City Council

B. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the City's Animals Code\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)\n(Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines; and\n2. Introduce for first reading the attached Ordinance amending the text of the Santa Monica\nMunicipal Code by amending Chapter 4.04, Animals and Section 4.12.090 to modernize\nthe Code, improve animal impound and quarantine policies including for dangerous\nanimals, clarify and strengthen policies regarding nuisance and dangerous animals and\nanimals in public, and provide greater tools to reduce the number of animals in shelter\nincluding improving dog licensing compliance and allowing the issuance of cat licenses.\na. Ordinance - Chapter 4.04 Amendments\nb. December 19, 2000 Ordinance\nc. August 10, 2004 Ordinance\nd. January 11, 2011 Ordinance\ne. March 24, 2015 - Ordinance 4.04.130 (Web Link)\nf. January 24, 2017 - Ordinance Amending 4.04.162 (Web Link)\ng. December 12, 2023 - Ordinance Amending 4.04.390 (Web Link)