Los Altos, California

5.12.010 – Licenses required.

No person shall maintain or board any dog four months of age or older which has not been licensed pursuant to this chapter, except that a license shall not be required for an animal owned or under the control of a nonresident of the county and which is to be kept in the county for less than thirty (30) days; and for dogs temporarily brought into the county for entry into an event or an exhibition scheduled not more than ten (10) days thereafter.

5.12.020 – License fees.

A. Dog license fees, including reduced fees for spayed females or neutered males, for each dog within the city shall be fixed by resolution of the city council. Dog license fees shall not be refundable in whole or in part.

B. The administrator may require the submission of a certificate of a licensed veterinarian stating that a dog has been spayed or neutered, or cannot be spayed or neutered for health reasons and is incapable of breeding, or is incapable of breeding, prior to the issuance of a license at a lesser fee.