A. “Animal” means any nonhuman, bird, reptile, amphibian or fish including but not limited to dog, cat, horse, goat, sheep and chicken and all animals defined in the California Agriculture Code, Section 16.302.

B. “Animal control officer” means the person appointed by the city council as animal control officer and any designated assistants, any peace officer and any designated police department employee.

C. Camellia means a honey-producing insect of the species apis mellifica, including the adults, eggs, larvae, pupae or other immature states thereof.

D. “Beehive” means any receptacle or container made for use of bees, or box or similar container of which bees have taken possession.

E. “Cat” means a domestic cat (felis catus). A cat is not the personal property of its owner.

F. “Dog” means domestic dog (canine familiaris) of any age and either sex.

G. “Domestic fowl” means chickens, ducks, pigeons, geese, turkeys and other domesticated fowl.

H. “Impound” means to take into custody by the animal control officer as authorized in this chapter.

I. “Kennel” means an establishment where over four dogs are bred, raised, trained or boarded, except for veterinary hospitals.

J. “Livestock” means horses, mules, jacks, cows, cattle, goats, rabbits, sheep or any other livestock, bovine, caprine, equine or ovine.

K. “Owner” means any person over eighteen years of age owning, keeping, harboring or having custody or possession of any animal. An animal shall be deemed to be harbored if it is fed or sheltered for thirty or more consecutive days. This definition shall not apply to a veterinarian in the regular practice of his profession as to any animal in his possession while being treated or cared for. This definition shall not apply to an operator of a commercial kennel as to any animal that is being boarded in the regular practice of his business.

L. “Person” means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association of persons.

M. “Pet shop” means a premises wherein animals are kept for the purpose of wholesale or retail sale, exchange or hire to the public. “Pet shop” does not include any place or premises where pet animals are occasionally sold. Pet animals means dogs, cats, monkeys and other primates, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, hamsters, snakes, iguanas, turtles and any other species of animals sold or trained for the purpose of being kept as a household pet.

N. “Possessor” means any person other than the owner of an animal who has lawful custody or possession of the animal.

O. “Premises” means and includes any dwelling, building, real property, vehicle or part thereof.

P. “Rabies Control Act” means and refers to the California Health and Safety Code Section 1900 and sections following governing the identification, quarantine and control of rabid animals.

Q. “Veterinarian” means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine by the state of California.

R. “Veterinary hospital” means a premises operated by a veterinarian for the treatment of diseases and injuries to animals. (Ord. 87-2 § 1, 1987)