Recommendation R6
By September 7, 2026, the City Council shall direct the City Manager’s Office to secure a contract with a pet licensing and registration platform such as DocuPet, the provider of choice for dog license management by Sonoma County and the Cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and Healdsburg by October 5,2026 to optimize compliance with California Health and Safety Code 121690 requiring dog licensing as the vehicle for ensuring current rabies vaccination.
Jury report: Animal Services Revisited: A City Asleep at the Wheel · PDF page 18
Permanent linkOfficial response
Petaluma City Council
Agency declines implementationDeclines a platform contract by the requested date pending procurement, cost, integration, privacy and service review.
Read official response · PDF page 19Explains why it will not make the requested commitment; possible evaluation of regional alignment is not a platform implementation promise.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.