HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-07-18-Ordinance 2817_Animal Control, Dogs, Licensing and ImmunizationORDINANCE NO.2817
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 208,WAUKEE MUNICIPAL
CODE,REGULATION OF THE LICENSING,IMPOUNDING,IMMUNIZATION
AND KEEPING OF DOGS,BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS
PERTAINING TO LICENSING AND IMMUNIZATION
WHEREAS,on March 7,2016,the Waukee City Council approved a resolution
amending the FY2016-2017 Fee Schedule (Resolution ¹16-067);AND;
WHEREAS,it is necessary to amend certain sections within Chapter 208,
Waukee Municipal Code,Regulation of the Licensing,Impounding,Immunization and
Keeping of Dogs,in order to reflect dog license fees and license application and renewal
dates enacted as part of Resolution ¹16-067;AND;
WHEREAS,it is also necessary to amend certain sections within Chapter 208,
Waukee Municipal Code,in order to accurately identify the department within the City of
Waukee that shall be responsible for the issuance of dog licenses.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Chapter 208,Waukee Municipal Code,Section 208.2,should be and
the same is hereby repealed and enacted in lieu thereof as follows:
5208.2 License.All dogs shall be licensed.Every owner of a dog shall
procure a license from the Police Department on or before the first day of January of each
year.The annual license fee for both an altered and unaltered dog shall be set by
resolution of the city council.
Upon payment of the license fee,the Police Department shall issue to the owner a
license which shall contain the name of the owner,his place of residence,and a
description of the dog.The Police Department shall keep a duplicate of each license
issued as a public record.
Upon issuance of the license,the Police Department shall deliver to the owner a
metal tag stamped with the number of the license and the year for which it was issued.
The license tag shall be securely fastened to a collar or harness which shall be worn by
the dog for which the license is issued.Any dog found running at large without the
license tag attached to its collar or harness shall be deemed unlicensed.
It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any owner to own or possess a dog
within the city of Waukee without obtaining a license in compliance with this section.
Section 2.Chapter 208,Waukee Municipal Code,Section 208.3,should be and
the same is hereby repealed and enacted in lieu thereof as follows:
%208.3 Immunization.Every owner of any dog over the age of three (3)
months shall,when procuring a dog license from the Police Department,present a
certificate from a qualified doctor of veterinary medicine that such dog has had
immunization against rabies,and such certificate shall show the date of such
immunization and the term of such immunization.The Police Department shall not issue
any dog license until evidence is shown certifying a rabies vaccination of the dog by a
licensed veterinarian.
If any dog for which a license has been obtained shall not have attained the age of
three (3)months at the time of the licensing of such dog,the owner shall,not less than ten
(10)days after such dog attains the age of three (3)months,secure immunization against
rabies for such dog and present a certificate as required in this section to the Police
Department who shall enter such certification in the records of the city.
It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any owner to own or possess a dog
within the City of Waukee without furnishing a certificate of immunization against rabies
in compliance with this section.
Section 3.Re ealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4.Severabili Clause.If any section,provision or part of this ordinance
shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity
of the ordinance as a whole or any section,provision,or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect upon its final passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Waukee,Iowa,this 18"day of July,2016,and
approved this this 18 'day of July,2016.
illiam .Peard,Mayor
Attest:
Rebecca D.Schuett,City Clerk