[Ord. No. 93-178 §§1—2, 10-27-1993; Ord. No. 97-104 §§1—2, 7-30-1997; Ord. No. 00-064 §1, 5-31-2000; Ord. No. 01-161 §6, 11-28-2001; Ord. No. 01-174 §2, 12-27-2001; Ord. No. 05-009 §1, 2-1-2005; Ord. No. 05-174 §1, 11-29-2005; Ord. No. 15-120 §1, 12-21-2015; Ord. No. 22-075, 11-28-2022]
A. 
The Division shall charge fees for services required or requested pursuant to this Chapter as follows:
Dangerous Dog Basket Muzzle
$20.00
Aggressive/Dangerous Dog Collar
$20.00
Aggressive/Dangerous Dog Sign
$10.00
Rabies Vaccination Registration — Altered
$5.00
Rabies Vaccination Registration — Unaltered
$10.00
Rabies Vouchers:
Altered
$27.00
Unaltered
$30.00
Vaccination
$5.00
Administration Fee
$10.00
Administration Fee Multiples of 5 or more animals
$30.00
Kennel Boarding (Daily Fee)
$10.00
Medical Treatment Fee
Actual Costs
Adoption Fee:
All Dogs, Cats, & Parrots
$60.00
Pocket Pets
$5.00
Cockatiels/Parakeets/Canaries
$10.00
Rabbits & Ferrets Altered by PAC
$30.00
Rabbits & Ferrets already Altered
$10.00
Lizards/snakes
$20.00
Rescue Adoption
$30.00
Kennel Registration
$50.00
Grooming Fee (Flea or Tick Treatment)
$25.00
Relinquished Animals
$20.00
Litter Relinquishment
$35.00
Euthanasia
$45.00
Microchips
$10.00
Trap Deposit:
Cat
$40.00
Dog
$100.00
Cat Carrier
$5.00
Leash
$1.00
Disposal of Euthanized/Dead Animals
$20.00
Ash Return — Dog
$75.00
Ash Return — Cat
$45.00
Ash Return — Small Pet
$25.00
Ash Return — Pot Bellied Pig
$95.00
Transport of privately owned animals
$40.00
Service Fee for wild animal removal
$40.00
Pickup of wild animals:
During business hours
$40.00
After Hours
$100.00
Portable Coral Set Up Fee
$150.00
Necropsy
$100.00
Diagnostic Testing
Actual Costs
B. 
The Division shall charge fees, based upon their actual expenses, not to exceed the fee schedule herein set out, required or requested pursuant to the Animal Control Ordinance by instituting an "Impound Fee" with a fee schedule as follows:
Running At Large Registered/Vaccinated Fees
1st Offense
$20.00
2nd Offense
$35.00
3rd Offense
$50.00
4th Offense and additional offenses (per offense)
$100.00
Running At Large Not Registered/Vaccinated Fees
1st Offense
$25.00
2nd Offense
$50.00
3rd Offense and additional offenses (per offense)
$100.00
or
C. 
In addition to the fees listed in Section 205.240, the Division shall charge for its expenses in impounding, apprehending, catching, trapping, netting, tranquilizing or treating any animal not subject to this Chapter.
D. 
The Division Director may waive or modify a fee if they determine waiver or modification of such fee to be appropriate.
[Ord. No. 93-162 Art. VI §2, 10-4-1993; Ord. No. 01-161 §7, 11-28-2001]
Unless otherwise set out in a Section of this Code, a violation of any provision of this Chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the St. Charles County Jail for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or by both fine and imprisonment. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day a violation occurs or continues.
[Ord. No. 93-162 Art. VI §3, 10-4-1993; Ord. No. 15-120 §1, 12-21-2015; Ord. No. 22-075, 11-28-2022]
Enforcement of this Chapter shall be the responsibility of the Department of Public Health and prosecution shall be the responsibility of the County Counselor.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Article VII, Restraint of Domestic Animals, Section 205.270, Restraint of Domestic Animals, which immediately followed, derived from Ord. No. 03-206 §§1 – 6, 12-31-2003, was repealed 12-21-2015 by §1 of Ord. No. 15-120.