HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-09-Ordinance 2202_Animal Control, Dogs, Licensing and ImmunizationORDINANCE NO.2202
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 208,WAUKEE MUNICIPAL CODE,
REGULATION OF THE LICENSING,IMPOUNDING,IMMUNIZATION AND KEEPING
OF DOGS,BY DELETING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 208.2 AND
INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF PROVISIONS TO INCREASE THE LICENSE FEE
FOR ALL DOGS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL FEES FOR NON SPAYED OR
NON NEUTERED DOGS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Amendment.Chapter 208,Waukee Municipal Code,
Regulation of the Licensing,Impounding,Immunization and Keeping
of Dogs Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Waukee,Iowa,
Section 208.2,is hereby amended by deleting the first paragraph
thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
208.2 License.Every owner of a dog shall
procure a dog license from the city clerk
on or before the first day of July of each
year.The annual license fee shall be
$2.50 for each spayed or neutered dog and
$5.00 or each non spayed or non neutered
dog.A penalty of $2.00 per month shall
be assessed for failure to pay the license
fee when due.
so that the section will read as follows:
208.2 License.Every owner of a dog shall
procure a dog license from the city clerk
on or before the first day of July of each
year.The annual license fee shall be
$2.50 for each spayed or neutered dog and
$5.00 or each non spayed or non neutered
dog.A penalty of $2.00 per month shall
be assessed for failure to pay the license
fee when due.
Upon payment of the license fee,the City
Clerk 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 City Clerk shall keep a
duplicate of each license issued as a
public record.
Upon issuance of the license,the City
Clerk 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.Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 3.Severability 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 4.
effect upon its
provided by law.
Effective Date.
final passage,
This ordinance shall be in
approval and publication as
Passed by the City Council of the City of Waukee,Iowa,this 6th
day of March,1995,and approved this 9-'"day of (h""vc.A..1995.
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Cliire L.Chedester
MAY 0 R
Attested:2:iJ C--N~
Kurt A.Rueckel
City Clerk