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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1858
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF
CATS IN A HOUSEHOLD TO THREE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
AS FOLLOWS:
IN
SECTION 1. That Section 5-1 of the Santa An~
Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
· )al
Sec. 5.1 Definitions.
(a)
Animal includes, but is not li~
birds, fishes, reptiles and n(
mammals.
.=d to
(b
Cat shall mean any male, , or neu-
ter domesticated he specie
feline.
(c
Commercial kennels
structure, or
(2) dogs or
four (4)
any purpose
boarding,
of dental
quarantin
~ any lot, building,
where more than two
thI cats over the age of
kept or maintained for
but not limited to,
ng or breeding, exclusive
ical or surgical care, or for
)oses.
(d
Dome~ animal means any dog, housecat
, rabbit or poultry.
(e
Do. cludes any male, female, or neuter do-
meg member of the specis canis famil-
, but excludes other members of the
canidae.
Estray means any animal found running at
large upon any land within the city.
(g
Livestock means any swine, sheep, goat,
equine or bovine animal.
(h)
Owner means any person having title to any
animal, or a person who has, harbors, or
keeps, or who causes or permits to be har-
bored 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) con-
secutive days.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-
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(i) Premises means a parcel of lan~
(j)
Quarantine means the isolati
animal within a
to avoid its contact with
or unauthorized persons.
)f
animals
(k)
Running at large means
beyond the boundaries
the owner or custodial
of restraint
the premises of
(1)
Vaccination
against rabies
recognized and a
Health Departl
:otective inoculation
anti-rabies vaccine
)ved by the Orange County
(m) Vicious anima.
bitten or
manner
person or
Santa Ana
any animal which has
~ the skin of, or in any
or attempted to attack any
animal within the City of
(n) Wild
means any animal which is either:
Not a domesticated animal, or
~)
A vicious animal over which the
owner has evidenced a failure to
maintain control.
SECTION
hereby amended by
said section reads
That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is
ing a section, to be numbered 5-6.3, which
follows:
5-6.3 Limitation of number of cats.
premises
cats
shall
this
shall keep, harbor or maintain upon his
the City'of Santa Ana more than three (3)
the age of four (4) months unless said person
with the commercial kennel requirements of
)ter.
clause,
held t~
court
the
Cit
or~
o
3. If any section, subsection, sentence,
or portion of this ordinance is for any any reason
be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
of the remainint portions of this ordinance. The
hereby declares that it would have adopted this
and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
~ctions, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions
be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-1858
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SECTION 4: Neither the adoption of this lance nor
the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any man ~ffect the
prosecution for violation of the ordinances, .lations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nok construed as
affecting any of the provisions of such ordinan relating to the
collection of any such license or penalty or provisions
applicable to any cash deposit pursuant to inance and all
rights and obligations thereunder shall continue in
full force and effect.
ADOPTED this
day of , 1986.
ATTEST:
DANIEL E. GRISET, Mayor
JANICE C. GUY,
Clerk of the Council
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Griset
Johnson
Acosta
Hart
Luxembourge
McGuigan
Young
City ARto~