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Home My WebLink About021206 ORD - 08/06/1991AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 6, ANIMAL CONTROL, ARTICLE II, LICENSES AND PERMITS; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS, TO INCREASE FEES FOR HORSE STABLE PERMITS, COMMERCIAL PERMITS, AND GUARD DOG PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 6, Animal Control, Article II, Licenses and Permits; Administrative Proceedings, is hereby amended by amending Section 6-17, Horse stable permits, paragraph (a) to read as follows: (a) A permit shall be required to operate a horse stable, and a permit fee, renewable annually upon inspection, must be paid in accordance with the following schedule: Less than 10 horses 10 to 25 horses 26 or more horses $ 25.00 50.00 100.00 SECTION 2. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 6, Animal Control, Article II, Licenses and Permits; Administrative Proceedings, is hereby amended by amending Section 6-18, Commercial permits, paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows: (a) Except for riding schools and stables which hold current and valid horse stable permits pursuant to section 6-17, veterinarians, and veterinary hospitals; all commercial animal establishments shall be required to maintain a current and valid commercial permit. Fees for such permits shall be in accordance with the following schedule: Pet stores $ 50.00 Department stores (fish, rodents, birds) 25.00 Kennels: less than 10 animals 25.00 10 to 50 animals 50.00 51 or more animals 100.00 Grooming shops 50.00 Temporary performing animal 25.00 Circuses 50.00 MI5091156 skp 021206 MICRUittlit ' Petting zoos (temporary) 50.00 Breeding (for sale) 200.00 Rabbits (breeding and sale) 50.00 Auctions 100.00 Temporary permit (30 day for sale of animals) 15.00 (b) Permits shall be issued upon application and review that the commercial animal establishment is in compliance with all construction, zoning, or other ordinances of the city governing the conduct of the business of the commercial animal establishment. No permit shall be transferred or assigned. Any establishment providing services classified in two or more categories of fees in the fee schedule will be required to obtain only one permit, and the fee charged for such permit shall be the highest of the fees for any of the applicable categories. Except as provided for a circus, performing animal exhibition, or auction, the commercial permit shall be renewable annually upon inspection. Commercial permits granted to a circus, auction, or performing animal exhibition shall be valid for the duration of the event not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. Any circus, auction, performing animal exhibition, or zoological park may request limited permission to possess a prohibited animal within the city limits of the City of Corpus Christi for the duration of the commercial permit. Possession of a prohibited animal pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the terms of section 6-32 and subject to regulations prescribed by the city health officer for indemnification of the city, proof of insurance, and such other conditions deemed necessary to preserve the safety and welfare of the public. A waiver of the permit requirements of this section may be granted by the city health officer in cases involving a scientific or educational program, a show or exhibition by a nonprofit organization, or animals owned by the city upon a finding that such a waiver would not endanger the public or animal health, or create a nuisance. SECTION 3. That the Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi, Chapter 6, Animal Control, Article II, Licenses and Permits; Administrative Proceedings, is hereby amended by amending Section 6-24, Guard dogs, paragraph (b), subparagraphs (4) and (5) to read as follows: (4) If the inspection reveals that the requirements of this section are met, a permit fee shall be paid to the city and special guard dog identification tags shall be issued by the animal control supervisor. The MISC:91156 skp (5) permit shall be displayed at the approved commercial property and an identification tag shall be affixed to the collar of each dog used. Nothing in this section shall exempt guard dogs from any of the other provisions of this chapter. Permit fees shall be in accordance with the following schedule: Single dog/single site Multiple dogs/single site Multiple sites with one dog Training center $25.00 50.00 100.00 200.00 Each permit shall be valid for the period of one year and must be renewed annually within thirty days after the renewal date. The renewal fees shall be the same as the fees listed in subparagraph (4) above. SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 5. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance, this ordinance to become effective upon such publication. MISC:91156 skp That the the toregoipg ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading its '; day of C !(c , 19 1J , by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Cezar Galindo Leo Guerrero Betty Jean Longoria )b Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss Mary Pat Slavik a .° A via4,7(- That the foregoing ordinance was read for thg second time and passed to its third reading on this the i j day of , 19 (f ( , by the following vote: Edward A. Martin di* Joe McComb 1.Cult i Mary Rhodes Cezar Galindo Leo Guerrero di Betty Jean Longoria That the day of 4 X 1 Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss Mary Pat Slavik fofi going ord1'y�._1ance w s read for the third time and (1 Val a.i , 19(i , by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Cezar Galindo Leo Guerrero Betty Jean Longoria OiLlf 74 PASSED AND APPROVED, this the A 1"1 ST: ity Secretary passed finally on this the Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Dr. David McNichols Clif Moss Mary Pat Slavik day of MAYO US CHRISTI APPROVED: 12. DAY OF 7%4-4, 199 (: JAMES R. BRAY, JR, CITY ATTORNEY THE CITY N CORP , Assistant -City Attorney 021206 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT State of Texas, County of Nueces ) ss: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI Ad #6834 PO # Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Kerri Lesmeister, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is a Business Office Secretary of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, and Webb Counties, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 021206 AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on the 12th day of August 1991. One Time(s) $ 29.70 • Business Office Secretary Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of August , 1991. QQbra UQQJaWPa9 Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas My commission expires on OF PASSAGE . AF iATTENOS OF f1 S, CHAPTER 6, ANIMAL -CONTROL, ARTICLE n, LIcf$SES AND PERMITS; ADMflISTRATIVE PROCEED- t INGS. -793 INCREASE FEES F FOR ARSE STABLE PER- a MITS, COMMERCIAL si PERMITS AND GUARD DOG b PERMS PROVIDING FOR Pt SEVEMqpIN1CCE; AND PROVID- fic ING FOR'PUBLICATION. dc Th#ortinance was passed fn and*moved by the City de Counaa the City of Corals Dc ChristMa s on the 611i day te. of August. 1991. co /s/ Armando Chaps or . City.Seerewry City of Corpus Mist NOTN:E OF PASSAGE