Hesperia, California

6.08.020 – Control of animals.

D. Any dog found at large, running loose, or unrestrained off the owner’s property may be impounded by the animal control officer for a period as prescribed by law.

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2. If the dog is not properly licensed, upon the first violation, the dog shall be returned to the owner only after the dog is properly licensed, microchipped, and spayed or neutered by the animal control department (or designee) at the owner’s expense. The city manager, or designee, may approve a one-time exception to spaying or neutering the animal if the owner shows good cause to the manager that such an action is not warranted. Should the exception be granted, the animal shall be licensed, and microchipped at the owner’s expense, and the owner shall pay the reclaiming fee, as adopted by city council, before the animal is returned to them. The second violation shall require the dog to be spayed or neutered at the owner’s expense.

Any dog impounded to enforce this requirement, and left unclaimed shall become the property of the city.

E. A person found to be in violation of any provision of this Title, including licensing under Section 6.04.010, and/or Hesperia Municipal Code Section 16.20.690 related to the number of animals allowed to be kept on property, shall require those animal(s) subject to the violation to be spayed or neutered, and (for dogs) properly licensed, at the owner’s expense.