§ 6.20.150. Wild animal permit—Date due—Penalty.

A.

All permits granted under this chapter shall be due and payable annually on the first business day of January. If the permit fee provided for in Section 6.20.140 is not paid on or before the first business day of February, a penalty shall be imposed, and the permit fee shall be increased to five hundred dollars. All wild animal permits issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire on December 31st of each year; provided the penalty fee shall not be imposed if:

1.

The applicant has been a resident of Butte-Silver Bow for a period not exceeding thirty days; or

2.

The applicant has owned, kept or been in control of the wild animal for a period not exceeding thirty days.

B.

Before a wild animal permit may be issued, the applicant must present a completed application form, along with the necessary certificates, as provided in Section 6.20.160.

(Ord. 428, § 5, 1992)