(Amended by Ord. No. 179,108, Eff. 9/22/07.)
(a) The Department of Animal Services is hereby authorized to rent traps to the public for the trapping of nuisance animals. The Department shall charge and collect a security deposit as determined by the Department in addition to fees of $7.50 per day for small traps and $15.00 per day for large traps, except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) below. (Amended by Ord. No. 185,537, Eff. 6/21/18.)
(b) The Department shall collect a trap deposit fee of $100.00 upon issuance of a permit to trap a coyote. This $100.00 fee shall be refunded upon return of the trap in working condition to the Department.
(c) The Department may waive the required fees and security deposit under Subsections (a) and (b) for persons who qualify for certificates under the free spay/neuter program, as well as for non-profit animal rescue organizations exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) who participate in early age spay/neuter of animals, comply with all State and local laws regarding the humane care and treatment of animals, and whose mission is in whole or in part the rescue and placement of companion animals including but not limited to dogs, cats and rabbits, and/or the trapping, neutering and returning of feral cats. The Department may also waive fees under Subsections (a) and (b) for any person or rescue organization described above, assisting the Department to safely capture an animal for the health or safety of the animal or the public, including the trapping, neutering and returning of feral cats.