HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-06-28 - ORDINANCES - MUNICODE AMEND ANIMALS TITLE 8 (2)ORDINANCE NO. 11-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AMENDING AND RESTATING TITLE 8 (ANIMALS) OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND, ADD AND DELETE DEFINITIONS, TO
CLARIFY POLICIES RELATING TO ANIMALS, AND TO CHANGE
THE FEE FOR LICENSING DELINQUENCIES AND TO ADD A
FIELD ENFORCEMENT FEE."
The City Council and Mayor ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8.08.031 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.08.031 Animal facility.
"Animal facility" means a lot, building, structure, enclosure or premises for any
animal related business or organization, including, but not limited to, a non-profit humane
organization animal facility (as defined in Section 8.08.175), a grooming shop, a pet shop, a
boarding facility, and a breeding facility, which is required to be licensed under Section 8.28.060.
SECTION 2. Section 8.08.065 is hereby added to read as follows:
8.08.065 Boarding facility.
"Boarding facility" means an animal facility used for the care and temporary
boarding (including day care) of dogs and cats and other animals normally kept as pets, in return
for consideration, not including an animal hospital which only boards animals receiving medical
treatment.
SECTION 3. Section 8.08.070 is hereby added to read as follows:
8.08.070 Breeding facility.
"Breeding facility" means an animal facility engaged in the business of breeding dogs
and cats or other animals normally kept as pets for sale or exchange in return for consideration.
SECTION 4. Section 8.08.090 is hereby deleted to its entirety.
SECTION 5. Section 8.08.130 is hereby deleted to its entirety.
SECTION 6. Section 8.08.155 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.08.155 Hobby breeder.
"Hobby breeder" is any person, except for a person possessing a valid animal facility
license, who owns and breeds a dog or cat and sells the offspring for pay or for other
compensation. A hobby breeder is required to obtain a license pursuant to Section 8.20.045.
SECTION 7. Section 8.08.175 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.08.175 Nonprofit humane organization animal facility.
"Non-profit humane organization animal facility" means an animal facility operated
by a bona fide charity in good standing under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code where animals are kept for adoption or sanctuary.
SECTION 8. Section 8.12.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.12.140 Dead Animals — Pickup from businesses or other facilities.
For each pickup or receiving of dead animals from any animal -related business, such
as a pet hospital, nonprofit humane organization animal facility, stable or veterinary
establishment, or any commercial, industrial, educations, medical or other facility that deals with
animals in connection with its operation, the director shall collect the fees determined annually as
provided in Section 8.04.065.
SECTION 9. Section 8.20.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.20.030 License — Required — Fees and other charges.
Every person owning or having custody or control of any dog or cat over the age of
four months in the City of Santa Clarita shall obtain an annual license from the director for each
dog and cat and shall pay the fees for the licenses including delinquency charges and field
enforcement fees as set forth in Section 8.20.130 and 8.90.010. The owner or custodian of an
animal found unlicensed by a department employee or any authorized agent in the field, will be
charged a field enforcement fee.
SECTION 10. Section 8.20.038 is hereby added to read as follows:
8.20.038 Residential dogs and cats — Limitations.
A. Dogs: Up to four dogs may be kept at any residence without an animal facility
license, provided the dogs' owner or custodian licenses each individual dog and complies with
the Mandatory Spay and Neuter Program for Dogs 8.20.350 et seq. For purposes of this section,
a service dog licensed under Section 8.20.090, is not counted toward the number of dogs kept or
maintained, while such dog is serving a person who is disabled within the meaning of
Government Code Section 12926(i) or Government Code Section 12926(k).
B. Cats: Up to ten cats my be kept at any residence without an animal facility license
provided the cats' owner or custodian licenses each individual cat, has each cat spayed or
neutered and keeps all cats primarily indoors.
SECTION 11. Section 8.20.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.20.040 Animal facility for dogs and cats — When individual dog or cat licenses are
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required.
An individual license shall be obtained for each dog or cat when such dog or cat is
kept as a pet at an animal facility and is not kept exclusively in a kennel run or cage.
SECTION 12. Section 8.20.045 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.20.045 Hobby breeding — License required — fees.
A person who is a hobby breeder as defined in Section 8.08.155, shall obtain a hobby breeding
license in the amount set forth in Section 8.90.010. Each license shall authorize the birth of no
more than one litter per female dog or cat in any 12 month period and no more than one litter per
domestic household in any 12 -month period. Breeding in excess of that authorized under this
Section requires a breeding facility license (See 8.08.065 and 8.40.200 et seq.) and may result in
further penalties.
SECTION U. Section 8.20.120 is hereby amended as follows:
8.20.120 Fees payable annually — Delinquency charge.
A. The license fees provided for in this chapter shall be paid annually to the director
in the amount set forth in Section 8.90.010.
B. A delinquency charge as provided in Section 8.90.010 shall be assessed when the
license fees provided for in this chapter are not paid within ten days after the expiration date or
the date the license is required to be obtained by the provisions of this title.
SECTION 14. Section 8.20.125 is hereby added as follows:
8.20.125 License fee not refundable.
No part of the license fee is refundable in any case.
