<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-126. - Permit fees and registration of dogs declared potentially dangerous, dangerous or vicious.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Permit fees.</span> Owners of dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs will be assessed a prorated annual
               fee of $100.00 payable at the beginning of the fiscal year to be retained by the sheriff.
               These fees are in addition to any surety bond or liability insurance so required for
               dangerous dogs.
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               (1)
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               Fees are to be paid at the time the owner or keeper has agreed to the designation
               or the court or hearing entity has determined the designation applies to the dog.
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               (2)
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               The fees are renewable each year thereafter at the onset of the fiscal year for the
               county.
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               (3)
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               Owners of vicious dogs are required to pay a yearly permit fee of $500.00 payable
               at the beginning of each fiscal year. The first year or any part thereof will be in
               the amount of $500.00, renewable each year thereafter at the onset of the fiscal year
               for the county. This fee is in addition to any surety bond or liability insurance
               so required.
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               (4)
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               Fees are in addition to any other licensing, registration, taxing or other costs assessed
               by any local government agency in regulating or permitting dogs.
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               (5)
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               No dog declared vicious will be released from that designation. Only dogs declared
               dangerous or potentially dangerous may be released upon satisfactory evidence presented
               as stated in "Release from Status of Declaration".
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               (6)
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               No dog declared dangerous or potentially dangerous may be given away, sold, traded
               or placed for adoption. Owner of a dog so declared will retain possession of the dog
               until the dog dies, is destroyed or surrendered to county authority for disposal.
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               (Ord. of 8-20-2007; Ord. of 8-19-2019)
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