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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1071
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
\ OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, BY THE ADDITION THERETO
OF SECTION 5-56 PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF CATS; MAKING
, CERTAIN PROVISIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVID-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. '
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Univer-
sity Place is hereby amended by adding Section'5~56, which said section shall
read as follows:
"Section 5-56. License.
(a) Every person owning, keeping or having in his or her possession
a cat is hereby required to obtain from the city an annual license therefor,
which must be obtained on or before April ~lst of each calendar'year. The
annual license for each cat that has been spayed or neutered shall be one ($1.00)
dollar. The annual license for' each' cat that has not been spayed or neutered
shall be three ($3.00) dollars. Each license shall be valid for one year
(twelve (12) months) from' April 1st of each year.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or have in his
possession in the city on the premises owned or occupied by him, or at any other
place, a cat for which a license for the current year has not been obtained as
provided in this section.
(c) The provisions of this section requiring the licensing of cats
shall not apply to the following:
1. Cats under the age of six (6) months, if kept within a
sufficient enclnsure.
2. Cats owned by, or in custody or under the control of persons
who are non-residents of the city, traveling through the
city, or temporarily sojourning therein for a period not
exceeding thirty (30) days.
3. Cats brought to the city exclusively for the purpose of
entering the same in any show or exhibition, and which are
actually entered in and kept at such show or exhibition.
(d) The office of the Tax Assessor/Collector shall be the place for
persons owning, keeping or having in possession any cat required to be licensed
hereunder to pay the license fee provided by this section.
(e) The Tax Assessor/Collector shall keep a permanent record of all
licenses issued under the terms of this section, which record shall show the
name and address of all persons being issued a license tag, the number of the
tag issued, a description of the cat licensed, the date issued and the amount
paid therefor.
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(f) In the event of loss or destruction of a license tag, replace-
ment tags shall be available for the payment of one ($1.00) dollar fee, upon
satisfactory proof that the cat in question was properly licensed.
(g) The following acts are prohibited and hereby declared unlawful
and punishable'in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-6 of this Code.
1. The counterfeiting of cat licenses or tags.
2. The removal of cat license tags from any cat.
3. The wilful and malicious destruction of cat license tags.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or have in his
or her possession or on his or her premises more than three (3) cats over the
age of six (6) months.1I
Section 2. This ordinanc~,shall be in force and become effective
immediately from ?nd after its passage and approval as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED thi s 1f.i:::A.. day of; tJ2 ~
, 1976.
Commissioners Voting Aye:
Commissioners Voting No:
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