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CITY OF TUK
WASHINGTON
n ORDINANCE NO. 750 'EALED BY 96 b
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 571, FIXING THE FEE FOR
DOG LICENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $6.00 AND FOR CAT
LICENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $3.00.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
That Ordinance No. 571, Section 2, be amended to read
as follows:
"Section 2. Dog and Cat Licenses Required.
"Sub- section A. License Requirement.
"All dogs and cats harbored, kept or maintained in the
City of Tukwila over four months of age shall be licensed and
registered annually, provided, however, that dogs kept in kennels
need not be licensed annually while kept at such kennel and while
such kennel is duly licensed as provided in City of Tukwila
Ordinance No. 188.
"Sub- Section B. Fees.
"Dog and cat licenses shall be issued by the Tukwila
City Clerk upon application and payment of an annual license fee
made payable to the King County Treasurer in the amount of $6.00
for dogs and $3.00 for cats. The annual license fee shall become
due and payable on January 1st of each year. Applications for dog
or cat licenses shall be on forms provided bj the Animal Control
Authority. No pro ration of a license fee for a portion of the
calendar year shall be made. All license tags issued herein shall
be securely affixed to a substantial collar, harness or other
means which shall be worn by the dog or cat at all times. As an
alternative to a license tag, an animal may be identified as
licensed by being tattooed on its right ear or on its inside
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right thigh or groin with the license number approved or issued by
the Animal Control Authority.
"Sub- section C. Penalty.
"A late penalty in the sum of $2.00 shall be charged on
all applications received after January 31s: of each year, provided,
however, that a dog or cat acquired during the year shall be
licensed within thirty days from the date of its acquisition, and
in such cases the late penalty shall be charged only on applications
received after the expiration of that thirty day period.
"Sub- section D. Fees Collected.
"All fees and fines collected under this Ordinance shall
be deposited in the County Current Expense Fund. The City of
Tukwila shall be paid from the County Current Expense Fund for all
dog and cat license issued within the City of Tukwila the sum of
,o 0 for dog licenses and o 50 for cat licenses.
"Sub- section C. Non Applicability.
"The provisions of this Section shall not be intended to
apply to dogs whose owners are non residents temporarily within
the City, nor to dogs brought into the City for the purpose of
participating in any dog show nor to seeing eye dogs properly
trained to assist blind persons for the purpose of aiding themin
going from place to place, nor shall it apply to dogs or cats in
the custody of a veterinarian or animal shelter. The fees con-
tained herein shall become effective beginning with the 1973
license year.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
gASHINGTON, and approved by the Mayor this 4th day of December 1972.
Mayor
Attest:
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Ipproved as to form: City Clek
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City Attorney
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