ORD 557 ORDINANCE NO. 557
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
TITLE 10, ANIMALS, OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS THEREOF AND AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ORDAINS
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 6.04.010 of Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6.04.010 County animal control ordinance adoption.
Title 10, Animals, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on
May 1, 2014, is hereby adopted by reference as the Animal Control Ordinance of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes with the following exceptions: Sections 10.04.040, 10.08.230, 10.12.075,
10.12.180, 10.12.190, 10.20.010, 10.20.011, 10.20.020, 10.20.030, 10.20.040, 10.20.050,
10.20.060, 10.20.070, 10.20.110, 10.20.130, 10.20.140, 10.20.150, 10.20.160, 10.20.170,
10.20.180, 10.20.190, 10.20.200, 10.20.210, 10.32.010, 10.84.010 and 10.84.020.
A copy of Title 10, Animals, of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended an in
effect on May 1, 2014, has been deposited in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes and shall at all times be maintained by the City Clerk for use and examination by
the public.
Section 2: Section 6.04.020 of Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6.04.020. Amendments to the City's Animal control ordinance.
Sections 10.04.040, 10.08.230, 10.12.075, 10.12.180, 10.12.190, 10.20.010,
10.20.011, 10.20.020, 10.20.030, 10.20.040 10.20.050, 10.20.060, 10.20.070, 10.20.110,
10.20.130, 10.20.140, 10.20.150, 10.20.160, 10.20.170, 10.20.180, 10.20.190,
10.20.200,10.20.210, 10.32.010, 10.84.010 and 10.84.020 of the City's Animal Control
Ordinance are hereby amended to read as follows:
10.04.040 Interpretation of language.
A. The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the
present.
B. Each gender includes both genders.
C. The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.
D. For purposes of the application of this chapter in the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, the terms "unincorporated area" and "unincorporated county" are hereby
deleted and are replaced with "City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Section 10.08.230. Unlicensed dog. "Unlicensed dog means any dog for which
the license for the current year has not been paid, or to which the tag for the current year,
provided for in this Division 1, is not attached
Section 10.12.075. Incentive programs. The director, at his or her discretion,
may offer incentive programs to encourage compliance with the dog licensing
requirements.
Section 10.12.180. Unlicensed dogs or unvaccinated dogs or cats— Right of
entry for enforcement. For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed upon him by
this Division 1, the director, in order to enforce the provisions hereof to take and impound
any unlicensed dog or unvaccinated dog or cat, may enter any real property upon which
any dog or cat is kept or harbored or upon which he has reason to believe any dog or cat
is kept or harbored and demand the exhibition by the person owning or having charge or
control of any such dog or cat, the required rabies vaccination certificate, and/or the
license or license tag for such dog for the current year provided for by this Division 1.
This section does not permit any person to enter any private dwelling, except where
necessary to rescue an animal.
10.12.190. Refusing to show license or certificate unlawful. Any person upon
whom any demand is made under authority of this Division 1 for the exhibition of any dog
or cat rabies vaccination certificate, or any dog license or tag, who fails or refuses to
exhibit the same if he has it in his position, is guilty of a violation of this Division 1, which
shall be punishable as herein provided.
10.20.010. License tags - Issuance - Fee. Pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing
with Section 30801) of Division 14 and 14.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the
director shall issue serially numbered permanent dog license tags marked with the name
of the county of Los Angeles.
10.20.011. License - Issuance by veterinarians and other qualified persons in the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes - Conditions. The director may authorize the issuance of
dog licenses, as required by Section 10.20.010, by persons practicing veterinary
medicine in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, or other persons approved by the director
who meet the qualifications established by the department. Said persons shall transmit
records and negotiable papers to the department of animal care and control at intervals
as established by the director, and shall collect and transmit to the director the fee
required by this chapter for the issuance of such licenses. The director may reimburse
these businesses for such fees.
10.20.020. Person deemed custodian when. Any person keeping or harboring
any dog for 15 consecutive days shall be deemed to be the custodian thereof and
subject to licensing provisions within the meaning of this Division 1.
10.20.030. License - Required - Costs. Every person owning of having custody
or control of any dog over the age of four months in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
shall obtain a license from the director for each of such dogs and shall pay the fees for
such licenses as set forth in Section 10.90.010.
