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ORDINANCE NO. NS_~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO ANIMALS
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1:: That section 5-1 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-1. Definitions.
Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise
requires, the definitions and provisions contained in this
section shall govern the construction, meaning, and
application of words and phrases used in this chapter.
(a) Animal includes, but is not limited to, birds,
cats, dogs, fishes, fowl, rabbits, reptiles and
nonhuman mammals.
(b) Bird includes, but is not limited to, budgies,
canaries, cardinals, cockatiels, cockatoos, doves,
finches, lories, lorikeets, lovebirds, macaws,
parakeets, parrots, pigeons, sparrows, toucans and
weavers.
(c) commercial kennels means any lot, building,
structure, or premises where more than two (2) dogs
over the age of four (4) months are kept or
maintained for any purpose, including, but not
limited to boarding, training or breeding,
exclusive of dental, medical, or surgical care, or
for quarantine purposes.
(d) Domesticated animal means any dog, housecat (felis
catus), livestock, rabbit, poultry or bird.
(e)
Dog includes any male,
domesticated member of
familiaris, but excludes
family canidae.
female, or
the species
other members
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canis
of the
(f) Estray means any animal found running at large upon
any land within the city.
(g) Fowl means any larger domestic bird generally used
for food and includes, but is not limited to, the
chicken, duck, goose and turkey.
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(h) Livestock means animals kept for use on a farm and
includes, but is not limited to, any swine, sheep,
goat, horse, cattle, equine or bovine animal.
(i) Owner means any person having title to any animal,
or a person who has, harbors, or keeps, or who
causes or permits to be harbored or kept, an animal
in his care, or who permits an animal to remain on
or about his premises for a period of thirty (30)
consecutive days.
(j) Premises means a parcel of land.
(k) Quarantine means the isolation of any animal within
a substantial enclosure to avoid its contact with
other animals or unauthorized persons.
(l)
Running at
boundaries
custodian.
large means free of restraint beyond the
of the premises of the owner or
(m) Vaccination means a protective inoculation against
rabies with an anti-rabies vaccine recognized and
approved by the Orange County Health Department.
(n) vicious animal means any animal which has bitten or
broken the skin of, or in any manner attacked or
attempted to attack any person or any animal within
the city of Santa Ana.
(0) wild animal means any animal which is either:
(1) Not a domesticated animal, or
(2) A vicious animal over which the owner has
evidenced a failure to maintain control.
SECTION 2:: That section 5-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-2. Authority.
(a) Subject to the prov1s10nS of California Code of civil
Procedure, Section 1822.50 et seq., the animal control officer is
hereby authorized to enter upon any premises for the purpose of
inspection upon reasonable cause to believe there is a violation of
any provision of this chapter or any law of the state relating to
the care, treatment, control, or prevention of cruelty to animals.
(b) The animal control officer is hereby authorized, and it is
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declared to be his duty, to go upon unenclosed lots or lands for
the purpose of taking up and into his custody for impounding any
animal found estray or running at large thereon or chained, staked,
herded, or grazed thereon contrary to the provisions of this
chapter.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, when any animal other
than an animal abandoned by its owner, is impounded pursuant to
this section, the animal control officer shall, within forty-eight
(48) working hours after impounding such animal, notify the owner,
if known, of the location of such animal. Unless the owner is
personally notified, such notification shall be by mail with
postage fully prepaid thereon.
(d) The animal control officer and his deputies are designated
as the employees of the City of Santa Ana charged with the duty to
enforce the provisions of this chapter, and are authorized to issue
citations for violations of said provisions in accordance with
Section 836.5 of the Penal Code of the state of California.
SECTION 3:: That section 5-5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-5. Bird sanctuary.
The City of Santa Ana is designated a bird sanctuary and signs
bearing the legend "SANTA ANA IS A BIRD SANCTUARY" shall be placed
at appropriate locations at or near the city limits at principal
entrances to the city. No person shall kill or injure any species
of wild birds or molest or damage the nest or the eggs of any wild
birds within the city. It shall be unlawful for any person to
willfully kill or injure any song bird, or to molest, or damage the
nest of such bird. If the animal control officer shall determine
that starlings or other birds have become so numerous in any
particular location or area as to be a public nuisance or for any
other reason have become a public nuisance or a menace to health or
property, said fact may be declared and the birds involved may be
destroyed or otherwise controlled.
