HomeMy WebLinkAbout367 ORDINANCE NO. 367
AN ORDINANCE OF
THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
REGARDING ANIMALS
WHEREAS, the Town has recently contracted with the City of
Palo Alto to provide animal control services within the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to update its animal control
ordinance and coordinate this ordinance with the City of Palo
Alto' s ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos
Hills does ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Amendment of Code. Chapter 1 [Animals] of
Title 6 [Sanitation and Health] of the Los Altos Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 1. Animals
Article 1. Definitions
Sections:
6-1. 101 Definitions generally.
6-1. 102 Animal.
6-1. 103 Animal center.
6-1. 104 Animal control officer.
6-1. 105 Bird.
6-1. 106 Cat.
6-1. 107 Dog.
6-1. 108 Impounded.
6-1. 109 Pet shop.
6-1. 110 Superintendent.
6-1. 111 Unlicensed dog.
6-1. 101 Definitions generally. For the purpose of this
title, the following words and phrases are defined and shall be
construed as set out in this chapter unless,- it is apparent from
the content that a different meaning is intended. The present
tense includes the past and future tense; each gender includes
the other. The singular number includes the plural, and the
plural the singular.
6-1. 102 Animal. "Animal" means any animal, mammal, bird,
reptile, fish or any other dumb creature or any live vertebrae
creature other than a human being.
6-1. 103 Animal center. "Animal center" means the City's
animal services and placement center.
6-1. 104 Animal control officer. "Animal control officer"
means the superintendent of animal services and any employee of
the City having custody and control of animal services and
placement center and of animals therein and whose duties relate
to the enforcement of the ordinances concerning animals.
6-1. 105 Bird. "Bird" means any bird of any age of either
sex, including any exotic or domestic bird.
6-1. 106 Cat. "Cat" means an age y cat of any g of either sex.
6-1. 107 City. "City" means the City of Palo Alto, with
which the Town contracts for the provision of animal services.
6-6. 108 Dog. "Dog" means .any dog of any age of either sex.
6-6. 109 Impounded. "Impounded" means having been received.
into the custody of the animal center, animal control officer or
any authorized agent or representative thereof, or the County
Sheriff.
6-6. 110 Superintendent. "Superintendent" means the
superintendent of the animal services division of the City or any
person authorized to act on his behalf.
6-6. 111 Unlicensed dog. "Unlicensed dog" means any dog
over the age of four months upon which the current plate or tag
provided for in this title is not attached.
Article 2 . Administration and Enforcement
Sections:
6-1. 201 Badge of animal control officer-Interference with
animal control officer
6-1. 202 Authority to enter premises
6-1. 203 Penalty
6-1. 201 Badge of animal control officer. It is unlawful
for any person to hinder, molest, resist or interfere with the
animal control officer in the performance of his official duties
or to physically attempt to release the animals in his custody.
6-1.202 Authority to enter premises. For the purpose of
discharging the duties set forth in this title, animal control
officers and the County Sheriff are authorized and directed to
enter upon and inspect, in accordance with the procedures
provided by law, any premises upon which any animal is kept or
harbored, and to demand the person owning or having charge or
control of the animal to exhibit such animal and its license tag,
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rabies certificate, or permit if a license, certificate or permit
is required by this title.
6-1. 203 Penalty. It is unlawful and constitutes an
infraction for any person to violate, or fail to comply with any
provision of this chapter.
Article 3 . Impoundment
Sections:
6-1. 301 Disposition of impounded animals
6-1. 302 Animal center fees
6-1. 301 Disposition of Impounded animals. The
superintendent shall hold any stray animal impounded under the
provisions of this title for a period of three days, not counting
the first day of impound, and then sell or dispose of the animal,
all in accordance with the City' s municipal code.
6-1. 302 Animal center fees. The city shall charge and
receive from the owner fees for services in impounding animals as
set forth in the Town' s fee schedule.
Article 4 . Dogs
Sections:
6-1. 401 License and tag.
6-1. 402 Application, term, form, transferability
6-1.403 License fee, late fee.
6-1.404 Tag specifications-Records.
6-1.405 Failure to comply-Impoundment.
6-1.406 Duplicate tags.
6-1.407 Receipt upon redemption.
6-1. 408 Number of dogs and female dogs allowed.
6-1.409 Lease required.
6-1.410 Private property.
6-1. 411 Juvenile citation.
6-1.401 License and tag. No person shall keep or cause to
be kept any dog that is over the age of four months within the
Town for more than ten days unless the dog is licensed as
provided in this title and has around its neck a collar to which
is attached a plate or tag as provided by this title.
6-1. 402 Application, term, form, transferability.
(a) Application for a dog license shall be made to the
city treasurer or his designated representative on the form
provided by such officer and shall be accompanied by a
certificate of anti-rabies vaccination for the dog to be
licensed.
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(b) The term of any dog license issued under this
chapter commences on the date of the issuance of the license and
terminates on or before the expiration date of the certificate of
anti-rabies vaccination accompanying the application for the dog
license.
(c) All dog licenses issued under this chapter shall
be numbered and shall be in such form as provided by the city
treasurer.
(d) Upon approval of the application, payment of the
applicable license fee, and payment of any applicable late fee,
the city treasurer or his designated representative shall issue
the dog license in the name of the owner or possessor of the dog
to be licensed. Such license shall not be transferable to
another owner or possessor and shall not be valid for another
dog.
6-1. 403 License fee, late fee.
(a) The fee for a dog license issued under this
chapter, except as provided in subsections (b) , (c) and (d)
below, shall be as set forth in the Town' s fee schedule.
(b) The license fee for spayed female dogs and
neutered male dogs shall be one-half of the fee listed in the fee
schedule for subsection (a) .
(c) No person having impaired hearing or eyesight
shall be required to pay any license fee for any dog specially
trained and principally used for the purpose of leading or
guiding such person.
(d) If a person fails to obtain a dog license within
ten days after service of a written notice on him that such
license is required, or thirty days after the expiration of a dog
license, or ten days after acquiring a dog or moving into the
Town limits with a dog, then a late fee as set forth in the
Town' s municipal fee schedule shall be charged in addition to the
applicable license fee.
6-1.404 Tag specifications - Records. A plate or tag with
an identification number inscribed thereon shall be furnished to
the owner or possessor of the dog to be licensed with each
initial dog license. Such identification number shall not be
transferable to another dog. The superintendent shall keep a
record of identification numbers, licenses issued, a 'general
description of each dog for which an identification number and
license are issued, and the name, address and telephone number of
the owner or possessor of each dog for which an identification
number and license are issued. It shall be the responsibility of
every dog owner to ensure that the superintendent of the animal
center has on file the current address and telephone number for
any licensed dog.
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6-1.405 Failure to comply - Impoundment. Every dog not
wearing a collar to which is attached a valid plate or tag
provided under this title, found or being within the Town, shall
be taken by an animal control officer or the Sheriff and
impounded in the animal center where it may be redeemed by the
owner or person entitled to its possession within three days
after impounding on payment to the city of all accrued charges
. and costs. If not redeemed, such dog shall be destroyed by the
superintendent; provided, however, that the superintendent is
authorized to keep valuable dogs and sell them, and his receipt
for the sale thereof shall be a valid title to the purchaser.
Any dog which has been within the Town for ten days or less
and which is held continuously under a leash not more than six
feet in length by an able-bodied person or confined within an
enclosure or vehicle shall not be taken by an animal control
officer or the police and impounded in the animal center.
6-1. 406 Duplicate tags. Whenever any plate or tag as
provided in this chapter is lost or stolen, the city treasurer
may issue a duplicate upon application therefor and upon the
payment of a fee as set forth in the Town' s fee schedule and the
filing of an affidavit by the owner or possessor of said dog to
the effect that such tag or plate was lost or stolen.
6-1.407 Receipt upon redemption. Whenever a dog is
redeemed, the party redeeming must execute a receipt for the dog.
If a license fee has not been paid for the then current year
for any impounded dog, the party redeeming must, before
redemption, pay in advance all charges for rabies vaccination and
will receive a citation or notice to comply with the licensing
ordinance within ten days.
6-1.408 Number of dogs and female dogs allowed.
(a) No more than three dogs may be kept or maintained
at any street address within the Town.
(b) No more than one unspayed female dog may be kept
or maintained at any street address within the Town.
6-1. 409 Leash required. No person owning or harboring any
dog shall allow or permit such dog, whether licensed or not, to
be upon a public street, sidewalk, park, school ground, public
place or upon any unenclosed lot or land except when held under
leash by an able-bodied person.
