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Sec. 1.100 Dog Registration Fee

The applicant shall pay to the secretary/authorized person a sum approved by council as a registration fee. The registration may be done by mail for an additional fee of $1.00 and a copy of the certificate of vaccination. (Ordinance 0410 adopted 10/12/04)

Code reference-Chapter 2, Article 2.300, Section 2.301

Sec. 1.200 General Fees
(a) Registration.  

    
 (1) Neutered/spayed animals $5.00 
    
 (2) Nonaltered animals $10.00 
    
 (3) Therapy/service animals No fee. However, the owner must provide a certificate of vaccination and therapy/service registration certificate. 
    
 (3) Lost tag (reissue) $5.00 
    

(b) Late Registration. For animals not registered within 60 days of residency or for failure to renew registration within 30 days of renewal date, owners will be subjected to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) per animal. They may be given ten (10) working days to secure registration after which time the fine may be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month per animal. 

    

(c) Animal traps $40.00 

    

(d) Dead animal pickup $20.00 

    

(e) Called out, no animal found $30.00 

    

(f) Court appearance by animal control officer $25.00 per hour 
   
(g) Reported biting $20.00 
   
(h) Delivery of animal to entity outside of county $25.00 per hour 

Code reference–Chapter 2, Article 2.700, Section 2.701. Refer also to interlocal agreement between city and Ovilla for animal control services, adopted January 31, 2006.

(Ordinance 0907 adopted 7/14/09)

Sec. 1.300 Animal Pickup Fees

(a) A pickup charge of $50.00 per animal, plus any charges assessed by the pound will be paid by the animal’s owner. (Ordinance 0610 adopted 7/11/06)

(b) An additional $10.00 registration fee shall be assessed for any dog that requires pickup if the dog does not have current registration with the city. The owner must bring proof of current vaccination to the secretary/authorized person of the city and obtain a release to pick up their animal, and they will pay any charges incurred by the pound.

Code reference-Chapter 2, Article 2.700, Section 2.702

(Ordinance 0603 adopted 4/11/06)

Sec. 1.400 Dangerous Dogs

(a)  The owner of a dangerous dog shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(b) If an owner of a registered dangerous dog sells or moves the dog to a new address within the city, he/she, not later than the fourteenth (14th) day after the date of sale or move, shall notify the animal control or his or her designee. On presentation by the current owner of the dangerous dog’s prior registration tag and payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), the city shall issue a new registration tag to be placed on the dog’s collar.

(Ordinance 0603 adopted 4/11/06)

Code reference-Chapter 2, Article 2.900, Section 2.904