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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. &~L~~ Cliire L.Chedester MAY 0 R Attested:2:iJ C--N~ Kurt A.Rueckel City Clerk