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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2013.010
RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL; AMENDING MARANA TOWN CODE TITLE 6
ENTITLED "ANIMAL CONTROL"; AMENDING SECTION 6-2-8 TO MODIFY A
PROVISION RELATED TO DELiNQUENCY PENALTIES; AND DESIGNATING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS the Town Council is authorized by A.R.S. § 9-240 to adopt animal control
regulations; and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds that the animal control regulations established by
this ordinance are necessary for the public health, safety and general welfare of the Town of
Marana.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 6-2-8 of the Marana Town Code is hereby revised as follows (with
added text shown with double underlinin� and deletions shown with �*r;'�° �„+ +°°*`.
6-2-8 License fees; rebate; exemptions; delinquency penalties
A. No dog license shall be issued by the town enforcement agent until the
dog owner has paid a license fee, in an amount established by a fee
schedule adopted by the council and amended from time to time.
B. Any person who presents to the town enforcement agent an affidavit
or veterinariari s certificate stating either that the dog is already
altered, that the dog is at least ten years old, or that the dog cannot be
altered for health reasons, shall be eligible for the altered dog fee.
C. Any person 65 years of age or older shall be eligible for the senior
citizen license fee. The town enforcement agent shall establish
reasonable standards of proof for eligibility. No more than four dogs
per household shall be licensed at the senior citizen rate.
D. Any person who presents to the town enforcement agent a statement
from a qualified health care professional certifying that the person has
a di�abling condition as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act
shall be eligible for the disabled citizen license fee.
E. Any person who has paid the license fee for an unaltered dog who,
during the license year, presents to the town enforcement agent a
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� statement from a veterinarian certifying that the licensed animal has
' been altered shall be entitled to a rebate. The rebate shall be the
difference between the fee paid and the fee for an altered dog.
F. Service animals certified in writing as having been trained to the
standards of a service animal by a nationally recognized service animal
training agency shall be licensed without payment of the license fee.
G. Any person who fails to license a dog when the dog reaches three
months of age or who fails to � timelv renew a license
upon expiration of a license previously issued under this chapter, shall
be charged a delinquent penalty in an amount established by a fee
schedule adopted by the council and amended from time to time.
SECTION 3. The various town officers and employees are authorized and directed to
perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. All ordinances, resolutions, or motions and parts of ordinances, resolutions,
or motions of the Council in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed,
effective as of the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective on the thirty-first day after its
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 18th day of June, 2013.
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Mayor Ed onea
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