HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1020ORDINANCE NS-1020 AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL
CODE BY REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 5 THEP~EOF
RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL
WHEREAS, there has been a marked increase in tne number of
animal pets in the City of Santa Ana; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to provide
that all animals in the City of Santa Ana be properly cared for;
and
WHEREAS, it is also the desire of the City Council to
protect its citizens from harm inflicted by improperly cared for
animals;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
amended by repealing and re-adopting Chapter 5 thereof to read in
words and figures, as follows:
CHAPTER 5
ANIMALS
Sec. 5-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this Chapter the following words and
phrases shall be construed to have the meanings herein set forth,
unless it is apparent from the text that a different meaning is
intended:
(a) ANIM3~L: Includes any animal, poultry, bird, reptile,
fish, or any other living creature, but shall not be
construed to include human beings.
(b) ANIMAL CONTROL MAN: The employee of the City who is
charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this
Chapter and his regularly appointed deputies.
(c) DOG: Any male, female, or neuter dog over the age of
four months.
(d) DOG LICENSE: The printed or written permission issued
by the City Manager or his agent authorizing the holder
to keep a dog within the City.
(e) ESTRAY: Any livestock sound running at large upon any
land within the City.
(f) KENNEL, COMMERCIAL: Any lot, building~ structure,
establishment, or premises where dogs are maintained,
cared for, or kept for the purpose of boarding, rooming,
breeding, training, or other purposes and pursuits,
exclusive of dental, medical, or surgical care, or for
quarantine purposes.
(g) LIVESTOCK: Any swine, sheep, goat, horse, ass, mule,
or bovine animal.
(h) OWNER: Any person having title to any animal, or a
person who has, harbors, or keeps, or who causes or
permits to be harbored or kept, an animal in his care,
or who permits an animal to remain on or about his
premises for a period of seven (7) consecutive days.
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(i) PEKSON: Any person, individual, firm, partnership,
corporation, company, society, or association, and every
officer, agent, or employee thereof.
(j) PREMISES: A parcel of land.
(k) QUARANTINE: The isolation of any animal within a substantial
enclosure to avoid its contact with other animals or un-
authorized persons.
(1) RUNNING AT LARGE: Free of restraint beyond the boundaries
of the premises of the owner or custodian.
(m) UNLICENSED DOG: Any dog for which the license tags have
not been purchased for the current fiscal year, or any dog
on which a current license tag is not attached as provided
for in this Chapter.
(n) VACCINATION: A protective innoculation against rabies
with an anti-rabic vaccine recognized and approved by the
Orange County Health Department.
(o) VICIOUS ANIMAL: Any animal which has bitten or broken the
skin of, or in any manner attached or attempted to attack
any person other than its owner within the City of Santa
Ana; provided, however, that no animal which bites or
breaks the skin of, or attacks, or attempts to attack any
person unlawfully upon its owner's or keeper's premises,
or which is provoked to attack, shall be deemed a vicious
animal.
(p) VETERINARIAN: A practitioner of veterinary medicine who
holds a valid license to practice his profession.
(q) VETERINARY CLINIC: Any establishment operated by a licensed
veterinarian to provide dental, medical, or surgical treat-
ment, and care for animals or birds on an out-patient basis.
(r) VETERINARY HOSPITAL: An establishment, operated by a
licensed veterinarian, which provides clinical facilities
for housing animals or birds for dental, medical, or
surgical treatment. A veterinary hospital may be adjacent
to or in conjunction with, or as an integral part of pens,
stalls, cages or kennels for quarantine or observation.
(s) WILD ANIMAL: Any animal, reptile or fowl which is not
naturally tame or gentle, but is of a wild nature or
disposition or which is known to be vicious and which
must be kept in confinement to be brought within the immedi-
ate power of the owner.
Sec. 5-2. Administration of Ordinance.
The Animal Control Man of the City of Santa Ana shall be
responsible for the administration of this Chapter.
Sec. 5-3. Authority.
(a) The Animal Control Man is hereby authorized and directed
to enter upon any premises for the purpose of inspecting the same
to ascertain if any provision of this Chapter, or any law of the
State of California relating to the care, treatment, control, and
prevention of cruelty to animals, is being violated.
(b) The Animal Control Man is hereby authorized, and it is
declared to be his duty, to go upon unenclosed lots or lands for
the purpose of taking up and into his custody for impounding any
animal found estray or running at large thereon or chained, staked,
herded, or grazed thereon contrary to the provisions of this Chapter.
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(c) The Animal Control Man and his deputies are designated
as the employees of the City of Santa Ana charged with the duty
to enforce the provisions of this Chapter, and are authorized to
issue citations for violations of said provisions in accordance
with Section 836.5 of the Penal Code of the State of California.
Sec. 5-4. Bird Sanctuary.
The City of Santa Ana is designated a bird sanctuary and
signs bearing the legend "SANTA ANA IS A BIRD SANCTUARY" shall
be placed at appropriate locations at or near the city limits at
principal entrances to the City. No person shall shoot any
species of wild birds within the City and no person shall molest
or damage the nest or the eggs of any wild birds within the City.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully kill any song
bird, or to molest or damage the nest of such bird. However,if
the City Council, the Chief of Police, or the Animal Control Man
shall determine that starlings or other birds have become so
numerous in any particular location or area as to be a public
nuisance or for any other reason have become a public nuisance
or a menace to health or property, said fact may be declared
and the birds involved may be destroyed or otherwise controlled.
Sec. 5-5. Bees Prohibited.
No person shall keep any hive or swarm of honey bees or any
other kind of wasp or bee within the City, except by special
permit in an A-1 (General Agricultural) District.
Sec. 5-6. Permit Required for Large Number of Fowl, etc.
(a) NO person shall keep more than twenty-five (25) in number
of any fowl, bird, rabbit, rodent, or combination thereof within
the City of Santa Ana unless a special permit shall be issued
therefor by the City Council, subject to the rules or regulations
provided in this Section.
(b) Any person maintaining more than twenty-five (25) in
number of fowl, rabbits, birds, or combination thereof shall be
subject to the following rules and regulations:
(1) All buildings, pens, runs, or other places where
such animals are kept shall be located at least fifty feet
(50') from any residence, the owner's excepted.
(2) The floors of every such building shall be smooth and
tight and maintained so as to prevent accumulation of filth or
waker.
(3) The floor area of every such building where fowl are
given free run shall be of sufficient area so as to allow for
two and one-half (2 1/2) square feet per fowl.
(4) All dead animals, manure, refuse, feathers, and other
waste matter shall be removed within a reasonable time, not
to exceed forty-eight (48) hoursl or kept in fly-tight
containers until such removal.
~'~(5) If runs are provided and the formation of ground
therefor is such that it cannot be kept in a clean and
sanitary condition at all times as required by the State
or local health department, the floor of said runs or pens
shall be constructed of cement, said cement to be laid so as
to prevent rodents from entering thereunder.
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(6) Rabbits and rodents must be kept in hutches so
constructed as not to allow the urine to pollute the
ground, and provided with floors that are removable for
the purpose of cleaning and disinfecting; no box hutches
will be permitted.
Sec. 5-7. Wild Animals; Prohibited in City; Exceptions.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, or
cause to be kept or maintained, within the City any wild animal,
except that the following wild animals may be kept or maintained:
canaries, parakeets, chinchillas, chipmunks, cockateels, finches,
gopher snakes, guinea pigs, hamsters, king snakes, marmoset,
monkeys, parrots, and like birds, squirrel monkeys, turtles,
tropical fish (except caribee), white mice, and white rats. Said
excepted animals are found not be present threats to human life
or health.
