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OFFICE OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CO COUNTY F CLERK Notice is hereby given that the Council of the County of Kaua`i will hold a
COUNTY KAUAI blic hearing on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 1:30
p g y, y p.m., or soon thereafter, at
the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Historic County Building,
Lihu`e, on the following:
Bill No. 2517
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW ARTICLE UNDER
CHAPTER 22, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED
CAT LICENSING PROGRAM
The purpose of this Bill is to establish a new Article within Chapter 22,
Kaua`i County Code 1987, as amended, related to establishing a Cat Licensing
Program, to protect both cats and native wildlife by requiring that cats allowed to
roam off their owner's property and are over four (4) months of age be sterilized and
have a License. This Bill also aims to reduce the number of homeless cats, reduce
the number of cats being euthanized at local animal shelters, reduce the cost to
taxpayers for animal control costs, and increase the number of lost cats being
reunited with their owners.
This Bill establishes requirements for cats over four (4) months of age to be
licensed, and to be sterilized if allowed to be at large by the owner. It sets the
following fees for licenses, to be paid annually or biennially:
Annual License Fee Biennial License Fee
For each unneutered male cat $30 For each unneutered male cat $50
For each unspayed female cat $30 For each unspayed female cat $50
For each neutered male cat $10 For each neutered male cat $15
For each spayed female cat $10 For each spayed female cat $15
In addition to the License fee, the fee for a tag is Two Dollars ($2.00). Fees
for redemption of an impounded cat are Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) for the first
offense, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the second office, Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) for
the third and subsequent offenses, or in lieu of paying the redemption fee, an owner
may opt to have the cat sterilized by the Animal Control Provider.
This Bill establishes a minimum holding period of nine (9) days for licensed
cats and forty-eight (48) hours for unlicensed cats that are released to the Animal
Control Provider before allowing it to be returned to the person who released it to
the Animal Control Provider, offering it for adoption, or euthanizing the cat, if not
sooner recovered by the owner or person claiming ownership. An impoundment fee
of Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for each full day or fraction thereof will be assessed on
the owner upon redemption. An additional Ten Dollars ($10.00) will be assessed for
each impounded cat not licensed in accordance with this Article.
This Bill proposes to allow the Director of Finance to authorize the Animal
Control Provider to enforce the regulations set forth in this Article, and to issue
licenses and collect license fees at its animal shelter.
All interested persons who wish to present their comments may do so at the
public hearing. Written testimonies prior to the hearing would be appreciated.
Copies of the proposed Bill are available at the Office of the County Clerk, Council
Services Division.
(The Council Committee or Council may amend this Bill at its subsequent
meetings. Meeting notices are posted at least six (6) days in advance at the Office of
the County Clerk, Council Services Division and the public may also testify at any
of these meetings.)
CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
I hereby certify that the foregoing Bill No. 2517 was passed on first reading
and ordered to print by the Council of the County of Kaua`i at its meeting held on
December 18, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: Bynum, Chock, Hooser, Kagawa, Rapozo, Yukimura, Furfaro TOTAL — 7,
NOES: None TOTAL— 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL — 0. .
Lihu`e, Hawaii /s/ Ricky Watanabe
December 19, 2013 County Clerk, County of Kaua`i
NOTE: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SIGN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETER AND INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKING PERSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE TO THE COUNTY
CLERK, 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 209, LIHU`E, KAUAI,
HAWAII 96766. TELEPHONE NO. (808) 241-4188. FACSIMILE
NO. (808) 241-6349.
(One publication — The Garden Island — December 26, 2013)