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the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action- or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. Section 2. Section 5-51 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to provide for the issuance of multi-year dog licenses and set the penalty fee for late payment by resolution of the City Council. (new language underlined, deleted language in strikeout for tracking purposes only): 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 provided) 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 therefrom, if any, shall be established by resolution of the council. Each license fee shall be paid ......... , to the director of finance. The license shall be valid for a period a._~s set by the Director of Finance. cf "~" ~ ~ ..... ~-"'" *~" '~+" cf ..... ~'"o" 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 one (1) month shall, within five (5) days after its arrival, cause the same to be vaccinated and licensed as herein provided. (c) A penalty assessment ~ shall be set by resolution of the City Council from time to time and paid to the Department of Finance and charged against all persons who fail to secure said license within thirty (30) days after said license is required. Collection of said assessment shall be in conformity with the procedures established by the Director of Finance that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter as may be necessary or desirable to aid in the enforcement of the provision of this chapter. (d) Said license fee shall be deemed a debt due the city from the owner, and in addition to the criminal penalties 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 any ....... "~ ";'~ ~" "";"" ~ .... "'"" tc "~""" specially trained .quide dOql siRnal doR, or service do.q as defined in Penal Code Section 365.5. ADOPTED this 3rd day of December, 2001. Ordinance No. NS-2483 Page 2 of 3