Watsonville Ordinance
Title 6 SANITATION AND HEALTH
Chapter 1 ANIMALS
Article 4. Dogs and Cats
6-1.414 Leash required.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or harboring or having the charge, care, control, or possession of any dog to allow or permit such dog, whether licensed or not, to be upon a public street, sidewalk, park, school ground, public place, or any unenclosed lot or land, except when held under restraint by leash.
(§ 1, Ord. 886-92 C-M, eff. April 9, 1992)
6-1.415 Trespassing.
It shall be unlawful to suffer or permit any dog to trespass on private or public property, and such action is declared to be a nuisance. Any dog committing such an act shall be impounded by the Director of AnimalControl. Whenever it is affirmed in writing under penalty or perjury by one or more persons residing or regularly employed in the neighborhood that any dog is a public nuisance, the Director of Animal Control, if he finds such nuisance to exist, shall serve notice, or cause notice to be served, either in person or by registered/certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the owner that such nuisance shall be abated. The owner of such dog, upon the receipt of the notice of the Director of Animal Control as provided by this section, shall take such necessary action as may be required to eliminate the continuance of the nuisance noted by the Director of Animal Control. Any owner refusing to comply with an order for the abatement of the public nuisance as provided by this section shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 886-92 C-M, eff. April 9, 1992)
6-1.416 Wastes.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or person having the charge, care, control, or possession to permit a dog to defecate upon any public property, street, walk, or park, or to permit a dog to defecate upon the unenclosed private property of another person. The owner or person having the charge, care, control, or possession of a dog shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by their dog.
Chapter 1 ANIMALS
Article 4. Dogs and Cats
6-1.414 Leash required.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or harboring or having the charge, care, control, or possession of any dog to allow or permit such dog, whether licensed or not, to be upon a public street, sidewalk, park, school ground, public place, or any unenclosed lot or land, except when held under restraint by leash.
(§ 1, Ord. 886-92 C-M, eff. April 9, 1992)
6-1.415 Trespassing.
It shall be unlawful to suffer or permit any dog to trespass on private or public property, and such action is declared to be a nuisance. Any dog committing such an act shall be impounded by the Director of AnimalControl. Whenever it is affirmed in writing under penalty or perjury by one or more persons residing or regularly employed in the neighborhood that any dog is a public nuisance, the Director of Animal Control, if he finds such nuisance to exist, shall serve notice, or cause notice to be served, either in person or by registered/certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the owner that such nuisance shall be abated. The owner of such dog, upon the receipt of the notice of the Director of Animal Control as provided by this section, shall take such necessary action as may be required to eliminate the continuance of the nuisance noted by the Director of Animal Control. Any owner refusing to comply with an order for the abatement of the public nuisance as provided by this section shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 886-92 C-M, eff. April 9, 1992)
6-1.416 Wastes.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or person having the charge, care, control, or possession to permit a dog to defecate upon any public property, street, walk, or park, or to permit a dog to defecate upon the unenclosed private property of another person. The owner or person having the charge, care, control, or possession of a dog shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by their dog.