1987-12-07 Workshop Meeting and Called Regular Meeting

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e e ANIMAL CONTROL REPORT Page 4 of 9 To register an animar, the pet owner must bring proof of vaccination from a licensed veterinarian to City Hall. Once there, the Revenue Collection Clerk receives the registration fee, and logs-in the entry by completing a receipt with the following information: a. owner's residential and telephone number; b. animal tag number; c. amount of fee received from owner; d. name of animal (dog or cat); e. type of animal; and f. coloring of animal. The pet owne r is then given a rece ipt and a metal 1 icense tag. This tag is to be placed on the animal's collar for identification purposes. To insure that the animal is registered annually, the City changes the design and color of the metal license tag. The City's annual registration fee is $5.00 if registered during January to March, and $7.00 during April to December. Information inscribed on the metal tag includes the year issued, the City's name, and the 1 icense number. Howeve r, should the animal not have its rabies vaccination, the owner can purchase a vacc inat ion for a $10 fee from the City's Revenue Collect ion Clerk. This form (see attachment IV) can be redeemed for a rabies vaccination with the City's veterinarian. The pet owner then receives a separate metal license tag to indicate that the animal has been given a rabies vaccination. Information inscribed on the front side of the license tag issued by the veterinarian include: the year issued, the clinic's name, and the license number. The animal's name and the owner's phone number are inscribed on the back side of the license tag. Presently, there are two (2) veterinary clinics in La Porte, and both distribute metal information inscribed similar; however, one side with the animal's license tags to vaccinated animals. The on the front side of the metal tags is of the clinics did not inscribe the back name and owner's phone number.