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ORDINANCE NO. 3~ } ~ Bremerton Sun f
.AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2796 §2,
3, 4 and 8 (as amended) relating to the
licensing of dogs and eats in the City of
Bremerton and for impounding unlicensed dog
and cats.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1, Ordinance No. 2796 §2 (as amended) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
LICENSE FEES. The following fees shall be paid for
licenses hereunder:
For each unneutered & unspayed dog $10.00
For each neutered & spayed dog ' 5.00
For each unneutered g unspayed cat 5.00
For each neutered & spayed cat 2.50
A signed statement will be required as proof of neutering or spaying of an
animal. Provided, that licenses and license tags shall be provided free of
charge by the City to guide dogs properly trained to assist blind persons
when such dogs ave 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 such school or program as has been 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 as guide dogs on reaching
maturity under the 4-H program known as "Guide Dogs for the Blind". Licensing
agents, when writing such licenses, shall insert the words "guide dog" in the
space allotted for, and in place of, a stated fee. Payment of license fees
will be pro-rated for the balance of the issuing year but will not be less
than $2.50.
SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 2796 §3 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
DATE DUE. Ail licenses hereunder shall be due and payable
the first day of July 1978, and each succeeding July ls% thereafter. If the
license fee above provided for is not paid on or before August 31, 1978, and
each succeeding August 31st thereafter, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee
of five dollars ($5.00) for each dog license in addition to the regular fee as
stated above, and five dollars ($5.00) for each cat license in addition to the
regular fee as stated above. 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 of the 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 penalty
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each such license in addition to the
regular fee as stated above.
SECTION 3. Ordinance No. 2?96 fi4 is hereby amended to read
as follows: -
ISSUANCE OF LICENSES. It is 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 as herein provided, and a tag for each
dog or cat license. 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 current year.
The owner or keeper of any ~dog or cat shall report the transfer
of ownership, death or other loss of any such animal to the City Treasurer's
office. Upon the sale or transfer of ownership of any dog or cat, the Original
owner of such animal shall report the.same to the City Treasurer's office by
stating the new owner's name and address and the age of the animal.
It is the responsibility of every owner or keeper of a dog or
cat to report to the City Treasurer's office if' such owner or keeper is moving
from the City or has moved from the City.
SECTION 4. Ordinance 2?96 §8 (as amended) is hereby amended
to read as follows:
UNLICENSED DOG OR CAT - IMPOUNDED. Ail dogs and cats not
licensed hereunder, or who do not exhibit the license identification tag as
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hereinabove provided, are declared to be a nuisance and any officer of the
Bremerton Police Department or of the impounding authority, upon witnessing
such violation, may enter onto the premises of the owner or keeper of such
dog or eat and, without court order, may seize and impound such animal if ~e
owner or keeper of the animal cannot be contacted at the residence, or if such
o~er or keeper refuses or fails to comply with the provisions or this ch~ter;
provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to allow or pemit
such officer to enter the dwelling of the o~ner or keeper, without such owner's
or keeper's pemission, to seize and impound such animal.
APPR0V~D by the City Commissioners this 7%h day of March
1978.
PASSED by the City Commissioners of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor md attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such
passage this ~'~--'-~ day of March 1978.
GLENN K. JARST~, MaWr
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. M~DI0, City Cle~