Stockton Municipal Code
Chapter 7
HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE

Part VI
MISCELLANEOUS SANITARY REGULATIONS

Division II
LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF VETERINARY HOSPITALS

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SEC. 7-145. SANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS USED AS VETERINARY HOSPITALS:
Any and all buildings used or designed to be used as a hospital for the care and treatment of animals suffering from or afflicted with sickness or disease, shall be so constructed as to be sanitary and shall be maintained so as not to be offensive or endanger the public health or comfort.

SEC. 7-145.1. LOCATION OF VETERINARY HOSPITALS:
The business of carrying on and conducting a veterinary hospital for the care and treatment of animals suffering from or afflicted with any sickness or disease, shall not be prosecuted in any building or structure whose frontage or sides are located or placed within thirty-five (35) feet of any dwelling house or building used for residence purposes, provided, however, that the rear portion of such building or structure may be so located or placed within fifteen (15) feet of such dwelling or residence.

SEC. 7-145.2. DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS:
The Animal Control Supervisor or his assistants shall, upon request of a veterinary hospital, collect and dispose of dead animals. The Animal Control Supervisor or his assistants shall require the hospital to place dead animals in containers or freezers prior to collection, and to suture or bag all dead animals upon which autopsies or other operative procedures have been performed. Veterinary hospitals shall be billed monthly by the Finance Department, for collection and disposal services, according to the following fee schedule:
Cats: $ .50 plus , $5.00 per call.
Dogs and Other Animals: $1.00 plus, $5.00 per call.
The Animal Control Supervisor shall include in the monthly pound report sufficient information to facilitate billing.
(Amended by Ordinance 3208-C.S. — Effective Aug. 2, 1979)