HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 659 (1975) ORDINiNCE NO. 659
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN AMENDING THE TUSTIN CITY CODE
RELATIVE TO ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS, LICENSING OF ANIMAL
FACILITIES AND AMENDING FEE SCHEDULE-
The City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does ordain as follows:
1. Section 4-1 of the Tustin City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 4-1: Ordinance #2836, An Ordinance of the County of Orange,
California, Revising Animal Control Regulations And
Adding Licensing Requirements for Animal Facilities,
passed and adopted by the Board of Supervisors ef the
County of Orange on May 6, 1975, three copies of
which are on file in the office of the City Clerk,
is hereby adopted by reference as if the same were
set forth herein in full, with the exception of
Section 1 and Section 16 thereof, and provided further
that anything in the foregoing Ordinance #2836 to the
contrary notwithstanding, it shall be unlawful for
any person to keep, maintain or cause to be kept or
maintained on any single parcel of property in the
City of Tustin the following: (1) more th~n three
dogs, except those under three months of age;
(2) more than three common house cats, except those
under three months of age; (3) more than ten birds
or fowl; (4) more than ten hamsters, white rats,
mice, squirrels, chipmunks, non-poisonous snakes,
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insects, bees or rabb~.ts; (5) any animal, bird,
insect, serpent or rodent not permitted under any of
the preceding sections for which no permit is in
effect, as provided herein; (6) any bird, fowl or
rabbit maintained outside of the residence of the
o~mer and closer than fifty feet from any neighborS.
residence.
2. Sects. on 4-2 of the Tustin City Code is hereby amended to'read
as follows:
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Section 4-2: The following charges and fees are hereby adopted:
A. For animals impounded at the Animal Shelter:
1. Impound fees: Minimum
a) Large animal (horse, cow, etc.)
actual cost or .......... $25.00
b) Medium animal (pig, sheep, etc.)
actual cost or ............. t0.00
c) Dog, cat, or other small animal
actual cost or ............. 10.00
(Except that animals that are impounded more
than once within a twelve (12) month period
will be charged above fees plus fifty per-
cent (50%) of prior impounding charges.)
2. Placement fees:
a) dog .............. 10.00
. 6.00
b) cat ..............
c) other animal subject to placement. market value
3. Animal release fee for approved medical research:
10.00
a) dog ...................
6.00
b) cat ...................
......... market value
c) other animal · · ·
4. Daily care and feed (minimum of one-day charge):
a) large animal (horse, cow, etc.) ..... 5.00
b) medium animal (pig, sheep, etc.) 2.50
c) dog, cat, or other small animal ..... 2.00
5. Veterinary services:
a) vaccination against rabies ....... 5,00
b) medical or surgical care, per treatment minimum
(!) large or medium animal,
actual cost or ......... 25.00
(2) dog, cat, or other small
animal, actual cost or. . 15.00
NOTE: The Director may ~har~e the owner or custodian
for veterinary care rendered to impounded animals and
such charges shall constitute a lien on s~d animals.
He may approve payment from County funds to practicing
veterinarians rendering treatment to impounded animals.
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1 6. Miscellaneous services:
2 a) euthanasia upon request of owner .... Free
~ 'b) copies of documents approved for release,
1.00 '
per page ..............
B. Individual animal licenses:
5 'Note 1. A dog license can be sold only for the period
6 ~overed by a valid rabies vaccination certificate accept-
able to the California Department of Health (CA. Admin.
~ Code 2606.4).
8 Note 2. The r~duced fee for a neutered animal will be
allowed only upon presentation of a certificate of
9 spaying, castration, or.of the dog's inability to
reproduce signed by a licensed veterinarian, OR upon other
10 proof acceptable to the Director-
!1 Note 3. Any person who fails to renew a license
~ithin fifteen (15) days after it has expired shall'be
!2 deemed delinquent and shall pay a late fee of five
dollars ($5.00) in addition to the prescribed fee.
Note 4. Once purchased, there will be no refund of
1~ license fees unless it is demonstrated that, at the
time the license became effective, the animal was not
!5 subject to licensing-
Neutered Othe
!7 1. Dog license, six (6) months- · $3.00. $ 6.t_.
!8 2. Dog license, twelve (i2) months 5.00 10.00
19 3. Dog license, eighteen (18) months 7.00 14.00
20 4. Dog license, twenty-four (24) months 9.00 18.00
21 5- Dog license, approved guide dog Free Free
22 6. Cat registration (optional) for
the period Df valid rabies vaccination 2.00 4.00
7. Re-issue of lost dog license or cat
2~ registration tag, or license transfer 2.00 2.00
~ 8 License for pr~vately-o~ed d~ngerous
· -- 25.00
animal, each
C. Animal facility licenses:
NOTE: A Don-refundable application fee of
28 $25.00 or $I0.00 in the case of a dog or cat
show shall be charged for processing an appli-
~9 ~ cation for any of the following facility licenses·
The application fee shall be credited to the license
~0 fee if the license is issued:
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I 1. Kennel, per year
~ a. -4 - 9 animals $ 40.00
--- 3 b. 10 - 29 animals. 65.00
4 c. 30 - 59 animals 90.00
5 d. 60 or over animals 120.00
~ 2. Pet shoD, per year 50.00
? 3. Grooming parlor, per year 50.00
8 4. Animal rental establishment, per year !00.00
9 5. Permanent animal exhibition (including public
aquarium, zoo, domestic and wild animal park,
!O and animal act), per year 100.00
1! 6. Commercial stable, per year 40.00
1~ a. 1 - 9 horses 40.00
13 b. 10 - 29 horses 6.5.00
14 c. 30 - 59 horses 90.00
15 d. 60 or over horses 120.00
i6 7. Circus, per day 125.00
..... 17 8. Rodeo, per day 250.00
18 9. Dog or cat shows, per day 10.00
19 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council, City of
20 Tustin, California held on the 2nd day of September 1975.
~3 ATTEST:
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STATE OF ~LIFO?aNIA)
COUNTY OF 0~NGE )SS
CiTY OF TUBTIN )
RUTH C. POE, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify. that the ~.~hole
number of members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five;
that the above and foregoing Ordinznce No. 659 was duly and
regularly introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 18th day of Aug~ast , 1975 and was given its
second reading and duly p-~ssed and adopted at a regular meeting held
on the 2nd day of Septe..mber , 1975, by the follo:.'~ing vote:
~ity C!er~ty o~ Tustin~ CaliEornia
publish Tustin News
SeptemjDer 11, 1975