Ordinance No. 854
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ORD~NANCE NO. 854
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING
CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA, 1959,
3 WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE LICENSING, IMPOUNDING AND REGULATING THE
KEEPING, SALE AND EXHIBITION OF ANIMALS BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTION
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5 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
6 SECTION 1: Sec. 3.13 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
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Seco 3.13. Director to issue dog license tags; fee.
8 Pursuant to chapter 3 (commencing with section 30801) of
9 division 14 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the director shall
10 issue serially numbered metallic dog license tags stamped with the
11 name of the county and the year of issue and shall collect for each
12 such tag a fee as prescribed in Article IX of this chapter.
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Sec. 3.17. Fee to be paid in advance.
15 The fees provided for herein shall be paid annually in
16 advance to the director. The full amount of any such fee is payab1
17 for any fraction of a year.
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Seco 3.18. Register of dog license tags.
20 The director shall procure the number of license receipts and
21 dog license tags needed each year and shall keep a register wherein
22 shall be entered the name and address of each person to whom any
23 dog license tag isissued, the number of such tag, the date of is-
24 suance thereof, and a description of the dog for which issued.
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Sec. 3.200 Conditional acceptance of fee for dog not
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28 The director may accept the payment of the fee for a license
29 tag and a license for a dog who has not been vaccinated as required
30 by this chapter on condition that the owner of such dog, within
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quired veterinarian's certificate to the director. Upon receipt of
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Sec. 3021. Form of licenseo
5 A license for an individual dog shall be in the form of a
6 receipt for the fee paid for the dog license tag and the additional
7 amount, if any, paid for the license.
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Sec. 3.220 Licenses and tags for guide dogs and dogs
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Every dog license tag issued prior to July 1, 1954, for a dog
12 of either sex which has been honorably discharged from the armed
13 forces of the United States or for a dog of either sex owned by a
14 blind person, if a certificate was filed with the tax collector of
15 the county, executed by some recognized dog training institution
16 which certifies that such dog has been successfully trained to lead
17 the blind, shall continue to be valid as both dog license tag and
18 license so long as the same dog is owned or harbored by the same
19 persono Every person owning or having custody or control of a dog
20 of either sex over the age of four months which has been honorably
21 discharged from the armed forces of the United States, or a dog of
22 either sex owned by a blind person who submits proof to the directo
23 that such dog has been successfully trained to lead the blind perso
24 as a guide dog (for which a dog license tag was not issued prior to
25 July 1, 1954) shall procure a dog license tag and a license, which
26 dog license tag and license shall be good while such dog is owned
27 or harbored by the same persono No fee shall be charged for such
28 license over and above the fee required for the dog license tag.
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SECTION 7: Seco 3023 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
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Sec. 30230 License fee.
Every person owning or having custody or control of any dog
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1 the provisions of section 3.22, shall first obtain an annual 1i-
2 cense from the director for each of such dogs, and at the same
3 time obtain a dog license tag, and for the license or licenses,
4 in addition to the fee for the dog license tag, shall pay an addi-
5 tional fee for the dog license as prescribed in Article IX of this
6 chapter 0 Pursuant to Section 30804.5 of the Food and Agricultura
7 Code, any dog license tag and license shall be issued for one-hal
8 of the fee required if a certificate is presented from a licensed
9 veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
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11 Seco 3.24. Vaccination requirements for issuance
12 of licenseo
13 The director shall not issue a dog license unless the appli-
14 cant exhibits a certificate signed by a veterinarian licensed
15 either by this state or by any other state to practice veterinary
16 medicine that: (a) the period of time elapsing from the date of
17 vaccination with approved killed virus vaccine to the date of
18 expiration of the license being issued does not exceed eighteen
19 months, or (b) the period elapsing from the date of vaccination
20 with approved live virus vaccine to the date of expiration of the
21 license being issued does not exceed thirty months or (c) such
22 dog should not be vaccinated with rabies vaccine because such
23 vaccination would jeopardize the health of such dog due to infir-
24 mity or other disability, which infirmity or other disability,
25 and the estimated date of termination thereof, is shown on the
26 face of the certificate to the satisfaction of the director. A
27 person who obtains a license without submitting a certificate of
28 vaccination because of the infirmity or disability of the dog,
29 shall within 10 days after the termination of such infirmity or
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SECTION 9: Sec. 3.25 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Sec. 3.25. Facts to be shown on license.
