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CITY OF MOORPARK,CALIFORNIA
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DATE: April 28, 2005 (CC Meeting of May 6, 2015) U�
SUBJECT: Consider Ordinance Amending Section 6.16.030, Licensing Period of
Chapter 6.16, Licensing of Dogs and Cats of Title 6,Animal Regulations
of the Moorpark Municipal Code
SUMMARY
If approved, this ordinance amends the Moorpark Municipal Code Title 6, Animal
Regulations (Animal Regulations), to match a proposed resolution of the City Council to
provide for animal license terms that are consistent with the term of rabies vaccinations, up
to three (3) years.
BACKGROUND
In 1983, the City adopted the Ventura County Animal Regulations Ordinance as its own.
From time to time since then, various chapters of the ordinance were revised, amended, or
replaced. The last revision to the Animal Regulations Ordinance was in 2005.
Animal Regulations Section 6.16.030 Licensing Period stipulates that a license period must
be a minimum of one (1) year and not more than two (2) years.
6.16.030 Licensing Period.
A. The period of time any license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid
must be specified on the license application.
B. The license period specified may be whatever period the city or its
authorized agent may select for that particular license application;provided, however,
that the period is not to be less than one(1)year nor more than two(2)years from the
date the license is issued; and provided further, that the period does not extend
beyond the expiration date of the applicable rabies vaccination. A license and
corresponding license tag ceases to be current when the applicable license period
expires.
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Title 6—Animal Ordinance
CC Meeting of May 6, 2015
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While a pet's first rabies vaccination has a one (1) year duration, all subsequent
vaccination in the pet's lifetime have a three (3) year duration.
DISCUSSION
The proposed change is to allow the term of a pet license and a rabies vaccination to
coincide for the convenience of pet owners and to provide for more efficient operation of
the pet licensing program. It will also allow pro-rated payment of license fees for term of
six months to three years, at the option of the pet owner. It is believed that the pet owning
public may find it easier to keep pet licenses up to date when the terms of the license and
that of the rabies vaccination are more closely synchronized.
The proposed change is shown below in legislative format:
6.16.030 Licensing Period
6.16.030 Licensing period.
A. The period of time any license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid
must be specified on the license application.
B. The license period specified may be whatever period the city councilor
may adopt by Resolution select for that particular license
application, ; : - •- • , •. •- . - •. . . _ ._. . -
: : _ . _ . - . - - - - : provided further,that
the period does not extend beyond the expiration date of the applicable rabies
vaccination. A license and corresponding license tag cease to be current when the
applicable license period expires.
Staff recommends the proposed revision to the Animal Regulations in order to implement a
more flexible and convenient pet licensing process. The City Attorney has reviewed and
approved the ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Introduce Ordinance No. for first reading, waive full reading, and place this ordinance
on the agenda for the May 20, 2015 regular meeting, for the purpose of providing second
reading and adoption of the ordinance.
Exhibit: 1 Ordinance No.
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Exhibit 1
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 6.16.030, LICENSING
PERIOD OF CHAPTER 6.16, LICENSING OF DOGS AND
CATS OF TITLE 6, ANIMAL REGULATIONS OF THE
MOORPARK MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, in 1983, the City Council adopted Moorpark Municipal Code Title 6
Animal Regulations; and
WHEREAS, state law proscribes that the term of an animal license may not
extend beyond the term of the animal's rabies vaccination; and
WHEREAS, the term of a rabies vaccination may be as long as three years; and
WHEREAS, the term of a City of Moorpark animal license is no longer than two
(2) years; and
WHEREAS, it is a priority of the City Council to provide convenient and cost
effective service to the public whenever possible; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to update its Animal Regulations Ordinance
to permit closer coordination of the term for a rabies vaccination and a City animal
license.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.16.030 License Period, of the Moorpark Municipal
Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as shown:
6.16.030 Licensing period.
A. The period of time any license issued pursuant to this chapter is valid
must be specified on the license application.
B. The license period specified may be whatever period the city council
may adopt by Resolution for that particular license application, provided that the
period does not extend beyond the expiration date of the applicable rabies
vaccination. A license and corresponding license tag cease to be current when the
applicable license period expires.
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Ordinance No.
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SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance
and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses,
phrases, parts or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its
passage and adoption.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make
a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City
Council at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall publish notice of adoption in
the manner required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of May, 2015.
Janice S. Parvin, Mayor
ATTEST:
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
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