Ord 55-2021 Amending Section 6a of Ordinance 49-2021 Fee Schedule for Health Department Operations 11/02/2021 Ordinance No. 55-2021
Ordinance amending Section 6a of Ordinance No. 49-2021, the fee
schedule applied to Health Department operations; providing for
severability; providing that such ordinance shall not be codified; and
providing an effective date
WHEREAS, City Staff has studied the cost of providing the services and enforcing
the regulatory schemes which are currently not being covered by the existing fees; and,
WHEREAS, after receiving and reviewing the aforementioned costs, the City
Council finds that the fees established herein do not exceed the amount reasonably
necessary to provide the services and administer and enforce the regulatory programs to
which they are related; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the fines, fees, and rates described herein
are necessary to provide for the services and regulated programs and further finds that
any discrimination established against non-residents in fee amounts does not provide
funds that exceed the taxpayer-funded amount of the described programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The following schedule of fees and charges of Section 6a of Ordinance No. 49-
2021 shall be amended and adopted for all Health Department operations, which are
authorized to create or enforce such fees by state or federal law or by the Code of
Ordinances:
6. Health
6a. Animal Services
(1) Licenses:
• Spayed or neutered Animal:
o One-year: $10.00
o Two-year: $15.00
o Three-year: $20.00
• Animal that is not spayed or neutered:
o One-year: $30.00
o Two-year: $60.00
o Three-year: $90.00
o Dangerous Animal
o One-year: $400.00
• Duplicate city tag: $7.00
(2) Annual permits:
• Commercial:
• Fowl, Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Ferret: $150.00
o Grooming Shop: $150.00
o Kennel: $125.00
o Performing Animal, Petting Zoo, Circus: $150.00
o Pet Store: $150.00
o Private Animal Shelter: $150.00
o Stable, Riding School: $150.00
o Permit Reapplication Fee: $50.00
o Permit Reinspection Fee: $25.00
• Residential:
o Fowl: $30.00
o Livestock: $75.00
o Livestock with identification: $55.00
o Pet Fancier: $50.00
o Project Animal: $20.00
o Rabbit: $25.00
o Swine: $45.00
o Permit Reapplication Fee: $25.00
o Permit Reinspection Fee: $25.00
(3) Special permits:
• Feral Cat Colony: $10.00
• Litter: $100.00 per litter
• Sellers: $250.00 per litter
• Stud: $100.00 per breeding
(4) Impound fees:
• Spayed or neutered Animal.
O 1st impound: $45.00
O 2nd impound in any 36-month period: $80.00
O 3rd impound in any 36-month period: $105.00
O 4th impound in any 36-month period: $130.00 + $25.00 for
each additional impound
• Animal that is not spayed or neutered.
O 1st impound: $50.00
O 2nd impound in any 36-month period: $90.00 ASC will
transport to veterinarian for spay/neuter
• Small Animal (birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, hamsters, fish,
etc.) impound: $10.00
• Small livestock.
o Impound Fee: $65.00
• Large livestock.
o Impound Fee: $125.00
(5) Daily boarding fees:
• Small Animal (birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, hamsters, fish,
etc.): $5.00
• Animal: $10.00
• Small livestock: $20.00
• Large livestock: $25.00
(6) Quarantine fees:
Quarantine Vaccinations ... ...$20
• Ten-day quarantine fee (to be paid at beginning of quarantine):
(a) Initial quarantine ..... $170.00
(b) 2nd quarantine of same animal ..... $220.00
(c) 3rd quarantine of same animal ..... $320.00
(d) 4th quarantine of same animal ... ... $420.00
(e) Any subsequent quarantine: $420.00 + $100.00 for each
additional quarantine.
• Daily boarding fee after 10-day quarantine: $25.00 per day
• Rabies testing in lieu of quarantine: $50.00
(7) Animal surrender fee payable by owner:
• Single animal: $30.00
• Litter less than 4 months old - three or less (Mom charged as
single animal): $40.00
• Litter less than 4 months old -four or more (Mom charged as
single animal): $60.00
• Animal Pickup Fee: $15.00 (in addition to surrender fee)
(8) Deceased animal removal fee:
• Animal weighing 50 lbs or less: $20.00
• Animal weighing greater than 50 Ibs: $30.00
(9) Trapping:
• Small trap deposit: $60.00
• Large trap deposit: $155.00
• Trapping and animal removal fee: $35.00 for 5 days, and $10.00 for
every day thereafter.
• Animal removal fee - private trap:
Animal weighing 50 lbs. or less: $20.00
Animal weighing 50 lbs. or more: $30.00
(10) Adoption fees:
• Dog Adoption Fee: $40.00
• Cat Adoption Fee: $40.00
• Transport Fee to Veterinarian out of City limits: $25.00
• Small Animal: (birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes, hamsters, fish,
etc.) ..... $10.00
• Fowl: .... $3.00
• Small Livestock: (goats, sheep, pigs): .... $40.00
• Large Livestock (Horses, donkeys and cows): ..... $75.00
(11) Miscellaneous fees:
• Microchipping: $10.00
• Rabies voucher: $12.00
• Late Fee Permit: $25.00
• Late Fee License: $10.00
• The health district is hereby authorized to pass along the cost of
any veterinary services incurred for the care of an animal to that
animal's owner, possessor, or harborer.
(Ord. No. 67-2011, § 1, 11-15-2011; Ord. No. 58-2012, § 1, 9-18-2012)
2. The fee schedule established by this ordinance shall be made available to the
public through the Office of the City Clerk, and be published online in such a manner as
to be available to the public.
3. Should any section or provision of this ordinance be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that decision shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.
4. To the extent that the Code of Ordinances establishes the existence of a fee,
this ordinance will govern the amount of that fee, but this ordinance shall not be codified.
5. This ordinance shall take effect December 2, 2021 and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of November 2021.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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City Clerk