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Pateros Municipal Code
Chapter 6.08 Dogs

Sections:
6.08.010  Definitions.
6.08.020  License required.
6.08.030  License fees.
6.08.040  License-Issued annually- Penalty for late application.
6.08.050  License tag-Replacement fee.
6.08.060  License tag-Misuse prohibited.
6.08.070  Running at large unlawful.
6.08.080  Prohibited offenses designated.
6.08.090  Number of dogs permitted on premises.
6.08.100  Noisy or unsafe behavior declared a nuisance.
6.08.110  Dangerous, fierce or vicious dogs.
6.08.120  Impoundment for violation authorized.
6.08.130  Impoundment-Owner notification.
6.08.140  Impound, notice and boarding fees.
6.08.150  Impounded dogs-Redemption, sale or destruction.
6.08.160  Diseased dogs destroyed.
6.08.170  Violation-Penalty.
6.08.180  Fees may be amended by resolution.

6.08.010 Definitions.
 For the purposes of this chapter:
         "Animal control authority" means any police officer, person or organization designated by the city council to perform the functions of this chapter or any other city ordinance relating to dogs.
         "Animal shelter" means any premises so designated by action of the city council.
         "At large" means any dog or dogs which are found on the streets of the city and upon public property or upon property of persons other than the owner.
         "Dog" means any dog, male or female, neutered, spayed or otherwise, over the age of four months.
         Harboring. The occupant of any premises on which a dog or dogs remain, or to which it customarily returns daily for food and care for a period of five days, is presumed to be harboring the dog within the meaning of this chapter.
         "Owner" means any person or persons, firm, association or corporation owning, keeping or harboring a dog. (Ord. 98-565 § 1, 1998)

6.08.020 License required.
 It is unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any dog within the city limits unless such a dog is licensed as herein provided. Every owner of a dog within the city limits shall purchase annually from the city clerk a dog license, which shall be placed and kept on such dog at all times. The owner, at the time of purchase, shall provide the city clerk with a name, telephone number, address of the owner(s), name of the dog, sex, color, age and breed of the dog. A license tag will be given to the owner by the city. As a condition to obtain a license, the city clerk shall require evidence of rabies immunization to be submitted by the owner. (Ord. 98-565 § 2, 1998)

6.08.030 License fees.
 The license fee shall be five dollars for each neutered male dog or spayed female dog. For unspayed female dogs or unneutered male dogs, the fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) for each dog. (Ord. 98-565 § 3, 1998)

6.08.040 License-Issued annually-Penalty for late application.
 Licenses shall be issued for one year, beginning with the first day of January in each year. Application for licenses may be made prior to March 1st each licensing year without penalty, but when application is made after March 1st of the licensing year, the applicant shall be assessed a penalty of ten dollars, which amount shall be added and collected with the regular license fee; provided, however, any dog(s) brought into the city limits of the city, which is owned, kept or harbored within the city limits, must be licensed immediately, and shall be assessed a penalty of ten dollars if such dog(s) is not licensed within fifteen (15) days of being brought into the city limits, which amount shall be added and collected with the regular license fee. (Ord. 98-565 § 4, 1998)

6.08.050 License tag-Replacement fee.
 In the event that the license tag issued for a dog is lost, the owner may have a current license tag replaced upon the payment of two dollars. (Ord. 98-565 § 5, 1998)

6.08.060 License tag-Misuse prohibited.
 No person shall use for any dog a license receipt or license issued for another dog. No person shall use a license tag which is not a current tag. (Ord. 98-565 § 6, 1998)

6.08.070 Running at large unlawful.
 The owner of a dog, licensed or not, shall not permit such dog to go beyond the premises of the owner unless such dog is securely leashed, or otherwise securely restrained, and at all times under the control of its owner or keeper. It is unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog to permit such dog to run at large within the city limits of the city. (Ord. 98-565 § 7, 1998)

6.08.080 Prohibited offenses designated.
 No dog shall be permitted to commit the following offenses on any premises or property, public or private: bite or charge any person, destroy private property, scatter refuse, or commit any nuisance defined in this chapter or any other city ordinance. (Ord. 98-565 § 8, 1998)

