Santa Fe Springs, California

§ 92.015 – LICENSE AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

No person owning, having an interest in, or having control, custody or possession of any dog shall fail, neglect or refuse to license and register such dog if over four months of age, in compliance with the terms of this chapter.

§ 92.018 – LICENSE FEES; TIME LIMIT; FAILURE TO OBTAIN OR RENEW LICENSE.

(A) Any owner, with the exception herein provided, of a dog over the age of four months in the city shall obtain a dog license and pay an original or renewal license fee (as established by resolution) on or before July 1 and each year thereafter, except that the license fee for a spayed or neutered (altered) dog shall be 1/2 the normal fee. The owner has the burden of proof to show the dog has been altered. License fees shall be due and payable within 30 days after any dog is acquired and comes into the care, custody and control of any person in said city.

§ 92.100 – SPAYING OR ALTERING REQUIRED.

The animal shelter shall not sell or give away any female cat more than six months of age that has not been spayed, or any male cat of more than six months of age that has not been altered. The animal shelter shall not sell or give away any cat less than six months of age unless the cost of spaying or altering such cat has been deposited in trust with the Director for payment to a veterinarian or spaying or altering clinic designated by the person purchasing or receiving the cat. The deposit shall be refunded to the owner upon proof of sterilization.

§ 92.120 – BREEDING OF DOGS AND DOG KENNELS.

No person shall keep or maintain or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained upon any premises owned or controlled by him or it, any dog, male or female, kept mainly for breeding purposes, except within industrially zoned property and then only in an approved kennel.

§ 92.121 – BREEDING OF CATS AND CAT KENNELS.

No person shall keep or maintain or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained upon any premises owned or controlled by him, any cat, male or female, kept mainly for breeding purposes, except within industrially zoned property and then only in an approved kennel.

§ 92.122 – CAT OR DOG BREEDING PERMIT.

Any person owning or having control, custody, charge or possession of any cat or dog for breeding purposes shall secure a cat or dog breeding permit from the Director. The fee for said cat or dog breeding permit shall be as set by City Council resolution. Any kitten or puppy sold from a litter for a profit over and above the cost of advertising, if any, shall be prima facie evidence of cat or dog breeding.

§ 92.176 – SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC.

(A) The Director of the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority may establish a clinic, at which members of the public may have dogs and cats spayed or neutered in a humane manner upon payment of the following fees as set by City Council resolution.

(B) A person submitting a dog or cat for the above service shall sign a consent form certifying thereon under penalty of perjury that he is the owner of said animals or setting forth facts showing that he is otherwise authorized to present the animal for the above operation and such person may be required to furnish proof of such ownership or authority. Such consent shall contain a waiver of any and all liability of the city, the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority and any employees thereof for any injury or death to an animal arising out of the aforementioned operation or any services provided incidental thereto.

(C) The Southeast Area Animal Control Authority shall establish a return date by which a person submitting an animal for the above operation shall pick up said animal or be subject to a reasonable board and care fee to commence the day after such return date. Failure to pick up an animal within 15 days of said return date shall be deemed abandonment of such animal and the Director may dispose of it by sale or destruction.