21-19 Ordinance Amending Chapter 5 Various Articles: Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulations

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(i) Senior Citizen Exemption. Any person sixty-two (62) years of age or older, with valid proof thereof, who owns, keeps, harbors or has custody of an altered and microchipped animal licensing his/her animal will have the licensing fees for such animal waived in their entirety. (j) Military Exemption. Any active duty military personnel or veteran, with valid military identification, who owns,keeps,harbors or has custody of an altered and microchipped animal licensing his/her animal will have the licensing fees for such animal waived in their entirety. Sec. 5-52. - Fees. (a) Commencing on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter derives, and for each subsequent year thereafter, each approved application for licensing or permit issued by the City under this chapter shall be valid upon payment of all required fees. (b) All license and permit fee schedules will be determined under the provisions of Sec. 5-110. SECTION VI. Chapter 5, Article 4, and all or certain subparts of Sections 5-54 and Section 5-55 of the South Bend Municipal Code are amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-54. - Appeals; re-inspections; denials or revocation of permit. (b) The permit holder may request a re-inspection for permit reinstatement based on compliance or may appeal the SBARC revocation. All requests for appeals must be in writing and addressed to the Animal Welfare Commission; whereupon, the Commission shall set the appeal for hearing within forty-five(45) days of the receipt of the written request. (c) Upon re-inspection by SBARC following an appeal, a permit reinstatement fee e-fifty dollars ($50.00)will be required prior to reopening. Sec. 5-55. - Redemption of impounded animals seized for permit denials, suspensions or revocation. (a) When the re-inspection indicates full compliance that the conditions that caused the denial, suspension or revocation have been corrected, the permit shall be restored and impounded animals that are in the care of SBARC at the time of full compliance may be redeemed. (b) Animals seized will be impounded by SBARC for no less than five(5)business days. After five(5)business days, seized animals will be considered unredeemed unless the SBARC and the licensee whose permit was denied, suspended, or revoked reach an agreement regarding the housing and care of the seized animals for the period in which the licensee is working to correct the conditions that caused the denial, suspension or revocation. (c) Any animal remaining unredeemed after the prescribed holding period shall at once become the property of SBARC. SECTION VII. Chapter 5, Article 5, and all or certain subparts of Sections 5-60, 5-61, 5-62, 5- 63, 5-65, and 5-68 of the South Bend Municipal Code are amended to read as follows: 13