SECTION 15. Section 8.90.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8.90.010 Licensing Fees Schedule
The license fees required to be paid are as follows, except that the director may waive any fees in
cases of undue hardship:
I. Individual Animal Licenses.
Every person owning a dog or cat over the age of four months shall obtain an annual license and
tag for each such dog or cat; except there shall be a one -time -only fee for registration of
discharged military dogs; for guide dogs or Seeing Eye dogs, for signal dogs trained to perform
tasks to assist the physically handicapped, upon payment of the following fees:
A. Dog license and tag fees:
FEES
Dogs over four months:
$60.00
1. Unaltered.Unspayed/Unneutered ($5 of each fee received is designated for
low cost spay/neuter program)
2. Altered Spayed/Neutered ($5 of each fee received is designated for low
cost spay/neuter program)
$20.00
3. Senior citizen — Spayed/Neutered dog
$7.50
4. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of
he license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal application is
submitted more than 10 calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a
license application was not otherwise timely submitted
5. Replacement of tag or official license receipt
$5.00
6. Transfer of ownership
$5.00
7, Discharged military dogs (one-time registration fee)
$5.00
8. Guide dogs or Seeing Eye dogs, signal dogs, and service dogs (one-time
$5.00
registration fee)
9. Field enforcement fee: The owner of custodian of a dog found unlicensed
a department employee or any authorized agent in the field, will be charged a
eld enforcement fee
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$40.00
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B. Cat license fees:
1. Unspayed/Unneutered
$10.00
2. Spayed/Neutered
$5.00
3. Replacement cat tag
$5.00
4. Transfer of ownership
$5.00
5. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of
he license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal is submitted more that
10 calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a license application
as not otherwise timely submitted
6. Field enforcement fee: The owner or custodian of a cat found unlicensed
$40.00
y a department employee or any authorized agent, in the field will be charged a
field enforcement fee
C. Other animals — Licenses required:
1. Pygmy pigs
$50.00
2. Wild animals
$100.00
3. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of
the license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal is submitted more than
10 calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a license application
as not otherwise timely submitted.
4. Field enforcement fee: The owner or custodian of an animal found 1 $40.00
icensed by a department employee or any authorized agent, in the field will be
charged a field enforcement fee
D. Voluntary identification and registration:
Any dog or cat may be registered in the department's Voluntary Identification
Program. Such animal shall be assigned an identification number by tattoo,
microchip or other available means of identification, at the owner's request,
upon the payment of the following fees:
1. Initial identification and registration
$20.00
2. Annual renewal
$10.00
3. Transfer of ownership
$5.00
II. Animal Facility Licenses.
FEES
Licenses for the animal facilities listed below are required to be obtained
annually
A. Initial animal facility license fees (including inspection):
1. License fees:
a. Pet shop
$250.00
b. Grooming parlor/mobile
$250.00
c. Animal menagerie
$250.00
d. Wholesale wild animal dealer
$250.00
e. Hobby breeder (See Section 8.20.045)
$250.00
f. Rodeo
1. First day or one day event
$250.00
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2. Each additional day
$25.00
g. Animal exhibition
1. First day or one day event
$250.00
2. Each additional day
$25.00
h. Pygmy pig breeder
$250.00
i. Non-profit humane organization facility
$250.00
j. Dog and cat breeding and/or boarding facility
For purposes of license fee computation fee is based on 75 percent of the total
capacity of the facility or the actual animal population housed at the time of the
inspection, whichever is greater.
(i). 4 — 20 dogs or cats
$300.00
(ii) 21 — 50 dogs or cats
$350.00
(iii) 51 — 75 dogs or cats
$400.00
(iv) 76 — 100 dogs or cats
$450.00
(v). Over 100 dogs or cats
$525.00
2. Penalty for operation of an animal facility of an animal facility without a
license. A penalty equivalent to the cost of the license will be added to the
license fee if a facility operates without a license
3. Fee reduction for each additional animal facility application made at the
$125.00
same location at the same time
B. Renewal animal -facility license fees (including inspection):
1. All animal facilities:
a. Pet shop
$175.00
b. Grooming parlor/mobile
$175.00
c. Animal menagerie
$175.00
d. Wholesale wild animal dealer
$175.00
e. Hobby breeder (defined in Section 8.20.045)
$175.00
f. Pygmy pig breeder
$175.00
g. Non-profit humane organization
$175.00
h. Dog and cat breeding and/or boarding facility:
For purposes of license fee computation, fee is based on 75 percent of the total
capacity of the animal facility or the actual animal population housed at the time
of the inspection, whichever is greater
(i) 4 — 20 dogs or cats
$225.00
(ii) 21 — 50 dogs or cats
$275.00
(iii) 51 — 75 dogs or cats
$325.00
(iv) 76 — 100 dogs or cats
$375.00
(v) over 100 dogs or cats
$450.00
2. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of the
license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal is submitted more than 10
calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a license application was
of otherwise timely submitted
3. Fee reduction for each additional animal facility renewal application made
at the same location at the same time.
$50.00
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C. Miscellaneous fee provisions:
1. Reinspection
$40.00
2. Inspection fee for animal permits under Los Angeles County Code
Sections 22.52.330 and 22.56.420-22.56.530
$50.00
3. Business using dogs for protection (Sections 8.20.280 and 8.20.290)
$50.00
4. Penalty for ownership of wild animal without license
$100.00
SECTION 16. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its passage
and adoption.
SECTION 17. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 28th day of June 2011.
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MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, ,City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance 11-13 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 14th day of June 2011. That thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 28th day
of June 2011, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
Kellar, Ferry, Weste, McLean
None
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AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance 11-13
and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance T '�
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
ss.
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
I, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance 11-13, adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on June 28, 2011, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of 20_
City Clerk
By
Deputy City Clerk
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