SECTION 4:: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding a section, to be numbered 5-5.5, which said
section reads as follows:
Sec. 5-5.5 BirdS - Number permitted; Permit required;
Exceptions.
The non-commercial keeping of more than four birds (not
including fowl) as pets or hobby requires a special permit issued
by the animal control officer and subject to the following rules
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and regulations. Permits may be revoked on any grounds which would
be sufficient to deny issuance. Any person aggrieved by the
action of the animal control officer in denying or revoking a
permit may appeal to the city council as provided in Chapter 3 of
this Code.
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(a) All birds shall be confined indoors or in a coop,
aviary or pen and all such buildings, coops, aviaries or other
places where such birds are kept shall be located at least one
hundred (100) feet from any residence, the owner's excepted.
(b) The floors of every such building shall be smooth
and tight and maintained so as to prevent accumulation of
filth or water.
(c) All dead animals, manure, refuse, feathers, and
other waste matter shall be removed within a reasonable time,
not to exceed forth-eight (48) hours, or kept in fly-tight
containers until such removal.
(d) The occasional sale of birds would be permitted if
such sale is incidental to the keeping of the birds as a pet
or for a hobby.
(e) If the animal control officer or the city's code
enforcement personnel determine that the keeping of birds, or
the keeping of a particular number of birds, at a particular
location constitutes a nuisance or a health or safety hazard,
then the keeping of more than four (4) birds as pets or a
hobby shall not be permitted and the permit issued therefore
shall be revoked.
SECTION 5:: That section 5-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-6. Permit required for large number of fowl, etc.
(a) No person shall keep or maintain more than four (4) in
number of any fowl (excluding roosters which are not permitted
within the City of Santa Ana per section 5-6.5 hereof) rabbit, or
any combination thereof, on any premises within the City of Santa
Ana unless a special permit has been issued subject to the rules
and regulations provided in this section and the approval of the
city department of planning and development services. Permits may
be revoked on any grounds which would be sufficient to deny
issuance. Any person aggrieved by the action of the animal control
officer in denying or revoking a permit may appeal to the city
council as provided in Chapter 3 of this Code.
(b) Any person keeping or maintaining more than four (4) in
number of fowl (excluding roosters which are not permitted within
the City of Santa Ana per section 5-6.5 hereof), rabbits, or any
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combination thereof, on any premises within the city of Santa Ana,
shall be subject to the following rules and regulations:
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(1) All buildings, pens, runs, or other places where such
fowl and/or rabbits are kept shall be located at least
one hundred (100) feet from any residence, the owner's
excepted.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
The floors of every such building shall be smooth and
tight and maintained so as to prevent accumulation of
filth or water.
The floor area of every such building where the fowl
and/or rabbits are given free run shall be of sufficient
area so as to allow for two and one-half (2 1/2) square
feet per fowl and/or rabbit.
All dead animals, manure, refuse, feathers, and other
waste matter shall be removed within a reasonable time,
not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours, or kept in
fly-tight containers until such removal.
If runs are provided and the formation of ground therefor
is such that it cannot be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times as required by the state or local
health department, the floor of said runs or pens shall
be constructed of cement, said cement to be laid so as to
prevent rodents from entering thereunder.
Rabbits must be kept in hutches so constructed as not to
allow the urine to pollute the ground, and provided with
floors that are removable for the purpose of cleaning and
disinfecting; no box hutches will be permitted.
SECTION 6:: That section 5-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-8. wild animals-permit; exceptions.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, or
cause to be kept or maintained, any wild animal without first
applying for and receiving a permit from the animal control
officer, except that no permit is required to keep or maintain the
following wild animals: chinchillas, chipmunks, guinea pigs,
hamsters, turtles, tropical fish (except caribee), nonpoisonous
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snakes, where permitted by state and federal law, white mice and
white rats.
The provisions of this section shall not prohibit the keeping
or maintaining of the following wild animals:
(a) Any wild animals which are kept confined in zoos,
museums, or any other place where they are kept as live
specimens for the public to view.
(b)
Any wild animals which are kept
exhibit in a circus, carnival,
exhibit or show.
confined and placed on
or any other type of
(c) wild animals in bona fide, licensed veterinary hospitals
for treatment.
