El Paso de Robles, California

8.08.220 – Annual registration of dogs.

On January 1st of each year, all prior licensing made under the provisions of this chapter shall be cancelled and all tags theretofore issued shall become null and void and of no effect and all dogs kept or permitted to remain in the city must be again licensed. The new license fee shall become due and payable on January 1st of each year.

8.08.230 – License fees.

The following fees shall be charged:

(a) For licensing each altered dog, male or female, the county department of animal regulation shall collect and receive a fee of five dollars, and for licensing each unaltered dog, male or female, it shall collect and receive a fee of ten dollars, unless the owner or custodian of the dog chooses to place a deposit for the spaying or neutering of said dog, with the county department of animal regulation. This deposit shall be forfeited to the county department of animal regulation if the operation is not performed by the expiration date of the license issued.

8.12.010 – Impounding and disposition of stray or abandoned cats.

It shall be the duty of the poundmaster to receive and impound all cats desired to be abandoned by their owners, or receive and impound all cats believed to have been abandoned by their owners. The poundmaster shall provide proper care and attention, food, and water for all cats received and impounded and shall keep such cats for a period of three days unless the cats are sooner reclaimed or redeemed by the owner or person having control thereof. Such redemption may be made by paying the poundmaster charges as may be set by the city council by resolution from time to time for the care of the cats as imposed thereon. No fees whatsoever shall be charged or collected for or on account of any cat which has been unlawfully taken up or impounded, and any such cat shall be immediately delivered upon demand therefor to the owner or person entitled to the custody thereof. At any time after the expiration of the period of three days, the poundmaster may, without notice and without advertising in any manner, sell, give away, or dispose of the cats; provided, however, the poundmaster may not sell, give away, or transfer title to any cats for any purposes as set forth in Section 8.08.100; provided further, however, the poundmaster may not sell or give away any female cat that has not been spayed, or any male cat that has not been neutered, unless the cost of spaying or neutering such cat, as determined and promulgated by the department of animal regulation, has been deposited with the pound.