6.08.090 Number of dogs permitted on premises.
 It is unlawful for any owner to keep or maintain more than two dogs at any one residence or premises in the city, except at a kennel or boarding place owned or operated by a person duly licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Washington. (Ord. 98-565 § 9, 1998)

6.08.100 Noisy or unsafe behavior declared a nuisance.
 It shall be declared a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to own or keep any dog within the city which barks, whines or howls, or otherwise behaves in such a manner as to disturb the peace and quiet or safety of the persons in the neighborhood. (Ord. 98-565 § 10, 1998)

6.08.110 Dangerous, fierce or vicious dogs.
 No person owning or harboring or having the care of a vicious dog shall suffer or permit such animal to go unconfined on the premises of such person, and no person owning or harboring or having the care of a vicious dog shall suffer or permit such dog to go beyond the premises of such person unless such dog is securely leashed and muzzled or otherwise securely restrained and muzzled. A vicious dog, for the purposes of this section, means:
        A. Any dog with a propensity, tendency or disposition to attack, to cause injury to, or to otherwise endanger the safety of humans or other domestic animals; or,
        B. Any dog which attacks a human being or domestic animal one or more times without provocation.
 A vicious dog is "unconfined," as the term is used in this section, if such dog is not securely confined indoors or confined in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure. Such pen or structure must have secure sides and a secured top. If the pen or structure has no bottom secured to its sides, sides must be imbedded into the ground no less than one foot.
(Ord. 98-565 § 11, 1998)

6.08.120 Impoundment for violation authorized.
 The animal control authority and every police officer are authorized to apprehend any dog found running at large and to impound such dog in the city pound or other suitable place. Any animal which is in violation of any section of this chapter, or which is not licensed and tagged, may be seized and impounded. (Ord. 98-565 § 12, 1998)

6.08.130 Impoundment-Owner notification.
 Not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the impounding of any dog, the owner may be notified by ordinary mail or by telephone, or if the owner of the dog is unknown, written notice shall be posted for seventy-two (72) hours on the bulletin board of the City Hall for public inspection, declaring the dog, and the place and time of impound. (Ord. 98-565 § 13, 1998)

6.08.140 Impound, notice and boarding fees.
 The following are the impound fees, notice fees and boarding fees assessed by the city pursuant to this chapter:
        A. Licensed dog, fifty dollars ($50.00) (first impound-calendar year);
        B. Licensed dog, one hundred dollars ($100.00) (subsequent impound-calendar year);
        C. Unlicensed dog, fifty dollars ($50.00) plus license fee (first impound-calendar year);
        D. Unlicensed dog-one hundred dollars ($100.00) plus license fee (subsequent impound-calendar year);
        E. Notice fee, three dollars;
        F. Boarding fee, five dollars per day for each calendar day, whole or part, of which dog has been confined, including the day on which the dog is first impounded.
(Ord. 98-565 § 14, 1998)

6.08.150 Impounded dogs-Redemption, sale or destruction.
 Any impounded dog may be redeemed by the owner by the payment of the impound fee, notice fee and boarding fee accrued. Impound fees, notice fees and boarding fees shall not be considered as a part of any penalty levied for violation of this chapter. If the dog has no valid license tag, then the owner shall obtain a license tag for the current year. If an impounded dog is not claimed and redeemed three business days after the giving of the notice as stated in this chapter, then it may be sold or destroyed. (Ord. 98-565 § 15, 1998)

6.08.160 Diseased dogs destroyed.
 Any dog which appears to be suffering from rabies or affected by hydrophobia, mange or other infectious disease, shall not be released, but may be forthwith destroyed. (Ord. 98-565 § 16, 1998)

6.08.170 Violation-Penalty.
 In addition to any other remedies provided herein, any owner or person found violating a provision of this chapter shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction, and any such owner or person shall be assessed a monetary penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each offense. (Ord. 98-565 § 17, 1998)

6.08.180 Fees may be amended by resolution.
 Any license fees, penalties for late license application, replacement fees, impound fees, notice fees and boarding fees may be adjusted periodically by resolution of the city council and posting a public notice at the City Hall of such adjustment in fees. (Ord. 98-565 § 18, 1998)