HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2018 ORDINANCE NO. 2018
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA AMENDING SECTIONS 10. 12. 030, 10. 12. 050,
10. 20. 070 AND 10. 20. 080 OF THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL
CODE, RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL AND FIXING
FEES AND CHARGES REQUIRED TO BE PAID IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH.
The City Council of the City of Azusa does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10. 12. 030 of the Azusa Municipal Code
is amended to read:
"10. 12. 030 APPLICATION - FEE. Application for all dog
licenses shall be made to the License Collector, or his delegated
representative who shall issue such license upon payment
therefor of a license fee of six dollars for each dog. Each
application for license shall specify the sex, breed, color, name
and distinguishing markings of the dog, together with the name,
address and telephone number of the owner and possessor of
the dog and any further information that the License Collector
shall deem necessary. No license shall be issued for any dog or
to its owner or possessor unless and until such application is
accompanied by the certificate of rabies vaccination as provided
in Chapter 10. 16 showing that such dog has been vaccinated as
therein provided within the time limit therein set forth, or
unless a certificate of disability is obtained as therein provided. "
SECTION 2. Section 10. 12 . 050 of said Code is amended to
read:
"10. 12. 050 RENEWALS. Dog licenses shall be renewed and the
fees are due and payable on July 1 of each year and must be
paid prior to August 1 of each year. After July 31 of each
year a penalty of three dollars shall be charged and collected in
addition to the license fees collected upon the issuance of a
renewal license. A penalty of three dollars shall be charged
for the issuance of an original license if not applied for within
thirty days after the dog is brought within the City limits, or
comes into the possession of the owner. All such dogs shall be
vaccinated or revaccinated as provided for in Chapter 10. 16. All
renewals of dog licenses shall be paid for at the rate for the full
year as in this chapter provided. "
SECTION 3. Section 10. 20. 070 of said Code is amended to
read:
"10. 20. 070 FEES - ANIMALS GENERALLY. (a) No dog,
impounded as a stray dog or as a dog running at large, whether
licensed or not, may be redeemed except upon payment to the
Chief of Police, Poundmaster or the Humane Officer of the
following fees for:
(1) Impounding dog, two dollars;
(2) Feeding dog, two dollars per day or portion of day
during which dog shall have been impounded in the public pound; and
(3) Posting notices, twenty-five cents per notification or
notice posted.
(b) The following charges shall be made to the owner of dog
or other animals for the disposition thereof:
(1) Disposition of one dog or cat, two dollars;
(2) Disposition of puppies, two dollars each;
(3) Disposition of kittens, two dollars each;
(4) Other animals, such reasonable charge as may be
determined by the Chief of Police or Humane Officer, or pound
or nonprofit humane society, to cover the cost of disposition.
(c) The rate provided for herein may be changed by action
of the City Council by resolution duly adopted.
(d) Any and all moneys collected under the provisions of
this chapter shall be turned into the City Treasurer for deposit
in the general fund. "
SECTION 4. Section 10. 20. 080 of said Code is amended to
read:
"10. 20. 080 FEES - BITING DOG. No dog impounded, whether
licensed or not, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
that has bitten a human being and is impounded for observation
and test may be redeemed except upon payment to the Chief of
Police, Humane Officer or person in charge of a pound where such
dog is impounded of the following fees:
(1) Impounding dog, two dollars;
(2) Feeding dog, two dollars per day or portion of day
during which such dog has been impounded in the pound. "
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required
by law.
Passed and approved this 19th day of April , 1976.
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Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I, ADOLPH A. SOLIS, City Clerk of the Cityof Azusa, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2018 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 5th day of April , 1976. That, there-
after, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 19th day of April , 1976, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Decker, Fry, Cruz, Arkison, Solem
NOES : Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None
City Clerk
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I do further certify that I caused said ordinance to be
published prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage
thereof in the Azusa Herald, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated in the City of Azusa, on the 29th
day of April , 1976 , and that the same was published in
accordance with law.
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City Clerk
Publish Azusa Herald April 29, 1976
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