HomeMy WebLinkAbout3644 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 3~5, %~~
41 (as amended) relating to the redemption ~
of dogs and the fees associated therewith;
amending Ordinance No. 2458 47 relating to
the redemption of cats and other animals and
the fees associated therewith; amending
Ordinance No. 3440 relating to the redemption
of horse, cow, goat or other domestic animal
and the fees associated therewith; and
Ordinance No. 3418 42 (as amended) relating
to due dates and penalties for late payment
of dog and cat license fees.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 3325 41 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
REDEMPTION OF DOG. The owner of any dog impounded under
this chapter may redeem it within forty-eight hours of
impounding on payment of the following fees together
with any unpaid license fee for said dog:
(1) Kennel Fee: $2.00 per day;
(2) Impound Fee: First violation - $25.00
Subsequent violations
$40.00
If such dog is not redeemed by the owner within forty-
eight hours, then any person may redeem it within the
next forty-eight hours by complying with the above pro-
visions. In case such dog is not redeemed at the end
of such time, it may be humanely destroyed or other-
wise disposed of within the discretion of the impound-
ing authority.
SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 2458 47 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
REDEMPTION OF CAT OR OTHER ANIMAL. The owner of any
cat or other animal impounded under the provisions of
Bremerton Municipal Code Sections 7.04.140 through
7.04.220 may redeem it within forty-eight hours from
the time of impounding by paying to the impounding
authority an impound fee of twenty-five dollars for
the first violation and forty dollars for subsequent
violations plus a service charge of $3.00 together
with any unpaid license fee. If such cat or other
animal is not redeemed by the owner within forty-eight
hours, it may be humanely destroyed or otherwise
disposed of within the discretion of the impounding
authority provided, however, any cat or other animal
so impounded less than two months of age, at the dis-
cretion of the impounding authority, may be humanely
destroyed or otherwise disposed of at any time after
impounding.
SECTION 3. Ordinance No. 3440 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
REDEMPTION OF HORSE, COW, GOAT OR OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMAL.
The owner of any horse, cow goat or other domestic
animal may redeem it within seventy-two hours from the
time of impounding by paying the impounding authority
a fee of five dollars for each day or part thereof that
the animal is detained, plus an impounding fee of twenty-
five dollars for the first violation and forty dollars for
subsequent violations which shall include care and feeding
for the day impounded. An additional fee of twenty
dollars shall be paid the impounding authority for
transportation of larger animals requiring the use
of special equipment for impounding.
SECTION 4. Ordinance No. 3418~S2 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
DATE DUE. All licenses under this chapter shall be
due and payable the first day of July of each succeed-
ing year hereafter. If the license fee provided for in
Bremerton Municipal Code Section 7.08.020 is not paid
on or before August 31st of each succeeding year
hereafter, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of
ten dollars for each dog license in addition to the
regular fee as stated in Bremerton Municipal Code
Section 7.08.020, and ten dollars for each cat license
in addition to the regular fee as stated in Bremerton
Municipal Code Section 7.08.020. Provided, the
applicant shall not pay the penalty fee if he:
(1) Has been a resident of the city thirty days or less; or
(2) Has owned, kept or been in control of the dog or cat
thirty days or less, or the dog or cat, at the time of
the application for license, is four months of age or less.
Provided further, that in the event the city or~its agents
have taken custody of a dog or cat, the applicant for
such license shall pay a penatly fee of twenty-five
dollars for each such license in addition to the regular
fee as stated in Bremerton Municipal Code Section 7.08.020.
APPROVED by the City Council on the 1st reading this 16th
day of June, 1981.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such
passage this ~ day of ~~ , 1981.
GLENN K. JARSTAD, Mayor
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