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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07806ORDINANCE NO. 7806
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XI OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
being deleted, underscoring indicates new matter being added)
SECTION 1
Subsections (8) and (19) of Section 1, Chapter 44 of Title XI of the Pueblo Municipal Code
are amended to read as follows:
(8) License Officer shall mean the Shelter Operator, or if none the Director of
Finance or his or her designee.
(19) Shelter Operator shall mean the [City's Department of] Animal Control
Division of the Police Department except that if the City has entered into a management
agreement with a nonprofit corporation which assigns and delegates to such entity the
authority and responsibility to enforce this Chapter and to manage and operate [for
management and operation of] the Animal Shelter and the administration of the vaccination
and licensing [tag] system provisions of this Chapter the term shall instead mean such
entity.
SECTION 2
Sections 41 and 42 of Chapter 4 of Title XI of the Pueblo Municipal Code are hereby
repealed in their entirety.
[Sec. 11 -4 -41. Establishment of Animal Advisory Board.
There is hereby created the Animal Advisory Board as an advisory commission to
the City Council. The Board shall consist of nine (9) members to serve without
compensation, who shall be appointed by resolution of the City Council for terms of four (4)
years, except that initially, three (3) of the appointments shall be for a term of two (2) years.
The Board shall select a chairman and such other officers as it may deem necessary from
among its members. The Board shall have no regular staff or budget, but may request
administrative assistance from the City Manager.
Sec. 11 -4 -42. Powers and duties.
The powers and duties of the Board shall be as follows
(1) To advise the City Council with respect to matters involving animal
control and regulations.
(2) At the request of the City Council, to investigate matters and issues
concerning animals and report conclusions and recommendations to the City
Council.
(3) To consult and cooperate with other public and private agencies in
fostering public awareness of responsible pet ownership, including animal
population control.]
SECTION 3
Section 44, Chapter 4, Title XI of the Pueblo Municipal Code is amended to read as follows
Sec. 11 -4 -44. License application; issuance.
(a) Applications for licenses shall be made on forms furnished by the [City]
License Officer
(b) 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 License Officer, or a
veterinarian or licensed animal shelter, designated in writing by the License Officer, and
payment of the appropriate license fee, a license receipt for the dog or cat and a tag
bearing 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] License Officer file the original with the License Officer and deliver
a copy to the owner.
(d) Licenses may be renewed upon payment of the necessary fees and
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 Subsection (b) above.
(e) Applications for licenses may be made in person or by mail or electronically,
if available.
(f) Licenses and tags are not transferable
Sec. 11 -4 -45. Licenses; expiration; fees.
(a) Licenses and tags may be issued and be valid for one (1) year or three (3)
years from the date of issuance.
(b) The license fee for one (1) year shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) for each dog
or cat which has not been spayed /neutered or [five] ten dollars ($[5.00] 10.00 for each
dog or cat which has been spayed /neutered.
(c) The license fee for three (3) years shall be fifty -six dollars ($56.00) for each
dog or cat which has not been spayed /neutered or [twelve] twenty -six dollars ($[12.00]
26.00 for each dog or cat which has been spayed /neutered.
(d) 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]
five dollars ($[3.00] 5.00
(f) Veterinarians issuing a license under this Section shall retain one dollar
($1.00) for each one -year license issued and three dollars ($3.00) for each three -year
license issued and shall surrender the balance of all license fees collected as the [City]
License Officer may 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.
(h) The City Council may by resolution increase or decrease the license fees
and litter registration fees.
All license fees and litter registration fees shall be paid to and collected
by the License Officer. If the License Officer is the Shelter Operator, the Shelter
Operator shall hold such fees in trust for the use and benefit of City and pay and
disburse such fees as directed in writing by the City Manager of City after deducting
therefrom an administrative fee of twenty -five percent (25 %) of the fees collected as
compensation for Shelter Operator's services.
SECTION 4
It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for any person to violate any provisions
of this Ordinance or Chapter 4 of Title A of the Pueblo Municipal Code.
SECTION 5
If any provisions of this Ordinance shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such
determination shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6
This Ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 2008.
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
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DATE: May 12, 2008
DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
DAVE GALL], CITY MANAGER
DOUG FITZGERALD, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
BOB HAIN, DIRECTOR
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XI OF THE PUEBLO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL AND LICENSE
REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
ISSUE
Should the City Council assign the responsibility for animal licensing to the Shelter Operator
and change some of the animal licensing fees?
BACKGROUND
Since inception in 2001, the City has been responsible for the licensing of dogs and cats
within the City. The Animal Shelter Operator desires to assume that responsibility.
Additionally, to help fill a funding gap created by the opening of the new shelter, this
ordinance proposes to increase fees for spayed /neutered animals from $5.00 to $10.00 for
one -year licenses and from $12.00 to $26.00 for three -year licenses. It also proposes to
increase the fee for reissuing a lost tag from $3.00 to $5.00.
License fee revenue less 25% administrative fee shall continue to be used for the sole
purpose of funding the animal shelter operation and administration of the licensing process.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of the Ordinance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approximately 70% of the animals licensed are neutered, therefore, it is anticipated that the
fee change will increase revenue by $25,000 over the $35,000 collected in the previous two
years. The closer attention, which can be afforded by the Shelter Operator and the
emphasis on licensing compliance as a revenue source for operation of the shelter should
also improve revenue.