HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 870346.005 - Animals & FowlORDINANCE NUMBER 870346.005
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ANIMALS AND FOWL, OF THE
CITY OF GEORGETOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTIONS
5-59 5-225 5-23, AND 5-27 BY CHANGING THE FEES ASSESSED FOR
THE IMPOUNDMENT AND STORAGE OF ANIMALS SEIZED BY CITY
OFFICIALS; LICENSING FEES FOR DOGS; ADOPTION FEES FOR PET
ANIMALS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
SECTION 1. That Section 5-5. Same -Fees, be amended to read as follows:
... The
City shall be entitled
to
receive and collect
from
the owner,
dollars
or person in
($15.00) per head
charge
per day
of any such stock, fifteen
for feeding and caring
one dollar
fur such
head as
under
expenses
stock, together
an impounding fee,
the provisions of
shall be paid to
with
on all
this
the impounding
fifty dollars ($50.00)
such stock impounded
article, which fees
officer or
per
and
pound
keeper
before the possession
of
such stock is turned
over
to such
owner or other person.
fees,
licensing
SECTION 2. That Section 5-22. Same - License required; application,
fees, transfer, illegal use, (e) be amended to read as follows:
(e) If there is a change of ownership of a dog during the
license year the new owner may have the current license
transferred to his name upon payment of a transfer fee of
one dollar ($1.00).
receipt,
SECTION 3. That Section 5-23. Same Tags (d), be amended to read as follows:
(d) In the
event that
a metallic tag
issued for a dog shall
be lost,
the owner
may obtain a
duplicate tag upon the
payment of
one dollar
($1.00).
dollars
SECTION 4, That Section 5-27. Impounding - Required; conditions of redemption,
be amended by deleting subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) and
amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
(1) Upon a payment of an impoundment fee of the sum of
twenty dollars ($20.00), plus the sum of three dollars
($3.00) for each day or fractional part thereof that said
dog has been impounded.
and further amending Section 5-27. by amending subsection (4) to read as
follows:
An adoption
fee of
five
dollars
($5.00)
for cats,
seven
dollars
($7.00) for
puppies,
ten
dollars
($10.00) for
dogs
and ten
dollars ($10.00)
for animals
other
than livestock,
plus vaccination
fees,
licensing
fees and
veterinary
costs
shall be
assessed
at the
time of
adoption.
No dog
shall
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be released for adoption as a pet
without a written agreement from
that the animal will be neutered.
without being neutered or
m the adopter guaranteeing
SECTION 5. If any
Ordinance shall
not affect the validity
section, paragraph, clause,
be adjudged invalid or held
of this Ordinance as a
phrase,
unconstitutional,
whole or
or provision of this
the same shall
any part or provision
thereof other than
the part so declared to be
invalid or
unconstitutional.
days
SECTION
6.
This ordinance shall
become effective
the current City Secretary of the
City of
ten
(10)
days
after
the date
of such
publication
as provided in
Section
2.11
of
the
Georgetown
City
Charter.
Read on first reading this 11th day of August 1987
Read and adopted on second reading this 25th day of August 1987.
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Jim Colbert, Mayor
ATTEST: f j/
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Mr. Pat Caballero, City Secretary
Approved as to legality in accordance with section 2.10 of the City of
Georgetown Charter as amended.
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City Attorney
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
I,
being
the current City Secretary of the
City of
Georgetown
do hereby certify
that the
attached ordinance
of the City
Council
of
the City of Georgetown is
a true
and correct copy of
such ordinance
adopted
at
a council meeting open. to
the public
and notice of
said meeting,
giving
the
date, place, and subject
thereof,
having been posted
as prescribed
by Article
6252-17, Section 3A, VATCS.
Dated this day of
(City Seal)
City Secretary
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