24-703-Ordinance No. 203-9 Recorded 6/15/1977ti
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IN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
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3 FOR THE COUNTY OF DESCHUTES
4 In the Matter of an Ordinance)
Regulating Dog Kennels and ) COUNTY ORDINANCE
5 Pet Shops and License Fees ) No. 203- 9
6 THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF DESCHUTES COUNTY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
7 Section 1. Purpose of Ordinance.
8 In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the
9 residents and citizens of Deschutes County and to provide for the
10 control and protection of dogs therein, the Board of County
11 Commissioners for Deschutes County, Oregon, does hereby enact the
12 following provisions which may be referred to and pleaded as the
13 "DOG KENNEL ORDINANCE."
14 Section 2. Definitions.
15 As used in this ordinance, unless the context requires
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otherwise:
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"Dog" means any mammal of the canine family.
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"Kennel" means the premises must include a building
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for the housing of dogs, to include inside and
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outside runs with feed and water dishes. Dogs
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housed in this building must be kept in this
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building, such as show dogs or breeding dogs, and
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"Pet Shop" means any person regularly engaged in
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the business of breeding, buying or selling animals
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1 Section 3. License Fees.
2 Any kennel or pet shop, either of which possesses, controls,
3 owns, boards, keeps, or has custody of, in the course of its
4 business or other activities, dogs which have permanent canine
5 teeth or which are more than six (6) months of age, shall pay an
6 annual license fee of $25.00 for a five (5) or less dog kennel,
7 $50.00 for a six to ten (6-10) dog kennel, and $1.00 for each
8 additional dog over ten (10). Such fee shall be in lieu of all
9 individual dog license fees imposed upon such dogs owned, kept,
10 or boarded at such kennel or pet shop.
11 Section 4. Revocation of Kennel or Pet Shop License.
12 The Board of County Commissioners may, after a hearing and
13 opportunity to be heard, revoke any kennel or pet shop dog license
14 if the person holding such license refuses or fails to comply with
15 this ordinance, or any other State or local laws regarding the
16 keeping of dogs.
17 Any person whose license is revoked shall, within ten (10)
18 days, humanely dispose of all dogs owned by him. No part of the
19 license fee shall be refunded in such case. It shall be a condition
20 of the issuance of any kennel license to any kennel or pet shop that
Xor, 21 dog control officers and State of Oregon veterinarians shall be
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24 may, if permission for such inspection is refused, revoke the permit
25 of the refusing owner. A copy of this section shall appear on the
26 application of all licenses set forth in Section 3. Review of the
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1 Board's actions shall be by Writ of Review as provided in ORS 34.010
2 through 34.100.
3 Section 5. Penalties.
4 1. Upon conviction of any person for violation of any
5 provision of this ordinance, he-shall be punished
6 by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars
7 ($200.00).
8 2. Each day any person shall be in violation of this
9 ordinance shall be deemed a separate offense.
10 Section 6.
11 This ordinance is enacted pursuant to authority granted to the
12 County of Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 203.
13 Section 7. Severability.
14 If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
15 phrase of this ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason
16 held to be unconstitutional (or otherwise invalid), such decision
17 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
18 ordinance or any part thereof. The legislative body hereby declares
19 that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision,
20 paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the
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paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or paragraphs be declared uncon-
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1 Date of First Reading: June 1, 1977
2 Date of Second Reading: June 15, 1977
3 Adopted this 15th day of June 1977.
4 Recording Secretary:
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