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Home My WebLink About028648 ORD - 06/22/2010AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES: SECTION 6-27, ENTITLED "FEES," TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A THREE-YEAR REGISTRATION; SECTION 6-28, ENTITLED "TERM," TO REVISE THE SECTION TO INCLUDE A NEW THREE-YEAR REGISTRATION; SECTION 6-29, ENTITLED "ISSUANCE AND WEARING OF TAG," TO REVISE THE FEE FOR A REPLACEMENT REGISTRATION TAG AND ESTABLISH A NEW FEE FOR A REPLACEMENT RABIES TAG; SECTION 6-54, ENTITLED "FEES," TO REVISE PERMIT FEES; AND SECTION 6-126, ENTITLED "RABIES VACCINATION," TO ALLOW FOR A THREE-YEAR RABIES VACCINE; CREATING NEW SECTION 6-104 TO ESTABLISH FEES FOR SMALL ANIMAL TRAPS AND NEW SECTION 6-105 TO ESTABLISH A DEAD ANIMAL PICK-UP SERVICE FEE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Section 6-27, Chapter 6, of the Code of Ordinances, entitled "Fees," is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6-27. Fees. "(a) Fee,The annual registration fcc is fee for a dog or cat that has been currently vaccinated with a manufactured one-year or three-year interval rabies vaccination is as follows: "(1) Each spayed or neutered dog or cat ... $-3-O0 4.00 "(2) Each dog or cat not spayed or neutered ... 4$00 12.00 "(b) The fee for a three-year registration for a dog or cat that has been currently vaccinated with a manufactured three-year interval rabies vaccination is as follows: "(1) Each spayed or neutered dog or cat ... $ 10.00 "(2) Each dog or cat not spayed or neutered ... 35.00 "(la) No fee may be charged for a registration issued for any dog actually used by a person with disabilities who utilizes the dog as a service animal to aid the person in going from place to place within the city. "(G) ,(L:a No fee may be charged for a registration issued for any dog that is owned and used by any law enforcement agency for drug awareness, drug or bomb detection, or any other law enforcement purpose. 028648 INDEXED "( fie) Participating veterinarians will be rebated one dollar ($1.00) for each registration they issue if duplicate copies of the registration and vaccination certificates are submitted to the Animal Care Services division within ten (10) days of issuance of the registration." SECTION 2. Section 6-28, Chapter 6, of the Code of Ordinances, entitled "Term," is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6-28. Term. "(a) If not revoked under the provisions of this chapter, an annual registration is effective for a period of one (1) year from the date of the rabies vaccination, if the registration is issued to an animal vaccinated with a one-year rabies vaccine or a three-year rabies vaccine and is issued on the date of original vaccination. "(b) If not revoked under the provisions of this chapter, a three-year registration is effective for a period of three (3) years from the date of vaccination if the registration is issued on the date of original vaccination." "(c) In the event that a registration is, or has been, purchased on a date other than the rabies vaccination date, the registration issued is effective for a period of one (1 1 year from the date of issuance or the expiration date of the rabies vaccination, whichever occurs earlier. In no instance may any registration exceed the date of expiration of the rabies vaccination that was administered." SECTION 3. Section 6-29, Chapter 6, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Issuance and wearing of a tag," is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6-29. Issuance and wearing of tag. "(c) Replacement of tag. A duplicate registration tag may be obtained from the Animal Care Services division upon payment of a five -dollar ($5.00) replacement fee and proof of presentation of the original registration receipt. For animals administered a rabies vaccination through the Animal Care Services division for which the vaccine remains effective, a duplicate rabies vaccination tag may be obtained from the division upon payment of a five -dollar 1$5.00) replacement fee. «(d) * * * I/ SECTION 4. Section 6-54, Chapter 6, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Fees," is amended to read as follows: EHord297 revd2 Page 2 of 6 "Sec. 6-54. Fees. "(a) Fees for commercial permits are as follows: "Auctions ... $ 100.00 "Circuses ... 200.00 "Department Stores ... 25.00 50.00 "Grooming Shops ... 50.0 25.00 "Guard Dogs: "Single dog/single site ... 25.00 50.00 "Multiple dogs/single site ... 50.00 75.00 "Multiple sites with one (1) dog ... 100.00 125.00 "Kennels: "Authorized less than ten (10) animals ... 25..00 50.00 "Authorized between ten (10) and fifty (50) animals ... 50.00 75.00 "Authorized fifty-one (51) or more animals ... 100.00 125.00 "Performing Animal Exhibit ... 25.00 "Performing Animal Exhibition ... 200.00 "Pet Stores ... 50.00 "Petting Zoos (temporary; less than ten (10) days) , .. 50.00 "Rodeos ... 200.00 "Stables: "Authorized less than ten (10) horses ... 25.00 50.00 "Authorized between ten (10) and twenty-five (25) horses ... 50:00 75.00 "Authorized twenty-six (26) or more horses ... 