[Mardelin]

(d) The licensing agency may assess a fee for the procedures
related to the issuance, denial, or revocation of an unaltered dog
license consistent with this chapter.
(d)
(e) An owner or custodian who offers any unsterilized
dog for sale, trade, or adoption at four months of age or older or
the age required by the licensing agency shall be required to include
a valid unaltered dog license number with the offer of sale, trade,
or adoption, or shall otherwise state and establish compliance with
this section. The unaltered dog's license number, and any existing
microchip number for the dog, shall appear on the document
transferring ownership of the dog to the new owner.
(e)
(f) (1) Any authorized penalty may be imposed upon an
owner or custodian of an unlicensed, unaltered dog for a violation of
this section only if the owner or custodian is concurrently cited
for one or more of the following:
(A) Permitting the subject dog to roam at large.
(B) Failure to provide adequate care for the subject dog in
violation of animal cruelty provisions.
(C) Rabies quarantine violations for the subject dog.
(D) Fighting dog activity in violation of Section 597.5 of the
Penal Code.
(E) Failure to comply with the local jurisdiction's requirements
for the keeping of a dog that has been adjudicated by a court or an
agency of appropriate jurisdiction to be potentially dangerous,
dangerous, or vicious.
(F) Failure to possess an unaltered dog license.
(2) Any owner or custodian of an unaltered dog who is found to be
subject to a penalty under paragraph (1) shall be required to
surgically sterilize the unaltered animal in accordance with this
section. The licensing agency shall utilize its existing
procedures may utilize procedures as they exist on the
effective date of this Section for any appeal of this
requirement.
(3) Any owner or custodian of an unaltered dog who is lawfully
using that dog for the pursuit or take taking
of mammals pursuant to Section 265 of Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations or for the lawful pursuit or
taking of migratory game birds, game birds, ducks, and other
permitted water fowl and has lawfully purchased a hunting
license as provided in Section 3031 of the Fish and Game Code
is not shall not be in violation of
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1).
(4) At the time a citation is issued pursuant to paragraph (1) or
(2), the licensing agency may provide the owner or custodian
information as to the availability of sterilization services for free
or at a reduced cost.
(f) If an unlicensed unaltered dog is impounded pursuant to state
or local law, in addition to satisfying applicable requirements for
the release of the animal, including, but not limited to, payment of
impound fees pursuant to this section, the owner or custodian shall
also do one of the following: