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RESOLUTION NO. 25-84
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND FIXING ANIMAL
CONTROL FEES AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 1355
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of the
Town of Los Altos , County of Santa Clara , State of
California , that
WHEREAS , heretofore the City of the Town of Los
Altos Hills adopted by reference the Santa Clara County
Animal Ordinance with certain amendments thereto , and
fixed and established fees for certain services ; and
WHEREAS , recently the Board of Supervisors has
established a new fee for the quarantine of any animal and
the City Council desires to approve the new fee and to re-
enact the same fees for the certain services , herein set
forth , performed within the boundaries of the City of
The Town of Los Altos Hills , and which previously were
adopted ,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows :
1 . The fee for inspection and ordering of quarantine
of any animal within the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills
is hereby fixed and established as $20 . 00 for each quarantine
order (plus actual costs of housing , feeding and otherwise
caring for the quarantined animal ) ; provided , however , the
administrator designated by the County of Santa Clara to
administer the Animal Ordinance may waive the inspection
and quarantine order fee in the following cases :
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(a) Hardship ;
(b ) Where the animal is only suspected of
having bitten a person ;
(c) Animals used by governmental law enforce-
ment personnel ;
(d) Guide dogs for the blind and hearing dogs
for the deaf ; and
(e) Animals that have bitten any peron who is
not legally on the property of the owner
of the dog .
Hardship shall be determined by the administrator on the
basis of the follwwing standard : Hardship is a proven in-
ability to meet ongoing family expenses for the necessities
of life ; that is , food , clothing and shelter .
2 . The fees for dog licenses to be charged an owner
for each dog are hereby fixed and established as follows :
(a) Twelve-month dog license fee
(except spayed or neutered) $ 12 . 00
(b ) Twelve-month dog license fee
for spayed or neutered . 6 . 00
(c) Prepayment of two consecutiVe�
one-year dog license fees
(except spayed or neutered) 20 . 00
(d ) Prepayment of two consecutive
one-year dog license for
spayed or neutered . 10 . 00
(e) Penalty ( imposed for any
applications received 60 days
after expiration of any
existing license or 60 days
after notice to obtain a license ) 6 . 00
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( i ) Provided , however , a person raising and
training a dog for service as a guide dog
for a blind person may be issued , one time
only , a one-year dog license without charge ,
provided that the person training the dog
is not receiving remuneration for doing
so ; that the dog is owned by a non-profit
corporation , licensed by the State of
California , for or engaged in the business
of providing trained guide dogs for blind
people ; and that the person raising and
training the particular dog in question
can present acceptable documentation.-_ of
these facts .
( ii ) A dog owner who has attained the age of
65 years and who owns only one ( 1 ) dog
shall not be required to pay annual renewal
license fees for the one ( 1 ) dog , provided
the dog is spayed or neutered or a doctor
of veterinary medicine certifies that the
dog cannot be spayed or neutered for health
reasons .
3 . The fee for cat registration ( 5-year ) duration
is fixed and established at $5. 00 .
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4 . Resolution No . 1355 adopted on June 3 , 1981
be , and it hereby is repealed and annulled .
REGULARLY passed and adopted this4th day of
1984 .
BY
1 MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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