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REL:mb(30) 6/7/89 ORDINANCE NO. NS- ~12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 5-51 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE PENALTY ASSESSMENT FOR LATE PAYMENT OF DOG LICENSE FEE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 5-51 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-51. Dog license--Fee. (a) A license fee is levied on all dogs over the age of four (4) months (except as otherwise hereinafter pro- vided) owned, kept or harbored by, in the custody of, or under the control of any person within the city. The amounts of fee for neutered and unneutered dogs and exemptions there- from, if any, shall be established by resolution of the council. Each license fee shall be paid annually to the director of finance. The license shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. The director of finance may provide for the renewal of dog licenses by mail. (b) Any person who imports or brings into the city any dog with the intent to remain longer than two (2) weeks shall, within five (5) days after its arrival, cause the same to be vaccinated and licensed as herein provided. (c) A penalty assessment of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged against all persons who fail to secure said license within thirty (30) days after said license is re- quired. (d) Said license fee shall be deemed a debt due to city from the owner and in addition to the criminal penal- ties of this Code provided, such debt may be collected in the name of the city as any other debt may be collected. The foregoing license fee shall not apply to any dog while kept in a duly licensed commercial kennel, nor to any seeing eye dog trained to assist blind persons while such dog is actually being kept and used by a blind person for the purpose of aid in going from place to place.