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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. B31-14. Animals and vehicles.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B31-14. Animals and vehicles.

(a) No person, other than an individual then actually in the process of working a do or other animal for ranching purposes, shall transport or carry the animal in a motor vehicle on any public highway or public roadway, unless the animal is safely enclosed within the vehicle by means of a container, cage or other device which will prevent the animal from falling from, jumping from, or being thrown from a motor vehicle.

(b) No person shall leave any dog or other animal in an unattended motor vehicle without adequate ventilation or in such a manner as to subject the animal to extreme temperatures that may adversely affect the health or well being of the animal.

(c) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be punishable as an infraction.

(Ord. No. NS-300.745, § 1, 5-2-06)

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