El Segundo, California

6-3-1: LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:

A.   License Required; Exceptions:

1.   Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to own any dog without obtaining an annual city license.

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B.   Annual License Fees: The annual license fee for keeping and maintaining an unaltered dog in the city will be set from time to time by city council resolution. The annual license fee for a spayed or neutered dog will be set at an amount that is one-half (¹/₂) of the annual license fee for an unaltered dog; if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian verifying that the dog has been spayed or neutered.

6-4-1: LICENSE REQUIRED:

It is unlawful to operate or maintain a kennel or animal breeding business in the city without a valid kennel or breeder’s license issued pursuant to this title.

6-4-11: BREEDER’S LICENSE; REQUIREMENTS:

A.   The director may issue a breeder’s license in the same manner as kennel licenses. Persons who possess a valid kennel license issued pursuant to this title need not obtain a breeder’s license.

B.   In addition to every other applicable requirement of this title, every licensee will comply with each of the following conditions:

1.   Every puppy or kitten offered for sale must be examined by a veterinarian and be certified free of congenital defects, distemper, worms, skin disease, skin and ear mites, and other diseases or conditions which would be injurious to the animal or a potential owner.

2.   Every puppy or kitten offered for sale will have been vaccinated against distemper by a veterinarian. A certificate providing the name of the veterinarian and the date and treatment must be provided to the purchaser at the time of sale.

3.   No animal will be transported by a licensee unless housed in a container designed for that purpose including provisions for adequate ventilation and food and water.

4.   No licensee will allow the whelping of more than one litter per female dog or cat during the license term.