ORDER NO. 27332
RPPROVED RMENDED ORDER REQUIRING
REGISTRRTION OF DRNGEROUS WILD ANIMALS
On this the 2Eth day of November 2sZ~1, upon motion made by
Commissioner Griffin, seconded by Commissioner^ Baldwin, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of 4-8-0, the order
r-equir-ing the r^egistr•ation of danger^o us wild animals in the
unincorporated areas of Kerr County as amended.
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF KERB §
ORDER REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF
DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS
WHEREAS, this Order is adopted under HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, Chapter 882 E;
WHEREAS, the dangerous wild animal registration program is adopted to protect the health and safety
of the residents of Kerr County;
WHEREAS, the registration program applies in the unincorporated azeas of Kerr County;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Commissioners' Court of Ken County that the following animals aze
required to be registered:
Lions, Tigers, Ocelots, Cougars, Leopards, Cheetah, Jaguars, Bobcats, Lynx,
Servals, Cazacals, Hyenas, Beazs, Coyotes, Jackals, Baboons, Chimpanzees,
Orangutans, Gorillas, Wolves, and hybrids of these animals.
The Animal Control Office shall implement the registration program;
The Animal Control Office shall adnrinister and enforce the registration program in accordance with
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, Chapter 822 E. The Animal Control Office shall prescribe the
application form and the registration certificate required by HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, Chapter
822 E.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a person may not own, keep, or have custody of an animal to which this
order applies unless the person obtains an annual registration certificate from the Animal Control Office.
A person is not required to obtain a registration certificate before June 2, 2002.
The Animal Control Office shall collect a nonrefundable $50.00 fee with each application for issuance or
annual renewal of a registration submitted under this Order However, a person may not be chazged more
than a total of $500.00 in fees regardless of the number of animals the person is registering.
A person commits an offense if the person violates the registration requirements imposed under this
Order, fails to display a registration certificate in accordance with HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE,
Chapter 822 E, or faIls to notify the Animal Control Office of the attack of a human by a dangerous wild
animal or the escape of a dangerous wild animal as required by Chapter 822 E, HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODE. Each animal with respect to which there is a violation and each day that a violation continues is a
separate offense.
A person commits an offense ff the person knowingly transfers or sells a dangerous wild animal to
person who does not have a certificate of registration for the animal. An offense under this Order is
Class C misdemeanor.
A person who fails to register a dangerous wild animal in accordance with this Order and Chapter 822 E,
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $200.00 or more than
$2,000.00 for each auiinal with respect to which there is a violation and for each day the violation
continues.
ADOPTED this 26th day of November 2001, by a vote of 4 ayes and 0 nays.
RR LINTY NDGE
Attest:
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K County Clerk
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