SECTION 7:: That section 5-9 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-9. Same-Bame-Issuance.
(a) The animal control officer shall issue a permit for the
keeping or maintaining of a wild animal if after an inspection of
the property where the animal is to be kept or maintained he finds:
(1) That a nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of
the city council has been paid to the department of
finance;
(2) That the wild animal is at all times kept or maintained
in a safe manner and that it is at all times confined
securely so that the keeping of such animal will not
constitute a danger to human life or the property of
others;
(3) That adequate safeguards are made to prevent unauthorized
access to such animal by members of the public;
(4) That the health or well being of the animal is not in any
way endangered by the manner of keeping or confinement;
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(5) That the keeping of such animal does not constitute a
nuisance and will not harm the surrounding neighborhood;
(6) That the keeping of such animal will not create or cause
offensive odors or constitute a danger to public health;
(7) That the quarters in which such animal is kept or
confined are adequately lighted and ventilated and are so
constructed that they may be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition;
(8) That the applicant proves his ability to respond in
damages to and including the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00) bodily injury to or death
of any person or persons or for damage to property owned
by any other person which may result from the ownership,
keeping or maintenance of such animal. Proof of liability
to respond in damages may be given by filing with the
animal control officer, in a form approved by the city
attorney, a certificate of insurance issued by a solvent
corporation holding a certificate of authority to do
insurance business in the state, or a bond from a
responsible and solvent corporation authorized to issue
bonds under the laws of the state. Such certificate of
insurance or bond shall provide that no cancellation of
the insurance or bond will be made unless thirty (30)
days written notice is first given to the animal control
officer;
(9) That the applicant has proof of state and/or federal
permits for the species or specimen when so required by
law.
(10) That the planning and building agency has inspected the
property and approved of the issuance of a permit;
(b) In no event shall a permit be issued for the keeping of
more than two (2) wild animals over the age of two (2) months at
any single location.
(c) Any applicant denied a permit pursuant to these provisions
may appeal to the city council pursuant to Chapter 3 of this Code.
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SECTION 8:: That section 5-12 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-12.
Liability of nonowners.
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(a) No person, other than an officer lawfully obtaining
possession under this chapter, shall hold or retain possession of
any dog or other animal for a period of longer than seventy-two
(72) hours unless he holds title to such animal or has the consent
of the owner thereof, or unless such person shall have reported the
fact of such possession pursuant to section 5-13.
(b) Every operator of a self-propelled vehicle upon the
streets and ways of the City of Santa Ana shall immediately upon
injuring, striking, maiming, or running down any animal, give aid
to such animal or immediately notify the animal control officer,
furnishing sufficient facts relative to such injury.
SECTION 9:: That section 5-13 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-13.
Private impoundment.
(a) Any person finding any estray domesticated animal or
permitted wild animal which is running at large contrary to the
provisions of this Code may take up such animal if he complies with
the provisions of this section.
(b) Any person seventy-two (72) hours after taking up any
estray domesticated animal or permitted wild animal pursuant to
this section shall surrender such animal to the animal control
officer on demand.
(c) Every person, except the animal control officer, taking up
an estray domesticated animal or permitted wild animal pursuant to
this section shall, within seventy-two (72) hours thereafter, give
notice to the animal control officer of:
(1) The fact that he has such animal in his possession;
(2) The complete description of such animal;
(3) The license number of such animal, if any; and
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(4) The place where such animal is confined.
SECTION 10: That section 5-14 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-14.
Restraint of animals.
(a) Any person owning or having charge, custody, care or
control of any animal kept or harbored in the city of Santa Ana
shall confine such animal exclusively upon such owner's premises,
except when otherwise properly restrained as hereinafter provided.
(b) No person shall allow or permit any animal to run at
large, or be pastured, herded, staked, or tied in or on any public
alley, street, sidewalk, vacant lot, school grounds, or other
unenclosed place, or other public place belonging to or under the
control of the city or in such a way as to trespass in any manner
upon any of the aforesaid public places.
(c) No person shall ride, drive, lead or tie any horse or mule
on any sidewalk, or allow any such animal attached to any vehicle,
or any such vehicle to stand across or on a pedestrian crosswalk of
any street or upon a sidewalk within the city, or allow any horse,
mule or other animal used for riding or driving in a vehicle to
stand upon any of the public streets without being securely tied or
under the control of its owner or manager.
