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Home My WebLink About2001-08-28 - ORDINANCES - TITLE 8 ANIMAL CONTROL (2)ORDINANCE NO. 01-15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 8, ANIMALS, CHAPTER 8.90 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING FEES FOR SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES SECTION 1. The Santa Clarita Municipal Code is hereby amended at Chapter 8.90, relating to the Fee Schedule, to read as on Attachment. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this 28' day of August 2001. ATTEST: =76797 -Mm E STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) as. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the I& day of July 2001. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 28" day of August 2001 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: r a �d,.28 COLTNCILMEM 3ERS: Ferry, Smyth, Darcy, Kellar, Weste COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: None 0 ATTACHMENT A Chapter 8.90.010 FEES FOR SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES 8.90.010 FEE SCHEDULE The fees required to be paid for all services and activities set forth In Title 10 are as follows except that the director may waive any fees in cases of undue hardship: I. SPAYING AND NEUTERING All dogs and cats sold by the department are required to be spayed or neutered as a condition of sale. The fee for any such services performed by the department shall be paid at the time of purchase. Except that, for such animals purchased under the age of four months, the department shall collect a trust deposit, redeemable to the purchaser upon proof that spayineuter services have been performed by a licensed veterinarian after such animal has reached the age of four months. A. Female Dogs 1. 01 to 25 pounds : ............................................... 335.00 2. 26 to 50 pounds ............................................................................. 45.00 3. 51 to 70 pounds ............................... »_............................................. 55.00 (^' 4. Over 70 pounds................................................................................. *75.00 J (*Price to be determined by veterinarian) 100.00 5. Additional a for In heat or pregnant female do »*10.00- . � �'g p i;n g............»..... (*Price to be determined by veterinarian) 20.00 B. Male Dogs 1. Ol to 25 pounds ............... »......... ....... .......................................... $30.00 2. 26 to 50 pounds............................................................................... 40.00 3. 51 to 70 pounds............................................................................... 50.00 4. Over 70 pounds......»...................................................:.................... *70.00 - (*Price to be determined by veterinarian) 00.00 C. Cats 1. Female cats..................................................................................... 25.00 2. Additional charge if in heat or pregnant female cats .............. 10.00 3. We cats.......................................................................................... 20.00 4. Purchased at shelter, male or female ......................................... 20.00 II. DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS A. Dead animals picked up by department at request of owner or custodian (per animal} 1. small animal....................................................................».... $10.00 65 2. Large animal....................................................................... 3. Special handling fee for large animals or animal pickups requiring more than one animal control officer and/or special transportation equipment (per hour) .... B. Dead animals delivered by owner or custodian to department centers (per animal): $ 250.00 40.00 1. Small animal...................................................................... No charge 2. Large animals..................................................................... $200.00 C. Dead animals delivered by business or other facility (per animal)........................................................................ 5.00 III. LIVE ANIMALS VOLUNTARILY RELINQUISHED TO DEPARTMENT A handling fee shall be charged for each live animal voluntarily relinquished to the custody of the department by the owner or custodian. A. Animals picked up by the department at the request of owner or custodian (per animalk 1. Single small animal.............................................................. $10.00 2. Single small animal litter (Under four months) ................ 10.00 3. Single small livestock animal ............................................. 25.00 4. Single large animal .................................................. _._._.... 100.00 5. Special handling fee for large animals or animal pickups requiring more than one animal control officer and/or special transportation equipment (per hour) ................................. 40.00 B. Animals delivered to the department by the owner or custodian: 1. Single small animal........................................................ No charge 2. Single small animal litter (Under four months) ........... No charge 3. Single small livestock animal ........................................ 25.00 4. Single large animal........................................................... 50.00 C. Live animals for which the owner requests euthanasia. 1. Cat........:............................................................................... 15.00 2. Dog...................................................................................... 20.00 3. Small livestock animal .................................................... 25.00 4. Large animal..................................................................... 250.00 IV. DAILY CARE AND IMPOUND FEES Animals found at large and Impounded by the department shall be redeemed only upon the payment of all applicable impound fees, and fees for daily care and r., feeding and veterinary services fees. Additionally, all fees for veterinary care services for animals handled by the department shall be recovered as follows: i . A. Animal Impound Fees. 1. Small animals (other than dogs and cats) ............................... $ 2.00 2. Dogs and cats: a. First impoundment......................................................... 10.00 b. Second impoundment within one year ........................ 20.00 C. Third impoundment within one year ........................... 30.00 3 Special handling fee for large animals b. Health maintenance services performed or animal pickups requiring more than one animal control officer and/or special 55.00 transportation equipment (per hour) ........................................ 40.00 B. Care and Feeding (Daily) 1. Large animals ................... ............................... _.......................... 10.00 2. Small animals (other than dogs and cats) .................... _........ 2.00 3. Dogs and cats.............................................................................. 7.50 C. Veterinary Services Performed During impound. 1. Vaccinations: a. Babies (cats and dogs) ................................................ 5.00 b. Distemper canine, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza and Parvovirurus ...... 