O80-49AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMEbIDING SECTION 4-23 OF ORDINANCE
69-36 BY INCREASING THE FEES FOR IMPOUNDING
FROM TWO DOLLARS TO FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE
FIRST OFFENSE, FROM TWO DOLLARS TO TEN
DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE AND FROM
TWO DOLLARS TO FIFTEEN DOLLARS FOR THE
THIRD OFFENSE, BY INCREASING THE FEE FOR
KEEP OF THE DOG FOR EACH DAY IMPOUNDED FROM
TWO DOLLARS- TO THREE DOLLARS AND BY ESTABLISH-
ING A FEE OF TWO DOLLARS FOR SPRAYING, PRO-
VIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEALING PRO-
VISION, AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHfl~R
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the charges for animal shelter services provided
by the City of Boynton Beach have not been revised since 1969; and
WHEREAS, the costs of providing animal shelter services have
increased substantially over the intervening period of 11 years; anid
t,H{EREAS, the City of Boynton Beach is desirous of bringing
its charges for animal shelter services in line with actual costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE A2~D IT IS P~REBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Boynton Beach, Florida, Section 4-23, Impounding; redemptic
fees, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4-23. Impounding, redemption; fees.
Any dog found in the city that has not been vaccinated
and tagged as provided in section 4-22 shall be impounded by the
city.
The owner of any dog impounded may redeem the same for
a period of three (3) days after notice of impounding, which may
be by one (1) publication at the city hall, upon the payment of an t
fee of ~we-Rstta~s-~$R=QQ), five dollars ($5~00) for the
impounding
first offense, ten do'llars ($I0.'00) for the second off'ense and
fief'teen doll'ars ($1'5.00) ~f'or the third of'fense, and in addition
thereto, ~we-~etta~s~=~, three dollarS ($3.00), for keep of
the dog for each day impounded;provided that the dog shall be
vaccinated, tagged and registered as herein provided, and a fee in
the amount of two dollars ($2.00) for spraying. Ail dogs shall
be painlessly destroyed after three (3) days from the notice of
impounding of the chief of police without further notice to the
owner ,
If the owner of any dog impounded is unknown, the chief
of police shall make an investigation, exercising ordinary dili-
gence, for the purpose of ascertaining the owner thereof. If
the owner is not ascertained within three (13) days from the date
of notice, the dog shall be painlessly destroyed. If the owner
is ascertained, upon investigation by the chief of police, the
owner may redeem such dog within forty-eight (48) hours after the
chief of police shall notify the owner of the impounding by the
payment of all impounding, keeping and licensing fees. If the
dog is not redeemed within the forty-eight (48) hour period, it
shall be painlessly destroyed without further notice to the owner~
Such forty-eight (48) hOur oeriod shall cormnence after actual
notice or three (3) days after notice by publication.
Section 2. Ail Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Should any section or provision of this Ordinanc~
or any portion thereof, be declared by a Court of competent juris-
diction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainde;
of this Ordinance.
Section 4.
upon its passage.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediatel'
FIRST READING this 3 day of ~~~' , 1980.
SECOND, FINAL P~ADING and PASSAGE this /~ day of
CITY OF BOYNTON~BEACH, ~FLOR!DA
Mayor