[Mardelin]

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

SECTION 1. Section 30804.6 is added to the Food and Agricultural
Code, to read:
30804.6. (a) (1) Every dog owner shall secure a license for the
dog pursuant to Section 121690 of the Health and Safety Code or as
required by the local licensing agency.
(2) No person shall own, keep, or harbor an
unsterilized dog in violation of this section.
(3) An owner or custodian of an unsterilized dog shall have the
dog sterilized by the age of six months, provide
obtain a certificate of sterility, or , if provided
for by ordinance of the responsible city, county, or city and county,
obtain an unaltered dog license in accordance with this
section.
(4) This subdivision shall not apply to a dog with a high
likelihood, due to age or infirmity, of suffering serious bodily harm
or death if surgically sterilized. The owner or custodian shall
obtain written confirmation of this fact from a veterinarian licensed
in this state. If the dog is able to be sterilized at a later date,
that date shall be stated in the written confirmation. If the date
for sterilization in the written confirmation is more than 30 days
after the date that the owner or custodian receives that
confirmation, the owner or custodian shall apply for an unaltered dog
license pursuant to any applicable city, city and county, or
county ordinance .
(b) An unaltered dog license may be denied or revoked for one or
more of the following reasons:
(b) The licensing agency shall utilize its existing procedures or
may establish procedures for the denial or revocation of an unaltered
dog license and may deny or revoke a license for one or more of the
following reasons:
(1) The owner, custodian, applicant or licensee is not in
compliance with all of the requirements of this section.
(2) The owner, custodian, applicant, or licensee has violated a
state law, or a city, county, or other local governmental provision
relating to the care and control of animals.
(3) Any unaltered dog license held by the applicant has been
revoked for violating a state law, or a city, county, or other local
government provision relating to the care or control of animals.
(4) The license application is discovered to contain a material
misrepresentation or omission of fact.
(c) The licensing agency shall utilize its existing procedures or
may establish procedures for any appeal of a denial or revocation of
an unaltered dog license, which appeal procedure may include written
notice of the denial or revocation and a reasonable opportunity for
the owner or custodian to respond.