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Home My WebLink About2001-338FILE REFERENCE FORM 2001-338 X Additional File Exists Additional File Contains Records Not Public, According to the Public Records Act Other Amended by Ordinance No. 2005-343 Amended by Ordinance No. 2006-331 Vale initials 11/15/05 1 JR 12/12/06 1 JR 5\Oury ument odl eneMapemmm fae ORDINANCE NO a00/- JM AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 2000-461 TO INCREASE THE ANIMAL EUTHANASIA FEE TO THIRTY DOLLARS ($30 00) PER ANIMAL AND TO PROVIDE A RABIES DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FEE OF SEVENTY DOLLARS ($70 00) PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT A SCHEDULE OF FEES SHALL BE MAINTAINED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to create a fee for rabies diagnostic testing and to increase the euthanasia fee to thirty dollars, and, WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the public interest to increase these fees, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 That the following fees in the Schedule of Fees established by Ordinance No 2000-461 are hereby amended to be collected pursuant to the specified provisions of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances SCHEDULE OF FEES Sec 6-14 Dog and Cat Registration Fee $ 10 00 annually $ 4 00 annually if unable to procreate See 6-17 Animal Impound Fees (1) Class A Animals (dogs, cats, fowl, each animal) First Impoundment $ 2000 Second Impoundment $ 3000 Third Impoundment $ 4500 Fourth Impoundment $ 7000 (2) Class B Animals (goats, sheep, lambs, pigs, sows, shoats, calves, foals, and animals of the same approximate size and weight, each animal) First Impoundment $ 3000 Second Impoundment $ 4000 Third Impoundment $ 7500 3 \Om OocumnnNONlnmcw\014mmel feu tlee Fourth Impoundment $113 00 (3) Class C Animals (cattle, mules, horses, ponies, and animals of the same approximate size and weight, each animal) First Impoundment $ 3500 Second Impoundment $ 5000 Third Impoundment $ 7500 Fourth Impoundment $115 00 (4) Class D Animal (prohibited, exotic, or wild animals requiring capture by center personnel [provided, if the Class D animal is already contained by the owner, then Class B fee schedule shall apply]) First Impoundment $ 3400 Second Impoundment $ 5000 Third Impoundment $ 7500 Fourth Impoundment $115 00 Sec 6-17 Daily Handling Fee First Day or part of Day $ 1500 Each Subsequent Day $ 500 Sec 6-21 Carcass Handling/Dead Animal Disposal Fee Drop-off/Ammal Brought to Animal Control $ 5 00 per animal Center City Pick-up of Animal $ 25 00 per animal Sec 6-22 Animal Euthanasia Fees $ 30 00 per animal (1) Bunal Box Small Animal up to 15 pounds $ 4500 Medium Animal 16-30 pounds $ 5500 Large Animal over 30 pounds $ 6500 Page 2 5 Wur rep doc (2) Cremation Urn Up to 50 pounds Over 50 pounds Injection Mold Urn $ 6500 $ 8500 Redwood Box Urn $ 7000 $ 9000 Ceramic Urn $ 7500 $ 10000 Sec 6-24 Quarantine Fees First Day or part of Day $ 1500 Each Subsequent Day $ 500 Rabies Diagnostic Testing $ 7000 Sec 6-30 Prohibited Animal Permit Fee $ 50 00 per animal Sec 6-38 Dangerous Animal Fee $ 200 00 per animal SECTION 2 The above -mentioned fees as established by the City Council shall be placed on file in the office of the City Secretary and made available to any member of the public who wishes to see a copy of the fees as established by this ordinance The City Secretary is directed to maintain this Schedule of Fees on file in the City Secretary's office as adopted hereby or as in the future may be established by the City Council All fees shall be paid to the City at the Animal Control Center in accordance with Article III of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton SECTION 3 Save and except as amended hereby, all the sections, sentences, clauses, and phrases of Ordinance No 99-290 and Ordinance No 99-308 shall remain in full force and effect SECTION 4 If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such validity SECTION 5 This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval /[" PASSED AND APPROVED this the � day of 2001 /a " CA_ EULINE BROCK, MAYOR Page 3 S\ ur tmG ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BYG' Page 4