HomeMy WebLinkAbout033734 ORD - 09/09/2025Ordinance amending Corpus Christi Code Section 6-15 to update the Daily
Boarding fees, Commercial Permit fees, 1st and 2nd Occurrence Impoundment
fees, and Species Appropriate Vaccine fees, adding a 3rd Occurrence
Impoundment fee, and amending Section 6-26 to add a legal presumption
regarding rabies immunization; effective October 1, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 6-15 of the Corpus Christi Code is amended to delete the struck -
through text and insert the underlined text shown as follows:
Sec. 6-15. Fee Schedule.
Fees for animal care services shall be charged pursuant to the animal care service fee
schedule filed with the city secretary. The Animal care fee schedule will be submitted
to the city council annually for review. Any adjustment of the animal care service fee
schedule requires city council approval.
The animal care services fee schedule is as follows:
Reapplication upon denial of registration or permit
$10.00
Microchip and lifetime license fee per dog or cat
$15.00
Replacement of tag
$12.00
Dangerous Dog Registration (set by V.T.C.A., Health
and Safety Code §822.043)
$50.00
Aggressive Dog Registration (must be microchipped,
photographed and wear a specific tag)
$50.00
Annual intact permit
$50.00
Auctions; Circus; Grooming Shop; Kennels;
Performing Animal Exhibit/Exhibition; Pet store;
Horse stable
$-5-7-700
$100.00
Unregistered/registered animal (1st Occurrence)
$.-3-9.00
$50.00
Livestock
$30.00
Second and subsequent impoundment within 12
months
0
$75.00
Third and subsequent impoundment within 12 months
$150.00
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Daily boarding fee (Return to Owner)
$40-00
$15.00
Rabies vaccine fee (Return to Owner)
$10.00
Microchip fee (Return to Owner)
$15.00
Species appropriate vaccination on intake (excludes
rabies) (Return to Owner)
$10.00
$15.00
Owner surrender per animal unless litter under 4
months
$50.00
Owner surrender of bite animal
$100.00
Adoption Fee
Domestic dog or cat; for animals over 6 months old
and in good health, includes spay/neuter,
microchip/city license, rabies vaccination
$25.00
Rabies impoundment and quarantine
Animal head shipment - owned animal
$150.00
Quarantine Fee of domestic animal (per day)*
$20.00
Collars (including replacements)
$10.00
Leashes (including replacements)
$15.00
Signs (including replacements)
$20.00
* Thie Quarantine fee will be in addition to impound, microchip, license, and rabies
vaccination fees, $10.00 for additional days over 10.
(Ord. No. 030405, § 7, 1-20-2015; Ord. No. 031404, § 7, 3-27-2018; Ord. No. 032549, § 1,
9-7-2021; Ord. No. 032998, § 2, 3-7-2023)
SECTION 2. Section 6-26 of the Corpus Christi Code is amended to delete the struck -
through text and insert the underlined text shown as follows:
Sec. 6-26. -Application requirements.
(a) Required. No person may own, keep, harbor, or have custody or control of any dog
or cat over four (4) months of age within the city without having said dog or cat
implanted with a microchip that is to be registered with both animal care services and
the issuing microchip company, except as permitted by subsection 6-28(b) of this
Code.
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(b) 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
rabies in accordance with this chapter and state law.
(c) Every owner or keeper of a dog or cat immunized against rabies as required in this
chapter must procure a rabies vaccination certificate from the veterinarian
administering the vaccine.
(d) A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat as required by this chapter must furnish
the owner or keeper of the dog or cat with a metal tag bearing a number
corresponding to the number placed on the vaccination certificate, and with lettering
showing immunization and the year thereof. This tag must be attached to the collar
or harness of the dog or cat for which it was issued and must be worn at all times in
a conspicuous place on the collar or harness.
(1) It is presumed, in a prosecution for a violation of this subsection, that the dog or
cat owned, kept, or harbored by, or under the custody or control of the person so
charged was over four (4) months of age on the date of the violation.
(2) It is presumed, in a prosecution for a violation of this subsection, that the person
charged with owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody or control of a dog or
cat required to be registered under this subsection did not register the subject
animal in accordance with this chapter unless, upon the request of an animal care
services officer or licensed peace officer at the time of the violation, valid proof of
registration was produced by the person so charged.
(3) It is presumed, in a prosecution for a violation of this subsection, that where proof
is presented that the animal was not wearing a tag or microchip indicating rabies
immunization within the preceding 12 months, such animal shall be presumed not
to be currently immunized with an anti -rabies vaccine.
(e) Application; prerequisites. Written application for registrations and payment of the
applicable fees must be made to the city's collections section, animal care services
division, or participating veterinarians. The application must include the name,
address, phone number, state -issued driver's license or identification number, and
date of birth of the applicant, a description of the animal, rabies vaccination
information and microchip information.
(f)
When to apply. An owner must make application for registration within ten (10)
days after obtaining a dog or cat over four (4) months of age, except that this
requirement will not apply to a nonresident individual keeping a dog or cat within the
city for no longer than sixty (60) days.
(1) It is presumed, in a prosecution of a violation of this section, that the dog or cat,
owned by the person charged with the violation, was obtained more than ten (10)
days prior to the date of the violation.
(2) It is presumed, in a prosecution of a violation of the exception contained in this
section, that the person charged with the violation is a resident of the city and that
the person has kept the dog or cat within the city for a period exceeding sixty (60)
days.
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(Ord. No. 026046, § 1, 12-14-2004; Ord. No. 032440, § 1, 5-25-2021)
SECTION 3. This ordinance takes effect on October 1, 2025.
Introduced and voted on the )1'0 day of V'":' �"' , 2025.
PASSED and APPROVED on the 1,tttk day of-()tkNI\IA1 , 2025.
ATTEST:
aulette Guajardo, Mauert City Secretary
EFFECTIVE DATE
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