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A Message from the City of Goldendale Animal Control Officer to all dog owners within the City limits: All dogs must have a license and be restrained. Dog licenses can be obtained by first having current proof of rabies vaccination by a veterinarian and bring it with you to City Hall to purchase your current dog tag. Current prices are as listed:
Unaltered dog - $20.00
Altered dog - $10.00
Citation for failure to obtain dog license: $87.50
Citation for failure to restrain your dog: $87.50
Rabies vaccinations are available from the Mid-Columbia Veterinary Clinic in Goldendale or one of the several veterinary clinics in The Dalles, Oregon, or Yakima, Washington. We strongly suggest you keep the rabies tag on your pet's collar. If lost and then found, many times the pet's owner can be found by the number located on the rabies tag.
Your pet can be neutered or spayed at the Mid-Columbia Veterinary Clinic in Goldendale or one of the several veterinary clinics in The Dalles, Oregon, or Yakima, Washington.
Important Goldendale Municipal Codes:
6.04.020 - Permit Required - Exceptions: No person shall without first obtaining a permit therefore in writing from the bureau of licenses, City of Goldendale, own, keep, harbor or have custody of any animal over 6 months of age, except that this section shall not apply to the keeping of small cage pets. Permits are due on January 1st of each year and become delinquent on April 1st; thereafter a $10 penalty shall be added to the cost of the permit.
6.04.140 - Dogs - Restraint - All dogs shall be kept under restraint.
6.04.100 - Nuisance - No owner shall fail to exercise proper care and control of his animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. Excessive, continuous, or untimely barking, whining, howling, honking, crowing, braying, crying, molesting passersby, chasing vehicles, habitually attacking other domestic animals, trespassing upon school grounds, or trespassing upon private property in such manner as to damage property, is deemed a nuisance.
6.04.190 - Dangerous Dogs - Definition: A: "Dangerous dog" is defined as (1) any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack without provocation, to cause injury to, or to endanger the safety of humans or domestic animals; or (2) any dog which attacks human beings or domestic animals without provocation. B: "Owner" means any person or legal entity having a possessory property right in a dog or who harbors, cares for, exercises control over, or knowingly permits to dog to remain on premises occupied by the legal entity. C: "Provocation" is defined as: taunting, striking, or screaming at a dog, or unauthorized entry into the premises where a dog is kept. D: "Unconfined" means not securely confined indoors and not confined in a securely enclosed, locked pen or structure. Such pen or structure shall have attached sides and a secure top. If the open or structure has no flooring secured to the sides, the sides shall be embedded into the ground no less than eighteen inches. E: A dog in possession of a law enforcement official for law enforcement purposes shall not be deemed a dangerous dog.
6.04.180 - Female in Heat - Every female dog or cat in heat shall be confined in a building/secure enclosure in such a manner that the female dog or cat cannot come in contact with another animal except for planned breeding. Any owner or person responsible for the care and keeping of the dog or cat in accordance with this section who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $87.50, which shall not be suspended.
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