ORD-2016-037 Ordinance approving Amendment to Chapter 4 of the Animal Control Code of Ordinances

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Animal Control Ordinance (1) The Redemption Privilege Tax shall be: Number of Redemption or Impoundment Redemption or Impoundment Prior Privilege Tax Privilege Tax Incidents Sterilized Animal Reproductive Animal 0 $25.00 $50.00 1 $50.00 $100.00 2 $100.00 $200.00 3 or more $200.00 $400.00 (2) For reproductive animals with two or more prior incidents, $100 of the redemption privilege tax shall be considered a sterilization deposit, which may be refunded to the owner if they provide to Animal Services proof of sterilization in the form of a veterinarian record within 90 days of recover of the animal. (d) In order to defray the costs of administering and enforcing ordinances adopted under this Chapter, and in order to account for the additional costs of locating, responding to and caring for unvaccinated and unlicensed animals found within the County, additional fees shall be assessed as follows if the Owner or Keeper of an animal fails to pay the following fees within the time specified in the Ordinance: Failure to Vaccinate for Rabies (Section 4-46) $ 200.00 Failure to Wear Rabies Tag (Section 4-47) $ 50.00 Failure to License (Section 4-35) $ 200.00 (e) For any stray animal that has been impounded by Animal Services there shall be a microchip fee that shall be determined by the Board of County Commissioners in the Budget Ordinance. (f) Inspection fees, as provided in this Chapter, shall be set by the Board of County Commissioners in the Budget Ordinance. (Ord. of 6-16-1987, § V, eff. 1-1-1988;Amend. of 12-2-1996, eff. 1-1-1997; Ord. of 12-3-2007, eff. 7-1-2008) Sec. 4-36. - Ordinance. All other Orange County ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance-are hereby repealed to the extent they conflict with this Ordinance. The Ordinance to Provide for Animal Adopted 1/21/2016 Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 5 Effective 3/1/2016