When the director issues a dog license, he shall show on the
receipt the age of the dog, the date of last vaccination and the
type of vaccine used as shown on the veterinarian's certificate,
or if the license was issued without proof of vaccination, the rea
son thereforo
SECTION 10: Sec. 3027 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Sec. 3027. Duplicate license tags.
In case any license tag for an individual dog is lost or des-
troyed, a duplicate thereof may be procured from the director upon
the submission to the director of such proof as he may require and
upon the payment therefor of the fee prescribed in Article IX of
this chapter.
SECTION 11: Sec. 3.30 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Sec. 3030. Transfer of tag and license to new owner.
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 the prescribed transfer fee. Upon receipt of such application
and fee the director shall issue a certificate of transfer of such
tag and license showing the number of the tag and the names and
addresses of the former and new owners.
SECTION 12: Sec. 3.56 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Sec. 3056. Inspection fee.
Each new applicant for a license covered by this article
shall, in addition to the regular license fee, deposit with the
director an inspection fee as prescribed in Article IX of this
chapter to cover the cost of inspecting and processing the license
application. If an application covers more than one animal on the
same premises, one inspection fee is sufficiento No part of the
inspection fee is refundable in any caseo
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SECTION 13: Seco 3.60 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Seco 3.60. License fees for wild animals, kennels,
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In addition to any other fees required by this chapter,
before receiving an application for the granting of any license
required by this article, the tax collector shall require the
payment of a license fee as prescribed in Article IX for the
following:
(a) Dog kennel, (b) Cat kennel, (c) Pet shop, (d) Animal
menagerie, (e) Animal exhibition (annual), (f) Animal exhibition
(daily), (g) Wholesale wild animal dealer, (h) Wild animal, per
animal (if not included in (g)).
SECTION 14: Seco 3.72 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Sec. 3072. Fees for holding estray bovine animals,
horses, etc.
The director shall hold all estray bovine animals, horses,
mules and burros impounded by him as provided in chapter 7 (com-
mencing with section 17001) of division 9 of the Food and Agri-
cultural Codeo If any person appears and claims any animal
referred to in this section, prior to the time that it is turned
over to the California State Department of Food and Agriculture,
the director shall collect fees as prescribed in Article IX of
this chapter for the following:
(a) Impounding 0
(b) Board and care - for each day or fraction thereof except
the day of impounding during which the animal is in the animal
shelter, except that the director shall charge only fifty percent
of the prescribed fees if the impounded animal is under three
months of age.
SECTION 15: Seco 3.77 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Seco 3077. Delivery of impounded cat or dog to researc
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Any approved research institution may, at any time, request
the dir ector to deliver to . t d
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Not less than five or more than thirty days after the taking and
impounding of any dog or cat, unless such dog or cat has been
redeemed by the owner, the d~rector shall d 1"
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research institution at the place of impounding the dogs or cats 0
both designated by it, upon payment of the fee as prescribed in
this chapter, except the director shall not deliver any dog or cat,
to any approved research institution if the owner of such dog or
cat has instructed the director not to do sOo
SECTION 16: Sec. 3.78 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
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Seco 30780 Destruction or sale of impounded dog or
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Not less than 5 days after the taking up and impounding of
any dog or cat herein provided, unless it be sooner redeemed or
delivered to an approved research institution, the director shall
destroy such dog or cat or shall dispose of such dog or cat to any
other person who will pay the reasonable value of such dog or cat,
in no case less than the minimum fees prescribed in Article IX.
In the case of the sale of a dog (other than delivery to an ap-
proved research institution) the purchaser also shall procure and
pay for the required license for such dog for the current year
unless such a license already is issued and in full force and effec .
SECTION 17: Seco 3.86 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
Seco 30860 Fees for redemption; vaccination, etco, of
impounded dogs and cats.
Fees shall be collected by the director as prescribed in
Article IX of this chapter for the following: (a) Redeeming of
impounded dog or cat, (b) Vaccination by the county veterinarian,
(c) for each day or fraction thereof for feeding and caring for an
dog or cat during which such animal is kept in the shelter except
the day in which it is impounded 0
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1 SECTION 18: Sec. 3.93 IS HEREBY AMENDED:
2 Sec. 3093. Employment of private veterinarian; re-
3 deeming owner to pay fee.
