws.
Sec. 56.	Review of Application for Permit.
Sec. 57.	Permit Restrictions.
Sec. 58.	Term and Renewal of Permits.
Sec. 59.	Revocation of Permits.
Sec. 60.	Exceptions.
Sec. 61.	Exception – For Transportation of Animals Through City and County.
Sec. 62.	Notice of Escape.
Sec. 63.	Impoundment.
Sec. 64.	Notice of Removal.
Sec. 65.	Disposition of Wild and Potentially Dangerous Animals.
Sec. 66.	Penalty.

 

Editor's Note:
   See also, Art. 1A, "Animal Sacrifice"; Art. 1B, "Performance of Wild or Exotic Animals for Public Entertainment or Amusement"; Art. 1C, “Sale of Animals”; Art. 1D, “Animal Fur Products.”

SEC. 1. REPORT OF DISEASES OF ANIMALS REQUIRED.

   Every veterinary physician or surgeon, and every person practicing as such, and every person owning or having animals in his care within the City and County of San Francisco, shall present to the Department of Public Health of said City and County a written notice of the existence of any and every case of glanders or farcy or other contagious or infectious diseases in animals, which may have come under his observation or to his knowledge, which notice shall be given within two days thereafter, and shall contain the name and residence of the possessor of the animal so diseased so far as the same can be ascertained, a description of the animal, and where last seen by the person giving the notice and be signed by him.

Editor's Note:
   Sections designated 1A.1 et seq. are codified in Art. 1A below. Sections designated 1B.1 et seq. are codified in Art. 1B below. Sections designated 1C.1 et seq. are codified in Art. 1C below. Sections designated 1D.1 et seq. are codified in Art. 1D below.

SEC. 2. PENALTY.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1 of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not less than 20 days nor more than six months.