Chapter 3. Animal Control

§ 3101. Purpose. The purpose of these rules and regulations is to control the population of stray and feral dogs and cats to prevent nuisances and the spread of diseases through the licensing and imposition of penalties.

§ 3102. Authority. Section 20105, Chapter 20 of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated on General Provisions empowers the Director of Public Health & Social Services to adopt and promulgate these rules and regulations. 2007 COMPILER NOTE: See opening Note. These rules were originally adop…

§ 3103. Application. These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed and applied to promote their purpose.

§ 3104. Definitions. 2 COL061307 (a) ‘Animal’ means any live non-human vertebrate creature, domestic or wild. (b) ‘Department’ means the Department of Agriculture. (c) ‘Director’ means the Director of the Department of Agriculture. (d) ‘Division’ means the Division of [ ], Depart…

§ 3105. Pet License Required. It shall be unlawful for a person to own a pet unless it is currently licensed and wearing a license tag as prescribed in Section 34102, Chapter 34 of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated. This does not apply to pets less than three (3) months old, pets und…

§ 3106. Pet License and Fees (a) Each pet shall be licensed by its owner or an authorized representative of the owner. (b) The license year shall be from January first to December thirty- first. Renewal of a license shall be within ninety (90) days before December thirty-first. (…

§ 3107. Application for License. Before a pet license is issued to the pet owner, the pet owner shall fill out an application for a license containing the following information in addition to the requirements stipulated in § 3109: (a) The name and address (street address and mail…

§ 3108. Exemption from Payment of License Fee. Guide dogs for the blind and hearing-aid dogs to assist the deaf are exempted from payment of the license fee but are still required to obtain the license.

§ 3109. Requirements of Rabies Vaccination Prior to Licensing. A pet license shall be issued only upon presentation of a valid rabies certificate and a rabies tag. The agency copy of the Rabies Vaccination Certificate providing immunity during the period of licensure and duly sig…

§ 3110. Issuance and Description of the License. Upon compliance with the requirements of § 3109 and receipt of the license fee, the Department shall issue to the pet owner a license stating the information required under § 3107 above except for (d), and shall also include the fo…

§ 3111. Description and Attachment of the Pet License Tag. (a) The form and design of the license tag shall be determined by the Department and the serial number of the tag and the year of the license shall be inscribed on the tag. (b) The form and design of the tag shall be dete…

§ 3112. Lost License Tags. 7 COL061307 If any license-tag is lost, mutilated or stolen, the pet owner to whom such lag was issued shall be entitled to receive a replacement by presenting to the Department the original license certificate and a notarized affidavit stating that suc…

§ 3113. Seizure of Unlicensed Pets. An officer is authorized to seize any unlicensed pet, as defined above in § 3104(n), found running at large or found upon any public property or any private property, including the pet owner’s, whether in the immediate presence of the owner or …

§ 3114. Prohibition of Dogs Running at Large. It shall be unlawful for an owner of a dog, whether such dog is licensed or not, to willfully allow his dog to run at large. A dog running at large as defined in § 3104 is a stray dog.

§ 3115. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (a) Seeing-eye dogs trained to assist blind persons and hearing-aid does trained to assist the deaf while such dogs are being used by blind or co deaf persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from pl…

§ 3116. Pet Trespassing on Private Property. (a) Any person who sees a pet trespassing on land or premises not owned or possessed by the owner of the pet shall report such trespass to the Pet Control Unit immediately. The person shall give the exact location of the place where th…

§ 3117. Pet Owner’s Liability. (a) When a pet causes injury to a person or another animal or property damage to that of another person, the pet’s owner shall be liable to the extent that his negligence was the proximate cause of such injury or damage. (b) For animals that by natu…

§ 3118. Vicious Pet. Any pet which, while running at large has bitten a person or persons two or more times, is a vicious pet and shall be ordered confined at the Pet Pound. The pet shall be observed for ten (10) days for possible signs of rabies, and at the end of the observatio…

§ 3119. Persons Attacked by Pets or Animal. (a) Any person who is being attacked by a pet or animal or any person witnessing such attack may kill such, pet or animal while so attacking or thereafter if deemed necessary to prevent further attack by the pet or animal or to prevent …

§ 3120. Special Methods of Apprehending and Controlling Pets Running at Large. When the Director shall determine that the use of poison baits, tranquilizer guns, or any other methods are necessary beyond the regular methods of using snare and traps to reduce the number of pets ru…

§ 3121. Licensed Stray Dog. (a) Any dog that is licensed whether wearing a license tag in accordance with § 3111, or not and found to be running at large, is subject to being apprehended by an officer and impounded at the Pet Pound. (b) The owner, as shown on the license, of any …

§ 3122. Unlicensed Pet. (a) Any pet over three (3) months old that is not currently licensed or is not wearing a license tag in accordance with § 3111 shall be subject to 12 COL061307 apprehension by an officer and impounded at the Pet Pound. (b) Any unlicensed pet that is impoun…

§ 3123. Biting Pet. The following requirements shall be observed for the impoundment of biting pets: (a) Every reasonable effort shall be made to apprehend and impound a pet, whether owned or not, that has bitten a person or animal. The owner of a pet that bites a person or anima…

§ 3124. Unwanted Pet. (a) A pet owner who voluntarily turns his pet over to the Pet Pound is required to sign a form relinquishing his rights to the pet before he turns the pet over to the Pet Pound. (b) The pet will either be humanely disposed of, or put up for adoption in accor…

§ 3125. Other Pets. Any pet may be impounded and held at the Pet Pound when it requires protective custody and care because of mistreatment or neglect by its owner, or when otherwise ordered impounded by a court.