4 The director may employ a private veterinarian whenever he
5 deems it necessary in order to properly care for and maintain any
6 animal, and the cost thereof, not exceeding the amount prescribed
7 in this chapter, shall be a county charge. When a veterinarian's
8 fees have been paid or incurred for the care or treatment of any
9 animal, such animal shall not thereafter be redeemed without pay-
10 ment by the owner of such fees, in addition to any and all other
11 fees, so as to reimburse the county for its cost for veterinarian
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13 SECTION 19: That there shall be added to and made part of
14 this Animal Ordinance the following Article:
15 ARTICLE IX. Amount of Fees
16 Sec. 3.111. Fees; same as Los Angeles County Animal
17 Ordinance.
18 Wherever fees are prescribed for tags, licenses, duplicate
19 license tags, transfer of tags or licenses, inspections, kennels,
20 wild animals, vaccinations, impounding, care and feeding, sale of
21 animals, veterinarian services, or for any other purposes require
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28 and circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby
29 directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall
30 post the same, or cause the same to be posted, in three of the
31 most public places in the City of Vernon, to wit; the northwest
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by this chapter, the amount of said fees shall be the same as
those prescribed in the Los Angeles County Animal Ordinance and
as may be amended by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
SECTION 20: That the remaining Sections of this Ordinance
not so amended or altered shall be in full force and effecto
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1 of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the bulletin
2 board in the lobby of the City Hall of said City, located at 4305
3 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles,
4 State of California. That this Ordinance shall be in full force
5 and effect thirty (30) days from and after the final passage of
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED this17thday of
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
4 I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
5 hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No.
6 854 , was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting
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Councilmen: Gonzales, Kaeser, Malburg, McCormick, Yb rra
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I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
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ORDINANCE NO. 854
, post three (3) copies of
10 (ANIMAL ORDINANCE)
one in each of the following
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12 Fe Avenue, at the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific
13 Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall
14 of the City of Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in
15 said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation printed
16 and published in the City of Vernon.
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Los Angeles, State of California.
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OFFICIAL SEAL
SHEILA H. MCKENNA
NOTARY PUBLIC-CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
My Commission Expires Jan. 22,1978
4305 Santa F<>' Ave" Vernon, CA. 900!>.&
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REWRITE ANIMAL LICENSE SECTIONS AS FOLLOW:
Sec. 3.13. f;e'tiREy-e-lefk Director to issue dog license tags; fee.
Pursuant to chapter 3 (commencing with section 30801) of
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division 14 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the ee'tiREy-ele~k
dire<;:tor shall issue serially numbered metallic dog license tags
stamped with the name of the county and the year of issue and
shall collect for each, such tag Eae-sl:iHl-e€-efte-@ella~,;, a fee as
prescribed in Article IX of this chapter.
Sec. 3.17. Fee ~o be paid in advance.
The fees provided for herein shall be paid annually in advance
to the ee~fley-ele~kT director. The full amount of any such fee 'is
payable for any fraction of a year.
Sec. 3.18. Register of dog license tags.
The ee'tiRt:y-ele~k 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.
Sec. 3.20~ Conditional acceptance of fee for dog not vaccinated.
The ee'tiREy-ele~k 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 this chapter 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 ee'tiHEy-e-le~k,;,
director. Upon receipt of such certificate the ee'tiHEy-ele~k
director shall issue the license tag and license.
Sec. 3.210 Form of license.
A license for an individual dog shall be in the form of a receipt
for the eRe-ae-lla~ fee paid for the dog license tag and the
additional amount, if any, paid ,for the license.
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Sec. 3.22. Licenses and tags for guide dogs and dogs honorably
discharged from armed forces.
(SAME EXCEPT LAST SENTENCE) No fee shall be charged for such
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license over and above the eRe-sellar fee required for the dog
license tag.
Sec. 3.23. License fee.
Every person owning or having custody or control of any dog or
dogs over the age of four months in the city, not covered by the
provisions of section 3.22,shall first obtain an annual license
from the eel:!Rey-e~e3!'k director for each of such dogs, and at the
same time obtain a dog license tag, and for the license or
licenses, in addition to the eHe-@e~~ar fee for the dog license
tag, shall pay iel:!~-ee~~ars;-a-€e€al-e~-~ive-aella~s~iH-all~
an additional fee for the dog license as prescribed in Article IX
of this chapter. Pursuant to Section 30804.5 of the Food and
Agricultural Code, any dog license tag and license shall be issued
for one-half of the fee-required if a certificate is presented
from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or
neutered.
