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O-80-745 - 5/22/1980ORDINANCE NO. 1745 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, DEALING WITH THE REGULATION OF DOGS; RELIEVING THE CITY SECRETARY OF DUTIES THERE- UNDER IN FAVOR OF ANIMAL WARDEN; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN IMPOUNDING FEES; PROVIDING FOR AN AFFI- DAVIT OF OWNERSHIP PRIOR TO RELEASING IMPOUNDED DOG; PROVIDING THAT FEES ARE TO BE DELIVERED TO DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, I. That Chapter 2, Section 3.B. of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: B LICENSING, VACCINATION AGAINST RABIES; FEES (1) Annual License, Immunization Against Rabies Re- quired It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog over the age of six (6) months within the corporate limits of the City of Round Rock, Texas, to keep or maintain said dog unless said dog is immunized against rabies, and unless an annual license fee in the sum of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) for each dog has been paid to the Animal Warden of the City of Round Rock, Texas. The fee herein prescribed shall be due and payable on or before January 1st of each year. (2) Owner to File Written Certificate of Anti - (3) Rabies Vaccination At the time of the payment of the above pre- scribed dog license fee, the owner of said dog shall file with the Animal Warden of the City of Round Rock, Texas, a written certificate of anti -rabies vaccination by a registered veteri- narian duly licensed to practice such profes- sion by the State Board of Veterinary Exam- iners, showing the name and address of the owner of said dog, containing a description of the color, breed, sex and weight of said dog, together with the kind and amount of vaccine used and the date of administration, and certi- fying that said dog was so vaccinated and immu- nized against rabies by such veterinarian not more than three (3) months prior to the date of such annual license fee, and the application for license fee receipt and the tag. Animal Warden to Issue Tags Upon the filing of the certificate, as re- quired, and the payment of the fee mentioned above, the Animal Warden shall deliver to the owner and keeper of said dog a metallic tag stamped with the year for which the same is paid, and such tag shall be at all times se- curely attached to a collar around the neck of the dog for which such license fee is paid. The Animal Warden of the City of Round Rock, Texas, and the employees and deputies of such officer are hereby expressly prohibited from accepting payment of the above prescribed dog license fee and issuing a tag unless the applicant has filed with the Animal Warden the above pre- scribed certificate of vaccination. The Animal Warden is herein directed to maintain a sepa- rate file to keep in an orderly fashion the above described certificates. (4) Animal Warden to Issue Duplicate Tags It shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of any dog to procure a duplicate tag from the Animal Warden in the event the original tag is lost or destroyed and the Animal Warden shall issue a duplicate tag upon application of any person who has complied with the provisions of this Section and upon the payment of Fifty ($0.50) Cents for the cost of issuing the dupli- cate tag. II. That Chapter 2, Section 3.C.(5) of the Code of Ordi- nances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: (5) Impoundment Fees The Animal Warden shall charge a fee of Ten ($10.00) Dollars for each dog impounded. In addition to the fees above specified, the Ani- mal Warden shall charge a fee of Three ($3.00) Dollars for each day such dog remains in the Pound. 111. That Chapter 2, Section 3.C.(6) of the Code of Ordi- nances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: (6) Procedure to Redeem Impounded Doffs The owner of any impounded dog may redeem such dog any time prior to the sale or destruction as set forth hereinafter by paying the fees above provided for and by having on their per- son and producing a valid City of Round Rock dog license receipt and vaccination certificate showing the dog to have been vaccinated within a twelve (12) month period, and executing an affidavit stating that he is the owner of the dog and agreeing to indemnity the City for any damages as a result of the dog's impoundment or release. In the event the dog is not properly licensed or vaccinated prior to redemption, the owner must license said animal and place on deposit with the Animal Warden an amount equal to the cost of the vaccination of said animal, this amount to be refunded upon receipt of certification that the animal has been vac- cinated by a licensed veterinarian, licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Texas. IV. That Chapter 2, Section 3.C.(7) of the Code of Ordi- nances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: (7) Animal Warden to Keep Record of Fees Collected The fees and charges above provided for shall be collected by the Animal Warden and he shall keep a record showing by whom any amount was paid, the date paid, and such information, to- gether with the amount collected by him, shall be by him delivered to the Director of Finance of the City of Round Rock. A receipt for the fees paid shall be furnished the person paying the fees and charges. V. That Chapter 2, Section 3.D.(l) of the Code of Ordi- nances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: D. DISPOSITION OF IMPOUNDED DOGS (1) Dogs to be Impounded and Sold Any dog placed in the City Pound in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be kept and so impounded for a period of seventy- two (72) hours, unless earlier redeemed by the owner. At the expiration of said seventy-two (72) hour period, the Animal Warden or any officer designated by him, shall sell such dog at auction to the highest bidder for cash; provided, however, that the owner or keeper of the dog may at any time before the sale of the dog pay the fees provided for in Subsection C(5) of this Section and receive the dog from the City Pound or wherever said animal shall be impounded. At the auction sale of all dogs in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Animal Warden or any officer authorized by him, shall bid in the name and for the City up to the amount of the license fee and impounding fees due upon the dog, unless some other person shall bid such amount or greater amount there- for. Any person who shall bid the amount of the fees due for impounding and keeping any dog shall have such dog delivered to him at the City Pound upon the payment to the Animal War- den of the amount of the bid, and the person shall be entitled to have the dog registered in his name and receive a tag therefor by pre- senting to the Animal Warden a certificate from a practicing veterinarian stating that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies and the pay- ment of a license fee. If the Animal Warden shall be the only bidder at the sale of any dog hereinabove provided for, the City shall become the owner of the dog and thereupon the Animal Warden shall cause said animal to be destroyed after the provisions of this Section have been complied with. The Animal Warden shall not re- deem any animal that has not been properly tagged and properly vaccinated against rabies by a practicing veterinarian, except as pro- vided for in Subsection C(6) above. VI. That Chapter 2, Section 3.D.(3) of the Code of Ordi- nances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: (3) Animal Warden to Keep Record of Disposition of Animal s The Animal Warden shall keep necessary records as are required to show in detail the disposi- tion of all animals impounded and the money collected by him and such other records as are required by the Director of Finance. VII. That Chapter 2, Section 3.E. of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: E. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF ANIMAL WARDEN (1) Duties of Animal Warden The Chief of Police of the City of Round Rock shall appoint an Animal Warden and such other assistants as may be required. The Animal War- den and his assistant shall be under the super- vision and control of the Chief of Police. It shall be the duty of the Animal Warden and his assistant to take up and impound all dogs run- ning at -large and all dogs that do not have fastened around their necks the required tags, to keep and properly care for all dogs im- pounded, to destroy all dogs that have not been redeemed or sold and to perform such other duties as may be directed by the Chief of Police under the terms of this Section. (2) City Manager to Provide Suitable Impoundment Place The City Manager shall provide a suitable place for the Animal Warden to impound all dogs picked up under the provisions of this Section and such Pound shall be under the control of the Animal Warden. The Animal Warden shall cause all dogs so impounded to be properly fed and cared for while in the Pound. (3) Director of Finance to Collect Fees From Animal Warden It shall be the duty of the Animal Warden to pay all monies collected by him under the terms of this Section to the Director of Finance, who shall in turn deposit these funds in the City's General Fund. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the , 1980. READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on day of second reading this the City of Round Rock, Texas ATTEST: JO NE LAND, it Secretary day