A. Seeing-eye dogs, signal dogs, and service dogs, as defined by the California Civil Code, and dogs which have served with the armed forces of the United States of America during any period of actual hostilities must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of this code, but their owners shall be exempt from the license fee imposed by this chapter.

B. Dogs used on farms for the primary purpose of herding livestock must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of this code, but their owners shall be exempt from the license fee imposed by this chapter. To qualify for the exemption in this subsection, the owner must furnish an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury on blanks furnished by the tax collector that his dog is necessary for herding livestock and is used primarily for that purpose.

C. Dogs used by any governmental agency for the purpose of law enforcement must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of this code, but their owners shall be exempt from the license fee imposed by this chapter. (Ord. 3226 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2506 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1253 § 1; prior code § 4.18).