37-14 Amend Sec. 506.04 Eliminate Dangerous Animal Fee

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PLACED ON 1ST READING & REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 11/3/14. PLACED ON 2ND READING 11/17/14. ORDINANCE NO. 37 -14 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Marx, O'Leary. AN ORDINANCE amending Section 506.04 of the Codified Ordinances, Excep- tion, Registration and Fee, for the purpose of eliminating the fees associated with the an- nual renewal of registrations of dangerous animals. WHEREAS, Section 506.04 of the Codified Ordinances, Dangerous and Vicious Animals, requires the annual renewal of registrations of dangerous animals; and WHEREAS, Section 506.04 requires the payment of an annual registration fee in addition to the initial fee; and WHEREAS, Council and the Administration have determined the fee is unneces- sary for the purpose of preserving the peace and protecting the public in the City, thus warranting a change in the ordinance; and WHEREAS, the annual registration of dangerous animals shall nevertheless con- tinue; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Re- vised Code, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citizens of the municipality; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That Section 506.04 of the Codified Ordinances, Exception, Registra- tion and Fee, currently reading as follows: 506.04 EXCEPTION, REGISTRATION AND FEE. (a) Any owner of a dangerous animal as defined in Section 506.03 on the effective date of this section who intends to keep such dangerous animal within the City shall have ninety days from the effective date of this section, or, on a showing of good cause for having failed to adhere to the provisions hereof with- in ninety days of the effective date of this section, thirty days from the date the owner is notified of his or her noncompli- ance, to register such dangerous animal with the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee. The fee for such registra- tion shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). Registration shall take place annually thereafter. Registration shall include providing the name and contact information of the owner of the danger-