(A) Effective dates. The fee schedule set forth in this section shall be effective on the effective date of the ordinance amending and re-enacting this chapter. The fee schedule, in whole or in part, may be amended by the Director with the approval of the Metro Council. Any new or revised fees will become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which an amended fee schedule is approved by the Metro Council.
(B) Exemption. No license or permit shall be required for Metro Animal Services facilities and its satellites, any activity conducted at, or by, Churchill Downs, any veterinary hospital which does not advertise boarding services, university-operated medical research facility, or the Louisville Zoo.
(C) Animal Services Building Fund and Animal Care Fund. Louisville Metro Department of Finance shall establish a separate building fund to be known as the “Animal Services Building Fund” for the future building needs of Metro Animal Services (MAS) Department and an Animal Care Fund to provide for pet sterilizations. The Department of Finance shall create separate accounts for said funds. Twenty percent of all fees collected by MAS shall be deposited into the account for the Building Fund, and 5% of all such fees so collected shall be deposited into the account for the Animal Care Fund. Any donations or bequests received from the public for the future building or animal-care needs of MAS shall also be deposited in this account. This fund, if not already effective, shall become effective the first day of the month following the adoption of this chapter. The amount of said fees contributed to the fund shall remain in effect until amended by the Metro Council.
(D) Fee schedule. Metro Animal Services fee schedule shall be as set forth in Appendix A to this chapter.
(E) Fee increases. All fees established in Appendix A shall be reviewed at least every two years, at which time, they may be increased, based upon a comparison with the most recently published Consumer Price Index. Such fee increases shall be instituted only when the amount equals or exceeds $.25, and in increments of $.25. If costs require greater rate increases, these may be implemented upon Metro Council approval.
(F) Exempt. Assistance dogs shall be exempt from license fees under this section.
(G) Waiver and/or reduction in fees. Pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Director, MAS may waive or reduce any of the fees for services that are set forth in Appendix A due to financial hardship or on the basis of income level, as the case may be, or if (1) the violator(s) attend and satisfactorily complete an education or training course established under § 91.060; and/or (2) the dog or cat is spayed or neutered, at the expense of the owner, as prescribed by the Director of Metro Animal Services.
(1994 Jeff. Code, § 91.015) (Jeff. Ord. 17-1990, adopted and effective 12-19-1990; Jeff. Am. Ord. 46-1996, adopted and effective 12-10-1996; Jeff. Am. Ord. 24-2000, adopted and effective 10-10-2000; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 97-2003, approved 5-16-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 186-2003, approved 10-10-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 233-2006, approved 1-4-2007; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 290-2007, approved 12-20-2007)
Penalty, see § 91.999