94-9633 Animals; _.. AMENDED
BY ORDINANCE NO.
K111111 -Cox P ding �— Salina. lenses
(Published in the Salina Journal May 20, 1994)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 94-9633
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE LICENSING OF CATS AND DOGS IN THE
CITY OF SALINA, AMENDING ARTICLE IV, SECTION 7-53, AND ARTICLE VI,
SECTIONS 7-91, 7-93, 7-94, 7-96 AND 7-98 OF CHAPTER 7 OF THE SALINA
CODE AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 7-53, of Article IV, of the Salina Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7-53. Registration of cats and dogs required; Exemption
Any person owning any cat or dog over one hundred twenty (120)
days of age shall register such cat or dog as prescribed in Article VI of
this Chapter, except for persons who shall be required to license as a
Commercial Animal Establishment under the controls and provisions of
Article VII of this Chapter.
Section 2. That Sections 7-91, 7-93, 7-94, 7-96 and 7-98, of Article VI,
of the Salina Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7-91. Required.
(a) It shall be the duty of any person owning in the city any cat or
dog over one hundred twenty (120) days of age to register such cat or
dog with the City Clerk, or his designee, and to renew such registration
upon expiration. The City Clerk may delegate authority to the Supervisor
to enforce any Sections of this Chapter requiring registration.
(b) The registration period shall begin on the date the rabies
vaccination is given, as follows:
(1) A cat or dog under 12 months of age, having received their
first inoculation, shall have a registration period of one year from
the date of inoculation.
(2) A cat or dog over 12 months of age shall have a
registration period of 3 years from the date of inoculation.
Section 7-93. Fees; exemptions.
(a) The registration fees for cats and dogs shall be determined by
resolution.
(b) As proof of neutering or tatooing, an applicant shall present to
the City Clerk a valididation signed by a licensed veternarian.
(c) No registration fee shall be charged to any owner of a dog
trained as being used as a seeing eye or hearing dog.
Section 7-94. Procedure
Registration shall be accomplished at the Office of the City Clerk,
either in person or by mail, at any time during the year that a cat or dog
reaches the age of required registration, at any time during the year that
- an owner acquires a cat or dog of required registration age, within thirty
(30) days after a person owning a cat or dog of required registration age
moves into the city, or upon expiration of the current City of Salina
registration.
Section 7-96. Receipt constitutes certificate of registry
The receipt issued for the registration shall constitute a
certificate of registry and evidence of authorization for the keeping of
such cat or dog within the City and shall be valid for the period of the
registration.
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Section 7-98. Tags
(a) At the time of the issuance of a certificate of registry for a
cat or dog which is not currently registered within the City of Salina,
the City Clerk shall deliver therewith a registration tag bearing the
registration number of such certificate. The tag shall be kept on the
animal as required in Section 7-47 of this Chapter.
(b) A replacement for a lost, stolen or damaged tag, during the
current registration period, shall be furnished by the City Clerk at no
additional charge.
(c) Upon change of animal ownership, any person acquiring any cat
or dog currently registered with the city shall apply to the City Clerk to
transfer such registration to his/her name and no fee shall be charged.
(d) A new registration tag shall not be issued with each renewal,
unless the previous tag is lost, stolen, damaged or becomes unreadable.
The certificate of registry will show the registration number of the
current tag.
Section 3. That the existing Sections 7-53, 7-91, 7-93, 7-94, 7-96 and
7-98 of the Salina Code are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and take effect from
and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
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Introduced: May 9, 1994
Passed: May 1.6, 1994
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ose A. Warner, Mayor