§ 4-35. Licenses, permits, registrations, and fees required by this ordinance.

(a)

The following licenses, permits, and registrations are required by this Ordinance:

(1)

Licenses for dogs, cats, or other animals designated by either the Board of County Commissioners or other local government body, in their respective Budget Ordinance (see Section 4-34).

(2)

Registration of patrol dogs or sentry dogs (see Section 4-42(d)).

(3)

Rabies vaccination tags for dogs and cats (see Section 4-47).

(4)

Permits for collecting of dogs and cats for sale (see Section 4-96).

(5)

Permits for commercial (Class II) kennels, non- commercial (Class I) kennels and pet shops (see Sections 4-71 and 4-73).

(b)

The amount of license privilege tax shall be recommended by the Animal Services Director and approved by the Board of Commissioners, or other local government body, in its respective Budget Ordinance. The Animal Services Director may propose for approval by the Board of Commissioners or other local government body such policies or procedures as may be necessary or appropriate to allow for payment of privilege taxes over extended periods of time, at reduced rates, or a waiver of privilege taxes. Additionally, dog and cat owners or keepers who furnish to the Animal Services Director a statement from a licensed veterinarian that the animal, due to age, physical reasons, or chronic health problems cannot withstand spay/neuter surgery, shall be allowed to pay the license privilege taxes provided for spayed or neutered animals.

(c)

When an animal is impounded under this Ordinance there shall be paid, in accordance with Section 4-43, a redemption privilege tax.

(1)

The Redemption Privilege Tax shall be:

Num- ber of Prior Inci- dents	Redemption or Impoundment Privilege Tax Sterilized Animal	Redemption or Impoundment Privilege Tax Reproductive Animal
0	$25.00	$50.00
1	$50.00	$100.00
2	$100.00	$200.00
3 or more	$200.00	$400.00

 

(2)

For reproductive animals with two or more prior incidents, $100.00 of the redemption privilege tax shall be considered a sterilization deposit, which may be refunded to the owner if they provide to Animal Services proof of sterilization in the form of a veterinarian record within 90 days of recover of the animal.

(d)

In order to defray the costs of administering and enforcing ordinances adopted under this Chapter, and in order to account for the additional costs of locating, responding to and caring for unvaccinated and unlicensed animals found within the County, additional fees shall be assessed as follows if the Owner or Keeper of an animal fails to pay the following fees within the time specified in the Ordinance:

Failure to Vaccinate for Rabies (Section 4-46) ..... $200.00

Failure to Wear Rabies Tag (Section 4-47) ..... $50.00

Failure to License (Section 4-35) ..... $200.00

(e)

For any stray animal that has been impounded by Animal Services there shall be a microchip fee that shall be determined by the Board of County Commissioners in the Budget Ordinance.

(f)

Inspection fees, as provided in this Chapter, shall be set by the Board of County Commissioners in the Budget Ordinance.