Los Angeles County Law Suit:
Winograd VS. LACDAC
L.A. County Shelters Now Open 7 Days a Week
On September 29, 2009, Los Angels county decided that
they were going to ban people who have been living on their property, properly licensed and permitted, from continuing
to engage in their livelihood of boarding, training and breeding dogs and cats, and also to decrease their property
values by possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars. A
public announcement in a small newspaper was the first those kennel owners/breeder heard of the plans.
Click Here to go to the Reports of Public Meetings, Proposed Amendments
from 3/3/2009 to the present.
Click Here for Los Angeles County Shelter Statistics 2009 - 2008
December 16, 2008:
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Agenda item 3.16
Introduction of the proposed MSN ordinance,
A public hearing was held on January 27 at 9:00 A.M. and the Riverside ordinance, with amendments, was adopted.
It will go in affect March 1,2009.
Click Here to Learn about Problems with Riverside County Ordinance 630.12
Mandating Microchipping/Forced Sterilization of Dogs and Cats
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to see the Final Version of the Ordinance
Riverside County Animal Ordinance adopted 1/27/09 - Click Here
CLICK Here FOR THE FILING MOTIONS
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to use CAPWIZ to send emails to All Supervisors
et al about Riverside Using the Automated Letter Writer
Riverside Shelter Statistics
2007
Rabies Control
2008
Disposition Stats
Impound
Stats
Riverside County Animal Ordinances - Click Here
Click Here to Learn about Problems with Riverside County Ordinance 630.12
Mandating Microchipping/Forced Sterilization of Dogs and Cats
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to see the Final Version of the Ordinance
CLICK Here FOR THE FILING MOTIONS
Mandatory Spay/Neuter, Microchip Ordinance Title 6 Click Here
Orange County Barking Dog Ordinance - Click Here
Santa Barbara County Task Force
NEW! An
ordinance amending Santa Barbara County code
Chapter 7 - Animals and Fowl
Click Here to Read more
San Bernardino County County Animal Ordinances - Click
Here
Spay/Neuter Bull-type Dogs,Staffordshire, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier or any mixes
- Click Here For Brochure
There will be a public hearing at the Torrance Environmental Quality andEnergy Conservation Commission on May 7, 2009 regarding a proposed MSN ordinance. For the Agenda, please click Here
CITIES
The following California cities ordained the use of the word "guardian" rather than "owner"
for animals:
2001 – Berkeley and West Hollywood, California;
2003 – San Francisco, California; Marin County (13 Cities joint powers
agreement); Sebastopol, California;
2004 – Albany, California;
2006 - Imperial Beach, California (San Diego area); Santa Clara County, California
2007 – San Jose, California
2008 – Beverly Hills, California
From the CFAINC website
City
Of Beaumont10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, October 20, 2009
By ERIN WALDNER
The Press-Enterprise
Spaying and neutering pets will be mandatory in Beaumont in 30 days under a municipal ordinance the City Council
adopted Tuesday night. The ordinance states: "No person shall own, keep, or harbor an unaltered dog or cat."
Click Here
for more information
City Of Irvine
AKC alert - proposed ordinances
Click Here
City Of Lancaster
On January 27, 2009, the City of Lancaster approved
an ordinance mandating
the sterilizaion of "pit bulls", rottweilers and any breed that has the characteristics of those breeds.
The ordinances may be found Here
Los Angeles City Lawsuit: CDOC VS. LAAS
UPDATES:
Status of the law suit 7/14/09
Click Here Enter Case number = BS114453
CONCERNED DOG OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA ET AL VS CITY OF
LOS ANGELES
Filing Date: 04/21/2008
Case Type: Writ - Administrative Mandamus (General Jurisdiction)
Status: Judgment by Court-Petition denied 07/14/2009
CDOC Appellants Opening Brief, 4/29/10 - Click Here
Los Angeles City Animal Issues
LAAS List
of Approved Registries
LAAS Board of Commissioners
Los Angeles Licensing revenue
Review of Fees,
submitted by Kathleen Davis
LAAS Breeder Permit
CaRPOC Reports of LAAS Town Hall Meetings
Brenda Barnette, LAAS Manager Dog,Cat Limits
Click Here for 9/16/2010
Click Here for 9/22/2010
Los Angeles City Dog Kennel Rules and Regulations
The Los Angeles Kennel Permit Standards contains 33
standards that Los Angeles City kennel owners must comply with. There are maybe 10 standards that go back at least
in part to this or some other Municipal Code section (i.e., licensing, vaccination, inspection, spay/neuter ordinance,
permit posting, GENERAL care standards) or State law (tethering). The remainders of the standards, which are the
SPECIFIC animal care standards fall under Chapter 5, Article 3, Sec. 53.50 (e) of the Code, which states:
.... (e) RULES AND REGULATIONS. The General Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules and
regulations as he deems reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of this article, and to insure the maintenance
of approved and humane conditions at any place for which a permit is granted hereunder. A copy of such rules and
regulations shall be furnished to each applicant for a permit upon the filing of his application. (Amended by Ord.
No. 133,983, Eff. 4/10/67.)
The General Manager of LAAS set more than 2/3 of the standards that Los Angeles kennel owners are now held to in
the City of Los Angeles, not specifically by ordinance. Compare the Los Angeles
kennel ordinance that was enacted by the City Council, versus the LAAS Kennel Standards that are the REALITY of
what L.A. City kennel owners will have to live with if they are able. It's not necessarily
the ordinance that seems onerous, but the REGULATIONS that come afterwards.