The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the
keeping or maintaining of the following wild animals within the
City:
(1)
(2)
Wild animals in zoos or museums. Any wild animals
which are kept confined in zoos, museums, or any other
place where they are kept as live specimens for the
public to view.
Wild animals in circuses, carnivals, exhibits or shows.
Any wild animals which are kept confined and placed on
exhibit in a circus, carnival, or any other type of
exhibit or show.
(3) Wild animals in bona fide, licensed veterinary
hospitals for treatment.
Sec. 5-8. Cruelty to Animals Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person having custody
of any animal to permit, either willfully or through failure to
exercise due care or control, any cruel acts upon said animal.
It is the duty of the Animal Control Man to discover any cruel
acts, and these shall include, but not be limited to the
following:
(a) To place, leave, or expose, in any place accessible to
animals, any poisonous substance.
(b) To have, keep, or harbor any animal which is infected
with any dangerous or incurable or painfully crippling
condition, except as hereinafter provided. All such
diseased or crippled animals with an incurable ailment
taken into custody of the City shall be transferred to
the Orange County Animal Shelter for impoundment and
treatment. This Section shall not relate to animals
within veterinary hospitals.
(c) 'To fail, refuse, or neglect to provide any animal in his
charge or custody, as owner or otherwise, with food,
drink, shade, or shelter, or to carry any animal in or
upon any vehicle in a cruel or inhumane manner.
(d) To willfully or maliciously kill; maim; disfigure;
tease; torture; beat with a stick, chain, club, or other
object; mutilate; burn; scals with any substance; over-
drive or otherwise cruelly set upon any animal, except
that a reasonable force may be employed to drive off
vicious or trespassing animals;
(e) To hobble livestock or other animals by means of chains
which are composed of tempered or other permanent wire
links;
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(f) TO drive to work any animal in a cruel manner when
such animal is unfit for such work;
(g) To promote, stage, hold, manage, conduct, carry on, or
attend any game, exhibition, contest, or fight in which
one or more animals are engaged for the purpose of
injuring, killing, maiming, or destroying themselves
or any other animal. No person shall promote, stage,
hold, manage, conduct, or carry on, any bull fights,
bloodless bull fights, cock fights, or any contest, game,
or fight of a similar nature.
(h) To fail to provide any animal which is habitually kept
outside with a substantial weatherproof housing facility.
Sec. 5-9. ~iabilit¥ of Non-owners.
(a) No person, other than an officer lawfully obtaining
possession under this Chapter, shall hold or retain possession
of any dog or other animal for a period of longer than twenty-
four (24) hours unless he holds title to such animal or has the
consent of the owner thereof; or unless such person shall have
reported the fact of such possession, the manner of acquiring
the same, a true description of the animal, and said person's
name, address, and telephone number to the Animal Control Man.
(b) Every operator of a self-propelled vehicle upon the
streets and ways of the City of Santa Ana shall, immediately
upon injuring, striking, maiming, or running down any animal,
give aid to such animal or immediately notify the Animal Control
Man, furnishing sufficient facts relative to such injury.
(c) The parents of any minor child or children may be held
responsible and liable in a civil court for any act of cruelty
of the child or children on any animal.
Sec. 5-10. Restraint of Animals.
(a) Any person owning or having charge, custody, care or
control of any animal kept or harbored in the City of Santa Ana
shall confine such animal exclusively upon such owner's premises,
except when otherwise properly restrained as hereinafter provided.
(b) No person shall allow or permit any animal to run at
large, or be pastured, herded, staked, or tied in or on any public
alley, street, sidewalk, vacant lot, school grounds, or other
unenclosed place or other public place belonging to or under the
control of the city or in such a way as to trespass in any
manner upon any of the aforesaid public places.
(c) No person shall ride, drive, lead or tie any horse or mule
on any sidewalk, or allow any such animal attached to any vehicle,
or any such vehicle to stand across or on a pedestrian crosswalk
of any street or upon a sidewalk within the city, or allow any horse
mule or other animal used for riding or driving in a vehicle, to
stand upon any of the public streets without being securely tied
or under the control of its owner or manager.
