Duarte, California

8.04.210 – Time limit—License fee.

(a) Every person owning or having custody or control of any dog or dogs over the age of four months within the city, shall first obtain an annual license from the city, or designated representative or contractual agent of the city as designated for the city, for each such dog, and at the same time obtain a dog license tag, and for such license or licenses shall pay a fee established by resolution of the city council.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the annual license required shall be issued without charge to a person owning or having custody or control of a dog, provided that such person provides proof to the city that said person has attained the age of sixty-five years or older. The free license authorized by this section shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

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(2) The free license shall be issued only for dogs which are either spayed or neutered.

8.04.450 – Spaying or altering required.

The impounding agency shall not sell or give away any female cat more than six months of age that has not been spayed, or any male cat of more than six months of age that has not been altered. The impounding agency shall not sell or give away any cat less than six months of age, unless the cost of spaying or altering such cat has been deposited in trust with the impounding agency for payment to a veterinarian or spaying or altering clinic designated by the person purchasing or receiving the cat. The deposit shall be forwarded to the veterinarian or clinic upon receipt by the impounding agency of a notice from the veterinarian or clinic that the cat has been spayed or altered.

8.04.460 – Breeding of dogs and dog kennels.

No person shall keep or maintain, or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained upon any premises owned or controlled by him, any dog, male or female, kept mainly for breeding purposes, except within properly zoned property, and then only in an approved kennel. Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

8.04.470 – Breeding of cats and cat kennels.

No person shall keep or maintain, or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained upon any premises owned or controlled by him, any cat, male or female, kept mainly for breeding purposes, except within properly zoned property, and then only in approved kennel. Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

8.04.480 – Cat or dog breeding permit.

Any person owning or having control, custody, charge or possession of any cat or dog for breeding purposes shall secure a cat or dog breeding permit from the animal control officer or his authorized representative. The fee for said cat or dog breeding permit shall be one hundred dollars. Any kitten or puppy sold from a litter for a profit over and above the cost of advertising, if any, shall be prima facie evidence of cat or dog breeding.