HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19799ORDINANCE N0. 19199
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DOG LICEN5E FEES; AMENDING
SECTION 4,395 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1911; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsections (2), (5) and (6) of Section 4.395 of the Eugene
Code, 1971, are amended to provide:
4, 395 Li censes,,,,,,,,,,Fees and ~,.,E,xcepti ans .
~2} A dog 1 i cense fee shall be charged i n the amount established
by the city manager pursuant to section 2.020 of this code. The fee is due
and payable upon the issuance of the 1 i cense. A person who purchases a
kennel license does not have to license the individual dogs as long as they
1 i ve at the kennel . Al so, a person who purchases a 1 i cense far a commerci al
breeding kennel need not a1 so obtai n a commerci al kennel or noncommercial
kennel 1 i cense, and a person who purchases a commerci a1 kennel 1 i cense need
not obtai n a noncommerc i al kennel 1 i cense i f they choose to operate such a
kennel.
€5} If a dog i s classified as a potenti al 1y dangerous dog, the
owner shall obtain a separate 1 icense for the dog as well as a regular dog
1 ~ cense. The owner shall obta~ n the potentially dangerous dog 1 i cense wi thi n
ten days of the time the dog i s classified and annually thereafter. The ani -
ma1 regulation authority shat 1 issue ar renew a potenti al ly dangerous dog
1 icense provided:
~a} The owner presents to the director sufficient evidence
of compliance with the restrictions imposed by section 4, 445; and
fib} The owner pays a potential ly dangerous dog 1 icense fee
i n the amounts established by the city manager pursuant to section
2.020 of this code.
~5} If,a dog owner has been fined or his or her dog has been
cl assn f ~ ed or reg~ stered ~ n another state, county, or city because the dog
engaged ~ n the behave ors descry bed i n section 4.435, the owner shat 1 notify
the animal regulation authority of such classification, registration, or
fine at the time the owner licenses the dog. If the director classifies the
dog pursuant to section 4.440, the owner shall meet the requirements of sub-
sect ~ on s ~ 2 } and ~ 5 } above except ,that the initial potentially dangerous
dog 1 ~ cense fee w~ 11 be as establ ~ shed by the city manager pursuant to sec-
t~on 2.020 of this code for previously classified dogs.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the amendments contained i n Subsection 1 of
this Ordinance, all currently effective dog 1 icensi ng fees shall remain i n
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effect until amended or reestablished by the City Manager pursuant to Sec-
ti on 2. X24 of the Eugene Code, 1911.
5ecti on 3. That the matters contained herein concern the public wel -
fare and safety and therefore, an emergency i s hereby declared to exist, and
this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage by the
City Council and approval by the Mayor, retention by the Mayor for more than
ten days, ar readoption over a mayors] veto by two-thirds of all members of
the City Counci 1.
Passed by the City Counci 1 thi s
23rd day of September, 1991
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City Recor r
Approved by the Mayor this
Z3rd day of September, 1991
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