(d) No person shall ride a horse, mule, donkey, pony or
bovine animal in a park except on designated paths or trails, nor
shall any person abandon or bring into any park, except on a leash,
any animal, reptile or fowl of any kind.
(e) No person shall hitch any animal to any hydrant,
building, reservoir screening, or to any other part of the system
of the city's waterworks.
(f) No person shall permit any animal to be at large or to go
or be upon the premises owned or occupied by any other person in
the city without said other person's consent.
(g) All dogs must be confined within a yard or other
enclosure; provided that dogs on a secure leash not more than eight
(8) feet in length may be permitted on the streets or other public
places of the city.
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(h) Any animal found to be at large or trespassing upon
private premises or public property in violation of this section
shall be deemed prima facie not to be under the control of the
owner and is hereby declared to be a nuisance and a menace to the
public health and safety, and shall be seized and impounded as
provided in this chapter.
SECTION 11: That section 5-15 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-15.
Disposition of animals.
(a) Any impounded animal may be redeemed by the owner upon
payment of the fees established by resolution of the city council.
The owner must also demonstrate that he is the owner or custodian
of the animal, and that he can keep such animal in conformance with
the requirements of this chapter.
(b) If a licensed animal is not redeemed within seven (7) days
of impoundment, or an unlicensed animal is not redeemed within
three (3) days of impoundment, excluding holidays and the day of
impoundment, it shall be deemed abandoned and the animal control
officer may sell, release or destroy said animal; provided,
however, that the animal control officer be discouraged from
selling or giving away unclaimed stray animals from the city of
Santa Ana to any persons or organizations desiring such animals for
research purposes, and that each employee of the city, when turning
over animals to the animal control officer during the performance
of their duties as city employees, shall direct such animal control
officer not to use such animals for research purposes.
SECTION 12: That section 5-18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-18.
proximity to humans.
(a) Livestock. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
no person who keeps or has upon premises owned, leased, or occupied
by him, any livestock, shall keep such livestock within one hundred
(100) feet of any family residence, with the exception of his own.
(b) Fowl and rabbits. No person shall keep fowl or rabbits
within one hundred (100) feet of any family residence or building
designated for human occupancy, with the exception of his own.
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(c) Enforcement. The director of planning and development
services shall not approve for issuance any building permit until
he has insured himself that the provisions of this section have
been met.
SECTION 13: That section 5-50 of the Santa Ana municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-50.
Limitation of number of dogs.
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain upon his premises
within the city of Santa Ana more than two (2) dogs unless said
person shall comply with the commercial kennel requirements of this
chapter, or unless said person comes within one of the following
conditions:
(a) Upon a reasonable showing of necessity to the animal
control officer a person may be issued a temporary
boarding permit for the temporary boarding of a third dog
for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days; or
(b) A person moving into the city limits of the City of Santa
Ana with three (3) licensed dogs, from an area that
permitted three (3) dogs, shall, upon a showing of same
to the animal control officer be permitted to continue to
own and maintain said dogs until such time as the number
of dogs is reduced by death, sale, or other disposition;
or
(c) A person who had, on or before September 20, 1976,
licensed three (3) dogs in the city of Santa Ana under
the provisions of Ordinance No. NS-1286 shall be
permitted to keep, harbor or maintain said three (3) dogs
until such time as the number of dogs is reduced by
death, sale, or other disposition.
SECTION 14: That section 5-51 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-51.
Doq license-Fee.
(a) A license fee is levied on all dogs over the age of four
(4) months (except as otherwise hereinafter provided) owned, kept
or harbored by, in the custody of, or under the control of any
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person within the city. The amounts of fee for neutered and
unneutered dogs and exemptions therefrom, if any, shall be
established by resolution of the council. Each license fee shall be
paid annually to the director of finance. The license shall be
valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. The
director of finance may provide for the renewal of dog licenses by
mail.
(b) Any person who imports or brings into the city any dog
with the intent to remain longer than one (1) month shall, within
five (5) days after its arrival, cause the same to be vaccinated
and licensed as herein provided.
(c) A penalty assessment of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be
charged against all persons who fail to secure said license within
thirty (30) days after said license is required.
