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ORDINANCE NO 135
Repealed by Ord 188
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO DOG KENNELS; PROVIDING FOR THE REGU-
LATION AND LICENSING THEREOF AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TQWN COUNCIL OF THE TOli OF TUB oILA,
WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Kennel defined.. That for the purpose of this or-
dinance a Dog Kennel is defined as a building, enclosure or por-
tion of any premises in or at which dogs are boarded or kept or
kept for hire or in or at which dogs are kept or maintained by
any person other than the owner thereof or in or at which four
or more dogs, over the age of three nontEs are kept or maintained.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful or any person, firm or corpor-
ation to operate or maintain a dog ennel within the corporate
limits of the Town of Tukwila witholi first securing a license
therefor from the Town Council ofd Town. The license fee shall
be TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR (:2000.00 This fee shall be in addition
to the license fee pres ribeu)Y�.ereafter for each dog kept in such
kennel. 'C_
SECTION 3. It shall be equired that each person, firm or cor-
poration desiring to operate or maintain a dog kennel within the
Town limits of the Town of Tukwila shall present to the Town
Council the signat r of the occupants of the dwellings within
a radius of six hun ed (600) feet of the proposed location of
the dog kenne ho are willing to allow the operation or main
tainance of s .dog kennel in proposed location. No license will
be issued with t these signatures.
SECTI9? Dog kennels in operation before .ugust lst.,1943,
eed t o. ain the license described in SECTION 2, nor submit
he s tur= required in SECTION 3, of this Ordinance.
CTION 5. The annual license fee for each dog kept in a
ennel shall be ONE DOLLAR (x,1.00) per year, the number being
b sed on the highest number of dogs kept during the year. This
fe is payable at the office of the Town Clerk on or before Dec-
ember 31st. of each year. A monthly record of the number of dogs
kept shall be required, said record must be at all times open to
the inspection of the Town Council or its duly appointed represent-
ative.
SECTION 6. Each kennel shall be at all times open to the in-
spection of the King County Department of Health and the Town
Council of the Town of Tukwila or its duly appointed representative.
SECTION7.. Any person, firm or corporation violating any pro-
vision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than
TWENTY -FIVE DOLLARS (25.00) nor more than THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS
(4300.00).
SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, signing and posting as required by law.
PASSED by the Town Council and approved by theayor this 7th day
of September 1948
Mayor Chas O. Baker
City Clerk Lois T. Newton