Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

6.08.050 Abandonment of Animals.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having the care and custody of any animal to abandon said animal
within the City. (Ord. 4621, 1990; Ord. 4460, 1987; Ord. 4346, 1985; Prior Code §5.6.)
6.08.060 Keeping Livestock.
Except as otherwise provided in Title 28 of this Code relating to the permitted uses in one-family residential
zones, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep any cow, calf, hog, sheep, goat or any other cloven-footed animal
on any lot less than one and one-half (1 1/2) acres in size. In addition, no such animals, nor any pen, stable, barn or
corral shall be kept or maintained within thirty-five feet (35') of any property line, dwelling or other building used for
human habitation. (Ord. 4621, 1990; Ord. 4517, 1988; Ord. 4460, 1987; Ord. 4346, 1985; Prior Code §5.13.)
6.08.070 Animals - Public Beaches and Harbor.
A. PROHIBITION. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having possession, charge, custody or control
of any animal to cause or permit or allow the same, whether or not on leash or restraint, to be upon a beach or within
the Santa Barbara Harbor except that:
1. Dogs are permitted on the beach at any point between Shoreline Park staircase and the westerly City
limits subject to the provisions of Section 6.08.020; or
2. Horses are permitted on the beach at any point between Lighthouse Point and the westerly City limits if
restrained in conformance with the provisions of Section 6.08.020; or
3. Horses may be allowed within sponsored parades on the beach between the eastern City Limits and
Stearns Wharf, between sunrise and 11:00 a.m. except on Sundays or holidays recognized by the City, if the parade
sponsor holds both a special event permit from the Police Department according to Chapter 9.12 and a Parks and
Recreation Department use permit according to Chapter 15.05, if restrained in conformance with the provisions of
Section 6.08.020.
For the purposes of this Section, the Harbor is defined as an area circumscribed on the west by the westerly edge
of the breakwater and the easterly edge of Harbor Way, on the south by a straight line between the seaward end of the
Breakwater and the seaward end of Stearns Wharf, on the east by the westerly edge of Stearns Wharf, and on the
north by Cabrillo Boulevard not to include any sidewalk adjacent thereto. It shall include all marinas, wharves,
docks, the breakwater, lawns, buildings, sidewalks and parking lots, but not boats.
B. EXCEPTIONS. This Section shall not apply to:
1. The owners of boats in the Harbor who are crossing the docks and landward areas of the Harbor to reach
their boats or leave the Harbor with their dogs on leash and under their control.
2. Any blind person owning or having possession, charge, custody or control of a guide dog.
3. A police animal. (Ord. 5323, 2004; Ord. 4968, 1996; Ord. 4943, 1996; Ord. 4621, 1990; Ord. 4460,
1987; Ord. 4346, 1985; Ord. 4067, 1980; Ord. 3828, 1976; Ord. 3744, §7, 1975; Ord. 3597, 1973.)
170 rev. 6/30/04