§ 18-159. Adoption and microchipping fees.

(a)

A person shall pay the fee established by the city in the amount set forth in Appendix A of this Code for the following services:

(1)

The adoption of animals from the animal adoption center shelter by residents or nonresidents;

(2)

The microchipping of animals placed by the city, excluding animals owned by the city which are to be adopted, rescued, transferred, or fostered.

(b)

The city manager or his designee are authorized to temporarily reduce the fee for adoption of animals in association with a special animal adoption event or upon the determination of the director of environmental health that such reduction is necessary to increase adoption rates in order to reduce overcrowding or capacity issues at the animal adoption center.

(c)

The animal services manager or his designee is authorized to reduce or not charge the fee authorized by subsection (a) above, with respect to the adoption of an animal that has remained impounded for a period of more than 12 consecutive days upon a finding of animal services manager that such reduction is necessary to create an incentive to adopt said animal in order to reduce overcrowding or capacity issues at the animal adoption center.

( Ord. No. 3518, § 1, 8-21-2018 )