ORD 052 ORDINANCE NO. 52
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE LA
QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DOG LICENSES.
The city council of the City of La Quinta, California, does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 10.08.010, 10.08.020, 10.08.030, 10.08.040
and 10.08.110 of Chapter 10.08, are amended to read as follows:
10.08.010 License required. No person within the city
owning, possessing, controlling, harboring, or keeping any
dog over four months of age shall fail, refuse or neglect to
procure a dog license tag for each dog, from the city manager
or his authorized agent. No license issued pursuant to this
title shall be transferable. (Ord. 10 Sl(part), 1982)
10.08.020 Exemptions. A dog license tag is not required
for any dog found within the city under any of the following
conditions:
A. When the dog is owned by, or in the care of, any
- person who is a nonresident or who is traveling
through the city, or who is temporarily sojourning
therein, provided the dog is kept within the city
for less than thirty days;
B. When the dog has a valid license from either the
county of riverside or another city within the
county; provided this exemption shall be available
for a maximum period not exceeding six months.
(Ord. 10 Sl(part), 1982)
10.08.030 Term. The effective period of each dog
license issued shall be not more than two years. (Ord. 10
Sl(part), 1982)
10.08.040 Fees. The license fee payable shall be the
amount fixed from time to time by resolution of the city
council; provided, that in the absence of any such established
amount, the licensing authority may collect and deposit in the
appropriate accounts provided for such purpose a fee in the
same amount as is applicable for similar dog licensing in
unincorporated areas of the county.
10.08,110 Tag--Replacement. If the dog license tag is
lost or destroyed, the owner shall immediately procure a
duplicate license tag from the licensing authority, for which
a fee of one-half the original fee shall be charged. (Ord. 10
Sl(part), 1982)
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
LORDiNANCE NO.
SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days after
passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least 3 public
places designated by resolution of the city council; shall certify to
the adoption and posting of this ordinance; and shall cause this
ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting, to be
entered in the book of ordinance of this City.
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting of
the city council held this 17th day of April , 1984, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Baier, Cox, Henderson, Wolff and Mayor Allen.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, FRANK M. USHER, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, do
hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 52 which was adopted at a
regular meeting held on the 17th day of April
1984, not being less than five days following date of
introduction. I further certify that the foregoing
ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the City of
La Quinta.
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