§ 91.076 PERMIT ISSUANCE.

   (A)   (1)   Application for registrations or permits shall be made to the town’s animal control agency on such forms providing such information as is required for the particular permit and shall include the name, address and phone number of the applicant, type of permit applied for, number and description of the animal(s), proof of valid rabies vaccination, when required by law, information regarding sterilization and the appropriate fee. Appropriate state and federal permit numbers must be provided in cases which involve wildlife or federally protected animals or any animal which requires any state or federal permit.

      (2)   All applicants must be in compliance with all other applicable state, local and federal laws germane to this chapter, and the applicant shall not have been convicted of any cruelty to animal offenses as set forth in the state statutes.

      (3)   Applicants for permits must agree in writing to on-site inspections by the town’s animal control agency prior to the issuance of any permit, or at any time during the valid term of such permit upon reasonable advance notice.

   (B)   The town’s animal control agency shall have the authority and discretion for the issuance or denial of all of the registrations and permits provided for herein, subject to the following criteria.

      (1)   No person shall be issued a registration or permit if they have been convicted of cruelty to animals.

      (2)   Applicants must have proper facilities in place for such species before registrations or permits shall be approved.

      (3)   Applicants shall exhibit sufficient knowledge and proof of previous experience in the handling and keeping of such species of animal.

      (4)   Applicants shall have no previous record of providing inadequate or improper care for animals.

   (C)   Registrations and permits are to be issued for a term of one year, effective January 1 through December 31 of each year, and may be purchased during the first three months of each calendar year or within 30 days of acquiring the animal, whichever comes later, except for the animal performance/exhibition permit, which shall be valid for 14 days.

   (D)   Upon approval of the application for pet registrations or permits, the town’s animal control agency shall issue a pet registration or permit in written form which includes the number of the registration or permit, type of registration or permit and all pertinent information. In addition, for each pet registration, the town’s animal control agency shall issue a durable tag stamped with the registration number and year of issuance for each said registration.

   (E)   The town’s animal control agency shall maintain records of the identifying registration, permit, license or tag for any animal when the agency determines the identifying registration, permit, license or tag was issued to another animal.

   (F)   All fees shall be paid at the time of application and prior to the issuance of the permit or registration.

   (G)   No person may use any registration permit, license or tag for any animal other than the animal for which it was issued.

   (H)   It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, to cause to be manufactured, or to have in his or her possession or control a stolen, counterfeit or forged animal registration, permit, license or tag, rabies or neutering certificate or other form of licensing or documentation required by this chapter.

(Prior Code, § 71.26) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992) Penalty, see § 91.999

§ 91.077 PERMIT REVOCATION.

   Any pet registration or permit provided for herein may be revoked after notice and hearing before the town’s Code Enforcement Hearing Officer upon his or her finding that the animal owner/permit holder has failed to comply with any requirement of this chapter.

(Prior Code, § 71.28) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992)

§ 91.078 FEES.

   (A)   In addition to all other fees required by law to be paid, the following fees shall be paid:

Registration or Permit Type	Fee
Animal performance or exhibit permit, fee per animal	$100
Controlled animal permit, fee per animal	$100
Dangerous animal/attack dog permit, fee per animal	$50
Pet registration
Each altered dog or cat	$2
Each unaltered dog or cat	$10
Except upon a statement from a licensed veterinarian that neutering shall constitute a threat to the health of said animal, the fee shall be as follows	$5
Replacement tag	$2
Senior citizens (age 62 or older) upon presentation of written verification from a licensed veterinarian that said animal(s) have been spayed or neutered, the fee shall be as follows (no part of which will be paid to the town)	$1
Pet shop/breeder permit	$50

 

   (B)   The town’s animal control agency shall collect all such registration and permit fees for the town and shall account to and pay over to the Clerk-Treasurer such amounts of such fees as required by the animal control contract between the town and the animal control agency then in effect.

(Prior Code, § 71.27) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992)

§ 91.999 PENALTY.

   (A)   (1)   Warning notices. Persons who violate any provision of this chapter, or whose animals violate any provision of this chapter, or who fail to comply with the registration and permit sections of this chapter, may, for the first offense, be served with a warning notice requesting immediate compliance, except that in the case human beings’ or other animals’ health and safety are endangered, the offending animal may be immediately impounded or may be humanely slain by a police officer or his or her designee or a humane officer, if such impoundment is not feasible.

      (2)   Citations. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, except where otherwise specified herein, shall be subject to a civil forfeiture of not more than $2,500, nor less than $25, for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $75 for each offense thereafter. If any violation is continuing, each day’s violation shall be deemed a separate offense.

      (3)   Reduction. All penalties shall be reduced by 50% if paid within 72 hours of notice to the offender.

(Prior Code, § 71.31)

   (B)   A first violation of § 91.057 of this chapter shall be $15 for a licensed animal and $25 for an unlicensed animal. A second offense is $50 and a third offense is $75. All penalties shall be reduced by 50% if paid within 72 hours of notice to the offender.

   (C)   (1)   Any person violating any of the provisions of § 91.071 of this chapter shall be fined not more than $100 for the first offense and not more than $250 for each subsequent offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.

(Prior Code, § 71.21)

      (2)   All penalties shall be reduced by 50% if paid within 72 hours of notice to the offender.

   (D)   A person or entity who violates § 91.073(A)(8) of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $50.

(Prior code, § 71.23)

(Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992)

APPENDIX A: PET REGISTRATION AND LICENSE FORM

 

PET REGISTRATION AND LICENSE   Date: _______________________________________ Pet License # _______________________   Name: ____________________________________________ Fee Paid $ ___________________   Address: _________________________________________________________________________   Phone # __________________________________________________________________________   Name of Pet: _____________________________________________________________________   Description: _______________________________________________ Sex: M _____ F _____ _________________________________________________________________________________   Altered ____________ Unaltered ____________ Rabies Vaccinated ____________        Marshall County Humane Society

 

(Prior Code, Ch. 71)

APPENDIX B: CONTROLLED ANIMAL PERMIT FORM

 

TOWN OF BREMEN, INDIANA CONTROLLED ANIMAL PERMIT        Permit No. __________   Applicant’s Name: __________________________________________________   Address: __________________________________________ Phone: ______________________   Type of Controlled/Exotic Animal ____________________________________________________   Number of Animals __________        Fee $100.00 per animal: ____________________     If Applicable:   Federal Permit Number ____________________   State Permit Number ______________________     Applicant Signature ______________________________ Date ____________________     ______________________________ Approved by: Clerk-Treasurer

 

(Prior Code, Ch. 71)

APPENDIX C: PET SHOP/BREEDER PERMIT FORM

 

PET SHOP/BREEDER’S PERMIT     NO. ____________     FEE: $50.00     APPLICANT’S NAME ________________________________________________________   ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________   PHONE NUMBER ____________________________________________________________     Applicant must adhere to all rules and regulations contained in the Town of Bremen Ordinance 10-92.     Date ________________________     ________________________________ ________________________________ Applicant’s Signature               Clerk-Treasurer Approval

 

(Prior Code, Ch. 71)