6-1. 410 Private property. An animal control officer shall
not seize or impound a dog for violation of an ordinance
requiring a dog to be leashed or issue citations for violation of
such ordinance when the dog has not strayed from and is upon
private property owned by the dog owner or the person who has a
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right to control the dog, or upon private property to which the
dog owner or person who has a right to control the dog has a
right of possession. A dog that has strayed from but then
returned to the private property of his owner or the person who
has a right to control the dog shall not be seized or impounded,
but in such a case, a citation may be issued; provided, however,
that if in such a situation the owner or person who has a right
to control the dog is not home, the dog may be impounded. The
animal control officer shall post a notice of such impounding on
the front door of the living unit of the owner or person who has
a right to control the dog. Such notice shall state the
following: that the. dog has been impounded, where the dog is
being held, the name, address, and telephone .number of the agency
or person to be contacted regarding release of the dog, and an
indication of the ultimate disposition of the dog if no action to
regain it is taken within a specified period of time by its owner
or by the person who has a right to control the dog.
6-1. 411 Juvenile citation. A juvenile citation may be
issued to any person under eighteen years of age for violations
of the ordinances codified in this chapter. A juvenile hearing
shall result from issuance of a juvenile citation, requiring an
appearance with one parent before the superintendent of the
animal center. Failure to appear may result in citation being
referred to the Santa Clara County juvenile probation department.
Article 5. Care and Keeping of Animals
Sections:
6-1. 501 Animals at large.
6-1. 502 Animals on unenclosed premises.
6-1. 503 Animals kept in enclosures.
6-1. 504 Tying animals to trees.
6-1. 505 Nuisances by animals.
6-1. 506 Food poisoning.
6-1. 507 Number of cats.
6-1. 508 Breeding permit required.
6-1. 509 Animal at large while in heat - Prohibited.
6-1. 510 Barking dogs.
6-1. 511 Vaccination - Rabies.
6-1. 512 Sanitary enclosures.
6-1. 513 Animals and vehicles.
6-1. 501 Animals at large. No person owning or having
Possession charge, custody, or control of any animal except
cats, shall cause, permit or allow the animal to stray, run, or
in any other manner to be at large in or upon any public street,
sidewalk, park or schoolground, or upon an unenclosed lot or
land.
6-1. 502 Animals on unenclosed premises. No person shall
stake out, herd or graze any animal upon any unenclosed lot or
land in any manner so that the animal may be or go beyond the
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boundary of such lot or land. No person shall stake or tie, or
leave staked or tied, within one hundred feet of an inhabited or
uninhabited residence, any horse, cow, sheep, pig, mule, llama or
goat in an open lot, without the written consent of the owner or
occupant of such residence.
6-1. 503 Animals kept in enclosures. All horses, cows,
sheep, pigs, mules, llamas and goats within the Town, when not in
use, shall be kept inside of secure enclosures all times.
6-1. 504 Tying animals to trees.. No person shall tie any
animal to any shrub or tree growing upon or along any of the
sidewalks or streets of the Town.
6-1. 505 Nuisances by animals. It is unlawful for the
owner or person having custody of any dog to permit either
wilfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, any
such dog to commit any act constituting nuisance as defined under
California Civil Code Section 3479 et sea. and as such part may
hereafter be amended. Without limiting the foregoing, no person
owning or controlling any dog shall permit the animal to (a)
defecate or urinate on private properties, other than that of the
owner or the person having control of the animal; or (b) defecate
on public property without immediately cleaning or removing the
excrement to a proper receptacle.
6-1. 506 Food poisoning. No person shall place, leave or
expose, in any place accessible to birds, dogs, cats or any
domestic animals, with the intent to kill or harm such animals,
any poisonous substance or ingredient, or any edible or any other
substance or ingredient which has in any manner been treated or
prepared with any poisonous substance or ingredient.
6-1. 507 Number of cats.
(c) No more than three cats may be kept or maintained
at any street address within the Town.
(d) No more than one unspayed female cat may be kept
or maintained at any street address within the Town.
6-1. 508 Breeding permit required. Any person owning or
having control, custody, charge or possession of any cat, dog or
bird for breeding purposes shall secure a breeding permit from
the superintendent of the animal shelter. . The fee for such
permit shall be as set forth in the Town' s fee schedule. A cat,
dog or bird shall be deemed to be used for breeding purposes if
more than one litter per year is raised per permit holder.