(d) Said license fee shall be deemed a debt due the city from
the owner, and in addition to the criminal penalties of this Code
provided, such debt may be collected in the name of the city as any
other debt may be collected.
The foregoing license fee shall not apply to any dog while
kept in a duly licensed commercial kennel, nor to any seeing eye
dog trained to assist blind persons while such dog is actually
being kept and used by a blind person for the purpose of aid in
going from place to place.
SECTION 15: That section 5-52 of the Santa ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-52.
Same-Tag.
Upon payment of the license fee, the finance department shall
issue to the owner a license certificate and a tag for each dog so
licensed. Every owner shall be required to provide each dog, not
kept in a kennel or otherwise exempted, with a collar to which the
license tag must be permanently affixed and shall see that the
collar and tag are continuously worn by said dog. In case a dog
license tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate will be issued by the
finance department upon presentation of the receipt showing payment
of the license fee for the current license period and upon payment
of the fee fixed for the issuance of such duplicate tag. No owner
shall transfer any dog tag from one dog to another and no person
shall place a dog tag upon any dog except the dog for which it was
issued.
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SECTION 16: That section 5-53 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-53.
License tag record.
The finance department shall keep a record of the license tags
issued, which record shall contain a brief description and the name
of the dog and the name and address of the owner.
SECTION 17: That section 5-54 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-54.
vaccination-Required before licensing.
The finance department shall not issue any license for any
dog unless and until such dog has been vaccinated as herein defined
and the owner or person seeking such a license shall produce for
inspection a certificate from a licensed veterinarian showing
vaccination that will be valid for the entire licensing period,
which certificate may be accepted as proof of vaccination. Any dog
may be exempt from vaccination and license issued therefor without
such proof upon presentation of an affidavit sworn to within sixty
(60) days preceding the application for license by a veterinarian
licensed to practice and actually practicing in the state, stating
that, in his opinion, the rabies vaccination would be likely to
seriously injure the dog described therein. No person shall allow
any dog so exempted from rabies vaccination to be at large or be
led about the streets on a leash at any time, and such dog must be
restricted to the securely enclosed yard of the owner.
SECTION 18: That section 5-56 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 19: That section 5-57 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby repealed.
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SECTION 20: That section 5-58 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-58.
Dogs at larqe.
(a) All dogs must be confined within a yard or other
enclosure except as hereinafter provided.
(b) No person owning, keeping, or harboring any dog shall
permit such dog to be on any public street or other public place
within the city except when, such dog is wearing a collar and
current license tag and is secured to and controlled by the person
in charge of such dog by a leash of sufficient strength to support
at least forty (40) pounds dead weight and having a length of not
more than eight (8) feet; nor shall such person permit such dog to
trespass or be upon the private property of any other person
without the consent of such other person.
(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of subsections
(a) or (b) of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as follows: By a
minimum fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) but not to
exceed the maximum punishment for misdemeanors, except that upon a
second conviction within one year of a prior conviction for
violation of said subsection, punishment shall be a minimum fine of
not less than seventy five dollars ($75.00) but not to exceed the
maximum punishment for misdemeanors, and a third conviction within
one year of two prior convictions shall be punishable by a minimum
fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) but not
to exceed the maximum punishment for misdemeanors.
(d) No person owning, keeping or harboring any unspayed
female dog shall permit such dog to be at large, be led on a leash,
or tied or maintained at any place that is not securely fenced in
a manner to keep out all other dogs while such female dog is in
heat or breeding condition. Every female dog kept in violation
hereof is declared to be a public nuisance and may be taken up,
impounded, and delivered to the county pound and there released or
disposed of as provided in this article. The provision for
impounding shall be in addition to any punishment for the violation
of this subsection.
(e) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (d) of
this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof shall be punishable as follows: By a minimum
fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) but not to exceed the maximum
punishment for misdemeanors, except that upon a second conviction
within one year of a prior conviction for violation of said
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subsection, punishment shall be a minimum fine of not less than
seventy five dollars ($75.00) but not to exceed the maximum
punishment for misdemeanors, and a third conviction within one year
of two prior convictions shall be punishable by a minimum fine of
not less than one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) but not to
exceed the maximum punishment for misdemeanors.
SECTION 21: That section 5-59 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-59.
Noisy Animals.
