Title 6 Animals
6.36.010 Adoption of San Mateo County’s “Animal Control” Ordinance.
Chapter 6.04 entitled “Animal Control” in Title 6 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code as such chapters now exist and as they may hereafter be amended, are hereby referred to, adopted and made applicable within the city. A copy thereof and amendments therefor shall be filed with the city clerk. All references to “unincorporated San Mateo County” shall refer instead to the “city of San Bruno” and further the city of San Bruno shall not require cats to be licensed. In case of any other conflicts between Chapter 6.04 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and any other provision of this title, the provisions of this title shall prevail. (Ord. 1707 § 2, 2005)
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"Animal Control Officer" means that person designated as the Animal Control Program Manager of the Division of Animal Control Services for the County and his or her duly authorized officers or deputies, as well as the President of the County's contract agent and his or her duly authorized officers or deputies.
"Animal Control Program" means that program within the Division of Animal Control Services of the Health Department of the County, or the County's designated contract agent or both, which is specifically charged with regulating and enforcing laws dealing with animal control within its jurisdiction.
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6.04.020 - Animal control program.
(a) Responsibility. The Animal Control Program is responsible for the enforcement of this chapter, and the duties of the Director thereof and his officers, agents, and employees shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) To administer an animal control shelter and keep such records as may be required by law or contract.
(2) To impound animals which are in violation of this chapter, or for the safekeeping of the animal to protect it health and welfare.
(3) To remove and dispose of the carcass of any animal found on any public highway, street, alley, or other public place.
(4) To quarantine animals under the direction of the County Health Officer.
(5) To destroy and dispose of animals after due notice to the owner and pursuant to the procedures set forth herein.
(6) To sell, when appropriate, impounded animals after due notice to the owner.
(7) To enforce all provisions of this chapter.
6.04.060 - Public protection from dogs.
(a) Every owner or possessor of a dog shall at all times prevent such dog from biting or physically harassing any person engaged in a lawful act and from interfering with the lawful use of public or private property.
(b) Every owner or possessor of a dog shall at all times prevent such dog from causing substantial injury to another domestic animal while such domestic animal is lawfully upon public or private property. Substantial injury means any injury which results in veterinarian treatment or death.
(c) Every owner or possessor of a dog shall desist from commanding or provoking such dog to attack, sic or threaten a person when such person is peaceably and lawfully upon public or private property.
(d) Any person who violates any provision of subsections (a), (b), or (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A trained dog assisting a peace officer engaged in law enforcement duties is excluded from this section.
No owner or possessor of any animal shall cause or permit it to do any of the following:
(a)To be upon any public street, sidewalk, park, school ground, any public property, or upon any unenclosed premises in this jurisdiction unless the animal is properly licensed, if such licensing is necessary hereunder, and under the control of the owner by being saddled, harnessed, haltered, or leashed by a substantial chain, lead rope, or leash, which chain, lead rope, or leash shall be continuously held by some competent person capable of controlling such animal.
(b)To trespass upon any private property without the consent of the owner thereof, and to knowingly permit the animal to remain upon the property or to habitually continue to trespass thereon.
(c)To suffer or permit such animal to habitually bark or meow or act in such a manner as to continuously disturb the peace of any citizen or to be a public nuisance.
Penalty for violation.
Except as specifically stated elsewhere, any violation of the provisions of this ordinance, including those provisions relating to required fees, shall be punishable as an infraction, the penalty for which shall be as follows:
(a)A fine not exceeding one hundred ($100) dollars for a first violation.
(b)A fine not exceeding two hundred ($200) dollars for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year.
(c) A fine not exceeding five hundred ($500) dollars of each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.
The pilot program staff will collect information on Police Department enforcement activities and input from the community through social media and provided directly to City staff on their favorable or unfavorable experience with the pilot program. Parks Maintenance staff will monitor additional maintenance and cleaning activities related to dogs at City Park and Grundy Park. At the conclusion of the six-month pilot project, staff will report back to the City Council and provide input on whether or not the pilot project has been a success or failure based on the information collected.
On-Leash Dogs at City Park and Grundy Park
On April 24, 2017, the City of San Bruno launched a pilot program to allow on-leash dogs on park pathways in City Park and Grundy Park only.
The 6-month pilot program runs from April 24 - October 23, 2017.
During this period dogs are permitted to walk on a leash no longer than six feet in length, on park pathways, and handlers must clean-up immediately after dog.
For more information, please contact the Community Services Department at (650) 616-7185 and or
https://sanbruno.ca.gov/civica... Dogs at City Park and Grundy Park