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ORDINANCE NO. NS- ~12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING SECTION 5-51 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE PENALTY
ASSESSMENT FOR LATE PAYMENT OF DOG
LICENSE FEE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That section 5-51 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-51. Dog license--Fee.
(a) A license fee is levied on all dogs over the age
of four (4) months (except as otherwise hereinafter pro-
vided) owned, kept or harbored by, in the custody of, or
under the control of any person within the city. The amounts
of fee for neutered and unneutered dogs and exemptions there-
from, if any, shall be established by resolution of the
council. Each license fee shall be paid annually to the
director of finance. The license shall be valid for a period
of one (1) year from the date of purchase. The director of
finance may provide for the renewal of dog licenses by mail.
(b) Any person who imports or brings into the city
any dog with the intent to remain longer than two (2) weeks
shall, within five (5) days after its arrival, cause the
same to be vaccinated and licensed as herein provided.
(c) A penalty assessment of ten dollars ($10.00) shall
be charged against all persons who fail to secure said
license within thirty (30) days after said license is re-
quired.
(d) Said license fee shall be deemed a debt due to
city from the owner and in addition to the criminal penal-
ties of this Code provided, such debt may be collected in
the name of the city as any other debt may be collected.
The foregoing license fee shall not apply to any dog
while kept in a duly licensed commercial kennel, nor to
any seeing eye dog trained to assist blind persons while
such dog is actually being kept and used by a blind person
for the purpose of aid in going from place to place.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-2012
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SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would
have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sent-
ence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconsti-
tutional.
SECTION 3: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the
repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating
to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal
provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect
the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof,
required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any
ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertain-
ing shall continue in full force and effect.
ADOPTED this ]?th day of Ju].¥ , 1989.
ATTEST:
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COUNCI LMEMBE RS:
Young
Acosta Absent
Griset Absent
May A.¥e
McGuigan Aye
Norton
Pulido
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Edward'S( Co~per
City At t o~r~r~