§ 3126. Disposition of Diseased or Unadoptable Pets. All pet turned over to the Pet Pound which by reason of age or disease or other cause are unlikely to be adopted or are dangerous to keep impounded need not go through any impoundment period and maybe be humanely destroyed as s…

§ 3127. Adoption of Impounded Pets. 14 COL061307 (a) The. Department shall not release a pet for adoption without taking reasonable measures to place the animal in a safe and humane environment. Such measures shall include that: (1) The adopter can provide the pet with sufficient…

§ 3128. Impoundment Fee. A per diem charge to be fixed annually by the Director on the basis of operating costs shall be charged for every day or part thereof, for any pet kept in the pound for any reason and regardless of the age of the pet. The per diem charge shall be Ten Doll…

§ 3129. Seizure of Pets. An officer shall have the authority as peace officer to carry his duty as required by law. In particular, he may seize a pet under the following conditions: 16 COL061307 (a) When an unlicensed pet as described in §§ 3108 and 3122 is found upon any public …

§ 3130. Right of Entry. An officer is authorized to enter upon any premises other than a private dwelling at any reasonable time or as the circumstances dictate under these rules and is authorized to remove or seize any pet under conditions stipulated in § 3129.…

§ 3131. Citations. Any officer is authorized to issue citations to owners of pets found in violation of any part of Article 1, Chapter 34 of Title 10 Guam Code Annotated or these rules and regulations. The penalty for such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than …

§ 3132. Wrongful Interference with Officers. Any person resisting or obstructing an officer in the exercise of his duties as provided in these: rules and regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment not to exceed one (l) year or by a fine n…

§ 3133. Repealer. On the effective date of these rules and regulations all other regulations or parts of other regulations that conflict with these rules and regulations are repealed. PART 7 SEPARABILITY…

§ 3134. Separability. If any provision or application of these rules and regulations are held invalid by a competent court of law, all other provisions or applications of these rules and regulations shall remain in effect. ---------- ARTICLE 2 ANIMAL QUARANTINE 2006 C OMPILER N O…

§ 3201. Purpose. The purpose of these rules and regulations is to protect the people of Guam and their pets from the potential introduction and spread of rabies and other diseases.

§ 3202. Authority. Section 20105 of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated, General Provisions, empowers the Director of Public Health and Social Services to adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary. Further authority is also provided for in United States Code, …

§ 3203. Definitions. For the purpose of these rules and regulations, the following meanings shall apply to the words indicated, whether capitalized or not, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Carrier” means any person engaged in the business of transporting any dog or cat…

§ 3204. Requirements for Entry into Guam. (a) Every dog or cat entering Guam, including through military installations, must be accompanied at the time of arrival by valid entry permit issued by the Department. (b) A dog or cat shall be permitted entry only at the A.B. Won Pat In…

§ 3205. Illegal Entry. Any dog or cat arriving at a port without having been issued a valid entry permit shall remain in the custody of the carrier at the port in a designated area. Transfer of custody to anyone other than the carrier is absolutely prohibited. The animal must be …

§ 3206. Pre·Arrival Requirements for Entry Permit. The following shall be required prior to the issuance of an entry permit: (a) Submission of an original application in a form prescribed by the Department, signed and certified by the applicant as to the information's truthfulnes…

§ 3207. Health Certificate Requirement. The health certificate shall be written in legible English and must include the following information: (a) The name, address, and telephone number of the certifying veterinarian; (b) A complete description of the animal, including age, mark…

§ 3208. One-Hundred Twenty-Day Quarantine Program. All dogs and cats entering Guam are subject to one hundred twenty (120) days of quarantine at a CQF unless otherwise exempted by these rules or unless qualifying for the 3D-Day Quarantine Program.

§ 3209. Thirty-Day Quarantine Program. (a) The 30-Day Quarantine Program is a modified 120-Day Quarantine Program wherein, after the initial thirty (30) days of quarantine at a CQF, the animal completes quarantine under the owner’s control and supervision. In addition to the requ…

§ 3210. Pre-Arrival Requirements for 30-Day Quarantine Program. Prior to arrival on Guam, the owner of an animal applying for the 30- Day Quarantine Program shall ensure that the following requirements are met. Failure to meet any of these requirements shall disqualify the animal…

§ 3211. Post-Arrival Requirements for 30-Day Quarantine Program. (a) An animal qualifying for the 30-Day Quarantine Program shall be required to have another OIE-FAVN test upon arrival on Guam. The result of the OIE-FAVN shall be 0.5 I.U. per milliliter of rabies antibodies or gr…

§ 3212. Carrier Responsibility. (a) Air-carriers are subject to and shall comply with the following: (1) Air-carriers shall not allow a dog or cat to board an aircraft destined for Guam if the animal does not possess a valid entry permit. Carriers and their local managers or agen…

§ 3213. Transportation to Quarantine from Port of Entry. Transportation of a dog or cat from the port of entry upon release from 29 COL061307 the carrier to a CQF shall be provided by the CQF where the dog or cat has reservations for quarantine. The transport shall be conducted i…

§ 3214. Post-Arrival Examination. All dogs or cats arriving for quarantine and those exempted from quarantine hereunder shall be examined within twenty-four (24) hours upon arrival by a government veterinarian, or other licensed veterinarian as may be authorized by the Director.…

§ 3215. Exemptions to Quarantine. A dog or cat under the following categories may be exempted from quarantine, provided all other requirements for entry into Guam are complied with: (a) A dog or cat originating from rabies-free areas may be exempted from quarantine upon arrival p…

§ 3216. Entry Restrictions. 33 COL061307 (a) The Director shall establish a list of rabies-free areas. To qualify for such designation, an area shall remain free from rabies and maintain stringent entry and quarantine requirements to prevent the introduction of rabies. (b) The Di…