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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06799ORDINANCE NO. 67gg AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE M OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF SECTIONS THERETO RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF DOGS AND CATS, REGISTRATION OF LITTERS, ESTABLISHING LICENSE FEES THEREFORE, AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter deleted, underscoring indicates matter added) SECTION 1 Chapter 4 of Title M of the Pueblo Municipal Code is amended by the addition of the following new sections 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 48 thereto: Sec. 11 -4 -43. Licenses. (a It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for any person to own. keep or harbor a dog or cat over the age of four (4) months within the City without obtaining a license for such do or r cat. W This section shall not4pply to dogs or cats (1) temporarily within the Cjjy for not more than thirty (30) days, (2) located in licensed pet shops or at licensed do Ea acing facilities, or (3) held for redemption or sale by a licensed animal shelter. Sec. 11 -4 -44. License appilication, issuance. (a Applications for licenses shall be made on forms furnished by the City. W Upon presentation of an application together with a copy of the vaccination certificate issued for the dog or cat pursuant to Section 11 -4 -3 to the City Clerk or a veterinarian or licensed animal shelter, designated in writing by the City Clerk and payment of the appropriate license fee a license receipt for the dog or cat and a to bearing earing a number corresponding to that of the receipt shall be issued If an application is made to license a spayed/neutered dog or cat the application shall in addition furnish satisfactory evidence that the dog or cat has been spayed/neutered which evidence may consist of a certificate signed by a veterinarian or the affidavit of the owner that the dog or cat has been spayed/neutered. Without such evidence, the license issued and fee paid shall be for a dog or cat which has not been spayed/neutered. (c) The person issuing the license shall complete a license receipt on forms furnished by the City, file the original with the City Clerk and deliver a copy to the owner. (d) Licenses may be renewed upon payment of the neces fsaz� presentation of a current vaccination certificate issued pursuant to Section 11 -4 -3. If a license is not renewed within sixty (60) days after the license expires a completed application for a new license must be made pursuant to (b) above. (e) Applications for licenses may be made in person or by mail or electronically, if available. (1 ) Licenses and tags are not transferable. Sec. 11 -4 -45. Licenses; expiration; fees Licenses and tags may be issued and be valid for one (1) year or three (3) vears from the date of issuance. (b) The license fee for one (1) year shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each dog or cat which has not been spayed/neutered, or, Five Dollars ($5.00) for each dog or cat which has been spayed/neutered. Lc) The license fee for three (3) years shall be Fifty -Six $56.00) for each dog or cat which has not been spayed/neutered or, Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for each do or r cat which has been spayed/neutered. License fees shall not be prorated or refunded. (e If a license tag or license receipt issued in accordance with Section 11 -4 -44 is lost or destroyed, a duplicate tag or receipt may be reissued for the payment of Three Dollars ( $3.00). (D1 Veterinarians issuing a license under this Section shall retain One Dollar ($1.00) for each one (1) year license issued and Three Dollars ($3.00) for each three (3) year license issued and shall surrender the balance of all license fees collected as the City direct. (g) No license fee shall be required for (1) guide dogs for the blind or deaf, (2) service dogs used by the handicapped, or (3) law enforcement service and rescue dogs. Uh,) The City Council may by Resolution increase or decrease the license fees and -2- litter registration fees. Sec. 11 -4 -46. License tags. O It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for an owner of a dog over the age of four (4) months or older to fail to cause the license tag to be attached to the collar. harness or other device worn by the licensed dog, and to thereafter maintain the license tag upon such doggy dog is found not wearing a collar with the license tag attached the owner of the dog shall be deemed in violation of this Section. (h) It shall not be required of the owner of any cat to affix the license tag to the licensed cat, however, it shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for the owner of a cat to fail or refuse to exhibit the tag issued for the cat and his or her copy of the license receipt upon demand of my person enforcing this Chapter. Sec. 11 -4 -47. Litter permits. (aZ All litters, or a portion thereof, of puppies or kittens that are to be whelped, queened, sold, traded, bartered, given away, or otherwise transferred within the Cites have a litter permit and a registration number. The owner of a litter shall obtain a litter permit and registration number within one (1) week after obtaining possession of any litter, or portion thereof, of puppies or kittens. (cj The registration fee for each litter, or portion thereof, shall be Twenty Dollars $20.00 . Litter permits and registration shall be made and issued in the same manner as licenses are issued under Section 11 -444 except that no vaccination certificate shall be required. (e) The litter permit and registration requirements ofthis Section shall not gpply to licensed pet shops or licensed animal shelters. ((! It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for M person to violate Any provision of this Section. Sec. 11 -4 -48. Sale in public places. It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for my person to display any dog or cat in a public place for the purpose of selling or giving the dog or cat away. The term "public place" shall include, but not be limited to, streets, highways. sidewalks, areas exterior to shops or businesses, carnivals, and flea markets. -3- SECTION 2 If any provision ofthis Ordinance should be held invalid, the invalidity cdwch provision shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance. SECTION 3 This Ordinance shall become effective October 1, 2002. INTRODUCED: February 25 1 2002 By: Al Guru 1 e CO PERSON APPROVED:: P - - -� -- PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK PASSED AND APPROVED: March 25, 2002 In Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE 4R AGENDA ITEM # DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2002 DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE LEE R. EVETT, CITY MANAGER DAVID J. GALLI, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XI OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF SECTIONS THERETO RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF DOGS AND CATS, REGISTRATION OF LITTERS, ESTABLISHING LICENSE FEES THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF ISSUE This ordinance will implement a newly created animal registration (license) and fee for dogs and cats. The ordinance sets the license fees as follows: ANIMAL SPAYED/NEUTERED ANIMAL NOT SPAYED/NEUTERED 1 -Year License $ 5.00 $20.00 3 -Year License . $12.00 $56.00 The ordinance puts the issuance of the license under the direction of the City Clerk. The ordinance also provides veterinarians with the opportunity to issue licenses on behalf of the City. This is strictly voluntary on the part of the veterinarians. A veterinarian desiring to issue the license would need to make application through the City Clerk's Office. Veterinarians authorized by the City Clerk to issue licenses will be allowed to retain $1.00 for each 1 -year license they issue and $3.00 for each 3 -year license they issue. The ordinance also provides that a licensed animal shelter (the City's animal shelter) may also be authorized by the City Clerk to issue the license. The ordinance establishes a litter permit with a registration fee of $20.00 to be paid by the owner of any litter of puppies or kittens. The intent of this provision is to control the population growth of animals in the community. The ordinance also makes it a class -2 municipal offense for any person to display any dog or cat in a public place for the purpose of selling or giving the dog or cat away. This restriction is implemented in an effort to eliminate nuisances, discourage sale and giving away of dogs and cats which may not be licensed or vaccinated for rabies, and reduce unfair competition with licensed pet stores who collect and remit sales taxes. RECOMMENDATION Approval FINANCIAL IMPACT $250,000 has been budgeted in the 2002 budget as projected revenue from an animal registration fee. This ordinance does not take affect until October 1 of this year, therefore, it is estimated at this time that the 2002 actual revenue received from this fee will be approximately $62,500. There will be costs associated with the administration of the license fee ordinance which are unknown at this time.