(d) No person shall hitch any animal to any hydrant, building,
reservoir screening, or to any other part of the system of the
City's waterworks.
(e) No person shall permit any animal to be at large or to go
or be upon~ the premises owned or occupied by any other person in
the City without said other person's consent.
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(f) Ail dogs must be confined within a yard or other
enclosure; provided, that dogs on a secure leash not more than
eight (8) feet in length may be permitted on the streets or other
public places of the city.
(g) Any animal permitted to be at large or trespassing upon
private premises or public property in violation of this Section
shall be deemed prima facie not to be under the control of the
owner and is hereby declared to be a nuisance and a menace to the
public health and safety, and shall be seized and impounded as
provided in this Chapter.
Sec. 5-11. Enclosure for Breeding Animals.
It shall be unlawful for any person to let to any female
animal any male animal, except within an enclosure so arranged
as to obstruct such animals completely from the view of all
persons who have no proprietary interest in the breeding of
such animals.
Sec. 5-12. Abandonment.
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any animal
within the City of Santa Ana. Any person violating this Section
shall bear full costs and expenses incurred by the City in the
care of said abandoned animal and shall reimburse to the City
all said costs as determined by the Department of Finance.
Sec. 5-13. Proximity to Humans.
(a) Livestock:
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person
who keeps or has upon premises owned, leased, or occupied by him,
any livestock shall keep Such livestock within seventy-five (75)
feet of any family residence, with the exception of his own.
This Section shall not apply to any pre-existing livestock premises.
(b) Fowl and Rabbits.
No person shall keep fowl or rabbits within fifty (50)
feet of any family residence or building designated for human
occupancy, with the exception of his own. This Section shall
not apply to fowl or rabbits kept prior to the adoption of this
Section.
(c) Commercial Kennels.
(1) Residential structures of one story in height shall
maintain a setback of one hundred (100) feet from
any pre-existing ~utside k~nnel runs of a preexist~
ing kennel and commercial kennels shall also maintain
a setback of one hundred (100) feet from any pre-
existing single-story residential structure.
(2) Residential structure of two stories or more in
height shall maintain a setback of two hundred
(200) feet from any pre-existing commercial kennel,
and commercial kennels shall also maintain a set-
back of two hundred (200) feet from any pre-existing
structure of two (2) or more stories.
(3) The residence of a commercial kennel operator or
owner shall not be deemed a residential structure
as applied in the language of this Section.
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(4)
The development and occupation of buildings for
human habitation within the distances prescribed
above by others than the kennel owner or operator
or grantees, directly or indirectly, from or through
the kennel owner or operator following the proper
establishment of kennels, shall not render the
maintenance of such pre-existing kennels unlawful
by reason of the diminished separation of the kennel
use and the use of buildings for human habitation.
ARTICLE II. DOGS
Sec. 5-50. Limitation of Number of Dogs.
NO person shall keep, harbor, or maintain upon his premises
within the City of Santa Ana more :than two dogs unless said
person shall comply with the commercial kennel requirements
of this Chapter.
Sec. 5-51. Taxation.
(a) A license tax is levied on all dogs over the age of
four (4) months owned, kept, harbored, in the custody of, or
under the control of any person within the City at the rate of
Four Dollars ($4.00) for each dog from the first day of every
July, payable in advance. If the license is first secured
within six (6) months or less prior to the last day of June, a
fee of Two Dollars ($2.00) need be paid. The Finance Department
may provide for the renewal of dog licenses by mail.
(b) Any person who imports or brings into the City any dog
with the intent to remain longer than two weeks shall, within
five (5) days after its arrival, cause the same to be vaccinated
and licensed as herein provided.
(c) A penalty assessment of Four Dollars ($4.00) shall be
charged against all persons who fail to secure said license
within thirty (30) days after said license is required.
