HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 807ORDINANCE NO.
807
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 6.16 OF THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL CODE
ENTITLED "DOGS --LICENSES AND TAGS"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Chapter 6.16 entitled "Dogs --Licenses and Tags" is
hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2: New Chapter 6.16 entitled "Dog and Kennel Licenses"
is hereby added to the Beaumont Municipal Code to read as
specifically provided for in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a
part hereof.
Section 3: This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by
law.
MOVED, PASSED AND ADOPTED this
2000.
ATTEST:
7th day of November
CITY OF BEAUMONT
By
City Clerk
(
ty)
ROGER BERG, Mayor L
CERTIFICATION
I, Alan Kapanicas (Deputy) , City Clerk of the City of Beaumont,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on October 17 , 2000,
and was duly adopted upon second reading on November 7 , 2000
upon the following role call vote:
AYES: Mayor Berg, Council Members DeForge, Dressel, and Zeller.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Westcot.
(SEAL)
CITY OF BEAUMONT
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6.16.010
6.16.020
6.16.030
6.16.040
6.16.050
6.16.060
6.16.070
6.16.080
6.16.090
6.16.100
6.16.110
6.16.120
6.16.130
CHAPTER 6.16
DOG AND KENNEL LICENSES
License Required.
Term of License.
Fees; Fee Exemptions.
Application.
Anti -Rabies Vaccination Required.
Issuance of Tags and Certificates.
Tag --Attached and Display Required.
Tag --Removal Prohibited.
Tag --Replacement.
Commercial Kennel License.
Commercial Cattery License.
Transfer Prohibited.
Penalties.
Section 6.16.010 License Required.
No person within the City owning, possessing, controlling,
harboring, or keeping any dog over four months of age shall fail,
refuse or neglect to procure a dog license tag for each dog, from
the Chief of Police or his authorized agent.
Section 6.16.020 Term of License.
The term of each dog license and exempt dog license issued
shall terminate as of the termination date of the subject dog's
most recent anti -rabies vaccination, but not more than three
years. The term of each commercial kennel and cattery license
shall be three years.
Section 6.16.030 Fees; Fee Exemptions.
All license fees due and payable hereunder shall be
from time to time by resolution of the City Council. No
be charged for:
A. Any dog being reared, trained or used as a guide dog for
the blind, if the dog is in the possession and under the control
of a blind person or a bona fide organization having as its
primary purpose the furnishing and training of guide dogs for the
blind; provided, however, an exempt dog license tag shall be
obtained for each guide dog.
B. Any dog owned by, or in the care of, any person who is a
nonresident or who is traveling through the City, or who is
temporarily sojourning therein, provided the dog is kept within
fixed
fee shall
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the City for less than thirty days. An exempt dog license tag
shall be issued upon request.
C. Any police canine that is in service for duty within the
City; provided, however, an exempt dog license tag shall be
obtained for each such dog.
Section 6.16.040 Application.
The owner shall state at the time application is made, and
upon standard printed forms of application provided for such
purpose, his/her name and address, the name, breed, color, age,
and sex of each dog for which application is made, and the grounds
for exemption from fees, if applicable.
Section 6.16.050 Anti -Rabies Vaccination Required.
As a condition for the issuance of a license, all applicants
shall submit to the Chief of Police, or his authorized agent, a
certificate issued by a duly -licensed veterinarian certifying that
the dog has received anti -rabies vaccination sufficient to
immunize the dog against rabies for the license term applied for.
Section 6.16.060 Issuance of Tags and Certificates.
A metallic tag and license certificate with corresponding
number shall be furnished by the Chief of Police, or his
authorized agent, upon compliance with all applicable requirements
and payment of the appropriate fee. The Chief of Police, or his
authorized agent, shall keep a record of the owner or person
making payment of the license fee and to whom a certificate and
tag has been issued, and the number and date of the certificate
and the tag.
Section 6.16.070 Taq--Attachment and Display Required.
The metal tag issued shall be securely fixed to a collar,
harness, or other device to be worn at all times by the dog for
whom the registration is issued. No person shall fail or refuse
to show, upon demand of the animal control officer or code
compliance officer or any police officer, the license certificate
and the tag for any duly -registered dog kept or remaining within
any home or upon any enclosed premises under such person's
immediate control.
Section 6.16.080 Taq--Removal Prohibited.
No person shall remove from any dog any collar, harness, or
other device to which is attached a registration tag for the
current license year, or remove the tag therefrom without the
express written permission of the Chief of Police, or his
authorized agent.
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Section 6.16.090 Tag -Replacement.
If a dog license tag is lost or destroyed, the owner shall
immediately procure a duplicate license tag from the Chief of
Police or his authorized agent, for which a fee of one-half of the
license fee shall be charged and collected.
Section 6.16.100 Commercial Kennel License.
In addition to a business license, every person engaged in
the business of operating a kennel or pet shop with a kennel shall
obtain and pay for a kennel license from the Chief of Police, or
his authorized agent.
Section 6.16.110 Commercial Cattery License.
In addition to a business license, every person engaged in
the business of operating a cattery or pet shop with a cattery
shall obtain and pay for a cattery license from the Chief of
Police, or his authorized agent.
Section 6.16.120 Transfer Prohibited.
No license or license tag issued to one dog shall be
transferred to another dog.
Section 6.16.130 Penalties.
Any individual violating any provision of this Chapter shall
be deemed guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter
specified. Such individual shall be deemed guilty of a separate
offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any
violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter is committed,
continued, or permitted. Any individual convicted of a violation
of this Chapter shall be: (1) guilty of an infraction offense and
punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for a
first violation; (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished
by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second
violation of the same ordinance provision and perpetrated by the
same individual. The third and any additional violations on the
same ordinance and perpetrated by the same individual shall
constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or six (6) months
in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may
be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Payment of any
penalty herein shall not relieve an individual from the
responsibility for correcting the violation.
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