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NOTE Amended by Ordinance No. 2000-461
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE I OF
CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO "ANIMALS" BY ADDING
SECTION 6-38 TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREMATION OF ANIMALS BY THE CITY OF
DENTON ANIMAL SHELTER, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Denton animal shelter provides for the cremation of ammals that
are lmpotmded at the shelter, and
WHEREAS, the cremation of ammals allows for a safe and humane way to dispose of
deceased anunals, and
WHEREAS, it would be ~n the interest of the City of Denton to allow ~nd~vldual owners
and residents to have ammals cremated at the C~ty of Denton animal shelter, and
WHEREAS, allowing the City of Denton ammal shelter to cremate animals from
md~mdual owners and residents would promote the health, safety and welfare of the people of
the C~ty of Denton, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAiNS
SECTION 1 That Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances t~tled "Ammals" is hereby
amended by adding Section 6-38 which shall read as follows
6-38. Cremation of animals
An owner or resident may bnng an animal or animals to be cremated at the
city's ammal control facility and shall be assessed and pay for each animal the fee
established by city council and on file m the office of the mty secretary for the
handling of the crematmn Tlus fee shall be m addition to any fee established by
See 6-36 of flus Chapter
SECTION 2 If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or word m this
ordinance, or appheaUon thereof to any person or c~rcumstance ~s held mvahd by any court of
competent junsdmt~on, such holding shall not affect the val~dlty of the remalmng portions of this
ordinance, and City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have enacted
such remmmng portions despite any such ~nvahdlty
~ That save and except as amended hereby all the remmmng sections,
subsections, sentences, phrases and clauses of Chapter 6 of the City Code shall remmn in full
force and effect
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the
date of this passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record Chronicle, the official newspaper of the
City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED tins the q~ dayof ~~ ,1999
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
JACK~
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 99-290 AND ORDINANCE NO 99-308
TO PROVIDE A DANGEROUS ANIMAL PERMIT FEE AND MAINTAINING THE
EXISTING FEES 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 Manager, in consultaUon with the Animal Control Division,
recommended to the C~ty Council a fee be created for dangerous animal permits, and
WHEREAS, the C~ty Council deems ~t ~n the public interest to increase these fees, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDA1NS
SECTION 1 That the following fees in the Schedule of Fees established by Or&nance
No 99-290 and Ordinance No 99-308 are hereby amended to be collected pursuant to the
specified prowslons of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances
SCHEDULE OFFEES
See 6-14
See 6-17
Dog and Cat Registration Fee
$ 10 00 annually
$ 4 00 annually if
unable to procreate
Animal Impound Fees
(1) Class A Animals (dogs, cats, fowl, each animal)
First Impoundment
Second Impoundment
Third Impoundment
Fourth Impoundment
$ 20 00
$ 30 00
$ 45 00
$ 70 00
(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
Second Impoundment
Third Impoundment
$ 30 00
$ 40 00
$ 75 00
Sec 6-17
Sec 6-21
Sec 6-22
Fourth Impoundment
$113 00
(3)
Class C Animals (cattle, mules, horses, ponies, and ammals of the
same approximate size and weight, each animal)
First Impoundment
Second Impoundment
Third Impoundment
Fourth Impoundment
$ 35 00
$ 5O 00
$ 75 00
$115 00
(4)
Class D Animal (prohibited, exotic, or wild ammals requmng
capture by center personnel [provided, if the Class D ammal is
akeady contmned by the owner, then Class B fee schedule shall
apply])
First Impoundment
Second Impoundment
Third Impoundment
Fourth Impoundment
$ 34 O0
$ 50 O0
$ 75 O0
$115 O0
Dmly Handling Fee
First Day or part of Day
Each Subsequent Day
$ 1500
$ 5 00
Carcass Handlmg/Dead Animal Disposal Fee
Drop-off/Ammal Brought to Animal Control
Center
Clty Pick-up of Animal
$ 5 00 per animal
$ 25 00 per animal
Animal Euthanasia Fees
$ 15 00 per animal
(1) Burial Box
Small Animal up to 15 pounds
Medium Animal 16-30 pounds
Large Animal over 30 pounds
$ 45 O0
$ 55 O0
$ 65 O0
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Sec 6-24
(2) Cremation Um
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Ceramic Um
Quarantine Fees
First Day or part of Day
Each Subsequent Day
Up to 50 pounds
$ 65 00
$ 7O 00
$ 75 00
Over 50 pounds
$ 85 00
$ 9000
$ 100 00
$ 15 00
$ 500
Sec 6-30 Prohablted Ammal Permat Fee
$ 50 00 per anamal
Sec 6-38 Dangerous Animal Fee
$ 200 00 per animal
SECTION 2 That the above-mentaoned fees as estabhshed by the Caty Council shall be
placed on file in the office of the City Secretary and made available to any member of the public
who washes to see a copy of the fees as estabhshed by thas ordinance The Caty Secretary is
d~rected to mmntmn thls Schedule of Fees on file m the Caty Secretary's office as adopted hereby
or as ~n the future may be established by the Caty Council All fees shall be paid to the C~ty at
the Ammal Control Center an accordance wath Artacle III of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances
of the Caty of Denton
SECTION 3 That save and except as amended hereby, all the sectaons, sentences,
clauses, and phrases of Ordinance No 99-290 and Ordanance No 99-308 shall remain an full
force and effect
SECTION 4 That af any section, subsectaon, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
an this ordinance, or apphcatmn thereof to any person or carcumstance ~s held lnvahd by any
court of competent junsdactaon, such holdang shall not affect the vahdlty of the remmmng
portions of tbas ordanance, and the Caty Council of the Caty of Denton, Texas hereby declares at
would have enacted such remmnlng portaons despite any such vahdaty
SECTION 5 This ordanance shall become effectave ammedaately upon ats passage and
approval
PASSED ANDAPPROVEDthlsthe /~'~dayof ~~F~// ,2000
EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
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ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY
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