(d) Said license tax shall be deemed a debt due the City
from the owner and in addition to the criminal penalties of
this Code provided, such debt may be collected in the name of
the City as any other debt may be collected.
The foregoing license tax shall not apply to any dog while
kept in a duly licensed commercial kennel, nor to any seeing
eye dog trained to assist blind persons while such dog is actually
being kept and used by a blind person for the purpose of aid in
going from place to place.
Sec. 5-52. Same. Information Required; Taq.
Upon payment of the license fee, the Finance Department or
the Animal Control Man shall issue to the owner a license
certificate and a metallic tag for each dog so licensed. The
shape or color of the tag shall be changed annually and shall
have stamped thereon the termination date and an identifying
number. Every owner shall be required to provide each dog, not
kept in a kennel or otherwise exempted, with a collar to which
the license tag must be permanently affixed and shall see that
the collar and tag are continuously worn by said dog. In case
a dog license tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate will be
issued by the Finance Department upon presentation of the receipt
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showing payment of the license fee for the current license
period and upon payment of the fee fixed for the issuance of
such duplicate tag. No owner shall transfer any dog tag from
one dog to another and no person shall place a dog tag upon
any dog except the dog for which it was issued.
Sec. 5-53. Same. Record.
The Finance Department and the Animal Control Man shall
keep a record of the license tags issued, which record shall
contain a brief description and the name of the dog and the
name and address of the owner.
Sec. 5-54. Vaccination: Required Before Licensing.
Neither the Finance Department, the Animal Control Man, nor
any other person shall issue any license for any dog unless and
until such dog has been vaccinated as herein defined and the
owner or person seeking such a license shall produce for inspec-
tion a certificate from a licensed veterinarian showing vaccina-
tion within the preceding twenty-four (24) months, which certi-
ficate may be accepted as proof of vaccination. Any dog may
be exempt from vaccination and license issued therefor withoutsuch
proof upon presentation of an affidavit sworn to within sixty
(60) days preceding the application for license by a veterinarian
licensed to practice and actually practicing in the State,
stating that, in his opinion, the rabies vaccination would be
likely to seriously injure the dog described therein. No person
shall allow any dog so exempted from rabies vaccination to be at
large or be let about the streets on a leash at any time, and
such dog must be restricted to the securely enclosed yard of the
owner.
Sec. 5-55. Same. Possession of Unvaccinated Dog.
No person shall keep, harbor, or maintain upon his premises
within the city of Santa Ana, or have title to any dog over
four (4) months of age in the City which has not been vaccinated
as herein required, except as otherwise herein provided.
Sec. 5-56. Restraint of Biting Dog: May be Ordered.
The animal Control Man may order any dog which has bitten
any person to be kept securely confined in the rear of the owner's
premises for a period of fourteen (14) days from the date of
such bite.
Sec. 5-57. Same: Allowing Escape.
No person shall allow any dog which has been ordered to be
kept securely confined in the rear of the owner's premises for
a period of fourteen (14) days, as provided in Section 5-56, to
escape from said premises, to be at large, or to come in contact
with other animals or with people during said period.
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Sec. 5-58. Dogs at Large - Generally; Female Dogs in
Heat; Penalties.
(a) No person owning, keeping, or harboring any dog shall
permit such dog to be on any public street or other public
place within the City except when such dog is wearing a collar
and current license tag and is secured to and controlled by the
person in charge of such dog by a leash of sufficient strength
to support at least forty (40) pounds dead weight and having a
length of not more than eight (8) feet; nor permit such dog to
trespass or be upon the private property of any other person
without the consent of such other person.
(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of subsection
(a) of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as follows: by a
fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00), except that upon a second convic-
tion within one (1) year of a prior conviction for violation of
said subsection, punishment shall be a fine of not less than
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00). However, the maximum fine herein provided shall not
apply to any person allowing a vicious dog to be at large after
such person has been notified by the Animal Control Man, by
written notice, following the biting of a human being, to keep
said dog at all times restrained as provided for in Section 5-61.