6-1. 509 Animal at large while in heat - Prohibited. It is
unlawful for the owner or person having possession, charge,
custody or control of any female dog or cat to cause or permit or
allow the same to stray or run or in any other manner to be at
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large upon any public street, lane, alley, or other public place
in the Town while such female cat or dog is in heat.
6-1. 510 Barking dogs. It is unlawful for any person to
keep, maintain or permit in or upon any premises within the Town
any barking dog that is under the control of that person.
"Barking dog" means a dog that barks, bays, cries, howls or makes
any other noise continuously and incessantly for a period of ten
minutes within a fifteen-minutes period to the disturbance of any
other person. The issuance of a citation shall be within the
discretion of the animal control officer or other enforcement
person.
Nothing in this section shall require or prevent the
utilization of nuisance abatement procedures for abatement of the
nuisance crated by such barking dog.
6-1. 511 vaccination - Rabies. Every owner of a dog over
four months of age shall cause such dog to be vaccinated with an
anti-rabies vaccine approved by the state department of public
health. Revaccination shall be made at such intervals of time as
may be prescribed by the state department of public health.
Any animal may be exempted from the rabies vaccination
requirement upon approval of the superintendent of the animal
center, and upon presentation of an affidavit from a licensed
veterinarian stating that, in the opinion of such veterinarian,
the vaccination would be injurious to the health and well-being
of such animal.
6-1. 512 Sanitary enclosures. All animals and all
premises, enclosures or structures wherein animals are kept shall
be maintained in a clean and sanitary and secure condition, free
from all obnoxious odors and substances. All animals and all
premises, enclosures or structures wherein animals are kept shall
be thoroughly cleaned, and all debris, refuse, manure, urine,
waste food, or other removal materials shall be removed therefrom
every day or more often as necessary.
6-1. 513 Animals and vehicles.
(a) No person shall transport an animal in a motor
vehicle on any public roadway unless the animal is safely
enclosed within the vehicle by means of a container, cage or
other device which will prevent the animal from falling from,
jumping from or being thrown from the motor vehicle.
(b) No person shall leave any animal in an unattended
motor vehicle without adequate ventilation or in such a manner as
to subject the animal to extreme temperatures which may adversely
affect the health or well-being of the animal.
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Article 6. Dangerous and Wild Animals
Sections:
6-1. 601 Definitions.
6-1. 602 Dangerous animals at large.
6-1. 603 Dangerous dogs and animals.
6-1. 604 Possessing dangerous or wild animals.
6-1. 601 Definitions. The following words and phrases
whenever used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(a) "Dangerous animal" means any dog or other animal
which demonstrates a propensity to assault, bite, scratch or
harass people or other animals without provocation. There shall
be a rebuttable presumption that any animal that bites a person
is a dangerous animal.
(b) "Wild animal" means any exotic, venomous,
nondomestic, or untrained animal which because of its size,
natural disposition, or other characteristic constitutes a hazard
or menace to persons, or animals or is likely to damage property.
6-1. 602 Dangerous animals at large. It is unlawful for
any person owning or having possession, custody, charge, or
control of any dog or other animal known by such person to be
dangerous to cause or permit the animal to run loose about the
person's premises in a manner endangering any person lawfully
entering such premises, or cause or permit the animal to be
unrestrained upon or about any public street, sidewalk, park,
schoolyard, or property of other persons.
For purposes of this section, lawful entry to a premises
includes but is not limited to entry made by a person in the
performance of any duty imposed upon that person by the laws of
this state or any city or county or by the laws or postal
regulations of the United States, or when that person is on such
property by reason of accident or disaster, or by invitation
either expressed or implied.
6-1. 603 Dangerous dogs and animals. (a) The
superintendent of the animal center shall report in writing to
the Town' s city manager concerning any animal the superintendent
is informed is, or believes to be, a dangerous animal.
(b) The Town' s city manager or designee shall set a
date and time for a public hearing to determine whether such
animal is a dangerous animal as defined in Section 6-1. 601. Ten
calendar days ' written notice of the time and place for the
hearing shall be given to the person who owns or has possession,
custody, charge, or control of the animal.
(c) The Town' s city manager or designee shall preside
at the hearing and shall summon witnesses, administer oaths, hear
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testimony, and determine whether the animal is a dangerous
animal.