100.00 125.00 "(b) * * * SECTION 5. Section 6-126, Chapter 6, of the Code of Ordinances, is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6-126. Rabies vaccination. EFiord297 revd2 Page 3 of 6 "(a) No person may own, keep, harbor or have custody or control of a dog or cat over four (4) months of age within the city, unless the dog or cat has been immunized against rabiesin accordance with this chapter and State law. In the event of a conflict of laws, the more stringent provision shall prevail. "(b) SECTION 6. A new section, Section 6-104, is created in Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances to establish fees relating to rentals of small animal traps, to read as follows: "Sec. 6-104 125,Reserved. Small animal traps. "Small animal traps will be rented by the Animal Care Services division to a citizen for a charge of $10.00. This rental fee provides for the use of a trap for seven (7) calendar days. There is a required refundable deposit of $50.00 prior to the rental of a trap. The following are exempt from the rental fee and deposit: low income citizens below the poverty level as established by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services; provided, however, in order to obtain such an exemption on the fee and deposit, the exempted citizen shall be required to state in a written agreement that he/she is entitled to the exemption. There is a $50.00 replacement charge for all small animal traps that are lost, stolen, or otherwise damaged rendering the trap unusable by the Animal Care Services division regardless of exemption status for rental fees and deposit." SECTION 7. A new section, Section 6-105, is created in Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances to establish a dead animal pick-up service fee, to read as follows: "Sec. 6-105. Dead animal pick-up service fee. "From participating local commercial businesses, a service fee per visit of $5.00 for the first three dead animals, then $5.00 for each dead animal thereafter will be collected for each dead dog, cat, or small animal upon pick up of the animal by the City. The maximum weight of any animal picked up under this section may not exceed 100 pounds. The disposal of any dead animal weighing over 100 pounds will be handled in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21 of the Code." "Sec. 6-106-6-125. Reserved." SECTION 8. The provisions of this ordinance are effective on and after July 1, 2010. SECTION 9. A violation of any provision of this ordinance or requirements implemented under this ordinance constitutes an offense punishable as provided in this ordinance and in Sections 1-6 and 1-6.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Corpus Christi. SECTION 10. If, for any reason, any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it will not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite EHord297 revd2 Page 4 of 6 intent of the City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, phrase, word, and provision of this ordinance be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 11. Publication of this ordinance is to be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. EHord297 revd2 Page 5 of 6 The fore ing ordinance waread for the first time and passed to its second reading on the / day of s , 2010, by the following votes: Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Brent Chesney Larry Elizondo, Sr. Kevin Kieschnick Priscilla G. Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott The foregoin finance was read for the second time and passed on its final reading on the ay of , 2010, by the following votes: Joe Adame Chris N. Adler Brent Chesney Larry Elizondo, Sr. Kevin Kieschnick Priscilla G. Leal John E. Marez Nelda Martinez Mark Scott PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of ATTEST: Armando Chapa City Secretary APPROVED as to form: June 15, 2010 -Lk). Eliza • - h R. Hundley Assisnt City Attorney for the City Attorney EHord297 revd2 028648 • EFFECTIVE DATE Page 6 of 6 El _ ,NCE DEPARTMENT . PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT 10 AUG .11 yA::110. 1 1 State of Texas County of Nueces CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad # 5944064 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came GEORGIA LAWSON, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is LEGAL SALES REPRESENTITIVE , the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, NOTICE OF PASSAGE which the annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 2010. $147.13 LEGAL SALE REPRESENTIVE On this ay of - , 2certify that the at b publisher. is a true and an exa d document VENN J. MIEDINA NY cod st 2,a12tiFls Notary Public, State of Texas 0IN3? 4E » June 28 201 NOTICE OF:' PASSAGE OF ORIJI- NANCE'NO.028648 Amending the follow ing.proviSiOnS of:Ch 6 the Code. of.:Ord.: Sect 6'-27 entified "Fees,"• to:::.establ is h. fees for the lssuance of a three-year regis- tration; Sect 16,28., entitled "Term' ) ALLER=TIMES Legal Notices 1110 vise the section to -in clude a:rtew three- year regls.tratien; Seet 6 2B,; -entitled issuance and Wear- ing -of Tag,' to revise the -fee fora replace- meet regfstretion. tag & establish a' new fee fora replaoement ra- bles tag; Sect 6 54, entitled "Fees; to re= vise; permitlfees; :& Sect. :6 :126; entitled. `Robes Vaccination;" to :allow .for a three year: rabiesvaccine creatingnew. Sect 6-,104, to establish e es for small animal raps &;neyii',Section 6-105 to establish`a dead animal'. pick=up ervice fee; providing or an, effective:. date; roviding for, penal - les; -4 providing for ublication. is/Armando Chape City Secretary s p p