10.20.040. Animal facility for dogs When individual dog licenses are required.
An individual license shall be obtained for each dog when such dog is kept as a
pet at an animal facility and is not kept exclusively in a kennel run or cage
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10.20.050. Exceptions from licensing requirement.
A. The provisions of this Division 1 do not require either a tag or a license
for:
1. Any dog found within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes when the owner
thereof resides in any municipality or unincorporated territory within the county,
and such dog is wearing or has attached to it a license tag for the current year
issued by such municipality or county.
2. Any dog owned by or in the charge of any person who is a nonresident of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and is traveling through the City or temporarily
sojourning therein for a period of not exceeding 30 days;
3. Any dog brought into the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and kept therein for
not to exceed 30 days for the exclusive purpose of entering the same in any
bench show, or dog exhibition, or field trials or competition;
4. Any dog brought or sent into the City of Rancho Palos Verdes from any
point outside thereof for the exclusive purpose of receiving veterinary care in any
dog hospital, in the event that such dog is kept at all times strictly confined within
such hospital;
5. Any dog wearing having attached to it a license tag for the current year
issued by a municipality within the county or by the county when the owner
thereof has, within one year last past, moved his principal place of residence from
such municipality or unincorporated territory of the county to the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes; provided, that such municipality or county similarly exempts from
tag and license requirements dogs wearing current City license tags and owned
by persons who have moved from the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to such
municipality or unincorporated territory of the county.
B. Except,.that each guard dog found within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,
regardless of where the owner may reside, must have a dog license issued by the County; and the
license tag must be securely affixed to the dog's collar while it is being used as a guard dog within
the City.
10.20.060. Unvaccinated dogs - Licensing permitted when. The director may
accept the payment of the fee for a license tag and a license for a dog who has not been
vaccinated as required by Division 1 on condition that the owner of such dog within five
days thereafter, have such dog vaccinated and submit the required veterinarian's
certificate to the director. Upon receipt of such certificate, the director shall issue the
license tag and license.
10.20.070. Unvaccinated dogs - Time limit for vaccination when dog is disabled.
A person who obtains a license without submitting a certificate of vaccination because of
the infirmity or disability of the dog shall, within 10 days after the termination of such
infirmity or disability, cause such dog to be vaccinated as required by Part 2 of this
chapter.
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10.20.110. License tag - Fee for spayed or neutered animals. Pursuant to
Section 30804.5 of the Food and Agriculture Code, any dog license tag issued pursuant
to Section 10.20.030 of this Part 1 shall be issued for one-half or less of the fee required
if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or
neutered.
10.20.130. Record keeping and procurement of tags and receipts. The director
shall procure the number of license receipts and dog license tags needed each year, and
shall keep a register wherein shall be entered the name and address of each person to
whom any dog license tag is issued, the number of such tag, the date of issuance thereof
and a description of the dog for which issued.
10.20.140. License -Vaccination requirements and conditions. The director
shall not issue a dog license unless the applicant exhibits a certificate signed by a
veterinarian, licensed either by the state of California or by any other state to practice
veterinary medicine, that:
A. The period elapsing from the date of vaccination with approved rabies
vaccine to the date of expiration of the license being issued does not exceed the time as
established by the state; or
B. Such dog should not be vaccinated with rabies vaccine because such
vaccination would jeopardize the health of such dog due to infirmity or other disability,
which infirmity or other disability, and the estimated date of termination thereof, is shown
on the face of the certificate to the satisfaction of the director.
10.20.150. License - Information to be shown on receipt. When the director
issues a dog license, he shall show on the receipt the age of the dog, the date of last
vaccination, and, if the license was issued without proof of vaccination, the reason
therefor.
10.20.160. License and License tag - Transfer permitted when - Fee. If, during a
license period, a dog is sold or title to the dog is otherwise transferred to a new owner,
such new owner may apply to the director for a transfer of such dog's tag and license and
pay a transfer fee as specified under Chapter 10.90. Upon receipt of such application
and fee, the director shall record the name and address of the new owner.
10.20.170. Replacement of lost tags. In case any license tag for an individual
dog is lost or destroyed, a duplicate thereof may be procured from the director upon the
submission to the director of such proof as he or she may require and upon the payment
therefor as specified under Chapter 10.90.
10.20.180. Tag to be worn by dog. A license tag for an individual dog shall be
securely affixed to a collar, harness or other device which shall at all times be worn by
such dog, except while such dog remains indoors or in any enclosed yard or pen.