(d) In determining whether the animal is a dangerous
animal, the Town' s city manager or designee shall consider
evidence concerning any bites committed upon persons or other
animals by the animal; provided, however, that such evidence
shall not be exclusive. An animal may be shown to be dangerous
even though it is not proven to have bitten any person or other
animal.
(e) The Town' s city manager or designee shall issue
written findings and a decision, concerning whether the animal is
a dangerous animal, within ten working days after the hearing is
concluded.
(f) Once the person who owns or has possession,
custody, charge, or control of the animal has been provided
written notice of the time and place for the hearing, he shall
ensure the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare
by securely confining the animal, prior to the hearing, at the
animal services center or at a facility approved by the
superintendent of the animal center. The animal ' s confinement
shall continue, pending the issuance of the written decision of
the Town' s city manager or designee following the hearing. All
costs incurred as a result of the confinement shall be the sole
responsibility of the owner, possessor or custodian of the
animal.
(g) If the animal is determined to be a dangerous
animal, the Town' s city manager or designee may revoke the
animal 's license and order its removal from the Town within
twenty-four hours, order its destruction, or grant a permit for
possessing a dangerous animal as provided in Section 6-1. 604 .
(h) It is unlawful for any person to own or have
possession, custody, charge, or control of any dangerous animal
ordered from the Town by the Town' s city manager or designee
pursuant to this section. Any dangerous animal within the Town
twenty-four hours after the removal order is issued shall be
subject to seizure by animal control officers or the Sheriff.
6-1. 604 Possessing dangerous or wild animals. It is
unlawful for any person to own or have possession, custody,
charge, or control of any elephant, bear, hippopotamus,
rhinoceros, ocelot, lion, tiger, alligator, crocodile, leopard,
wolf, monkey, squirrel, raccoon, skunk, dangerous dog or other
dangerous animal as determined by the public hearing process
provided for in Section 6-1. 603 , venomous or dangerous reptile of
any kind without first obtaining a permit from the superintendent
of the animal center in accordance with City's municipal code.
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Article 7 . Diseased and Crippled Animals
Sections:
6-1. 701 Keeping diseased or crippled animals.
6-1. 702 Animals suspected or having rabies.
6-1. 703 Disposal of animals.
6-1. 704 Dead animals in public places.
6-1. 701 Keeping diseased or crippled animals. No person
shall have, keep, or harbor any animal which is known or believed
by him to be infected with any dangerous or communicable disease,
or which is in an incurable, crippled condition or which is
afflicted with any painful disease which is believed by such
person to be incurable, except as otherwise provided in this
title.
6-1. 702 Animals suspected of having rabies. Whenever the
owner or person in control of any animal is informed that such
animal has bitten a human being, or suspects that the animal is
infected with rabies, he shall immediately report the same to the
local health department and to the superintendent, and shall
immediately confine such animal. At the discretion of the local
health officer or animal control officer, any animal which bites
or otherwise exposes a person shall be isolated in strict
confinement in a place and manner approved by the local health
officer or animal control officer and observed for at least
fourteen days (dogs and cats, ten days) after the date of
infliction of the bite, with the exception that the following
alternative to the ten-day isolation of dogs and cats is
permitted: Dogs or cats which have been isolated in strict
confinement under proper care and under observation of a licensed
veterinarian, in a pound, veterinary hospital or other adequate
facility in a manner approved by the local health officer or
animal control officer, may be released from isolation by the
local health officer or animal control officer after five days of
veterinary observation if, upon conducting a thorough physical
examination on the fifth day or more after infliction of the
bite, the observing veterinarian certifies that there are no
clinical signs or symptoms of any systemic disease. If it
appears at any time during such period that the animal has
rabies, the health officer or animal control officer shall cause
the animal to be destroyed. If at the end of the fourteen-day
period or such other period as may be prescribed by the state
Department of Public Health, it appears that the animal does not
have rabies, it shall be released upon payment to the
superintendent of a sum for its care during the period, together
with an impounding fee as set forth in Town' s fee schedule;
provided, however, that no impounding fee shall be charged to an
owner or custodian of an animal who immediately transports such
animal to the animal center.
The health officer or animal control officer or his duly
authorized representative is empowered to enter upon any public
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or private premises, in accordance with the procedures provided
by law, within the Town for the purpose of enforcing the
provisions of this section and he is empowered to call upon the
County Sheriff for assistance in enforcing such provisions. The
owner of any animal which is reported to have bitten on two or
more occasions may be required to obtain a permit for keeping a
dangerous animal, pursuant to Section 6-1. 604 , following
investigation of reported bites and recommendation by the
superintendent of the animal center.
