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

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and/or a repetitive public nuisance that has not been abated or an animal that is a victim of cruelty, neglect, or abandonment, to the Division of Animal Welfare for disposition. (c) In the event that an animal is retained at the Division of Animal Welfare because its owner or harborer has been in violation of this chapter,the person redeeming the animal by paying the prescribed fees shall also be required to pay the costs incurred by the Division of Animal Welfare for impoundment and caring for including but not limited to: SECTION XIII. Chapter 5, Article 8, Division 3, Section 5-110 of the South Bend Municipal Code is hereby deleted and replaced to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 5-110. - Disposition of fees, donations and bequests. (a) All money generated, received or collected as the result of payment of fees required by this chapter shall be deposited into the Division of Animal Welfare fund. (b) All money received by the Division of Animal Welfare through donations, gifts, bequests or devises shall be payable to the City Controller and deposited into the fund 217.The expenditure of funds shall be subject to all state and local appropriation and purchasing requirements. (c) All money generated, received or collected in response to the Division's special fund-raising projects shall be payable to the Division of Animal Welfare and shall be deposited into the appropriate fund and shall be used in a manner consistent with the announced purpose of any special fund-raising event or project. (d) No expenditure may be made from these funds unless first approved by the Resource Center Manager. The expenditure of funds from the dedicated animal control special projects fund shall be subject to all state and local appropriation and purchasing requirements. (e) In addition to any other fees required to be paid under federal and state law, the Director and Resource Center Manager, under advisement from the Animal Welfare Commission, will review and recommend changes to the schedule of fees in accordance with the annual budget process overseen by the Director of Finance for the Department of Code Enforcement, the Office of the Mayor, and Common Council. (0 All fees are to be posted in the Resource Center, on SBARC websites, and available to the public upon request. SECTION XIV. Chapter 5, Article 9 and all or certain subparts of Sections 5-121 and 5-123 of the South Bend Municipal Code are amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-121. - Permits and administration. (c) An application for a license or renewal of a license shall be made to the Division of Animal Welfare. Applications for renewal must be submitted no later than ten(10)business days prior to expiration of the current license. All such applications shall contain the name and address 22