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance for any person to keep,
maintain or permit on any lot, parcel of land, or premises under
his/her control any dog or other animal within the city limits
which is in the habit of either disturbing the peace and quiet of
any person within the city or interfering with any person in the
reasonable and comfortable enjoyment of life or property.
SECTION 22: That section 5-60 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-60.
Reports of complaints.
Written complaints may be made by any person to the animal
control officer alleging that any dog or other animal is a nuisance
by reason of (1) noise (as set forth in Section 5-59 hereof); (2)
non-restraint (as set forth in sections 5-14 and 5-58 hereof); (3)
viciousness (as set forth in Section 5-72 hereof); or, (4) due to
the destruction or molestation of property by such dog or animal.
Such written complaint must be signed by at least two
unrelated persons over the age of eighteen (18) years and shall set
forth (1) the names and addresses of the complainants; (2) the
reasons for the complaint; (3) the name and address of the owner of
the dog; (4) the time and place the acts complained of occurred;
and (5) a listing of any damages which resulted, if any.
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SECTION 23: That Section 5-61 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-61.
Response and impounding.
The animal control officer, upon receipt of a complaint as
provided in section 5-60 of this code, shall investigate and he may
seek a criminal complaint.
The owner of a dog or other animal concerning which a
complaint has been made in writing may submit to the animal control
officer his written report in response to that of the complainant.
Such response to the complaint may set forth (1) the owner's name
and address; (2) the owner's view of the facts or series of events
which caused the original complaint; and (3) an agreement to abide
by all existing city ordinances.
The written response will be filed with the complaint and will
be shown to any party named in the reports who requests to see them
at the police department.
SECTION 24: That section 5-62 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-62.
commercial kennel requirements.
(a) No person shall establish, operate, maintain, or have a
commercial kennel within the city without an inspection permit.
(b) Residential structures of one story in height shall
maintain a setback of one hundred (100) feet from any
pre-existing outside kennel runs of a preexisting kennel
and commercial kennels shall also maintain a setback of
one hundred (100) feet from any pre-existing residential
structure.
(c) Residential structures of two (2) stories or more in
height shall maintain a setback of two hundred (200) feet
from any pre-existing commercial kennel, and commercial
kennels shall also maintain a setback of two hundred
(200) feet from any pre-existing structure of two (2) or
more stories. These provisions will not apply to anyone
who erects a residential structure of two (2) stories or
more in height or to anyone who erects a commercial
kennel, if in erecting the structure, or kennel, that
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person:
(1) Provides a barrier that will impair the vision
between the kennels and the residential structure
to at least the same extent as if a
two-hundred-foot setback were used, and provides
sufficient sound-retardant materials to produce no
more than the same decibel level than if a
two-hundred-foot setback was maintained. ,The
decibel level shall be measured both at the kennel
and at the residential structure, or in the
alternative.
(2) Provides visual and sound standards that in the
opinion of the director of planning and development
services are equal to or greater than those
required by the provisions of (1) above.
(d) The residence of a commercial kennel operator or owner
shall not be deemed a residential structure as applied in
the language of this section.
(e) The development and occupation of buildings for human
habitation within the distances prescribed above by
others than the kennel owner or operator or grantees,
directly or indirectly, from or through the kennel owner
or operator following the proper establishment of
kennels, shall not render the maintenance of such
pre-existing kennels unlawful by reason of the diminished
separation of the kennel use and the use of buildings for
human habitation.
(f) Enforcement. The director of planning and development
services shall not approve for issuance any building permit until
he has insured himself that the provisions of this section have
been met.
SECTION 25: That section 5-63 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-63.
Application procedure for inspection permits.
Any person desiring the issuance of an inspection permit for
a commercial kennel within the city of Santa Ana shall make
application to the finance department of the city on such forms as
may be provided.
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upon such application being made, a non-refundable payment of
fifty 40llars ($50.00) shall be made. Said payment is intended to
defray the expense of the city in causing the inspection to be
~ made.
The city shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises
intended to be used or being used as a commercial kennel. If such
inspection reveals that the use of the premises for any such
purpose would not be detrimental to the public health, peace,
safety, and general welfare of the city nor violative of any law or
ordinance of the city, nor of any law of the state of California,
or allow a condition to be maintained which would subject animals
in such condition to needless SUffering, unnecessary cruelty,
abuse, or unsanitary conditions, the city may grant and issue said
inspection permit.
