HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 625-1971ORDINANCE NO.
625
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 564, AS
AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR ANiIiAL LICENSE
FEES AND SHELTER SERVICE FEES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. AMENDmeNT OF SECTION VII OF ORDINANCE
AS AMENDED. Section VII of 0rdinanee 564, adopted July 17,
1967, as amended, is hereby amended to read:
SECTION VII. LICENSE FEE. An annual license
fee of Six Dollars ($6.00) shall be paid for every dog
over the age of three (3) months owned and harbored in
this County; provided, however, that the fee shall be
Three Dollars ($3.00) for a spayed female dog upon
presentation with the application of a veterinarian
certificate or other evidence of spaying. Said annual
license fee shall be due the first day of January of
each year, and any person who fails to pay such license
fee within sixty (60) days after said fee is due, or
said dog is required to be licensed, shall pay a penalty
of Two Dollars ($2.00) in addition to the payment of
the license fee herein required.
A license shall be obtained but no license fee
shall be payable for the licensing of any dog which
is being used for guide purposes by a blind resident
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of said county, or for dogs which have served as a
member of the armed forces of the United States of
America during any period of actual hostilities, or
for the licensing of. any dog owned and used by public
agencies for law enforcement purposes.
Licenses herein provided for shall be signed by
the City Tax Collector, his duly-appointed deputy or
other agency designated by the City, including the Tax
Collector of the County of San Mateo or his duly-appointed
deputy, and said licenses shall be issued in the same
manner as other licenses· Fees 'collected by the City
Tax Collector or his duly-appointed deputy, shall be
paid into the general fund of the City. Fees collected
for such licenses by other agencies designated by City,
including the Tax Collector of the County of San Marco
or his duly-appointed deputy, shall be paid into the
general fund of said agency. Such licenses shall be
numbered consecutively.
SECTION II. AMENDMENT OF SECTION XIX OF ORDINANCE
564 AS AMENDED. Section XIX of Ordinance 564, adopted July 17,
1967, as amended, is hereby amended to read:
SECTION XIX. FEES. The fees for animal shelter
services in impounding and caring for animals shall be as
follows, and no animal shall be released to its owner or
kee~er before such fees are paid in full:
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(1) For every horse, mare, mule, ass, bull, ox,
or calf, the sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)
and also the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00) per
day for keeping each of said animals, to be
paid by the owner thereof;
(2) Fop every sheep, lamb, goat, or hog impounded,
the sum of Eight Dollars ($8.00) and also the
sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) per day for keeping
each of said animals, to be paid by the owner
thereof.
For impounding any unlicensed dog the sum of
Ten Dollars ($10.00), for any licensed dog and
all other animals not herein provided for, the
sum of Five Dollars ($5.00), and also the sum
of One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per day
for keeping each of said animals, to be paid
by the owner thereof.
(4)For posting notice of animals impounded, the
sum of One Dollar ($1.00) for each notice.
(5) For conducting sales, the sum of One Dollar
($1.00) for Each animal sold.
SECTION III. AMENDMENT OF SECTION XXIV OF ORDINANCE
564 AS AMENDED. Section XXIV of Ordinance 564, adopted July 17,
1967, as amended, is hereby amended to read:
SECTION XXIV. UNLAWFUL TO PERMIT ANIMALS TO~ESPASS
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. It shall be unlawful for the owner, or
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person having control or custody of any animal, to
permit said animal to trespass upon any private property
without the consent of the owner thereof, and it shall
further be unlawful for said owner or keeper of any
animal, after receiving written notice by registered
mail from any owner or tenant of private property, to
allow or permit said animal to remain upon said prop-
erty or to habitually continue to trespass thereon.
The owner or keeper of said animal shall be responsible
for actual damage done by said animal. ,
SECTION IV. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This
Ordinance shall be published once in the "Enterprise-Journal,"
a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San
Francisco, as ~equired by law, and shall become effective thirty
(30) days from and after its adoption.
Introduced this 15th day of November , 19 71....-
Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South
San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of South San Francisco this 6th day of December
19 -71 , by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN
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ABSENT, "
Patrick E. Ahem, Frank J. Bertucelll,
William A. Borba and Warren Steinkamp
None
F. FRank Mammini
ATTEST: _./~ ,~.
CiTy Clerk
As Mayor of the City of. South San Francisco, I do
hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 6Th day of
December , 1971 .
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