(c) No person owning, keeping, or harboring any unspayed
female dog shall permit such dog to be at large, be led on a
leash, or tied or maintained at any place that is not securely
fenced in a manner to keep out all other dogs while such female
dog is in heat or breeding condition. Every female dog kept in
violation hereof is declared to be a public nuisance and may be
taken up, impounded, and delivered to the County pound and there
released or disposed of as provided for in this Article. The
provision for impounding shall be in addition to any punishment
for the violation of this subsection.
(d) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (c)
of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as follows: by a
fine of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00), except that upon a second
conviction within one year of a prior conviction for violation
of said subsection, punishment shall be a fine of not less than
Fifty Dollars(S50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Sec. 5-59. Conditions Constitutinq a Nuisance.
(a) No person shall keep a dog within the City Limits which
is in the habit of barking or howling or disturbing the peace
and quiet of any person within the City and such a continued
disturbing of the peace shall constitute a public nuisance.
(b) No owner or person having control of any dog shall allow
the same to be at large within the City.
Sec. 5-60. Reports of Complaints.
When a written complaint has been made by any person to the
Animal Control Man that any dog is a nuisance by reason of
(1) Barking, (2) howling, (3) running or charging at or after any
person or vehicle, or (4) molesting or destroying any property,
such dog may be declared to be a public nuisance by the Animal
Control Man.
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Such written complaint must be signed by at least two unrelated
persons over the age of eighteen (18) years and shall set forth (1)
the names and addresses of the complainants; (2) the reasons for the
complaint; (3) the name and address of the owner of the dog; (4) the
time and place the acts complained of occurred; and (5) a listing of
any damages which resulted, if any.
The Animal Control Man shall serve a written notice of such
complaint and alleged facts on the person owning such dog by delivery
to him, or to some person over the age of eighteen (18) years, at the
address of the owner, or, if no such person is found, by affixing such
written notice securely to the door of the building at such address,
or by sending a copy thereof by mail to said address.
Said notice shall contain the information that a complaint has
been filed with the Animal Control Man regarding the nuisance and
shall invite the owner to come to the Animal Control Division of the
Santa Ana Police Department and inspect said written report.
After service of notice by the Animal Control Man, the owner
shall thereafter keep said dog securely confined within an adequate
enclosure, or on a leash; if the complaint be that the dog was bark-
ing or howling, the owner shall keep said dog in a manner so as to
prevent such barking or howling.
Sec. 5-61. Response and Impoundinq.
The owner of a dog concerning which a complaint has been made
in writing may submit to the Animal Control Man his written report
in response to that of the complainant. Such response to the complaint
may set forth (1) the owner's name and address; (2) the owner's view
of the facts or series of events which caused the original complaint;
and (3) an agreement to abide by all existing City ordinances.
The written response will be filed with the complaint and will
be shown to any party named in the reports who requests to see them
at the Police Department.
Should the Animal Control Man receive a second complaint as
provided in Section 5-60 of this Code, it shall be his duty to
investigate and he may cite the alleged violator.
Sec. 5-62. Inspection Permit Requirement.
No person shall establish, operate, maintain, or have a
commercial kennel within the City without an inspection permit.
Sec. 5-63. Application Procedure.
Any person desiring the issuance of an inspection permit for a
commercial kennel within the city of Santa Ana shall make application
to the Finance Department of the city on such forms as may be provided.
Upon such application being made, a non-refundable payment of
Thirty Dollars ($30.00) shall be made. Said payment is intended to
defray the expense of the City in causing the inspection to be made.