Click Here for the rest of the story.
Click Here
for the Ordinance
Click Here
for The March 2010 Kennel Permit Standards
Senior/Disabled/Low Income Fees
Introduced 3/24/09
City Council Actions, Click Here
Amend Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 53.12, 53.15, and 53.31 relative to income eligibility limits for the
waiving of redemption and impound fees and issuance of a free dog license for qualified senior and disabled residents,
and to add language clearly establishing income eligibility for all
Department-sponsored Free Spay and Neuter Programs available to all low income residents regardless of age or disability.
Final City Council Actions, Click Here for The Ordinance
Transfer Permits/Fees
Introduced 4/9/2010
City Council Actions, Click Here
As proposed by the Department, the Animal Transfer Permit would be required of all those who sell, advertise for
sale, broker the sale, or in any way transfer for compensation or otherwise,any animal in the City of Los Angeles
regardless of where the animal was bred. The permit would require that such animals are micro-chipped and that
name and address information be provided to the Department for persons taking transfer of dogs for licensing, and
that appropriate business and tax permits be obtained by persons transferring animals.
Final City Council Actions, Click Here The Ordinance
Animal Services Fees
Final City Council Action 07/16/2010 Council approved the salary rate of pay for Ms. Brenda Barnette, permanent General Manager, Department of Animal Services, as recommended by the Mayor and approved by the EERC, Click Here
Dog License Fees
Introduced 6/25/2010
Implanting Microchip/Dog or Cat
Introduced 7/8/2010
City Council Actions, Click Here
10-1199 City Attorney report and Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to require the Department
of Animal Services to implant an electronic animal identification devicein every dog or cat redeemed from the Department's
shelters by their owner, and to require the owner to pay a $15.00 fee. 8/19/2010 Final City Council Action, Click
Here for The Ordinance
Rabies Reporting Requirement
Introduced 7/13/2010
City Council Actions Click Here
That the Department of Animal Services be instructed to report on a plan to implement the provisions of AB 2689
to improve rabies reporting requirements and to increase the number of dog licenses, including options for the
participation of veterinarians in the rabies registration process.
Dog Licensing / Hearings / Noise and Distance Criteria
/ Restricted Dog Permit
Introduced 6/01/2011
City Council Actions, Click Here
11-0922 City Attorney report relative to the draft ordinance authorizing the Department of Animal Services to conduct
license hearings in the absence of a valid dog license; establishing more definite barking dog noise and distance
criteria, and creating a Restricted Dog Permit
Draft ordinance Here
Downtown Fashion District / Santee Alley / Sale of Live Animals
Introduced 3/24/09
Mill-Bred Animals/Commercial Sales/Ban
Introduced 5/6/11
City Council Actions, Click Here
11-0754 Motion to study and make recommendations for a ban on sale of commercial animal mill-bred dogs, cats, chickens
and rabbits within city limits; create a program to sell shelter and rescue dogs in the stores.
After-the-Fact Penalty Fees / Code Enforcement
Introduced 1/15/10
Long Beach
Long Beach Pet LIcense Information. Click Here
Cat Licensing FAQ's
Why is the City making us license our cats?
Municipal law requires that all cats over the age of four months be licensed as a rabies control measure.
Click Here for more
Effective Friday July 16th, 2010, all cats within the City of Long Beach are required to have a license, including
permanent tag and/or microchip
City of Pasadena
City of Riverside
Riverside City Ordinance - addition of Chapter 8.21 Regarding Residential
Kennels and Residential catteries. Pet Limits, Proposed Ordinance June, 2010. Click Here
to Read.
Riverside City Ordinance - Ordinances updated on June 22, 2010. Read this for information on Dog Licenses. Click
Here to Read.
Riverside City Ordinance - Ordinances updated on June 22, 2010. Read this for information on Rabies Certificates
required. Click Here to Read.
Riverside City Ordinance - finalized ordinance on the s/n, microchip. Click Here to Read.
City of Santa Barbara
On October 5, 2010, the City of Santa Barbara, California, passed an ordinance amending the existing City pet licensing
law. Although the original proposal was to make the City ordinance consistent with the County of Santa Barbara's
recently passed spay/neuter ordinance, the City significantly changed the language and did not support a mandatroyspay/neuter
approach. The City designed an ordinance based on educationof pet owners regarding spaying/neutering options and
responsible petownership.
ANIMAL REGULATIONS
The following animal regulations are taken in part from the Santa Barbara City Municipal Code. Click Here
South Lake Tahoe
Click Here
to read the Ordinance South Lake Tahoe Directs Drafting of Ordinance Banning Pet Store Sale of Dogs and Cats
Note By Council Consensus the following item was heard out of agenda order a Update/Status Report and Possible
Direction/Action Requested Regarding the Development of a Draft City Policy on the Sale of Puppies from
Puppy Mills
Click On December 9, 2008 for full minutes. Click Here for
their website.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Proposed Prohibition on the Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats by Pet Stores and Pet Store Operators
Recommendation: Hear Staff Report; Receive Public and Council Comments; Direct Staff to Schedule Public Hearings
Before the Planning Commission and the City Council to Consider an Ordinance Prohibiting the Retail Sale of Dogs
and Cats; Direct City Attorney to Meet with Current Business Owner(s) and/or Operators of Pet Stores in the City
Limits to Discuss and Obtain Information Regarding Phasing Out of Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats
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To read more
City Of Ukiah
Click Here For City Council Minutes of the December 17, 2008 Meeting -
Prepare Guardian Language Ordinance
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