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ORDINANCE NO. 1638
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING SECTIONS 7.04.060 AND 7.16.050 OF
THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE
FOR AN INCREASE IN ANIMAL CONTROL IMPOUNDMENT
FEES AND LICENSE FEES, AND REPEALING SECTION
7.16.030
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 7.04.060 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read:
"7.04.060 License Required - Fees - Terms. Every
person who harbors a dog of whatever sex, over the age of
four (4) months, within the City, shall pay to the City
an annual license tax of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each
dog, except that if the dog is spayed or neutered, the fee
for such license shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) for each
dog. The City shall deliver to the person making such
payment a license which shall describe the dog, together
with a seal or tag having thereon the number of such license
and figures indicating the year for which the license has
been paid, and shall keep a record of the name of the owner
and a description of the dog licensed. Duplicates shall
be issued for lost tags for One Dollar ($1.00) upon showing
proof of such loss. Such person shall attach the tag to
a collar or harness and shall cause such collar or harness
with the attached tag to be kept on such dog at all times.
The license tax herein mentioned shall be due and payable
on the first day of January, 1976, and the first day of
January of each year thereafter. Where a dog is acquired
after the first day of January in any year, the license tax
shall be due on the date of acquisition of such dog.
License taxes shall become delinquent thirty (30)
days following the date on which they are due, and all
delinquent license taxes shall be subject to the payment
of a penalty of Ten Dollars ($10.00) except that if the
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dog is spayed or neutered, the penalty shall be Five
Dollars ($5.00) in addition to the annual license tax."
SECTION 2. Section 7.16.050 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read:
is"7.16.050 Impoundment Fees. The impounding fee
for each dog or cat impounded pursuant to the provisions
of this Code shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00); the impounding
fee for any bird, fowl, reptile, or other animal not
otherwise herein provided shall be Five Dollars ($5.00).
In addition to the impound fee, there shall be a penalty
impound fee for any dog or cat that is impounded more than
once within a period of twelve consecutive months of Ten
Dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent impounding. In addition
to the impound fee, there shall be a penalty impound fee
for any bird, fowl, reptile, or other animal impounded more
than.once within a period of twelve consecutive months of
Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent impounding."
• SECTION 3. Section 7.16.030 of the Newport Beach
.Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published once in
the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 8th
day of September I , 1975, and was adopted on the 14th
day of October , 1975, by the following vote, to wit:
CERTIFIED AS THE ORIGINAL AND
CERTIFIED AS TO PUEiLICATION
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• ' C18Y CLERK OF THE CI T BEACH'
ATTEST:
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C& +-y Clerk
AYES, COUNCILMEN: McInnis, Dostal, Barrett,
Kuehn,.Rogers, Ryckoff, Store
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None
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Maijor Pro Tempore
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