Fresno County, California

9.04.030 – License—Required.

Except as herein otherwise provided every owner of any dog in the unincorporated area of the county, which dog is over the age of four months, shall procure a license from the license collector of the county within thirty calendar days upon obtaining ownership of the dog. It is unlawful for any owner to fail to procure said license. The license shall be transferable with transfer of ownership of the dog. No additional license fee shall be required for any dog for which there exists a valid license issued by any city within the county until the end of that licensing period.

9.04.040 – License—Issuance—Fees.

D. In order to be eligible for the rate for a spayed or neutered license, the owner must provide evidence to the license collector that the dog has been spayed or neutered. Such evidence shall be a certificate signed by a veterinarian on his letterhead stationery, or by a signed sworn statement of the owner.

9.04.045 – Terms of unaltered dog license.

A. The unaltered dog license shall contain the following terms and conditions:

1. The owner of an unaltered female dog shall not allow the whelping of more than one litter within the permit year;

2. No offspring may be sold, adopted, bartered or otherwise transferred, whether for compensation or otherwise, until such offspring has reached the age of at least eight weeks;

3. The owner must prominently display their unaltered dog license number in any advertisement to the public for the sale, adoption or transfer (whether for compensation or otherwise) of the offspring. The owner must provide the unaltered dog license number to any person who purchases, adopts or receives the offspring and include the unaltered dog license number on any receipt of sale or transfer document;

4. The owner shall submit in writing to the license collector the name, address and telephone number of the person(s) who received any of the offspring, whether for compensation or otherwise, within five days of the sale or transfer;

5. The owner shall provide to all persons who receive any offspring, whether for compensation or otherwise, an application for a Fresno County dog license, as well as written information regarding Fresno County’s dog license requirements. The owner shall obtain these documents from the license collector.