DATE: July 8, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, District 2
Supervisor Brian Pacheco, District 1
SUBJECT: Adoption of Amendment to Title 9, Chapter 9.04 of the Ordinance Code of Fresno County 9.04 and Introduction and First Reading of Proposed Ordinance "Breeding, Transfer and Sale of Dog and Cats" to Title 9 Chapter 9.05
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed Ordinance amending Title 9, relating to Dog and Cat Licensing and Control, to repeal sections 9.04.045, 9.04.047, 9.04.049; to amend sections 9.04.010, 9.04.030, 9.04.040, 9.04.115; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety; and
2. Conduct second hearing and adopt the proposed Ordinance adding Chapter 9.05 to the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, Title 9, Relating to the Breeding, Transfer, and Sale of Dogs and Cats; and waive reading of the Ordinance in its entirety.
REPORT
The first hearing to approve the proposed amendment and addition to Title 9 relating to Dog and Cat Licensing and Control was held on June 24, 2025. Approval of the first recommended actions will add Chapter 9.05, "Breeding, Transfer, and Sale of Dogs and Cats" to Title 9 of the Ordinance Code of Fresno County, and will amend and repeal portions of Chapter 9.04, allowing the ordinance codes to properly align for more clarity in the enforcement, regulation, and support of proactive measures to mitigate the County's overpopulation of dogs and cats. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board choose not to amend the sections listed and adopt the new ordinance, the County's enforcement will remain unchanged, and the County's Animal Control program will continue to lack the proper enforcement tools relating to dog and cat breeding to address the County's overpopulation of dogs and cats in the unincorporated areas of the County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Man...
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