TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Libby Bretthauer, Finance Director
Toni Page, Revenue Services Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Municipal Code Chapters 5.01 and 5.04 Related to Dog Licensing (Second Reading/Adoption) (No Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 25-0006
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 25-0006 to amend Chapters 5.01 (Animals - Pound: Dogs) and 5.04 (Licensing of Dogs) of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code regarding Animal Licensing.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fiscal impact of amending Title 4 - Chapter 5 of the City' s Municipal Code relating to dog licensing is unknown at this time, however, through these code amendments, the City anticipates a higher rate of compliance in obtaining animal licenses from pet owners within the community thereby increasing animal license revenues in
the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The City requires any person within the City who has, keeps, maintains, or harbors any dog four months old or older for a period of 30 days to obtain an annual dog license.
On June 17, 2025, the City Council introduced Ordinance No. 25-0006, amending Chapters 5.01 (Animals - Pound: Dogs) and 5.04 (Licensing of Dogs) of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code regarding Animal Licensing to:
A) Update the frequency of dog license renewals from a fixed September to September term to align with each dog's rabies vaccination expiration date (MBMC 5.01);
B) Establish a life-time dog tag to replace the current requirement of issuing a new dog tag annually upon renewal of the animal license and update language to reflect "license fee" for consistency (MBMC 5.01); and
C) Require veterinarians practicing within the City to issue a rabies vaccination certificate to the pet owner and pr...
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