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ORD 85-10 LICENSING OF DOGS & IMPOUNDMENTPMA:jt 5106/85 ORDINANCE NO. 85-10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTIONS 6.08.010, 6.08.020, 6.08.030, 6.08.040, 6.08.050, 6.08.060 AND 6.12.020 OF THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF DOGS AND IMPOUNDMENT; CREATING NEW SECTIONS 6.08.025, 6.08.027 AND 6.08.085 TO THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL CODE AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Winslow, Washington has adopted Chapter 6.08 of the Winslow Municipal Code to provide for dog licensing, and WHEREAS, the City of Winslow, along with other surrounding jurisdictions have contracted with the Kitsap County Humane Society to enforce animal control ordinances, and WHEREAS, the City of Winslow wishes to have require- ments for dog licensing which are consistent with the require- ments for dog licensing of surrounding jurisdictions, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6.08.010 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.08.010 License - Required. It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or department to own, keep or have control of any dog over the age of six months within the city unless the person, firm, corporation or department shall have procured a license therefor as provided in this chapter. Section 2. Section 6.08.020 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.08.020 License - Fee - Certification of spaying or neutering. A. As of July 1, 1985, fees for licenses under this chapter are as follows: For each dog spayed or neutered - $6.00, For each dog not spayed or neutered - $15.00. B. A statement or letter from a veteri- narian, certifying the dog has been neutered or spayed must be presented when applying for the dog license. NOTE: The cost of licenses purchased after January 1 of a licensing year shall be reduced by 50%. This reduced fee is not applicable to renewals. Section 3. Section 6.08.030 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.08.030 License - Date due. All licenses granted under this chapter shall be due and payable the first day of July of each year. If the license fee is not paid on or before July 31 of each year, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each license in addition to the regular fee as stated in Section 6.08.020, provided, the applicant shall not pay the penalty fee if, as of July 31, he: (a) Has been a resident of the city for thirty days or less, (b) Has owned, kept or been in control of the dog for thirty days or less, (c) The dog, at the time of the application for license, is six months of age or less, or (d) The owner voluntarily applies for a license prior to being warned or cited by the animal control officer. Section 4. Section 6.08.040 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.08.040 License - License Tag - Issuance. A. It shall be the duty of the city clerk to issue licenses to persons applying upon payment of the license fee. A license tag shall be issued by the clerk for each dog licensed. B. The license shall be dated and numbered and shall bear the name of Winslow, Washington, the name, address and telephone number of the owner or keeper of the dog licensed, the name of the dog, and a description of the dog, including its age, sex and color. C. The license tag shall bear the name of Winslow, Washington, a serial number corresponding with the number on the license, and the date of expiration. Provided, permanent license tags issued to senior citizens pursuant to §6.08.027 shall have no expiration date. D. Every owner or keeper of a dog shall keep a substantial collar on the dog with the license tag for the current licensing year. Provided, this provision shall not apply to show dogs on the show grounds or to dogs while they are engaged in formal obedience training. Section 5. Section 6.08.050 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.08.050 License - Nontransferable. A. Dog licenses as provided in this chapter shall not be transferable from one dog to another; provided, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a license from being transferred with the ownership of the dog from one owner or keeper to another. B. In the event an owner or keeper shall move from another political subdivision of the - 2 - county into the city during the year in which the license is current, the license shall be honored by the city so long as that license is current. C. The permanent licenses issued to senior citizens pursuant to 6.08.027 are not transfer- able. Section 6. Section 6.08.060 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.08.060 License tags - Replacement. Lost license tags may be replaced by a substitute identification tag upon payment of a one dollar ($1.00) replacement fee to the city clerk. Section 7. Section 6.12.020 of the Winslow Municipal, code is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.12.020 Poundmaster - Duties. A. The poundmaster shall impound all animals subject to impounding as prescribed by city ordi- nance, and such animals shall be provided with proper care, feed and water while so confined. The poundmaster shall collect and dispose of all dead animals found in the city, and if the owner is known a fee may be collected therefrom for such services. All sick or injured animals shall be impounded when not in the owner's possession and may be humanely destroyed at the discretion of the poundmaster; provided, that the poundmaster shall immediately notify the owner, if the owner is known, and if the owner is unknown, make all reasonable effort to locate and notify the owner. B. The Poundmaster is hereby granted author- ity to establish reasonable fees for the services provided in this title. In establishing such fees, the Poundmaster shall endeavor as much as possible to make such fees conform to those charged in neighboring jurisdictions for similar or identical services. A current schedule of all fees established by the Poundmaster under this title shall be filed by the Poundmaster with the City Clerk and made available by the clerk for public inspection at all times during normal business hours. Section 8. A new section 6.08.025 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby adopted to read as follows: 6.08.025 License Exemptions. A. Licenses and license tags shall be pro- vided free of charge by the city to guide dogs properly trained to assist the hearing impaired or blind person as follows: 1. When such dogs are actually being used by the hearing impaired or blind person for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place, 2. To dogs currently being trained for the purpose of aiding the hearing impaired or blind in such school or program as has been approved or accredited by a professional organiza- - 3 - tion or association, either for profit or not for profit, 3. To pups and young dogs being raised under the 4-H program known as "Guide Dogs for the Blind". B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to dogs used by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement work or to dogs in the custody of a veterinarian, pet store, or animal shelter or whose owners are nonresidents temporarily within the city limits for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. Section 9. A new section of the Winslow Municipal Code, Section 6.08.027 is hereby adopted to read as follows: 6.08.027 Senior Citizen Provisions. A. City of Winslow residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be entitled to pur- chase a special permanent license for spayed or neutered dogs for the lifetime of the dog or dogs, provided the senior citizen is the registered owner and such dog or dogs are maintained at the owner's address. Such individuals shall not be required to annually purchase a new license for the lifetime of such licensed dogs. B. No senior citizen shall be allowed more than three (3) permanent dog licenses at any one time for any three dogs for which he is the present and registered owner. C. The permanent dog license fees shall be five dollars ($5.00). Section 10. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitu- tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitu- tionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance. Section 11. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after its passage and publication by posting as provided by law. APPROVED: MAYOR, ALICE B. TAWRESE~ - 4 - ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED ~ ~'~ ~'~ ~:~.-"'~C.~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: BY ~~~ FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: POSTED: 5/22/85 EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/28/85 ORDINANCE NO. 85-10 5/8/85 5/16/85 - 5 -