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10.20.190. Keeping unlicensed dogs prohibited. A person shall not harbor or
keep, or cause or permit to be harbored or kept, any unlicensed dog in the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes.
10.20.200. Counterfeit or imitation tags prohibited. A person shall not attach to
or keep upon any dog, or cause or permit to be attached to or kept upon any dog, any tag
provided for in Section 10.20.010 of this chapter except a tag issued for such dog under
the provisions of this chapter, or attach or keep upon or cause or permit to be attached to
or kept upon any dog, or make or cause or permit to be made or have in possession, any
counterfeit or imitation of any tag provided for in this chapter.
10.20.210. Removing tag from collar prohibited. An unauthorized person shall
not remove from any dog any collar or harness or other device to which is attached a
license tag, or remove such tag or other identification therefrom.
10.32.010 Dogs Running at large prohibited—Exceptions.
No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall cause,
permit or allow the same to be or to run at large upon any highway, street, lane, alley,
court or other public place, or upon any private property or premises other than those of
the person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of such dog, in the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes, unless such dog is restrained by a substantial chain or leash not
exceeding six feet in length and is in the charge, care, custody or control of a competent
person.
10.84.010 Providing food for certain animals—prohibited. Except as otherwise
provided for in Section 10.84.020, no person shall feed or in any manner provide food to
any peafowl, crow, pigeon, seagull, nondomesticated rodent, including tree squirrels or
ground squirrels, or to a nondomesticated mammalian predator, including coyotes, foxes,
opossums, skunks and raccoons.
10.84.020 Feeding animals permitted—when. A person may feed or provide
food to the animals specified in Section 10.84.010 in the following circumstances:
A. When the person is the owner of such animal, and such animal is kept
under a valid certificate or permit issued by the State of California Department of Fish
and Game;
B. When the person feeds or provides food to a trapped, injured or
unweaned animal between the time when the agency in charge of animal control or its
designated agent is notified and is picked up by said agency.
Section 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.04.010, the City's Animal
Control Ordinance is further amended by amending the first paragraph of Section
10.90.010 to read as follows:
"Every person owning a dog over the age of four months shall obtain an annual
license and tag for each such dog; except, there shall be a one-time only fee for
registration of discharged military dogs, for guide dogs or Seeing-eye dogs, for signal
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dogs trained to assist the hearing impaired, for service dogs trained to perform tasks to
assist the physically handicapped, upon payment of the following fees:"
Section 4. Section 6.04.030 of Chapter 6.04 of Title 6 of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6.04.030 Violations - Penalty
A. Unless a different penalty is provided for in this Chapter, any person
violating any provision of the Animal Control Ordinance is guilty of an infraction that is
punishable by:
1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;
2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation
of the same provision within twelve (12) calendar months; and
3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional
violation of the same provision within twelve (12) calendar months.
B. Any person violating any of the following Sections, or violating any of the
Chapters or provisions referenced in the following Sections, is guilty of a misdemeanor
that is punishable as provided for in Section 1.08.010 of Chapter 1.08 of this Code:
Section 10.12.190 Section 10.37.030
Section 10.12.200 Section 10.37.050(C)
Section 10.20.280 Section 10.37.060(F)
Section 10.20.310 Section 10.40.010
Section 10.28.060 Section 10.40.040
Section 10.28.280(C) Section 10.80.010
Section 10.32.020 Section 10.86.010
Section 10.32.070
Section 10.32.080
Any violation of Division 2 of Title 10, which is entitled "Animal Health"
Any violation of Chapter 10.72 of Title 10, which is entitled "Animal Disease Reports"
Any violation of Chapter 10.76 of Title 10, which is entitled "Apiaries"
Section 5. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or place, is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remainder of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
adopted this ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6. The City Clerk is directed to forward a certified copy of this ordinance to the
Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 29th day of July, 2014.
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Ordinance No. 557 passed first
reading on July 15, 2014, was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on July 29, 2014.
AYES: Brooks, Knight, Misetich and Mayor Duhovic
NOES: None
ABSENT: Campbell
ABSTAIN: None
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City Clerk
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RANCHO VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed City Clerk
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
That on July 30, 2014, she caused to be posted the following document entitled:
ORDINANCE NO. 557, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 10, ANIMALS, OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY CODE, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS THEREOF AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL
CODE, a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following locations:
City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes
Hesse Park
29301 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is arue and correct affidavit of
posting.
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