Antioch, California

§ 6-1.303 MULTIPLE PET OR KENNEL PERMIT.

(A)   Permit required.

(1)   Multiple pet permit. No more than three dogs over six months of age may be kept, harbored, possessed or maintained for more than 30 days in a single dwelling or business unit without a multiple pet permit.

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(E)   Breeding limitation. A person holding a multiple pet or kennel permit may allow the parturition and rearing of no more than one litter per bitch registered by a nationally recognized dog registering body in any one calendar year.

§ 6-1.704 REDEMPTION.

(B)   No dog shall be released from impoundment until the dog has been licensed or registered. No dog or cat shall be released from impoundment until the animal has been implanted with a microchip identification and, after the second impoundment, until the animal has been spayed or neutered.

§ 6-1.705 STERILIZATION.

No unclaimed dog or cat shall be released for adoption without:

(A)   Being sterilized; or

(B)   A written agreement from the adopter guaranteeing that the animal will be sterilized and a sterilization deposit made. The sterilization fee deposit is established by resolution of the Council. If the animal is not sterilized within 14 business days after the date of purchase, the sterilization deposit collected at the time of adoption will be considered abandoned and the money applied to the General Animal Control Fund for use as the city may determine.