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All other Orange County ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed 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