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ORDINANCE NO.. MC-528
2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER
6.24 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE FEES
3 RELATING TO ANIMALS; AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.
4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
NO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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6 SECTION 1. Section 6.24.030, Subsection A of the San
7 Bernardino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
8 "A. Each person owning, harboring or having custody or
9 control of a dog of the age of four months or more, within the
10 City, shall obtain annually a license and tag for the dog on or
1] before the first day of July of each year. The license and tag
]2 fee for each fiscal year shall be six dollars and fifty cents for
]3 a neutered dog and sixteen dollars for a dog which has not been
14 neutered. License and tag fees are payable in advance. If the
15 appropriate fee is not paid prior to August first, a delinquency
]6 penalty of ten dollars shall be added to the fee. A fee of one
]7 dollar shall be charged for any additional tag issued to replace
]8 a lost, stolen misplaced or damaged tag. A fee of one dollar
19 shall be charged for the transfer of ownership of a licensed dog
20 to a new owner in lieu of a fee for a new license for the
2] remainder of the year in which the transfer occurs."
22 SECTION 2. Section 6.24.120 of the San Bernardino Municipal
23 Code is amended to read as follows:
24 "6.24.120 Vicious or dangerous animal - Running at large -
25 Impoundment - Fees.
26 Each vicious or dangerous animal found running at large or
27 unrestrained shall be impounded by authorized employees of the
28 City for a period of seventy-two hours. The reclaiming fee for
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7 offenses sixty dollars times the total number
8 of offenses which have occurred plus
9 five dollars per day pound fee.
10 If the owner or possessor of the animal does not claim the
11 animal and pay any sums due or owing during the seventy-two
12 hours, the animal shall be disposed of by authorized employees of
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14 SECTION 3. Section 6.24.140 of the San Bernardino Municipal
15 Code is amended to read as follows:
16 "Sec tion 6.24.140 Running at large - Impoundment.
17 Any dog found running at large or unrestrained in the City
18 shall be impounded by the Animal Control Officer for a period of
19 seventy-two hours. The reclaiming fee for such impounded dog
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such impounded animal shall be as follows:
first offense twenty dollars, plus five dollars
per day pound fee
forty dollars, plus five dollars
per day pound fee
second offense
first offense
twenty dollars, plus five dollars
per day pound fee
forty dollars, plus five dollars
per day pound fee
second offense
third and subsequent
offenses
sixty dollars times the total number
of offenses which have occurred,
plus five dollars per day pound fee
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I If the owner or possessor of the dog does not claim the dog
2 and pay any sums due or owing during the seventy-two hours, the
3 dog shall be disposed of by authorized emp loyees of the Ci ty. "
4 SECTION 4. Section 6.24.150, Subsection C of the San
5 Bernardino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
6 "C. Veterinarian pick-up service charge:
7 seven dollars for one animal
8 two dollars for each additional animal
9 Veterinary pick-up service will terminate after August 1,
10 1986."
II SECTION 5. Section 6.24.150, Subsection D of the San
12 Bernardino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
13 "D. Adoption fees (to new owners):
14 twenty dollars for each dog or puppy
15 fifteen dollars for each cat or kitten"
16 SECTION 6. Section 6.24.150, Subsection E of the San
17 Bernardino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
18 "E. Research animal sales:
19 one hundred dollars for each dog or puppy
20 sixty dollars for each cat or kitten"
21 SECTION 7. Section 6.24.150, Subsection G of the San
22 Bernardino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
23 "G. Vaccination fee:
24 six do lIars for each dog or cat reclaimed by its owner
25 six do lIars for each dog or cat adopted to a new home
26 six do lIars for each dog or cat sold for research
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28 SECTION 8. This ordinance is an urgency measure, which
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3 The facts constituting such urgency are that adequate
4 revenue is necessary in order to continue the appropriate level
5 of services by animal control and these amendments are necessary
6 in order to provide funds for this fiscal year.
7 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
8 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
9 Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof,
10 held on the 7th day of July , 1986, by
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Council Members Reilly, Marks, Quiel, Frazier,
Strickler
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ABSENT:
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council Members Estrada, Hernandez
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The for~going ordinance is hereby approved this
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