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The INDEPENDENT, February 22,1995 Page 13 Animal control officer explains reasons for licensing your dogs The deadline for obtaining a Columbia County Dog Li cense is March 4, 1995. After th a t date, ow ners of u n li censed dogs will have to pay a penalty in addition to the li cense fee. State law requires all dogs over the age of six months to have a rabies vaccination and be licensed with a local Ani mal Control Department. Columbia County has not ca n va sse d fo r un licensed Do you heed a credit report? A do gs d u rin g the last tw o years, but plans to canvass throughout the county this year, starting in mid-March. Owners of dogs lacking a cur rent license will be charged a $50.00 penalty per dog, plus the regular license fee. “We are not a G estapo- type animal control, pinching every dog without a current li cense,” said county animal control officer Chuck Ktobes, “ but do gs th a t are not li censed and have no current ra b ie s sh o ts c re a te p ro b lems.” Dogs have to be impound ed fo r v a rio u s reasons, Klobes explained, including strays running at large, ani mals that chase or kill live stock and those that bite peo ple. When the dogs must be held for long periods of time, it causes overcrowding at the county’s kennel, then some of them have to be k ille d to make room for others. “If the dogs we pick up had license tags, we could reunite them with their owners more quickly,” Klobes said, “and some would not be taken to the shelter at all, but would go directly home. “Almost all dogs wander at some time and a license is al most a guarantee to get them back to the rightful owner.” When a dog bites a per son, if it doesn’t have a cur rent rabies shot, state law re quires the animal to be im- pounded for ten days, for ob servation. If the same dog has a license and a current rabies certificate on file with the county, it can be quaran tin e d at the o w n e r's re s i dence, eliminating payment of impound and maintenance fees, without over-crowding kennel space for adoptable dogs. Columbia County Animal Control is supported solely by license, im pound, m a in te nance and adoption fees. It receives no property tax dol lars. “By licensing your dogs,” Klobes said, “you are also helping stray and homeless animals that are cared for at the animal shelter until they can be adopted.” Vernonia Council amends ordinance on firearm use Give us a call. Accounts Management Co. The Credit Bureau of C olum bia C ounty 1-800-953-3190 (503) 397-0346 “Supporting Columbia County business since 1933.” The Vernonia City Council Monday night approved an amendment to the city’s ordi nance on discharging fire arms to ban the discharge of any weapon inside the city lim its , exce p t on a firin g range approved by the police department. In a d d itio n to stan da rd firearms of all types, the ordi nance also applies to pellet guns, BB guns, air guns and cross bows. Police Chief Jim Walters received perm ission to use $235 to send a student to the Oregon Kiwanis Law Enforce ment Career Camp. VERNONIA HARDWARE 429-5651 The camp is a joint effort of the Oregon Kiwanis and the O regon Board on P ublic Safety Standards and Train ing. It provides selected high school youth with a one-week program on the basic e le ments, responsibilities and m e ch a n ics of th e law e n forcement system. Tonya Crawford is the stu dent selected to attend the cam p. She is p a rt of the Columbia County Cadet Pro gram being developed this year in cooperation with the O regon S tate P o lice and county high school students who are interested in law en- 4 2 9 -0 5 1 4 I Public Wotice | PUBUC NOTICE The Vernonia City Planning Commis sion will be holding a Public Hearing on March 2, 1995, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Library to take public comment on the following amendments to the M a n ufa cture d Home O rd in a n c e (Ord. #640) and Zoning Ordinance (Ord. #478 as amended). PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE #640 A rtic le IV. EXTERIO R A P P E A R ANCE STANDARDS s h a ll be amended to road as follows: IV. EXTERIOR APPEARANCE STANDARD A. MANUFACTURED HOME CLASSIFICATION Manufactured homes shall be classi fied as to acceptable compatibility or sim ilarity in appearance with site- constructed residences as follows: 1. A manufactured home: a. shall have more than nine hundred and fifty (950) square feet of occupied space in a double-section or larger multi section unit, and must be built within the past five years; b. shall be placed on an excavat ed and back-filled foundation which encloses the perimeter so that the manufactured home is not more than 12 inches above grade on the uphill side of the home. Exceptions to this provision may be granted by Please see page 14 Johnny B’s Enterprises SPECIALIZING IN SHEETROCK TAPING MACHINE & HAND BROCADE CEILINGS WALL TEXTURE & PAINTING Licensed & Bonded CCB N o 5356 8 0 1026 Bridge S t, Vernonia Public fax ' forcement. “Tonya has demonstrated a sincere interest in law en forcement and we would like to encourage her interest in a care er in crim in a l ju s tic e ,” said Walters’ written request. The request to use depart ment money was made be cause th e re is no Kiw anis Club in Vernonia that could sponsor a local student. The council meeting that was scheduled for March 6 will be held, instead, on the 7th so council members will be able to attend the Commu nity Center Project on the 6th. For more inform ation on dog licensing, call 397-3952 (recording), or the County C lerk’s office at 397-3796. 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