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Home My WebLink About1973-12-04; City Council; Resolution 3296RESOLUTION NO, 3296 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA SETTING DOG LICENSE FEES AND ANIMAL REGULATION SERVICE -.- FEES. WHEREAS, the County Board of Supervisors on November 13, 1973, adopted County Resolution No. 49 establishing new fees for dog licenses and animal regulation services, said resolution is attached as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference herein; and WHEREAS, the County of San Diego provides animal regu- lation services for the City of Carlsbad under agreement which requires the City to collect County fees; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad as follows: 1. The fees established by the County in Resolution No. 49 are hereby adopted for the City of Carlsbad. 2. This resolution will be effective until Ordinance No.3099is finally adopted and becomes effective. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Cou il of th City of Carlsbad, California, at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of December, 1973, by the followlng vote, to wit: AYES: Cmn. Dunne, McComas, Lewis, Chase and Frazee. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ATTEST: (SEAL)' No. 49 RESOLUTION SETTING DOG LICENSE FEES AND ANIMAL REGULATION SERVICES FEES On motion of Supervisor Taylor' , seconded Brown the following resolution 7' by Supervisor is adopted: WHEREAS, on October 30, 1973 (1) the Board of Supervisors adopted a revised animal regulation ordinance (Ordinance No. 4188 (New Series)) to be added to the San Diego County Code; and WFEREAS, Section 4 of said ordinance added Section 62.666 to the San Diego County Code, which section provides for dog license fees and animal regulation services fees to be set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, the Special Public Services Agency has recom-ended a list ~f fees for dog licensing and animal regulation services as appropriate to achieve the Board of Supervisors directive of making the County animal control program self-sustaining; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows: Dog license fees and animal regulation services fees shall be in effect as of November 29,1973 as follows: FEES FOR DOG LICENSING 1. Dog License Fees 1 year 2 years Ma le s $5.00 $9.00 Spayed Females* $5.00 $9 00 Unspayed Females $10 . 00 $18.00 *Includes females with non-surgical means of sterilization approved by the County Veterinarian, including 'cut not limited to intravaginal devices, subcutaneous implants, injection. EXHIBIT A No. 49 OUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1973. Licenses for 1/2 year, 1 1/2 years, and 2 1/2 years shall be available only after July 1 of each year. The fee for a half-year license shall be one-half the full one- year fee. The 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 year fees shall be the sum of the half-year fee plus the 1 or 2 year fee as the case - may be . Dog license fees shall be non-refundable. 2. Dog Licenses Without Fee The following classes of dogs shall be licensed without fee: (a) Seeing-eye dogs and dogs which have served with the armed forces of the United States of America during any period of actual hostilities must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of the County Code, but their owners shall be exempt from the license fee. Dogs used on farms for the primary purpose of herding livestock must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of the County Code, but their owners shall be exempt from the license fee. To qualify for the exemption in this subsection, the owner must furnish an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury on blanks furnished by the Tax Collector or the County Veterinarian that his dog is necessary for herding livestock ar,d is used primarily for that purpose . (c) Dogs used by any governmental agency for the purpose of law enforcement must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of the County Code, but their owners shall be exempt from the license fee. Dogs kept on federal Indian trust or restricted land within the boundaries of the County must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of the County Code, but their owners shall be exempt from the license fee. To qualify for the exemption in this subsection, the owner must furnish an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury on blanks .furnished by the Tax Collector or the County Veterinarian that he resides and keeps his dog upon federal Indian trust or restricted land. 3. (a) One-time License Fee Exemption for Spayed Female Dogs. Female dogs that have been spayed must be licensed and vaccinated under the provisions of the County -2- No. 49 WESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1973e Code; provided, however, the owner of any such dog may receive a one-time only exemption from the license fee. Such one-time exemption shall not exceed a two-year licensing period; however, the owner may elect to claim the exemption for a shorter licensing period. In no case will a refund be made of a license fee already paid. The owner of any female dog not licensed at the time of spaying may secure such exemption upon application for a license and payment of any applicable late licensing fee. fee exemption for the remainder of the then current licensing period or to defer his claim for exemption until the next subsequent licensing period in order to have the opportunity to benefit from a full fee exemption. To qualify for the exemption in this section, the following conditions must be met: (1) Such owner may elect to claim the The dog must have been spayed on or after January 18, 1972. (2) A separate application for exemption shall be made for each dog on the form provided by the County Tax Collector or the County Veterinarian, and an exemption granted for one dog may not be carried over or transferred to another dog. (3) The owner applying for an exemption shall furnish proof of spaying in a form and manner acceptable to the County Veterinarian. (4) The rabies vaccination for an eligible dog must be valid for the entire licensing period for which the exemption is claimed. Late Fee. $2.00 (No charge when the Tax Collector has determined the lateness was the result of delay in the administrative process . ) Transfer Fee. $1.00 Replacemed Fee. $1.00 FEES FOR ANIMAL REGULATION SERVICES Board Fee. $1.00 per day for dog, cat, and up to 5 fowl $2.00 per day for sheep, goat, pig, calf, equine, bovine, and exotic animals J * No. 49 %SDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1973 0 2. Redemption of Impounded Animals . $5.00 - Dogs, cats, and fowl $10.00 - Sheep, goats, pigs, calve's, and exotic animals $25.00 - Horses (all equine) and bovines $10.00 - Additional charge during hours Shelter Office is closed, applicable only when officer is available Redemption fee for a mother covers all nursing offspring. 3. Veterinary Fees. $5.00 minimum charge for treatment of impounded animals 4. Rabies Vaccination Fee. $2.00 per dog 5. Relinquishment Fees (Disposal Fee Included). $5.00 each for pickup of small animals in the field at owner's request $5.00 each for pickup of small animals from non-contract cities relinquished by their owner at the shelter 6. DisDosal Fee for Euthanized Animals. $ .5O each for euthanizedanimal bodies made available for scientific, medical or teaching purposes, subject to the prior approval of the County Veterinarian, and when in the opinion of the County Veterinarian such purposes serve the public interest. 7. No fee for animals relinquished at the shelter by residents of the unincorporated areas and of contract cities, 8. Whether or not an animal regulation services fee is applicable shall be determined by the County Veterinarian. 9. Animal regulation services fees for redemption of impounded animals, relinquishment, adoption, disposal, and veterinary treatment not specified above shall be determined by the County Veterinarian, in hisbest judgment to approximate actual costs . -4- No. 49 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1973 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, this .I__ 13th day of November 9 1973 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Brown, Conde, and Taylor NOES : Supervisors None ABSENT: Supervisor Walsh Supervisor Bear abstains from voting STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. County of San Diego ) I, PORTER D. CREMANS, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, State of California, hereby certify that I have compared the foregoin meeting thereof, at the time and by the vote therein stated, which original resolution is now on file in my office; that the sanle contains a full, true and correct transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof. copy with the original resolution passed and adopted by said Board, at a regu B ar Witness my hand and the seal of said Board of Supervisors, this 13th day of November, 1973. PORTER D. CRFNANS Clerk of the Board of Supervisors SEAL Dona Trumble Deputy WJS ,'c a c 7 5-