File #: 051606    Version: 1 Name: Penalties related to vicious and dangerous dogs
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Introduced: 9/20/2005 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: Final action: 11/22/2005
Enactment date: Enactment #: 267-05
Title: Ordinance amending Article 1, Section 42.2 of the San Francisco Health Code to transfer authority for registration of vicious and dangerous dogs from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Animal Care & Control, increase the vicious and dangerous dog registration fee from $50 to $250, allow for microchipping as an alternative form of permanent identification for dogs, and clarify standards for outdoor enclosures; amending Section 42.3 to adjust hearing deadlines for vicious and dangerous dog hearings; and amending Section 42.4 making a second or subsequent violation within any 12-month period from the initial incident punishable as a misdemeanor, and to allocate dog registration fees and fines collected for violations of Sections 42 through 42.3 to the Department of Animal Care & Control for enforcement of the vicious and dangerous dog program; and making environmental findings.
Sponsors: Bevan Dufty
Attachments: 1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Leg_Final
Legislation Details
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