Chapter 8.04
RUNNING AT LARGE
Sections:
8.04.010 Poultry--Prohibited.
No person having charge, control, or custody of chickens, ducks, geese, and other domestic fowls shall permit such poultry to wander or run at large, in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public place within the city, or in or upon the gardens, yards, fields, or premises of any person in the city, other then that of the owner of such fowl. Such activity is declared to be a nuisance and it is unlawful for the owner or the person having charge, control, or custody of any such poultry to suffer or permit the same to run at large within the city. (Ord. 300, Sec. 1, 1977)
8.04.020 Animals--Prohibited.
No person, having charge, control or custody of any domestic bovine animal, horse, mule, burro, sheep goat, or swine shall permit such animal to wander, run at large, pasture, or graze in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, or other public place within the city or in or upon the gardens, yards, fields, or premises of any person in the city, other than that of the owner or person having charge of such animal. Such conduct is declared to be a nuisance and it is unlawful for the owner, or the person having charge, control or custody of any such animal to suffer or permit the same to run at large within the city. (Ord. 399, Sec. 2, 1977)
8.04.030 Impoundment.
It shall be the duty of the animal control officer, upon finding any such animal or poultry wandering, running at large, pasturing, or grazing in violation of this chapter, to place such animal in confinement. Within twenty-four hours after such seizure, the animal control officer shall give written notice to the owner or person having charge or custody of the animal, if known, by personal service, certified mail, or by leaving said notice with a responsible adult at the residence. Upon receipt of such notice, the owner or person having charge or custody of the animal shall immediately claim or make arrangements to claim such animal and pay the impoundment fee and all other costs incurred for the care of the animal or fowl while in confinement, including, but not limited to, the cost of transportation and feed. (Ord. 399, Sec. 3, 1977)
8.04.040 Unclaimed animals.
(a) In the case of unclaimed bovine animals where the owner has been notified but has not claimed the animal, the animal control officer shall notify the Director of the Food and Agriculture Department within three days after impoundment and dispose of the animal pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(b) In the case of unclaimed bovine animals where ownership cannot be determined, the animal control officer shall, within three days after impoundment, relinquish possession of such animals to the Director of the Food and Agriculture Department of the State of California.
(c) In the case of all other large animals, including horses, burros, and mules, the animal control officer shall notify the Director of the Food and Agriculture Department pursuant to the provisions of the State Agriculture Code and dispose of the animal in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Where a large animal has been impounded in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the animal control officer shall have a lien for compensation in transporting, boarding, feeding, or pasturing the animal; and, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall dispose of such unclaimed large animals and recover the costs incurred during impoundment as follows: On or after the thirteenth day of impoundment, a notice of public auction shall be published once in a newspaper published in the city. The notice shall contain an accurate description of the animal to be sold, together with the term of sale, which must be for cash, payable on the consummation of the sale. The notice shall also specify the date of auction which date shall provide at least ten days but not more than twenty days notice of said auction. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the discharge of the costs incurred, including the cost of sale, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid into the city treasury.
(e) In all other cases involving animals not specified in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the animal control officer shall place the animal with the Norco Animal Shelter, which shall dispose of the animal in accordance with that shelter’s policies.(Ord. 783, 2001;Ord. 399, Sec. 4, 1977)