6-1. 703 Disposal of animals. It shall be the duty of the
superintendent, and he is so authorized and empowered, to order
the destruction by any employee of the animal center of any
animal lawfully taken into the custody of the City which in the
opinion of the superintendent is incapacitated by senility or
which is infected with any dangerous or communicable disease, or
which is in an incurable, crippled condition, or for which there
is no immediate cure.
6-1.704 Dead animals in public places. No person shall
place the body of any dead animal in any street, park, or public
place or in any refuse receptacle. The bodies of any dead
animals shall be promptly removed as directed by the
superintendent. In case the owner of such dead animal is known
and removal is accomplished by the superintendent or any other
representative of the City or Town, the owner shall pay the cost
of removal of such animal as set forth in the Town' s fee
schedule.
Article 8 . Beekeeping
Sections:
6-1.801 "Apiary" defined.
6-1. 802 "Bees" defined.
6-1. 803 "Hives" defined.
6-1. 804 "Location" defined.
6-1. 805 Notice required when moving apiaries.
6-1. 806 Location of apiary.
6-1. 807 Water supply.
6-1. 808 Identification of premises.
6-1. 801 "Apiary" defined. As used in this article,
"apiary" means bees, hives and appliances wherever the same are
kept, located or found.
6-1. 802 "Bees" defined. As used in this article, "bees"
means honey-producing insects of the special Apis mellifica,
including the adults, eggs, larvae, pupae or other immature
states thereof, together with such materials as are deposited
into hives by their adults, except honey and rendered beeswax.
6-1. 803 "Hives" defined. As used in this article, "hives"
means any receptacle or container made or prepared for the use of
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bees, or a box or similar container of which bees have taken
possession.
6-1. 804 "Location" defined. As used in this article,
"location" means any premises upon which an apiary is located.
6-1. 805 Notice required when moving apiaries. No apiary
shall be moved into the Town or within the confines of the Town
without notice in writing being given to the Town's City Manager
within five (5) days from the date movement is begun, stating:
(a) The number of colonies of bees to be moved into or
within the Town.
(b) The location of the property in the Town to which
bees are to be moved, and the name and address of the owner of
the property or person in possession thereof.
(c) The distance of the proposed location of the
apiary from the nearest public road intersection.
6-1. 806 Location of apiary. No apiary shall be located:
(a) At a distance less than one thousand (1, 000) feet
from the nearest residence, church, school, public building,
swimming pool, corral, or water area in a corral unless the owner
or persons in possession thereof gives written permission to the
location of said apiary at a closer distance.
(b) On any lands without the written consent of the
owner or person in possession thereof.
(c) Closer than three hundred (300) feet from any
public road.
Provided that, if the Town' s City Manager receives a complaint
from any resident about the proximity of bees from an apiary, the
Town's City Manager may require the apiary to be relocated.
6-1. 807 Water supply. A water supply adequate in quantity
for the apiary must be provided and maintained.
6-1. 808 Identification of premises. Every person
maintaining any apiary on premises other than .that of his or her
residence shall identify such apiary by affixing and maintaining
a sign thereto showing the name of the owner or person in
possession of the apiary, his or her address and telephone
number, or a statement that he or she has no phone. Said sign
shall be prominently placed and maintained on the entrance side
of the apiary and immediately adjoining the same and lettered in
black at least one (1) inch in height on a white or light
background.
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Section 2. Amendment of Code. Article 2 [Horses] of
Chapter 1 [Animals] of Title 6 [Sanitation and Health] is hereby
redesignated as Article 9 of said chapter and title and sections
6-1.201 through 6-1. 209 are hereby renumbered to sections 6-1.901
through 6-1.909.
Section 3. Severability. If any part of this ordinance
is held to be invalid or in applicable to any situation by a
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or the
applicability of this ordinance to other situations.
Section 4. Effective Date; Posting. This ordinance
shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its
passage; and -shall be posted within the -Town--of-Los Altos Hills
in three (3) public places.
INTRODUCED: December 1, 1993
PASSED: December 15, 1993
AYES: Mayor Johnson and_Counciimembers Dauber, Hubbard and Tryon
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT:
Councilmember Siegel
By:
Mayor I
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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