The City shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises
intended to be used or being used as a commercial kennel. If such
inspection reveals that the use of the premises for any such purpose
would not be detrimental to the public health, peace, safety, and
general welfare of the city nor violative of any law or ordinance
of the City, nor of any law of the State of california, or allow a
condition to be maintained which would subject animals in such
condition to needless suffering, unnecessary cruelty, abuse, or
unsanitary conditions, the City may grant and issue said inspection
permit.
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Sec. 5-64. Inspection Permit: Nontransferable.
NO inspection permit shall be transferred from the inspected
premises to another location, nor from the named permittee to
another person.
Sec. 5-65. I_~nspection Permit: Duration.
The inspection permit for any premises within the City
shall expire on December 31 of each year, unless sooner revoked
or suspended for cause by the Animal Control Man or unless the
establishment ceases business.
Sec. 5-66. ~qspection Permit: Revocation or Suspension.
The Animal Control Man may revoke or suspend any inspection
permit for the following reasons:
(a) violation by permittee of any law of the State of
California or of any ordinance of the City of Santa Ana;
(b) failure to provide any animal in permittee's possession
with proper and sufficient food, drink, shelter and
protection from the elements;
(c) subjecting said animal to cruel or abusive treatment;
or
(d) failure to maintain the premises in a clean and
sanitary condition.
Sec. 5-67. Reinstatement of Suspended Permits.
A permittee whose permit has been suspended or revoked may
at any time make application to the Animal Control Man for
reinstatement of the inspection permit; the Animal Control
Man shall make a reinspection. If the applicant is complying
with the requirements of this Article and other applicable
ordinances, laws, and regulations of the City of Santa Ana,
the permit shall be reinstated.
Sec. 5-68. Denial of Reinstatement: Hearing.
A permittee whose permit has been denied reinstatement may,
within five (5) days after such denial, request a hearing before
the City Council through the Clerk of the Council who shall
place the matter on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled
meeting of the city Council. A determination by the City
Council shall be conclusive of the issue.
Sec. 5-69. General Requirements.
(a) The premises where animals and birds are kept shall be
ventilated to the external air by forced draft ventilation or
other approved means and shall be adequately lighted.
(b) All premises, implements, cages, and appurtenances
shall be kept clean, sanitary, and free of animal and bird
parasites and other health hazards.
(c) Properly plumbed, sewer-connected sinks having an
adequate supply of hot and cold water readily accessible to
the portions of the premises in which the animals or birds
are kept shall be provided.
(d) All garbage, excreta, refuse, dead birds or animals,
and other putrescible material shall be stored in a durable,
fly-tight container and disposed of as soon as practicable, but
not less than once a week, and in an approved manner.
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(e) Ail cages in which birds or animals are kept shall
be constructed of durable material and in such a manner as
to be readily cleaned and disinfected with approved solutions,
live steam, or other approved means.
(f) Cages in veterinary clinics and hospitals shall be
similarly designed and constructed and, in addition, each
occupied cage shall be cleaned and disinfected at least once
each day. Animals receiving medical care and quarantined
animals shall not be co-mingled.
Sec. 5-70. Limitations.
(a) No portion of any kennel or veterinary hospital in
which animals or birds are kept, caged, or boarded shall be
used for human habitation.
(b) Food for human consumption shall not be prepared or
served in the same room in which animals or birds are kept,
caged, or boarded.
Sec. 5-71. Veterinarian.
The regulations contained in this Article shall not be
used to interfere with a licensed veterinarian in the practice
of his profession, but such veterinarian shall comply with
the sanitation provisions set forth herein.
SECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall take effect thirty
days from and after the date of its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the ~h day of Jul~ , 1970.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE
MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk
of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing
Ordinance was introduced to said Council at its regular meeting
held on the l~th day of June , 1970, and was again considered
by said Council at its meeting held on the 6th day of Juky ,
1970, and was at said meeting passed and adopted by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES,
COUNCILMEN: t{errin, Evans, Markel, Patterson, Villa
Yamamot o, Griset
NOES, COUNCILMEN: ~one
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: ~one
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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