(A) The following fee schedule is hereby adopted and approved by the City Council of the City of Canton on September 3, 2019:
Impoundment Fee: Unrestrained dog or cat without vaccination tag or license attached | |
First and second offenses | $30 |
Third and subsequent offenses | $60 |
Impoundment Fee: Unrestrained dog or cat displaying evidence of vaccination or registration | |
First and second offenses | $25 |
Third and subsequent offenses | $50 |
Impoundment Fee: Livestock | |
First and second offenses | $35 |
Third and subsequent offenses | $70 |
Impoundment Fee: | |
After business hours | $60 |
Daily Boarding Fee | |
Dog, cat or chicken | $10 |
10-Day Quarantine/Boarding Fee | |
Dog or cat | $100 |
Adoption Fee | |
Dog or cat | $35 (includes microchip) |
Chicken | $5 |
Euthanasia/Disposal Fee | $40 |
Surrenders (inside city limits) | |
First adult animal | $20 |
Each additional adult animal | $10 |
Puppies/kittens | $5 each |
Surrenders (outside city limits) | |
Adult | $30 each |
Puppies/kittens | $10 |
(B) The City Manager of the City of Canton will establish a schedule of fines for the violation of any provisions of any sections of this chapter for review and approval by the City Council and said fine schedule will be subject to proper implementation or enforcement of the provisions contained herein. Fees are subject to change.
(C) (1) Before issuing a citation for a violation of this chapter, any officer authorized to issue such citation may give an oral warning, or issue a written warning ticket. If the person or persons receiving the oral warning or warning ticket do not discontinue the violation, a citation for ordinance violation shall be issued to the violator. If it appears necessary to make an arrest to preserve the public peace or safety, a police officer may make an arrest for violation of this chapter, with or without a previous oral warning or warning ticket.
(2) Any person found guilty of permitting a nuisance to exist as set out in this chapter shall be fined:
(a) Not less than $5 nor more than $100 for the first offense;
(b) Not less than $15 nor more than $500 for the second offense within a consecutive 12 month period;
(c) Not less than $50 nor more than $500 for the third offense within a consecutive 12 month period;
(d) Not less than $150 nor more than $500 for the fourth offense within a consecutive 12 month period; and/or
(e) Ordered to remove such animal permanently from the city within 24 hours of such order.
(3) Any person found guilty of keeping or maintaining a vicious dog as defined herein may be:
(a) Fined not less than $15 nor more than $500; and/or
(b) Ordered to remove such animal permanently from the city within 24 hours of such order or within 24 hours after the rabies observation period has expired, if applicable.
(D) Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 94.10 shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
(E) Abandonment of a domestic animal is a Class A misdemeanor (Penal Code 42.09 and 42.092). ANIMAL as defined under the Penal Code means a domesticated living creature, including any stray or feral cat or dog, and a wild living creature previously captured. The term does not include an uncaptured wild living creature or a livestock animal.
(F) In addition to any other fines, fees or penalties provided in this section, failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be cause for the animal control officer, or any person designated to enforce this chapter, to have the noncomplying animals removed from sale area, and impounded in accordance with the provisions of § 94.07.
(G) Any person found guilty of violating any other provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $500 for each offense. A separate offense shall be held to have been committed each day that such violation shall occur or continue as may be determined by the Municipal Judge or appropriate authority.
(H) It shall be the duty of the Local Health Authority of the City of Canton to maintain such records as deemed necessary to the enforcement of all provisions of this chapter and have those records available for display to the City Council, or to the public at any time during regular business hours of the Canton Police Department.
(Ord. 2016-21, passed 10-18-2016; Ord. 2019-18, passed 10-15-2019)