Section 38792 Of Article 7. Miscellaneous From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 7.
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. (a) The legislative body of a city may impose and collect a
license fee for a period not to exceed two years and not exceeding
the cost of services relating to dogs, including, but not limited to,
animal shelters and control and the programs specified in Section
30652 of the Food and Agricultural Code, provided by the city, on
every dog owned or harbored within the city limits. The license fee
for spayed bitches and neutered males shall not exceed 50 percent of
the license fee otherwise imposed.
(b) In addition to the authority provided in subdivision (a), the
legislative body of a city may impose and collect a license fee, as
described in subdivision (a), for a period not to exceed three years
for dogs that have attained the age of 12 months or older and have
been vaccinated. The person from whom the license fee is collected
pursuant to this subdivision may choose a license period as
established by the legislative body of up to one, two, or three
years. However, when imposing and collecting a license fee pursuant
to this subdivision, the license period shall not extend beyond the
remaining period of validity for the current rabies vaccination. The
license fee for spayed bitches and neutered males, under this
subdivision, shall not exceed 50 percent of the license fee otherwise
imposed.