Sec. 3.24. Vaccination requirements for issuance of license.
(ADD THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE AT THE END OF THE EXISTING SECTION)
. 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 Article IV.
Sec. 3.25. Facts to be shown on license.
When the eSl:!R€y-elerk director issues a dog license, he shall
show on the receipt the age of the dog, the date of last vaccination
a nd the type of vaccine used as shmm on the veterinarian's
certificate, or if the license was issued without proof of vaccina-
tion, the reason therefor.
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Seco 3.27. Duplicate license tags.
In case any license tag for an individual dog is lost or
destroyed a duplicate thereof may be procured from the ee~R~y-e~e~k
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director upon the submission to the ee~R~y-e!e%k director of such
proof as he may require and upon the payment.therefor ERe-Sl:iHl-e:E"
eHe-ee!~B%~ of the fee prescribed in Article IX of this chapter.
Sec. 3.30. Transfer of tag and license to new owner.
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 eeHH~y-eie~k director for a transfer of such dog's tag and
license and pay B-~~BHsie~-iee-ei-eHe-eeIIB~~the prescribed
transfer fee. Upon receipt of such application and fee the eeHH~y
ele~k director shall issue a certificate of transfer. of such tag
and license showing the number of the tag and the names and addresses
of the former and new owners. BRe-~%aHsffii~-a-ee~Y-Eke%ee€-~e-Eke
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Sec. 3.56. Inspection fee.
Each new applicant for a license covered by this article, shall,
in addition to the regular license fee, deposit with the director
an inspection fee ei-EeR-ee~laFs as prescribed in Article IX of
this chapter to cover the cost of inspecting and processing the
license application. If an application covers more than one animal
on the same premises, one inspection fee is sufficient. No part of
the inspection fee is refundable in any case.
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(DELETE SCHEDULE AND ADD) (a) Dog kenne1~ (b) Cat kennel, (c) Pet
shop, (d) Animal menagerie, (e) Animal exhibition (annua11
(f) Animal exhibition (daily), (g) \Vih~lesale wild animal dealer,
(h) Wild animal, per animal (if not included in (g)).
Sec. 3.72. Fees for holding estray bovine animals, horses, etc.
The director shall hold qll estray bovine animals, horses, mules
and burros impounded by him as provided in chapter 7 (commencing
with section l7001) of division 9 of the Food and Agricultural
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Code~ ef-Eke-sEB~eT If any person appears and claims any animal
referred to in this section, prior to the time that it is turned
over to the California State Department of Food and Agriculture;
the director shall collect €ae-fe~~ewiRg-fees~ fees as prescribed
in Article IX of this chapter for the following:
(a) Impounding. ree---~weREy-€ive-ae~~a~sT
(b) Board and care - ~e-ee~~a=s for each day or fraction
thereof except the day of impounding during which the animal is in
the animal shelter.
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of the aseve-ffieREieRea prescribed fees if the impounded animal is
under three months of age.
Seco 3.770 Delivery of impounded cat or dog to research institution.
Any approved research institution may, at any time, request the
director to deliver to it any dog or cat impounded by him. Not
less than five or more than thirty days after the taking and impound-
ing of any dog or cat, unless such dog or cat has been redeemed by
the owner, the director shall deliver to the approved research
institution at the place of impounding the dogs or cats or both
designated by it, upon payment or the fee e€-five-6e~~aFs-fe~-eaeR
8eg-aR8-Ewe-ae~~aFs-feF-eaeR-eaE, as prescribed in this chapter,
except the director shall not deliver any dog or cat, to any
approved research institution if the owner of such dog or cat has
instructed the director not to do so.
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Sec. 3.78. Destruction or sale of impounded dog or cat.
Not less than 5 days after the taking up and impounding of any
dog or cat herein provided, unless it be sooner redeemed or delivered
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to an approved research institution, the director shall destroy
such dog or cat or shall dispose of such dog or cat to any other
person who will pay the reasonable value of such dog or cat, in
no case less than eigR~-8ei~B~s; the minimum fees prescribed in
Article IX. i€-~ke-8eg-kBs-BeeR-vaeeiRB~e8-B~-ee~R~y-eR~eHse-BY
eke-ee~REy-veEeFiHB~iBR;-e~ke~ise-€ive-8ei~Bfs;-ef-~ke-feBseRssie
YBiae-e~-s1:ieh-eBE;-iR-Re-eBse-iess"ERBR-~we-eleliBf8T In the case
of the sale of a dog (other than delivery to an approved research
institution) the purchaser also shall procure and pay for the
required license for such dog for the current year unless such a
license already is issued and in full force and effect.
