All dogs four months and older in Sutter County must be currently vaccinated for rabies and licensed. Dogs at large off the owner's property must be under control, and continuously disruptive dogs are nuisance animals under county code.
Sutter County Animal Services administers dog licensing and at-large enforcement countywide in unincorporated areas (and by contract in some cities). All dogs four months of age and older must have a current rabies vaccination and a county dog license. Dogs found off the owner's property without restraint are subject to impoundment under California Food & Agricultural Code 31108 timelines and the county's animal-control provisions. The county's nuisance-animal rule complements leash enforcement: a dog that barks/howls continuously or runs at large repeatedly is treated as a nuisance subject to abatement.
Impoundment fees, license-violation citations, and escalating fines for repeat at-large incidents. Owners must reclaim impounded dogs and may face additional citations if the dog is unlicensed or unvaccinated.
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