Los Gatos, California

Sec. 4.30.020. – Disposition of impounded animals.

(c) Any unsterilized dog or cat impounded twice or more from the same owner within the lifetime of the animal shall be sterilized at the owner’s expense prior to redemption. At the option of the owner, a private veterinarian may perform the required spaying or neutering. The impounding agency may require that transportation to a private veterinarian be performed by the impounding agency. The owner may request a hearing within three (3) days of the impoundment on the topic of sterilization, using the same procedure as set forth in section 4.30.030(c)—(e).

Sec. 4.30.050. – Adoption of animals.

(a) Any person adopting an unspayed or unneutered dog or cat from any humane society animal shelter, public pound or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter or its like in the County of Santa Clara shall have said animal spayed or neutered on or before a date specified in the adoption agreement unless a licensed veterinarian states in writing that the date specified in the adoption agreement is inappropriate for the animal in question. On submission of such written statement to the person at such shelter or pound responsible for ensuring compliance with this section, the adoption agreement will be modified accordingly.

(b) As a condition for adoption, the person adopting an animal may be required to deposit with the pound or shelter an amount sufficient to cover the cost of spaying or neutering such animal by a veterinarian or spaying or altering clinic designated by the person adopting the animal. The deposit shall be forwarded to the veterinarian or clinic upon receipt by the pound or shelter of a notice from the veterinarian or clinic that the cat or dog has been spayed or neutered.

Sec. 4.40.010. – Maximum number of dogs, cats or litters.

(a) There shall be no more than three (3) dogs over four (4) months of age, or four (4) cats over four (4) months of age at any premise or street address. In no event shall there be more than one unspayed cat over four (4) months old and one unspayed dog over four (4) months of age on any premises. In no case shall there be more than five (5) total adult animals over four (4) months of age at any premise or street address. This restriction shall not apply to premises maintained by a veterinarian licensed by the State of California for the practice of veterinary medicine or premises with a valid permit from the Town Manager for a private kennel, commercial kennel, pet shop, animal menagerie, or animal shelter. A female dog or cat shall be rebuttably presumed to be unspayed unless the owner provides evidence of spaying. Written certification from a licensed veterinarian that an animal cannot be spayed for health reasons or is incapable of breeding shall be deemed a satisfactory substitution for a certificate showing an animal is spayed.

(b) No person shall allow the parturition and rearing of more than one (1) litter of dogs or cats in any one (1) calendar year from females owned by the owner or maintained on the owner’s premises without a valid permit from the Town Manager for a private kennel, commercial kennel, or animal shelter.

Sec. 4.40.030. – License fees.

(a) License fees for each dog and cat within the Town, including reduced fees for spayed females or neutered males, shall be fixed by resolution of the Town Council. Dog license fees shall not be refundable.

(b) The Town Manager may require the submission of a certificate of a licensed veterinarian stating that a dog or cat has been spayed or neutered or cannot be spayed or neutered for health reasons and is incapable of breeding, or is biologically incapable of breeding, prior to issuance of a license of a lesser fee.