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Home My WebLink About3746 AN ORDINANCE regulating the licensing of dogs an cats within the City of Bremerton, and es- tablishing the license fees therefor and repeal- ing Ordinance Nos. 3418, 3113, 2796 and 3257. THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS. In'construing the provisions of this ordinance, except where clearly apparent from the context, words used herein shall be given their common and ordinary meaning, and words defined in Ordinance No. ~~" shall be so defined in this ordinance. SECTION 2: DOG AND CAT LICENSES REQUIRED. It is unlawful for any person to own, keep or have con- trol of any dog or cat over the age of six (6) months, within the limits of the City of Bremerton, unless said person, firm, corpo- ration, organization or department has procured a license there- for as provided in this ordinance. SECTION 3: LICENSE FEE.~ The following fees shall be paid for licenses under this ordinance: For each cat spayed or neutered .............. $ 2.50 (upon proof of spaying or neutering) For each dog spayed or neutered .............. 5.00 (upon proof of spaying or neutering) For each cat not spayed or neutered ........... 5.00 For each dog not spayed or neutered .......... 10.00 Provided, that licenses and tags shall be provided free of charge by the City to guide dogs properly trained to assist blind persons when such dogs are actually being used by blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place; to dogs being currently trained for such purpose in a --1-- school or program approved or accredited by a professional organization or association, either for profit or not for profit; and to pups and young dogs being raised, to be trained on reaching maturity as guide dogs, under the 4-H program known as "Guide Dogs for the Blind." Licensing agents, in writing such licenses, shall insert the words "Guide Dog" in the space allotted for, and in place of, a stated fee. The City Council may, from time to time, increase, decrease or adjust license fees by resolution. SECTION 4: DATE DUE. All dog and cat licenses shall be due and payable the first day of July of each year. If the license fee above provid- ed for is not paid on or before August 31st of each year, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each license in addition to the regular fee as stated above; pro- vided, the applicant shall not pay the penalty fee if: A. The owner has been a resident of the City for thir- ty (30) days or less; or B. The owner has owned, kept or been in control of the dog or cat for thirty (30) days or less, or the dog or cat, at the time of application for license, is five (5) months of age or less. SECTION 5: ISSUANCE OF LICENSES. It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer of the ani- mal control authority to issue licenses to persons applying there- for upon payment of the license fee as provided in Section 3 and to issue a tag for each dog or cat licensed. The license shall be dated and numbered and shall bear the name of Bremerton, Wash- ington, the name and address of the owner or keeper of the dog or cat licensed, the name of the dog or cat and a description of the dog or cat, including its age and sex. The tag shall bear the name of Bremerton, Washington, a serial number corresponding with the number on the license, and the date of expiration. It shall --2-- be the duty of every owner or keeper of a dog or cat to keep a substantial collar on the dog or cat and to keep attached firmly thereto the license tag for the current year. SECTION 6: DATE OF ISSUANCE. Licenses shall be made available to applicants on June 1st of each year for the following yearly period as defined in Section 3. Dogs or cats wearing expired licenses may be seized and impounded. SECTION 7: LICENSES NON-TRANSFERABLE. Licenses as provided in this ordinance shall not be transferable from one animal to another; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent a license being transferred from one Owner to another. SECTION 8: LOST TAGS. Lost tags may be replaced by a substitute identifica- tion tag upon payment of One Dollar ($1.00) to the City Treasurer or the animal control authority. SECTION 9: UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE LICENSE TAG. It is unlawful for any person other than the owner or keeper to remove a license tag from any dog or cat licensed under the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 10~ UNLICENSED ANIMALS -- IMPOUNDMENT. Ail dogs or cats not licensed under this ordinance, or which do not exhibit the license identification tag as herein- above provided, are in violation of this ordinance and may be seized or impounded. SECTION 11: KENNEL LICENSE. It is unlawful for any person to own, maintain or oper- ate a kennel in the City of Bremerton unless said person has pro- cured a kennel license. A kennel license shall be required if ~ six~ or more dogs, S. ix~ or more cats, or a combination of ~ix or more dogs and cats are being kept by any individual. Kennel licenses shall be issued by the City Treasurer or the animal control authority. --3-- SECTION 12= KENNEL LICENSE FEE AND DATE DUE. The following fees shall be paid for kennel licenses under this ordinance: Ten (10) dogs or cats or fewer over the age of six (6) months of 9ge ................. $ 50.00 Each additional ten (10) dogs or cats or fraction thereof over the age of six (6) months... $ 50.00 No kennel license shall be issued without the applicant first obtaining appropriate permits and authorizations from the City of Bremerton for establishing the kennel at a given loca- tion, and presenting such authorization to the licensing agent at the time of applying for the kennel license. Such written authorization shall not be required in subsequent years unless the location of the kennel has changed, or unless the land use classification where the kennel is located has changed. Ail kennel licenses granted under this ordinance shall be due and payable the first day of July of each year. If the kennel license fee is not paid on or before August 31st of each year, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of Twenty Five Dol- lars ($25.00) for each kennel license in addition to the regular fee as stated above~ provided, the applicant shall not pay the penalty fee if the applicant has owned, maintained or operated a kennel for one (1) month or less. SECTION 13= KENNEL INSPECTION. Prior to the issuance of a kennel license, or the year- ly renewal of same, the animal control authority or his author- ized agent may, between the hours of 9=00 a.m. and 6=00 9.m., upon notice, enter the premises of the applicant and make a per- sonal inspection to ascertain the number of dogs maintained by the applicant, to determine if the applicant has proper facili- ties to maintain and care for such dogs and to determine if the applicant is providing said dogs with the necessary sustenance and drink. Entry for such inspection shall not constitute a --4-- trespass. Upon issuance of the kennel license, the premises of the licensee may be subject to inspection upon the same conditions as above, for the reasons stated in this section. SECTION 14: VIOLATIONS -- PENALTY. Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall incur a civil penalty. The penalty for any violation Shall be as set forth in Ordinance No. ~$/~-, Section 10. SECTION 15: REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT Ordinance Nos. 3418, 3133, 2796 and 3257 are hereby repealed. APPROVED by the City Commissioners on the first reading this ~ day of PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremer- ton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authen- tication of such passage this /4 day of ,~O~TOB~R3~. Mayor ATTEST: KAT~LEEN L. MANDIO - City Clerk -5-