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<section heading="Sec. 5-401 Dog and Cat Licenses - Regulations">
  <regulation heading="COMCOR 05.401.01 Dog and Cat License Fees">
    <subsection heading="05.401.01.01 Purpose.">
      <paragraph indent="2">The purpose of this regulation is to set dog-and-cat license fees.  The license fee is authorized under section 5-401(b) of the County Code as amended.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
    <subsection heading="05.401.01.02 Applicability.">
      <paragraph indent="2">The following fees apply:</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="2">1.   Temporary Juvenile Pet License            No Charge</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="2">2.   ALTERED</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="3">A.   Altered Animals - Annual Fee            $12.00</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="3">B.   Altered Animals - Three Years            $32.00</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="2">3.   UNALTERED</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="3">A.   Unaltered Animals - Annual Fee         $25.00</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="3">B.   Unaltered Animals - Three Years         $75.00</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="2">4.   Altered Animals owned by temporary cash assistance (TCA) recipients will be $6.00 per year, if requested.  There is no discount for license fees for unaltered animals owned by TCA recipients.</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="2">A license term may not exceed the duration of the animal’s rabies vaccination/booster.  The license fee will be pro-rated to coincide with the time remaining until the pet requires a rabies vaccination/booster.</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="2">In the future, fee amounts may be changed by Executive Regulation under Method 3.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
    <subsection heading="05.401.01.03 Severability.">
      <paragraph indent="2">If a court holds that part of this regulation is invalid, the invalidity does not affect other parts.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
  </regulation>
</section>