BILL NUMBER: AB 2716	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mendoza

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Sections 30525 and 30804.5 of the Food and
Agricultural Code, and to amend Section 38792 of the Government Code,
relating to dogs.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2716, as introduced, Mendoza. Puppies: reduced licensing fee.
   Existing law authorizes counties to issue dog licenses and dog
license tags for a fee, as specified. Existing law provides that
whenever dog license tags are issued, the tag shall be issued for 1/2
or less of the fee required for a dog, if a certificate is presented
from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or
neutered.
   This bill would provide, in addition, for a reduced fee for a dog
license tag, as specified above, if a certificate is presented from a
licensed veterinarian stating that the dog is a puppy under the age
of 8 months. The bill would make conforming changes to a related
provision. By expanding the population of dogs eligible for a reduced
license fee, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program on
local government which would administer the expanded program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 30525 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   30525.  Whenever a dog license tag is issued pursuant to this
division, the tag shall be issued for one-half or less of the fee
required for a dog,  if a   under either of the
following circumstances: 
    (a)     A  certificate is presented
from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or
neutered. 
   (b) A certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian
stating that the dog is a puppy under the age of eight months. 
  SEC. 2.  Section 30804.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   30804.5.  Whenever dog license tags are issued pursuant to this
division, any  such  tag shall be issued for
one-half or less of the fee required for a dog,  if a
certificate   under either of the following
circumstances: 
    (a)     A certificate  is presented
from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or
neutered. 
   (b) A certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian
stating that the dog is a puppy under the age of eight months. 
  SEC. 3.  Section 38792 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   38792.  (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  , and puppies certified by
a licensed veterinarian to be under the age of eight months, 
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.
  SEC. 4.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.