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>Mayor Leland Carmichael > 600 E 3rd St. Apt 24 > Villisca Iowa 50864 > City Attorney > Dan Feistner > 1014 Sherwood Ln. > Red Oak Iowa 51566 > City Council >Members Larry >Figgins >407 E 6th. St. > Villisca Iowa 50864 > Janice Phyllis > 504 E 3rd St. > Villisca Iowa 50864 > Harold Hutchinson > 100 S 5th. Ave. > Villisca Iowa 50864 > Tom McAlpin > 102 N 4th. Ave. > Villisca Iowa 50864 > Randy Nelson > 210 W 1st St. > Villisca >Iowa 50864 This >is all that I have for right now. >> They are talking about increaseing the insurance to >>300,000.00 instead of 100,000.00 >> >If they are using Des >>Moines, Iowa as an ordinance as >>>an example here it is...only the want to include >Rotts >>>and Dobermans. This is only a portion of their >>>ordinance. >>> >>> Vicious dog means: >>> >>> (1) Any dog which has attacked a human being or >>>domestic animal one or more times, without >>provocation; >>> (2) Any dog with a history, tendency or >>>disposition to attack, to cause injury or to >otherwise >>>endanger the safety of human beings or domestic >>>animals; >>> (3) Any dog that snaps, bites, or manifests a >>>disposition to snap or bite; >>> (4) Any dog that has been trained for dog >>>fighting, animal fighting or animal baiting or is >>>owned or kept for such purposes; >>> (5) Any dog trained to attack human beings, >upon >>>command or spontaneously in response to human >>>activities, except dogs owned by and under the >control >>>of the police department, a law enforcement agency of >>>the state or of the United States or a branch of the >>>armed forces of the United States; >>> (6) Staffordshire terrier breed of dog; >>> (7) The American pit bull terrier breed of dog; >>> (8) The American Staffordshire terrier breed of >>>dog; or >>> (9) Any dog which has the appearance and >>>characteristics of being predominately of the breeds >>>of Staffordshire terrier, American pit bull terrier, >>>American Staffordshire terrier. >>> >>> Sec. 18-42. License required. >>> >>> The owner of every dog six months old or over, >except >>>dogs owned by the operator of a state or federally >>>licensed kennel and kept in that kennel, shall >>>annually obtain a license as provided in this >article. >>> >>> Sec. 18-43. License fee. >>> >>> (a) The annual license fee for each dog shall >be >>>$10.00 if such dog has been spayed or neutered and >>>$25.00 if such dog is not spayed or neutered or if >>>satisfactory evidence of spaying or neutering is not >>>presented with the application for the license. An >>>applicant claiming that such dog is spayed or >neutered >>>shall present as evidence a certificate from a >>>qualified veterinarian which contains the name and >>>address of the owner and the name, color, sex and >>>breed of the dog. The proper fee shall be presented >or >>>sent with the application. No license shall be issued >>>until the fee is paid in full. >>> >>> (b) A dog owner who is 65 years of age or older >>>may, upon application for a dog license, be issued a >>>license for one dog per household for a fee of $2.00. >>>The fee for additional dogs shall be as provided in >>>subsection (a) of this section. >>> >>> Sec. 18-44. License application; form. >>> >>> (a) The owner of a dog for which a license is >>>required shall, on or before January 1 each year, >>>apply to the city clerk or his or her designee for a >>>license for each dog owned by him or her. >>> >>> (b) Such application for a license may be made >>>after January 1 and at any time for a dog which has >>>come into the possession or ownership of the >applicant >>>or which has reached the age of six months after >>>January 1. >>> >>> (c) The owner of any dog defined as vicious >>>under section 18-41 of this article shall comply with >>>section 18-56 of this article at the time an >>>application for license is made under this section. >>> >>> (d) Such application shall be in writing on >>>blanks provided by the city clerk or his or her >>>designee and shall state the breed, sex, age, color, >>>markings, and name, if any, of the dog and the >address >>>and signature of the owner and shall be signed by the >>>owner. Such application shall also state the date of >>>the most recent rabies vaccination, the type of >>>vaccine administered, and the date the dog shall be >>>revaccinated. >>> >>> (e) An application to license a vicious dog >must >>>include, in addition to the information required in >>>subsection (d) of this section, presentation by the >>>applicant of a certificate of insurance issued by an >>>insurance company licensed to do business in this >>>state, providing personal liability insurance >coverage >>>as in a homeowner's policy, with a minimum liability >>>amount of $100,000.00 for the injury or death of any >>>person, for damage to property of others and for acts >>>of negligence by the owner or his or her agents, in >>>the keeping or owning of such vicious dog. The >>>certificate shall require notice to the city, in >>>conformity with general city standards for >>>certificates of insurance, if the underlying policy >of >>>insurance is cancelled for any reason. In lieu of >such >>>a certificate, a copy of a current homeowner's policy >>>designating these requirements shall be sufficient >>>proof of insurance for purposes of this subsection. >If >>>a certificate of insurance or policy is not >>>immediately available, a binder indicating the >>>coverage may be accepted for up to 30 days subsequent >>>to the determination that a dog is vicious; however, >>>if after 30 days a certificate of insurance or a >>>policy has not been submitted, the dog shall be >deemed >>>unlicensed and subject to sections 18-58 and 18-59, >as >>>applicable.

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