HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 19588ORDINANCE N0, 19588
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DOG LICENSE FEES AND TERMS;
AMENDING SECTION 4.395 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsections ~1}, ~~~, and ~5} of Section 4.395 of the Eugene
Code, 1971, are amended to provide:
4,395 Licenses, Fees and Exce tions.
~ 1 } Doi„~ ~ ce„uses,.
~a~ Every owner of a dog which has a set of ermanent canine
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teeth or has attained the age of six ~6} months, whichever event
occurs first, shall immediately obtain a license for the dog. If
the dog owner moves into the city and his/her dog does not have a
current dog license from another city or county, the owner must
obtain a license within five days of moving into the city.
~b~ Licenses shall be valid for one, two, or three years
from the date of issuance or until the sale or gift of the da ,
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whichever first occurs.
. ~c} No license shall be issued until a certificate of vacci-
nat~on for rabies, valid for the term of the license is presented
to the dog control authority or duly authorized issuer.
~d~ Dag owners shall renew the dog license before it becomes
del~quent for as long as they own the dog.
~e~ A license tag issued to a dog owner shall be attached
securely to a collar or harness an the dog for which it is issued.
If a license tag is lost, the owner may obtain a duplicate license
tag upon satisfactory proof of loss and payment of the required fee.
~2} A,dog 1~cense fee shall be charged in the amount provided
below. The fee ~s due and payable upon the issuance of the license. A er-
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son who purchases a kennel license does not have to license the individual
dogs as long as they live at the kennel. Also, a person who urchases a
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license fora commerc~a1 breeding kennel need not also obtain a commercial
kennel or noncommercial kennel license, and a person who purchases a commer-
cial kennel license need not obtain a noncommercial kennel license if the
choose to o erate such y
p a kennel. Fees shall be as follows:
Dog license
One year ......................................... $ 15.00
Two years ........................................ 25.00
Three years ...................................... 35.00
Dog license/neutered dog or
senior citizen 65 or aver
One year ......................................... 5.00
Two years ........................................ 8.00
Three years ...................................... 12.00
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Dog license/potentially dangerous dog -
Initial license:
Level 1 ......................................
Level 2 25.00
......................................
Level 3 . 25.00
50
00
.....................................
Level 4 ....................... .
75
00
...............
Level 5 .... .
100
00
..................................
Annual renewals - Levels 1 to 5 ................... .
25.00
Duplicate license ..................................
Noncommercial kennel license ....................... 2.00
25.00
Commercial kennel license .......................... 50.00
Commercial breeding kennel ......................... 100.00
three to 10 dogs over six months old, kept
for breeding per year}
Commercial breeding kennel ......................... 200.00
X11 dogs or more over six months old kept
far breeding per year}
Impoundment ................................,......
Daily care per day maximum} ...................... 20.00
8.00
watchdog Permits ..................................
Handling fee for unwanted animal s 25.00
Single animal ...................................
Litt 10.00
er .......................................... x5.00
~5} If a dog is classified as a potentially dangerous dog, the
owner shall obtain a separate license for the dog as well as a regular dog
license. The owner shall obtain the potentially dangerous dog license within
ten days of the time the dog is classified and annually thereafter. The ani-
mal regulation authority shall issue or renew a potentially dangerous dog
license 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 potentially dangerous dog license fee
~n the amounts established in subsection 4.3952} above.
Section 2. In order to provide for the orderly implementation of the
provisions contained herein a specific effective date should be provided,
and therefore, this Ordinance shall become effective July 1, 1989.
Passed by the City Council this
12th day of December, 1988
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City Re order
Approved by the Mayor thi
12th day/,eff~ce r, 8~
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Mayor
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