Chapter 10.90 FEES FOR SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

I. Individual Animal Licenses.	Fees
Every person owning a dog or cat over the age of four months shall obtain an annual license and tag for each such dog or cat; except, there shall be a one-time-only fee for registration of discharged military dogs, for guide dogs or Seeing Eye dogs, for signal dogs trained to assist the hearing impaired, and for service dogs trained to perform tasks to assist the physically handicapped, upon payment of the following fees:
A. Dog license and tag fees:
Dogs over four months:
1. Unaltered (Unspayed/unneutered) ($5 of each fee received is designated for low cost spay/neuter program)	$60.00
2. Altered (Spayed/neutered) ($5 of each fee received is designated for low cost spay/neuter program)	20.00
3. Senior citizen--Spayed/neutered dog	7.50
4. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of the license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal application is submitted more than 10 calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a license application was not otherwise timely submitted.
5. Replacement of tag or official license receipt	5.00
6. Transfer of ownership	5.00
7. Discharged military dogs (one-time registration fee)	5.00
8. Guide dogs or Seeing Eye dogs, signal dogs, and service dogs (one-time registration fee)	5.00
9. Field enforcement fee: The owner or custodian of a dog found unlicensed by a department employee in the field will be charged a field enforcement fee.	40.00
B. Cat license fees:
1. Unspayed/unneutered	10.00
2. Spayed/neutered	5.00
3. Replacement cat tag	5.00
4. Transfer of ownership	5.00
5. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of the license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal is submitted more than 10 calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a license application was not otherwise timely submitted.
6. Field enforcement fee: The owner or custodian of a cat found unlicensed by a department employee in the field will be charged a field enforcement fee.	40.00
C. Other animals--Licenses required:
1. Pygmy pigs	50.00
2. Wild animals	100.00
3. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of the license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal is submitted more than 10 calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a license application was not otherwise timely submitted.
4. Field enforcement fee: The owner or custodian of an animal found unlicensed by a department employee in the field will be charged a field enforcement fee.	40.00
D. Voluntary identification and registration:
Any dog or cat may be registered in the department's Voluntary Identification Program. Such animal shall be assigned an identification number by tattoo, microchip or other available means of identification, at the owner's request, upon the payment of the following fees:
1. Initial identification and registration	20.00
2. Annual renewal	10.00
3. Transfer of ownership	5.00

II. Animal Facility Licenses.	Fees
Licenses for the animal facilities listed below are required to be obtained annually.
A. Initial animal facility license fees (including inspection):
1. License fees:
a. Pet shop	$250.00
b. Grooming parlor/mobile	250.00
c. Animal menagerie	250.00
d. Wholesale wild animal dealer	250.00
e. Hobby breeder (See Section 10.20.045)	250.00
f. Rodeo
(i) First day or one day event	250.00
(ii) Each additional day	25.00
g. Animal exhibition
(i) First day or one day event	250.00
(ii) Each additional day	25.00
h. Pygmy pig breeder	250.00
i. Non-profit humane organization facility	250.00
j. Dog and cat breeding and/or boarding facility:
For purposes of license fee computation, fee is based on 75 percent of the total capacity of the facility or the actual animal population housed at the time of the inspection, whichever is greater.
(i) 4-20 dogs or cats	300.00
(ii) 21-50 dogs or cats	350.00
(iii) 51-75 dogs or cats	400.00
(iv) 76-100 dogs or cats	450.00
(v) Over 100 dogs or cats	525.00
2. Penalty for operation of an animal facility without license. A penalty equivalent to the cost of the license will be added to the license fee if a facility operates without a license.
3. Fee reduction for each additional animal facility application made at the same location at the same time.	125.00
B. Renewal animal facility license fees (including inspection):
1. All animal facilities:
a. Pet shop	175.00
b. Grooming parlor/mobile	175.00
c. Animal menagerie	175.00
d. Wholesale wild animal dealer	175.00
e. Hobby breeder (defined in Section 10.20.045)	175.00
f. Pygmy pig breeder	175.00
g. Non-profit humane organization	175.00
h. Dog and cat breeding and/or boarding facility:
For purposes of license fee computation, fee is based on 75 percent of the total capacity of the animal facility or the actual animal population housed at the time of the inspection, whichever is greater.
(i) 4-20 dogs or cats	225.00
(ii) 21-50 dogs or cats	275.00
(iii) 51-75 dogs or cats	325.00
(iv) 76-100 dogs or cats	375.00
(v) over 100 dogs or cats	450.00
2. Delinquency charge for annual license renewal equivalent to the cost of the license, will be added to the license fee if the renewal is submitted more than 10 calendar days past the expiration date of a license, or if a license application was not otherwise timely submitted.
3. Fee reduction for each additional animal facility renewal application made at the same location at the same time.	50.00
C. Miscellaneous fee provisions:
1. Reinspection	40.00
2. Inspection fee for animal permits under Los Angeles County Code Sections 22.52.330 and 22.56.420--22.56.530	50.00
3. Businesses using dogs for protection (Sections 10.20.280 and 10.20.290)	50.00
4. Penalty for ownership of wild animal without license	100.00