HomeMy WebLinkAbout1098 10-13-1992V1 Z •:•dL I• 'r' 15 I. 111:eal4i 5N Y. t• • •'. •
IN b me
15. •M1 1• •: M5'J 1 V• Y 95• t 1951 1
• I• Y5' 11 r• U : 15. ••'. Y9• • Y I
q11 •' •i't 1 /• N5. M • 51 5.1 511• •
1;51 Y '45.1 11145 15 •I• M5 1 1• It V•
VN II Dim to 5211 bi I 5 5"ODMV. Y
4UMw, the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, has determined
that its current animal control ordinances should no longer require
city registration of dogs and cats;
NOW, THEREFURE, BE IT CRDAIMED by the City Council of the City of
Euless, Texas:
I.
That Section 3 -7, "Adoption of dogs or cats ", of Article I, "General
Provisions" of Chapter 3, "Animals and Rabies Control" of the Code of
ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, be hereby amended to hereafter be
and read as follows:
Sec. 3 -7. Adoption of dogs or cats.
The animal control officer shall be authorized to place for
adoption dogs or cats impounded by the city under the following
conditions:
(a) The animal control officer shall be the sole judge as to
whether a cat or dog is healthy enough for adoption, and its
health and age adequate for vaccination. However, such
decision by the animal control officer shall not constitute
a warranty of the health or age of the animal.
(b) All dogs and cats which are adopted through the city animal
shelter shall be surgically altered to prevent reproduction
in that animal. The person adopting the animal shall sign
an agreement stating that he /she will have said adult dog or
cat (females over age six (6) months, males over nine (9)
months of age) surgically altered within thirty (30) days of
adoption. Immature dogs and cats shall be altered by date
designated in the adoption agreement.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the person adopting such
animal to provide proof of altering to the animal control
officer.
(d) The adoption fee will be as set forth in section 1 1/2 -3 of
this Code. In addition to the adoption fee, if said cat or
dog is not vaccinated, the adopting person shall present to
the animal control officer a fee as set forth in section 1
1/2 -3 of this Code for the issuance of a receipt, which the
adopting person shall present to any veterinarian in Tarrant
County, Texas, within three (3) days for vaccination of the
adopted cat or dog. The veterinarian may present the
receipt with a statement verifying the vaccination to the
animal control officer for reimbursement of the prepaid fee
for administering the rabies vaccination.
(e) In the event the dog or cat to be adopted is under four (4)
months of age, the rabies vaccination will not be required
until the animal is at least three (3) months of age but no
later than four (4) months of age.
(f) Failure to comply with this section or failure to comply
with the terms of the above agreements shall give the animal
control officer the right to recover and impound the adopted
animal in question and to render the vaccination receipt and
the adoption contract null and void. Such failure shall
also constitute a violation of this chapter.
we
That Section 3 -17, "Guard Dogs ", of Article I, "General Provisions" of
Chapter 3, "Animals and Rabies Control" of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Euless, Texas, be hereby amended to hereafter be and read as
follows:
Sec. 3 -17. Guard Dogs.
(a) All dogs kept solely for the protection of premises and
property, residential, commercial or personal, shall be
registered with the City of Euless Animal Shelter. The
building area or premises in which such dog is confined
shall be conspicuously posted on all sides with warning
signs bearing letters not less than two (2) inches high,
stating "GUARD DOG ON PR=SES."
(b) Each guard dog shall be issued a tag designating that animal
as a guard dog for a fee as set forth in section 1 1/2 -3 of
this Code. Said tag shall be attached to the collar or
harness of the guard dog at all times, and shall bear the
words "GUARD OR ATTACK DOG." Owners of guard dogs
registered hereunder shall be required to comply with the
provisions of section 3 -63.
Ordinance No. 1098, Page 2 of 4
(c) The building area or premises where a guard dog is
maintained shall be subject to inspection by any animal
control officer to determine that the animal in question is
maintained and secured at all times in such a manner as to
prevent its contact with the public.
FM -0-0
That subsections (c) and (d) of section 3 -62, "Rabies vaccination
certificate required; display upon request ", of Article III, "Rabies
Control" of Chapter 3, "Animals and Rabies Control" of the Code of
ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, dealing with registration and
licensing of dogs and cats, be hereby deleted and repealed:
IV.
Penalty for Violation. Any person,
firm or corporation violating any
of the terms and
provisions
of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor
and, upon
conviction
thereof, shall be punished as
provided by Sec.
1 -6 of the
Code of
Ordinances. Each such violation
shall be deemed
a separate
offense
and shall be punishable as such
hereunder.
V.
Saving Clause. That Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Euless, Texas, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save
and except as amended by this ordinance.
VI.
Severability Clause. That it is hereby declared to be the intention
of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses
and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since
the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
VII.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as provided by the Euless City
Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
Ordinance No. 1098, Page 3 of 4
PIUMENTED AND PASSED or
of October ,
of the City of Euless,
0 abstentions.
the first and final reading on the 13th day
1992, at a regular meeting of the City Council
Texas, by a vote of 6 ayes, 1 nays and
V
• a• • •;•
Ordinance No. 1098, Page 4 of 4