40-484-Ordinance No. 81-040 Recorded 9/30/1981A
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Ordinance Requiring Dog
Licenses; Providing for Dog )
License Fees and Exemptions; ) F 'E D
Providing for Annual Licenses; )
Providing for Penalties; and ) fir, {y ~9$~
Declaring an Emergency. )
ROSEMARY PATTEPSON
ORDINANCE NO. 81-040 DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK
WHEREAS, Deschutes County has established a Dog Control
District; and
WHEREAS, fees for dog licenses shall be established by
the County; and
WHEREAS, a new licensing program has been considered by
the County; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY,
OREGON, ORDAINS as follows:
Section 1.
keeping any og which
months old, whichever
becomes the owner or
from Deschutes County
Ordinance.
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Required. Every person owning or
permanent canine teeth or is six
shall within 30 days after he
dog, and yearly thereafter, procure
r the dog as provided in this
Section 2. A dog license fee for a dog in Deschutes County
shall be $9.00, except that the fee for a spayed female or neutered
male dog for which a Veterinarian's Certificate of Operation for the
spaying or neutering of the dog is presented, shall be $5.00. The
dog license for a dog owned by a senior citizen, age 65 years and
older, shall be $3.00.
Section 3. No dog license fee shall be required to be
paid for any dog owned by a blind person who uses the dog as a guide.
A license shall be issued for such dog upon filing with the County an
affidavit by the blind person showing this exemption.
Section 4. Dog licenses shall be valid for a period of one
year from the ate of purchase. Any license sold by the County
within 12 months before the date of this Ordinance shall be valid
for a period of one year.
Section 5. No person shall keep or maintain in his
possession or under his control a dog within Deschutes County that
is unlicensed by Deschutes County.
ORDINANCE NO. 81-040, PAGE 1
Section 6. Violation of this Ordinance, by the keeping
or maintaining o a dog that is not licensed in accordance with
this Ordinance, is punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00,
nor more than $200.00.
Section 7. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate
preservation o public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this Ordinances takes effect on its passage.
DATED this ?day of 1981.
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ATTEST:
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SUSAN STONEMAN
Recording Secretary
ORDINANCE NO. 81-040, PAGE 2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS