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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 3129
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, GdASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 5-1602 OF TITLE V CBUSINESS
REGULATIONS ) OF ORDINANCE N0. 1628 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON"
RELATING TO DOG LICENSES FOR BLIND PERSONS AS
DEFINED BY LAW.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS : �
SECTION I : Existing Section 5-1602 of Chapter 16 of Title V
(Business Regulations ) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to re�d
as follows :
Section 5-1602 as amended: ANNUAL FEES - SPECIAL RATES
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ; BLIND PERSONS WITH SEEING EYE DOGS.
The annual fees , based on the calendar year,for each dog or cat
over four (4) months of age shall be as follows :
Each male dog $5 . 00 per annum
Each female dog $5 . 00 per annum
Each female dog (spayed) $3 . 00 per annum
Each male do neutered 3 . 00 er annum
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Each cat $1. 00 per annum
City of Renton residents 62 years of age or older, if income
qualified as set forth in Section 8-715 (D) and (E) and Section
3-231 (B) and (C) of this Code , shall be entitled to purchase a
special permanent license for the lifetime of cats or dogs not
exceeding three in number for each household, for which they are the
registered owners when said animals are maintained at said owners '
registered address . Eligible residents may purchase the special
permanent animal licenses at a cost �.-according to. � ::. �. . . : . . , - . I
-fee �schedule as ,�above li.ste'd, � '- and such qualified senior citizens
shall not be required to annually purchase a new license for the
lifetime of such licensed animals provided that no person so i
qualified shall be granted more than three (3) permanent licenses II
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for any combination of three cats and dogs for which they are the
registered owners .
Residents of the City of Renton who are the owners or�.
�� custodians of"seeing eye dogs', shall be exempt from the payment of
annual license fees for said dog. For the purpose of this Chapter
the term "blind person" shall mean a person who has no vision or
whose vision, with correcting glasses , is so defective as to
prevent the performance of ordinary activities for wliich eyesight
is essential , and who is the owner or custodian of a "seeing eye dog"
to assist such person. Such qualified person shall be eligible to
receive from the City Clerk a license for such dog without any
charge therefor. The City Clerk shall require proper evidence of
such eligibility as further set forth in RCW 74. 16 . 030 , et seq.
Such license shall not be transferable and shall be specifically
marked for such "seeing eye dog" .
All applications for such licenses shall be made to the
City Clerk of the City and the annual license fee paid on or before
March 31 of each year. In the event the owner or custodian of any
such dog or cat fails to procure and fails to pay for such license
fee before said date, or within thirty (30 ) days of acquiring the
ownership or custody of any such dog or cat, a late charge of one
� dollar ($1. 00) shall be added to the re ular license fee. The Cit
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may require reasonable evidence to determine the date of acquisition
or custody of any such dog or cat to ascertain whether a late charge
shall be imposed.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to permit the City' s
poundmaster or any other custodian of animals impounded pursuant
to the provision of this ordinance , and any duly licensed veterinarian
practicing his profession within the City to sell and isaue licenses ;
the City Clerk may impose such additional regulations as may be
reasonable to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. The City
Clerk is hereby authorized to provide , by appropriate designation,
the special permanent licenses for qualified senior citizens as
hereinabove set forth.
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SECTION II : All other ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION III : This ordinance shall be effective on and after
, 1977 , and upon its passage , approval and five days
after its publication. , .
PASSED by the CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of April , 1977 .
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Delores A. Me�d, �" Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25thday of April � lg�� ,
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Charles�. Delaurenti , Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Gei�ard M. SYfellan, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 4-29-77
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