HomeMy WebLinkAbout2796 ORDINANCE NO. 2796
AN ORDINANCE relating to the licensing of dogs
and cats; providing penalties for violation of
its provisions; and repealing Ordinance No. 1925,
Ordinance No. 1933 and Ordinance No. 2551, and
declaring an emergency
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Dog and Cat Licenses. Required. It shall be
unlawful on or after July 1, 1968, for any person, firm or corpor-
ation to own, keep or have control of any dog or cat over the age
of four (4) months in the City of Bremerton unless said person,
firm or corporation shall procure a license therefor as hereinafter
provided. Dogs and cats becoming four months of age during the year
shall be licensed as herein provided.
Section 2. License Fees. The following fees shall be
paid for licenses hereunder:
For each dog $3.00
For each cat $1.50
Section 3. Date Due. All licenses granted hereunder
shall be due and payable the first day of July, 1968, and each suc-
ceeding July 1st thereafter. If the license fee above provided for
is not paid on or before August 31, 1968, and each succeeding August
31st thereafter, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of $2.00 for
each dog license in addition to the regular fee as stated above, and
$1.00 for each cat license in addition to the regular fee as stated
above. Provided, said applicant shall not pay the penalty fee if he
(1) has been a resident of the City of Bremerton thirty (30) days or
less, or (2) has owned, kept or been in control of said dog or cat
thirty (30) days or less, or said dog or cat, at the time of the
application for license, is five (5) months of age or less.
Section 4. Issuance of Licenses. It shall be the duty of
the City Treasurer, his appointee or his authorized agent, to issue
licenses to persons applying therefor upon payment of the license fee
is herein provided, and a tag for each dog or cat licenses. The license
shall be numbered and dated, and shall bear the name of Bremerton,
Washington, the name and address of the owner or keeper of the dog or
cat licensed, the name of the dog or cat, a description of the dog or
cat, including its age and sex, and the expiration date of the license.
The tag shall bear the name of Bremerton, Washington, a serial number
corresponding with the number of the license, and the expiration date
of the license.
It shall be the duty of every owner or keeper of a dog or
cat to keep a substantial collar on the dog or cat, and attached firmly
thereto the license tag for the current year.
Section 5. Licenses Non-Transferable. Dog and cat licenses
as provided herein shall be non-transferable from one dog to another, or
from one cat to another.
Sextion..6. Lost Tags. Lost,tags may be replaced by a sub-
stitute identification tag upon payment of fifty cents ($.50) to the
City Treasurer, his appointee or his authorized agent.
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Section 7. Unlawful to Remove License Tag. It shall be
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 8. Unlicensed Dog or Cat - Impounded. All dogs or
cats not licensed hereundSr, or who do not ~xhibit ~he license
identification tag hereinabove provided are declared to be a nuisance
and may be seized and impounded. Provided, that the provisions of
this section shall not be maintained to apply to dogs brought into the
city for the purpose of participating in a dog show, nor to "seeing-
eye" dogs pPoperly 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.
Section 9. Penalty. Any person who refuses, or fails to
comply with, or violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment not to
exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 10. Severability. Should any part of this ordinance
he adjudged invalid for any reason, such adjudication shall not affect
the validity of this ordinance as a whole.
Section ll. Re~l. Ordinance No. 1925, passed April 25,
1951, Ordinance No. 1933, passed May 23, 1951, and Ordinance No. 2551,
passed April 17, 1963, are hereby repealed.
SeCtion 12. Emergency. That an emergency exists, and is
hereby declared to exist, 'affecting the public peace, ~health and
safety of the citizens of the City of Bremerton, and Shis Ordinance
~hall take effect immediately on July l, 1968.
PASSED unanimously by the City Council of .the City of
Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in
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authentication of such passage this~__~y of May, 1968.
K. J~RJSTAD, Mayor
ATTEST:
E. H. T.'McGOW~N, CitY Clerk