§ 8.12.090. Animal offender school.

A.

There shall be established, under the supervision of the animal control division of the department of health, an animal offender school for the purpose of providing education about proper animal care and cruelty prevention to persons found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in violation of any provision of this title.

B.

The court shall have the discretion to order any person found to be in violation of any provision of this Title to attend such animal offender school in addition to, or in lieu of, any fine, fee or other punishment prescribed by this title.

C.

The animal control division of the department of health shall maintain records showing the names of attendees, dates of attendance, and whether such attendees satisfactorily completed the course.

D.

The cost of attending such animal offender school shall be at the sole expense of the person ordered by the court to attend. The animal control division of the department of health is authorized to charge of fee of up to sixty-five dollars for attending the animal offender school. All fees collected for the animal offender school shall be deposited in the general fund of the general services district to assist in covering the expenditures for instructor salaries, equipment and materials.

(Ord. BL2009-460 § 1, 2009)