Yorba Linda, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing mechanism
- OC Title 5 adopted by reference
- Local section
- YLMC § 6.04.030
- First infraction fine
- Up to $100
- Repeat violation
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000/6 months
- Copy on file
- Office of the City Clerk
Summary
Pet grooming parlors in the City of Yorba Linda are regulated under the Orange County animal ordinances the City adopts by reference in Yorba Linda Municipal Code § 6.04.030, which folds county grooming-parlor rules into City law and applies the City's own animal-code penalty schedule to violations.
The ordinances adopted by this chapter are intended to apply to animal control and regulation within the jurisdiction of the City of Yorba Linda in the same manner as they apply to animal control and regulation within the unincorporated area of the County of Orange. Therefore, the ordinances adopted by this chapter shall be amended as necessary to achieve that goal, including amending references to the County or the unincorporated area of the County to references to the City of Yorba Linda, as necessary to achieve that goal. Only those provisions of Title 5 of the Orange County Ordinances relevant to animal related facilities including animal exhibitions, animal rental establishments, animal rescuers, commercial stables, grooming parlors, kennels and pet shops are adopted hereby.
Full Breakdown
Yorba Linda does not write its own grooming-parlor code. Instead, § 6.04.010 adopts the Codified Ordinances of Orange County governing animal control by reference under Government Code §§ 50022.1-50022.9, and § 6.04.030 narrows that adoption to 'those provisions of Title 5 of the Orange County Ordinances relevant to animal related facilities including animal exhibitions, animal rental establishments, animal rescuers, commercial stables, grooming parlors, kennels and pet shops.' The section further directs that every reference in the adopted county text to 'the County' or 'the unincorporated area of the County' is read as a reference to the City of Yorba Linda, so a grooming parlor operating inside city limits is held to the identical county licensing and operating standards a grooming parlor in unincorporated Orange County must meet.
A certified true copy of the adopted county provisions is kept on file with the Yorba Linda City Clerk for public inspection. Enforcement runs through § 6.04.020: most violations of the adopted Title 5 provisions are infractions punishable by a fine of up to $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second within 12 months, and $500 for each further violation in that period, while certain repeat or specified violations escalate to a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 or six months in County Jail, or both.
Violations & Fines
A grooming parlor that violates the adopted Orange County Title 5 standards is guilty of an infraction under § 6.04.020.A, fined up to $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation of the same provision within 12 months, and up to $500 for each additional violation in that period. A second violation occurring within a year of two prior separate violations, or a violation of specified county sections, is charged as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in County Jail, or both.
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