Sub. Bill 17-14 Proposed Animal Rights

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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Cage and Control Regulation Ordinance Page 40 Pet owners who have all of their dogs/cats altered shall be entitled to register their altered animals for a Residential Pet Reizistration for All Altered Animal Non - Commercial Site Permit. Such ermit may be issued upon the owner signing an affidavit, under pains. and Penalties for perjury, whicb verifies the altered animal status of each animal, and which requires the owner to list the rabies. vaccination number assigned to each altered animal which verifies that said rabies vaccinations) are current for each such altered animal. The fees for Residential Pet Registration for All Altered Animal Non - Commercial Site Permit shall be as follows: Altered Doe and /or Cat Ten (10) month or older37 Number of Altered Dogs and /or Cats Fee 1 _ - $ 15.00 annuallv 2 -4 $ 25.00 annually 5 -8 $ 50.00 annually 9 -12 $ 100.00 annually 13 -16 $125.00 annually 17 -19 $150.00 annuall All et owners have the responsibility to keep all of the information which they provide on the . pr „de to the Division of Animal Care and Control apt�lieation for registration or permit which then provi,,,..,. current, with any changes being required to be given upon the effect date of such chance {b} Additional fees: (4) Replacement tags $5.00 per tag (5) Late fee applied to r-efiewal mefe than 30 days past expir-ation $5.00 Late fee when more than thirty (30) days late ,$15.00 additional (e) Limited Exemptions: (6) 1. Threat to Health ofAnimal: Upon a written statement from a licensed veterinarian setting forth that the neutering of the animal shall constitute a threat to the health of that animal, the payment of the permit fee for unaltered animal shall not be required but the animal shall be classified as an altered animal for purposes of permit registration and fees. Registration at the altered tag price under this section will constitute agreement not to breed the animal. Doing so will result in fines. (7) 2. Service Animal Exemption: A person who is impaired by: a. Blindness or any other visual impairment; b. Deafness or any other aural impairment; C. A physical disability; or " In Rule 5, Section 2 of "Required Rabies Vaccination of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets" codified at 345 Indiana Administrative Code 1 -5 -2, it specifically states in part that "... all dogs, cats and ferrets three (3) months of age and older must be vaccinated against rabies ", with revaccination of ferrets within twelve (12) months of the prior vaccination, and dogs and cats being revaccinated based on the rabies vaccine which was used requiring annual boosters, or a booster 12 months later and tri- annually thereafter, or within. thirty -six (36) months.