Sec. 3.86. Fees for redemption; vaccination, etc., of impounded
dogs and cats.
(DELETE THE TWO PARAGRAPHS AND P~WRITE TO READ) Fees shall be
collected by the director as prescribed in Article IX of this chapter
for the following: (a) Redeeming of impounded dog or cat1 (b) Vac-
cination by the county veterinarian, (c) for each day or fraction
thereof for feeding and caring for any dog or cat during which such
animal is kept in the shelter except the day in which it is impounded.
Sec. 3.93. Employment of private veterinarian; redeeming o~vner to
pay fee.
The director may employ a private veterinarian whenever he deems
it necessary in order to properly care for and maintain any animal,
and the cost thereof, not exceeding the amount se~-fereR-iR-eRe
feilewiRg-eBsie; prescribed in this chapter, shall be a county
charge~. When a veterinarian's fee has been paid or incurred for
(DELETE SCHEDULE) the care or treatment of any animal, such animal
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shall not thereafter be redeemed ,dthout payment by the owner of
such fee, in addition to any and all other fees, so as to reimburse
the county for its cost for veterinarian service for such animal.
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ARTICLE IX. AMOUNT OF FEES!
Sec. 3.111. Fees; same as Los Angeles County Animal Ordinance.
Wherever fees' are prescribed for tags, licenses, duplicate
license tags, transfer of tags or licenses, inspections, kennels,
wild animals, vaccinations, impounding, care and feeding, sale of
animals, veterinarian services, or for any other purposes
required by this chapter the amount of said fees shall be the same
as those prescribed in the Los Angeles County Animal Ordinance and as
may be amended by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
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CITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
December 18, 1974
Enclo.ed is a certified copy of Ordinance No. 854 - AN
DlNANCB rJf THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY or VERNON AMENDING
"1m 3 or THE CODI or THE CITY OF VERNON. CALIFORNIA, 1959,
WHICH PR.OVIDES FOR. THE LICENSING, IMPOUNDING AND REGUlATING
THE DEPING. SALE AND EXHIBITION OF ANtMA.LS BY AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS THERETO. wbich va. adopted by tbe City Council at its
regular meeting of Dee_bel' 17, 1974..
Your. very truly,
F. A. Ziemer,
City Clerk-
Director of Finance
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1-; J - 7 f DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CONTROL
ARCHIE J. QUINCEY, JR.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
GEORGE F. SACA
DIRECTOR
WILLIAM A. PRESTON, JR.
HEAD, ANIMAL CONTRQ'L DIVISION
HENRY V. ZARAGOZA
HEAD. ANIMAL LICENSE DIVISION
F. A. Z,L.;\;ER
11258 SOUTH GARFIELD AVENUE
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DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA 90242
773-4430 . 633-3010 . 869-1173
September 10, 1974
F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, Cali~ornia 90058
Dear Mr. Ziemer:
In our previous letters we indicated to you that
the Department of Animal Control was in process
of changing the dog license fees in order to con-
form to State Law. Enclosed is a copy of the
aforementioned amendments.
Your cooperation in effecting these ordinance
changes in your City will be greatly appreciated.
Si1cer y, /1
_. 'Ulj( 1- .AeG
Ge rge F. Baca, Director
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CHANGES IN ORDINANCE NO. 4729
ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE
Change No. 31
By Ord. No. 10,961 Eff. 9-6-74
ADDED: Section 421
AMENDED: Section 411
INSTRUCTIONS: kemove the pages beginning with Table of Contents;
Sections 408, 413; and the appropriate Index Pages. Replace
with new ones.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF ANI~~L CONTROL ORDI~ANCE
ART ICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sections 101-108
ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
Sections 201-225
ARTICLE III. DEPARTMENT OF ANI~~L CONTROL
Sections 301-318
ARTICLE IV. LICENSES - DOG
S e c t ions 40 1 - 4 21
ARTICLE V. VACCINATION
Sections 501-505
ARTICLE VI. LICENSES - OTHER THAN FOR INDIVIDUAL DOGS
Sections 601-627
ARTICLE VII. ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE
Sections 701-707
ARTICLE VIII. IMPOUNDING
Sections 801-832
ARTICLE IX. GENERAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO ANIMALS
Sections 901-910
ARTICLE X LIVESTOCK FUND
Sections 1001-1003
ART I CLE XI. CATS
Sections 1101-1107
ORD. NO. 4729
31 - 10,961
Eff. 9-6-74
Sec. 408. (9943 2-13-70) 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 this ordinance
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.
