HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 2005-2258 Adds §§ 8.16.130 and 8.32.050; amends §§ 8.12.050, 8.12.080 and 8.16.005, animals (8.12, 8.16, 8.32)ORDINANCE NO. 2005 — 2258
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE NATIONAL CITY
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ANIMALS BY AMENDING
CHAPTERS 8.12 (DOG LICENSES), 8.16 (DOG REGULATIONS),
8.32 (KEEPING OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City that Title
8 of the National City Municipal Code is amended as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 8.12 is amended by amending Sections 8.12.050,
and 8.12.080 to read as follows:
8.12.050 Issuance. Licenses shall be issued by the city finance director after
payment of all fees required by law, except that a license shall be issued without
payment of fee for any assistance dog or other dog exempted by state law from
payment of license fees. The finance director may also negotiate and contract with
licensed veterinarians within the city to issue licenses and collect and remit fees. A dog
that as been micro chipped for identification and meets all other requirements for
licensing shall be issued a one-time free license for one year, which free license shall
be in addition to any other city animal control licensing incentives that may be
applicable.
8.12.080 License fees. Assistance dogs shall be issued a license without
payment of fee upon presentation of satisfactory proof of qualifying use or training
status. The license fee for all other dogs shall be as established in the National City fee
schedule; provided, however, that there shall be added a penalty established in the
National City fee schedule if application is made subsequent to the date on which the
animal is required to be licensed.
Section 2. That Chapter 8.16 is amended by amending Section 8.16.005 and
adding Section 8.16.130 to read as follows:
8.16.005 Definitions. A. The terms "handler," 'leash," "run at large" and
"unleashed" are as defined in Section 8.04.015.
B. "Biting dog" is any dog that has bitten another animal or human in this or
another jurisdiction at least once, without provocation and not in defense of itself or its
owner or handler. It shall also include any potentially dangerous or vicious dog, as
defined by the Food and Agricultural Code.
C. The terms "potentially dangerous or vicious dog" are as defined in Food
and Agricultural Code sections 31602 and 31603.
8.16.130 Biting Dog Regulations. A. Any biting dog that is not processed
under section 8.16.070 shall be micro chipped with an identifying tag at the owner's
expense. The owner shall also be required to maintain comprehensive liability
insurance in a minimum amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) combined
single limit, as a condition of keeping the animal within the city limits, except when
removal is required pursuant to section 8.16.070 B. Proof of compliance with this
subsection A shall be furnished to the Animal Control Officer by the owner within
fourteen (14) calendar days after notification.
B. It is unlawful for an owner to maintain a biting dog within the city limits in
violation of subsection A.
Section 3. That Chapter 8.32 is amended by adding Section 8.32.050 to read
as follows:
8.32.050 Animal sales in public places prohibited. It is unlawful to offer for
sale, sell, or to exchange or transfer for any form of consideration puppies or kittens on
public property or on private property open to the public, including but not limited to
areas in front of stores, commercial shopping areas, commercial parking areas, swap
meets and auctions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 4TH day of JANUARY 200 5.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. riser, Ill
City Attorney
2004 Ordinance
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Amending Title 8
Animal Regulations
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
January 4, 2005, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Inzunza, Morrison, Natividad, Parra, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY:
By:
NICK INZUNZA
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City (clerk of the City16f National City, California
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted until seven
calendar days had elapsed between the day of its introduction and the day of its final
passage, to wit, on December 21, 2004, and on January 4, 2005.
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or
that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a
majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the
consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its
passage a written or printed copy of said ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO. 2005-2258 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on January 4, 2005.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy