Chapter 6.08
DOG LICENSES
Sections:
6.08.020 Applications – Requirements.
6.08.050 Tags – Attachment to dog’s collar – Description.
6.08.070 License tax waived for certain dogs.
6.08.080 Tags – Preparation and costs of application blanks.
6.08.090 Fees allowable for issuing dog licenses.
6.08.100 Exhibition of licenses.
6.08.110 Unauthorized removal of tags, collars, etc.
6.08.120 Applicability of chapter.
6.08.130 Stray animals – Possession by other than animal control officer – Requirements.
6.08.010 Optional for cats.
Every person owning or having control, custody or possession of any cat within the city may procure a license for each such cat over four months of age between July 1st and August 31st of each year. The procedures applicable to the licensing of cats shall be the same as those pertaining to the licensing of dogs under this chapter. The fee shall be four dollars. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.24), 1986).
6.08.020 Applications – Requirements.
A. The application forms for a dog license shall bear the name and address of the owner of the dog, the sex, color and breed of the dog for which such license is applied, and shall be signed by the owner or his duly authorized agent. Upon the issuance of such license, the county tax collector, the poundmaster or other duly authorized person shall endorse upon such application the number of the license tag issued.
All such applications so endorsed shall be filed in the office of the county tax collector and shall be open at all times for public inspection.
B. The owner or person harboring, controlling, or having the custody of any registered dogs shall inform the county tax collector of any change of address. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.25), 1986).
6.08.030 License fee.
A. 1. Every person owning or having control, custody or possession of any dog within the city shall procure a license fee for such dog over four months of age. The fee for such licenses shall be, except as provided in subsection B of this section, as provided in Solano County Code Section 4-139(i), and any amendments thereto or recodification thereof.
2. Any person failing to procure and pay the dog license until after the thirty-first day of August shall pay, as a penalty for such failure, in addition to the license fees, the sum of fifteen dollars; provided, however, that such additional penalty shall not apply to the owner of any dog who brings such dog into the city after the thirty-first day of August, if such license is taken out within one month; nor shall any such penalty apply in the case where such dog is not yet four months of age on or prior to the thirty-first day of August, if such owner shall take out such license within one month after such dog shall have arrived at the age of four months; provided further that the license shall be prorated semi-annually.
3. The animal control director, or other duly authorized person, shall collect in advance of the issuance of each dog license the fees required by this section.
B. In addition to the fee provided in Section 6.08.030(A), there shall be imposed an additional service fee, which shall be determined and set by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 1480 §§1, 2, 1992; Ord. 1286 §1(6.26), 1986).
(Ord. 1758, Amended, 04/11/2006)
6.08.040 Issuance – Renewal.
A dog license shall be issued upon the payment of the fees set out in Section 6.08.030 and shall be renewed and the fees due and payable prior to August 31st of each annual period. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.27), 1986).
6.08.050 Tags – Attachment to dog’s collar – Description.
A. The owner or person harboring, controlling or having custody of any dogs within the city shall procure a dog license and tag and attach such tag to a collar, harness or other device to be permanently worn by the dog for which such license was issued.
B. Such tags shall be metallic and shall have a stamp thereon bearing the name of the county and the year of its issuance. They shall be numbered serially and each tag shall have its number stamped thereon. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.28), 1986).
6.08.060 Duplicate tags.
Whenever a dog license tag issued for the then current year by the county tax collector, the poundmaster or other duly authorized person has been stolen or lost, the owner or possessor of the dog for which the same was issued, may, upon the payment of one dollar to the county tax collector or other duly authorized person, receive a duplicate tag for the remaining portion of the then current year. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.29), 1986).
6.08.070 License tax waived for certain dogs.
No license tax shall be required with respect to licenses and tags issued for service dogs. Pursuant to 28 CFR 36.104, as the same now exists or may be amended, renumbered or redesignated from time to time, the term “service dog” shall mean any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. (Ord. 1890 §1, 2015; Ord. 1286 §1(6.30), 1986).
6.08.080 Tags – Preparation and costs of application blanks.
A. The county tax collector is authorized and requested to have prepared suitable application blanks and license tags to be issued to the owners of dogs or persons having dogs in their custody and control or who harbor dogs within the city.
B. The cost of procuring the necessary tags and application forms for such licenses are declared to be a charge against the county. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.31), 1986).
6.08.090 Fees allowable for issuing dog licenses.
Any person other than county employees authorized by the county tax collector to issue dog licenses shall receive, in full compensation for all services rendered, the sum of ten cents per license issued, to be allowed by the board of supervisors upon a claim verified by the county tax collector, filed and approved as other claims against the county. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.32), 1986).
6.08.100 Exhibition of licenses.
No person shall fail or refuse to show to any animal control officer, the poundmaster or any duly authorized person the license certificate and the tag for and duly registered dog kept or remaining within any home or upon any enclosed premises under his immediate control. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.33), 1986).
6.08.110 Unauthorized removal of tags, collars, etc.
No unauthorized person shall remove from any dog any collar, harness or other device to which is attached a registration tag for the current year or remove such tag therefrom. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.34), 1986).
6.08.120 Applicability of chapter.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any dog owned by or in the care or charge of a nonresident of the city who is traveling through the city or temporarily sojourning therein for a period not exceeding thirty days, nor to any dog temporarily brought into the city for the exclusive purpose of being entered in a bench show or dog exhibition; provided, that such dog is so entered and not kept elsewhere in the city. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.35), 1986).
6.08.130 Stray animals – Possession by other than animal control officer – Requirements.
A. Every person except an animal control officer taking up any stray animal or any such animal which is running at large contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall, within twenty-four hours, Sundays and holidays excluded, give notice to humane animal services or any animal control officer of:
1. The fact that he has such an animal in his possession;
2. A complete description of such animal;
3. The license number of such animal, if any, and by what county or municipal corporation issued. If the animal has no license, such person shall so state;
4. The place where such animal is confined.
B. Every person and any person in whose custody such animal may in the meantime be placed shall deliver such animal to an animal control officer or the poundmaster, without fee or charge, and the poundmaster or animal control officer shall thereupon hold and dispose of such animal in the same manner as though such animal had been found at large and impounded by him. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any animal shelter maintained and operated under Title I, Division 2, Part 4 of the Corporations Code of the state; provided, however, that any animal placed by such society must be licensed as required by this chapter. (Ord. 1286 §1(6.36), 1986).