10.00 C. Feline Rhinotracheitis, Callci and Panleukopenla and Chlamydia ............ ...................... 10.00 2. Emergency and health maintenance services: L Emergency services (per treatment) ........................ 50.00 b. Health maintenance services performed by department veterinarian (per hour) ..................... 55.00 C. Health maintenance services performed by department animal health technician. (per hour)................................................................ 35.00 D. Veterinary Services Performed at Spay and Neuter Clinics 1. Vaccinations.............................................................................. 10.00- 20.00 2. Elective surgical procedures ................................................... 10.00- 30.00 3. Prescriptions............................................................................ 5.00- 10.00 V. ANDIAL PURCHASES A. Animal purchase fees (purchase price excludes required veterinary services and spayineuter fees unless otherwise provided} 67 1. Dogs and cats.......................................................................... $10.00 2. Small animals (other than dogs or cats) .............................. 5.00 3. Large animals (other than dogs or cats) .............................. 50.00 B. Approved nonprofit humane organization (purchase price includes veterinary services and spaylneuter fees: 1. Dogs........................................................................................... 35.00 2. Cats............................................................................................ 25.00 VI. INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL LICENSES Every person owning a dog or cat over the age of four months shall obtain an annual license and tag for each such dog or cat; except, there shall be a one -thee -only fee for registration of discharged military dogs, for guide dogs or Seeing -eye dogs, for signal dogs trained to assist the hearing impaired, and for service dogs trained to perform tasks to assist the physically handicapped, upon payment of the following fees: A. Dog license and tag fees: Dogs over four months: 1. Unspayedtonneutered........................................................ $30.00 2. Spayedlneutered.................................................................. 15.00 3. Senior citizen - Spayedlneutered dog ..............:................ 7.50 4. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal not obtained on or before date of expiration ............ 20.00 5. Replacement of tag or official license receipt ......... 5.00 6. Transfer of ownership...................................................... 5.00 7. ' Discharged military dogs (one-time registration fee} .. 5.00 8. Guide dogs or Seeing -eye dogs, signal dogs, and service dogs (one-time registration fee) ................... 5.00 B. Cat license fees: 1. Unspayedlunneutered........................................................ 10.00 2. Spayed/neutered...:................................................. ...... 5.00 3, Replacement cat tag ......................................................... 5.00 4. Transfer of ownership...................................................... 5.00 C. Cat licensing, Kennel Exception: Up to 5 cats may be kept at any residence without a kennel . license, provided the cats' owner or custodian licenses each Individual animal, has each animal spayed or neutered and keeps all cats primarily Indoors. D. Other animals -Licenses required: 1. Pygmy pigs........................................................................... 50.00 2. Wild animals 100.00 L Voluntary identification and registration: Any dog or eat may be registered I1 the department's Voluntary Identification Program. Such animal shall be assigned an Identification number by tattoo, microchip or other available means of Identification, at the owner's request, upon the payment of the following fees: I.' Initial identification and registration ....................................... 20.00 2. Annual renewal............................................................................. 10.00 & Transfer of ownership................................................................. 5.00 VII. ANIMAL BUSINESS OPERATOR LICENSES Owners of the following animal -related businesses shall annuaIly obtain a license upon payment of the following fees: A. Initial licensing fee for all new kennel businesses or kennels In which ownership changes ................................................. $ 250.00 B. Fee for currently licensed kennels: 4.20 dogs or cats................................................................................... 175.00 21.50 dogs or cats................................................................................. 225.00 51.75 dogs or cats ............................. 275.00 76.100 dogs or cats....................................................................... 325.00 Over100 dogs or cats....................................................................» 400.00 For purposes of fee computation, the minimum license fee will be based on 75 percent of the total capacity of the kennel or the actual animal population housed at the time of the Inspection, whichever is greater. C. Pet shop ........... ...................................................................... ............ _... . 125.00 D. Grooming parlorlmoblle......................................................................... 125.00 LAnimal menagerie ............................... _.......................................... _.... . 125.00 F. ............... Wholesale wild animal dealer ....................................... ..._... 125.00 G. Stables..............................................................................................._...... 125.00 R. Domestic household dog breeder ................................................. _...... 125.00 LRodeo (first daylor one -day event) ....................................................... 100.00 I Animal exhibition (first daylor one -day event) ................................... 100.00 R. Additional daily rodeo and animal exhibition Inspectionfee......................................................................................... 25.00 L. Delinquency charge for late license renewal, and for new licenses not obtained by date required.................................................................................................. . 25.00 AL Breeder C Pygmy pigs........................................................................_. 125.00 N. License C Inspection fee ................ _....................... .............. ............... 50.00 69 0. Nonprofit humane organization.......................................................... 125.00 VIII. ANMAL TRAP RENTALS L Weekly rental fee (all traps).................................................................. $20.00 B. Replacement fee for animal traps lost or damaged beyond repair: 1. Dog trap .................................................................................. 132.00 2. cat trap..................................................................................... 35.00 3. Raccoon trap............................................................................ 45.00