HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-2592 REDEMPTION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF IMPOUNDED DOGS & OTHER ANIMALS; AND FEES AND CHARGES. ORDINANCE NO. A /
AN ORDINANCE relating to public safety and morals; providing
for the redemption or other disposition of
impounded dogs and other animals; imposing fees
and charges; and amending Sub Sections 6.20.110 A,
6.20.110 B and 6.20.110 D, all of the City of
Yakima. Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Sub Section 6.20.110 A of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6.20.110 Redemption of dogs and other animals.
A. The owner or owner's agent of any dog or other
animal impounded pursuant to Chapters 6.14, 6.20 or
6.22 of this title may redeem the impounded dog or
0 animal within forty -eight hours, exclusive of Sundays
and holidays, after notice of the impoundment is given
pursuant to Section 6.20.100 of this chapter. Such
redemption shall be effected as provided by either
Sub Section B or Sub Section C of this section.
Section 2. Sub Section 6.20.110 B of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6.20.110 Redemption of dogs and other animals.
B. (1) Except for animals contemplated by Sub
Section B(2) of this section, redemption of each dog
may be accomplished by payment to the impounding
authority of the amount of fifteen dollars for the
first impoundment of the same dog during any twelve -
month period; and the redemption_ fee shall increase
by increments of fifteen dollars for each subsequent
impoundment of that same dog during that twelve-
month period. In addition to the redemption fee
provided by this Sub Section, a person redeeming an
unlicensed dog shall also pay for and obtain a current
City of Yakima dog license before the dog is redeemed.
In addition to the redemption fee, an additional
charge of three dollars per day shall be imposed for -
the period of time that the impounded dog is kept in
the pound after impounding.
(2) In the case of smaller animals other
than dogs not requiring special equipment for
transporting the same to the pound, the impounding
fee shall be three dollars, and a charge of not less
than three dollars per day may be imposed by the
impounding authority for the care and feeding of such
41, animals. In the case of larger animals requiring
special equipment for transporting the same to the
pound (any equipment larger than a pickup or panel
delivery truck), the basic impounding fee shall be
fifteen dollars; and in the event such an impoundment
occurs at any time other than between nine a.m. to
five p.m. on weekdays, or between ten a.m. and four
p.m. on a Saturday, or if the impoundment occurs on
a legal holiday, the impoundment fee shall be forty-
five dollars. An additional charge of three dollars
per day shall be made for the care and feeding of
such animals.
(3) Any payment required by this Sub Section
for the redemption of an impounded dog or other animal 1111
may be made with any commercially reasonable tender,
including but not limited to cash, money orders or
personal checks drawn on local banks, on sufficient
identification being made."
Section 3. Sub Section 6.20.110 D of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6.20.110 Redemption of dogs and other animals.
D. If an impounded dog or other animal is not
redeemed by its owner within the forty-eight hour period
following the notice of impoundment, then any person
may redeem the dog or other animal by complying with
the provisions of Sub Section B of this section;
provided, however, that within the discretion of the
impounding authority, any such impounded dog or other
animal may be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed
of; provided, further, that in the case of any horse,
mule, cattle, hog or other stock animals that may be 411
impounded when running at large within the City of Yakima
the impounding authority shall follow the procedure
established by the laws of the State of Washington
in Title 16 of the Revised Code of Washington relative
to the care and sale of estrays."
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect thirty days after its passage, approval and publication
as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 29 g
day of Alt , 1982.
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