Palm Springs, California

§ 10.24.040 Dog and cat breeding—Breeding permit required.

A. No person shall cause or allow any dog or cat owned, harbored or kept within the City to breed without first obtaining a breeding permit. The Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter shall be exempt from obtaining a breeding permit.

B. Each breeding permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance, and may be renewed annually before its expiration date. Each applicant for a breeding permit shall pay an annual fee as set forth in a fee resolution adopted by the City Council.

C. The City Manager, or his/her designee, shall administer the animal breeding permit program to allow the breeding of unaltered dogs and cats consistent with criteria and according to procedures established by the City Manager or his/her designee, and approved by the City Council.

D. A breeding permit shall not be issued to an applicant if any of the following reasons exist:

1. The applicant of the breeding permit or someone in the household has been convicted of animal cruelty, neglect or dog fighting.

2. The applicant of the breeding permit provided false information or failed to provide any required information.

3. The applicant has violated any provision of Title 10 within the last 36 months.

4. The animal breeding will be for purposes not authorized by law, such as dog fighting, animal cruelty or breeding for purposes of selling of the animals in violation of the law.

E. In addition to the criteria and procedures established by the City Manager, breeding permits shall contain the following terms and conditions:

1. The breeding permit shall authorize no more than three dog or cat litters per domestic household in any 36 month period, or the offering of a male dog or cat for stud three times in any 36 month period. The dog or cat should, as much as practicable, have a 12 month period between litters or the offering for stud.

2. Any holder of a breeding permit who advertises to the public the availability of any dog or cat for sale, adoption, or transfer, whether for compensation or otherwise, must prominently display the breeding permit number in any such advertisement. Further, the breeding permit holder must provide the breeding permit number to any person who purchases, adopts or receives any animal from the breeding permit holder and include the breeding permit number on any receipt of sale or transfer document.

3. Breeding permits shall be obtained in person at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter where the City Manager, or City Manager’s designee, shall keep a register wherein there shall be entered the name and address of each person to whom any breeding permit is issued, the date of issuance thereof, the date or approximate date the person obtained the dog or cat, the age or approximate age of the dog or cat, and, if a first-time breeding permit, the number of past litters produced in the previous five years.

4. Any breeding permit holder selling or otherwise transferring a dog or cat, whether for compensation or otherwise, shall maintain records for a period of three years containing the name, address, and telephone number of the animal’s new owner on a City approved form.