Sec. 409. A license for an individual dog shall be in the
form of a receipt for the One Dollar ($1.00) paid for the
dog license tag and the additional amount, if any, paid
for the license.
Sec. 410. Every dog license tag issued prior to July 1, 1954,
for a dog of either sex which has been honorably discharged
from the armed forces of the United States or for a dog of
either sex owned by a blind person, if a certificate was filed
with the Tax Collector executed by some recognized dog train-
ing institution which certifies that such dog has been suc-
cessfully trained to lead the blind, shall continue to be
valid as both dog license tag and license so long as the same
dog is owned or harbored by the same person. Every person
owning or having custody or control of a dog of either sex
over the age of four (4) months which has been honorably dis-
charged from the armed forces of the United States, or a dog
of either sex owned by a blind person who submits proof to the
Director that such dog has been successfully trained to lead
the blind person as a guide dog (for which a dog license tag
was not issued prior to July 1, 1954) shall procure a dog
license tag and a license, which dog license tag and license
shall be good while such dog is owned or harbored by the same
person. No fee shall be charged for such license over and
above the One Dollar ($1.00) required for the dog license tag.
*Sec. 411. (10,961 9-6-74) Dog Licenses, Fees. Every person
~wning or having custody or control of any dog over the age of
four (4) months in the unincorporated territory of the County
of Los Angeles not covered by the provisions of Section 410
shall first obtain an annual license from the Director for
each of such dogs and at the same time obtain a dog license
tag, and for such license or licenses, in addition to the One
Dollar ($1.00) fee for the dog license tag, shall pay Six
Dollars ($6.00), a total of Seven Dollars ($7.00) in all.
ORD. NO. 4729
31
10,961
Eff. 9-6-74
Sec. 418. A person shall not attach to or keep upon, or
cause or permit to be attached to or kept upon any dog, any
tag provided for in Section 409 of this ordinance except a
tag issued for such dog under the provisions of this
ordinance, 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 imita-
tion of any tag provided for in this ordinance.
Sec. 419. (9943 2-13-70) 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 of One Dollar ($1.00). Upon receipt of such application
and fee the Director shall issue a certificate of transfer of
such tag and the names and addresses of the former and new
owners.
Sec. ~20. An individual dog license shall be obtained for
each dog in addition to a kennel license when such dog is
not kept exclusively on the premises. No individual license
shall be required for any dog in transit, or when attending
a dog show in the care of a kennel representative.
*Sec. 421. (10,961 9-6-74) Spayed or Neutered Dogs;
Reduction in License Tag Fee. Pursuant to Section 30804.5
of the Food and Agricultural Code, any dog license tag issued
pursuant to Section 411 of this ordinance shall be issued for
one-half of the fee required if a certificate is presented
from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or
neutered.
ORD ,. NO. 4729
Livestock Killed by Dogs, Claims
Livestock Fund
Loss of License Tag
Negotiable Paper, Acceptance of
Noisy Animal or Fowl
Notice of Impound
Prorating License Fees
Rabbits, Sale of
Rabies, Observation for
Rabies Vaccination Required
Receipt for License
Record of Impounds
Redeeming Fees
Reduction in License Tag Fee, Spayed or
Neutered Dogs
Register of Licenses Issued
Registration of Cats
Removal of Animal From Shelter
Removal of License Tag
Research Institution, Animals to
Sale of Cats
Seeing Eye Dog, License for
Spay and Neuter Clinic, Public
Spayed or Neutered Dogs; Reduction in
License Tag Fee
Spaying or Neutering of Cats
Section
1002
1001
416
314
310
804, 808, 814
626
902
827
412, 501
414
812
817, 818
421
406
1107
316
417
809
1102
404, 410
318
421
1103
o RD. ~~ O. 4 7 2 9
Transfer of Ownership
Vaccination Certificate
Vaccination of Impounded Dogs
Veterinary Services (Private)
Wild Animals at Large
Wild Animals, maintenance of
Section
419
504
807
825
706
907