SECTION 26: That section 5-65 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-65.
Inspection permit: duration.
The inspection permit issued for any premises within the city
shall expire annually, unless sooner revoked or suspended for cause
by the animal control officer or unless the establishment ceases
business.
SECTION 27: That section 5-69 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-69.
General requirements for the maintenance of
animals and birds.
(a) The premises where animals and birds are kept shall be
ventilated to the external air by forced draft ventilation or other
approved means and shall be adequately lighted.
(b) All premises, implements, cages, and appurtenances shall
be kept clean, sanitary, and free of animal and bird parasites and
other health hazards.
(c) Properly plumbed, sewer-connected sinks having an adequate
supply of hot and cold water readily accessible to the portions of
the premises in which the animals or birds are kept shall be
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provided.
(d) All garbage, excreta, refuse, dead birds or animals, and
other putrescible material shall be stored in a durable, fly-tight
container and disposed of as soon as practicable, but not less than
once a week, and in an approved manner.
(e) All cages in which birds or animals are kept shall be
constructed of durable material and in such a manner as to be
readily cleaned and disinfected with approved solutions, live
steam, or other approved means.
(f) Cages in veterinary clinics and hospitals shall be
similarly designed and constructed and, in addition, each occupied
cage shall be cleaned and disinfected at least once each day.
Animals receiving medical care and quarantined animals shall not be
co-mingled.
SECTION 28: That section 5-72 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
sec. 5-72.
Vicious dogs.
(a) Whenever a dog has bitten, attempted to bite, broken the
skin or otherwise injured any person or other dog without
provocation, the animal control off icer shall investigate the dog's
alleged behavior, and if he/she finds that such dog has done any of
the acts alleged he/she shall declare the dog a vicious dog and
he/she shall deliver in writing to the owner or custodian of such
dog a statement of the facts and circumstances concerning the dog's
behavior.
(b) No person shall keep or harbor any vicious dog within the
city, nor shall permit such dog to be at large after he has been
notified by the animal control officer that the dog is vicious,
unless he meets the following requirements:
(1) The owner of such dog shall immediately keep such
dog in a dog run which is totally enclosed or kept
under other adequate control as approved by the
animal control officer. If any of these means of
restraint is impossible or impractical, such dog
shall be impounded in the city or county pound, at
the owner's expense, as the case may be, until such
time as the owner of such dog shall provide for the
restraint of the dog either in a dog run which is
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totally ,enclosed or kept under other adequate
control as approved by the animal control officer.
(2) In the event that such owner fails to provide
adequate restraint or control of the dog within a
reasonable time, such dog may be destroyed or
otherwise disposed of so that it will not become a
menace to the public.
(3) The owner shall post, and keep posted, in
conspicuous view upon the premises where such dog is
kept under restraint, as provided in this chapter,
a notice in letters not less than two inches in
height which shall contain the words:
BEWARE OF VICIOUS DOG
(c) Any person keeping or harboring any vicious dog within
the city must provide proof of his/her ability to respond in
damages to and including the amount of one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00) worth of coverage for bodily injury to or death of
any person or persons or for damage to property owned by any other
person which nay result from the ownership, keeping or maintenance
of such animal. Proof of liability to respond in damages may be
given by filing with the animal control officer, in a form approved
by the city attorney, a certificate of insurance issued by a
solvent corporation holding a certificate of authority to do
insurance business in the state, or a bond from a responsible and
solvent corporation authorized to issue bonds under the laws of the
state. Such certificate of insurance or bond shall provide that no
cancellation of the insurance or bonds will be made unless thirty
(30) days written notice is first given to the animal control
officer.
(d) Failure of any owner or custodian of a V1C10US dog to
comply with the provisions of this section shall render such
vicious dog subject to summary destruction if found at large.
SECTION 29: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the city
of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 30: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the
repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as
affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the
collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision
applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of
any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted,
filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and
obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force
and effect.
ADOPTED this 1st day of
July
1991.
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Acosta
Griset
McGuigan
Norton
Richardson
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
state of California
County of Orange
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I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the
attached Ordinance NS - 01 / ~ c./
to be the original ordinance
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on
7- J- 9/
; and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date
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