HomeMy WebLinkAbout0299 Animal Control 1988CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
ORDINANCE NO. 299
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, AMENDING
SECTION 9.20.044 TO INCREASE THE FEE FOR THE FIRST
IMPOUNDMENT OF AN ANIMAL FROM $15.00 TO $20.00 AND TO PROVDE
$2.00 PER DAY MAINTENANCE CHARGE; AMENDING SECTION 9.20.045
TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF ANIMAL CARCASSES BY THE
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER AND TO PROVIDE FOR A FEE FOR SUCH
DISPOSITION; AND AMENDING THE TITLE OF SECTION 9.20.051 TO
MAKE IT CONSISTENT WITH THE BODY OF THE ORDINANCE; REPEALING
PRIOR CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING THAT ALL OTHER
SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 9 NOT HEREIN AMENDED SHALL
REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUBBUCK, IDAHO:
Section 1. Redemption of impounded animals. Section
9.20.044 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
9.20.044 Redemption of impounded animals. The owner,
keeper or lawful custodian of any dog, cat or livestock
impounded under the provisions of this chapter may reclaim
such dog, cat or livestock within sixty hours after receiving
personal notice, or after the mailing of the notice;
provided, however, that a dog shall be released to the owner
or custodian only upon payment of the dog license fee, if
unpaid, and all impoundment charges and costs of maintaining
said animal, which charges shall be as follows:
Impoundment Charges:
Within Any 12-Month
Period
Livestock,
Cats and
Neutered Dogs
Unneutered Dogs
First impoundment
Second impoundment
Third impoundment
Fourth impoundment
Fifth impoundment
25.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
20.00
65.00
90.00
115.00
140.00
20.00
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Maintenance Charges: ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~
~f ~f ~¢~ $2.00 per day.
No dog shall be released from impoundment until a current
license for the dog has been obtained.
Section 2. Disposition of unclaimed dogs. Section 9.20.045
of the Chubbuck Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.20.045
animals.
Disposition of unclaimed animals and ~ dead
(a) It shall be the duty of the animal control officer
to keep, or arrange for the keeping, of all impounded dogs,
cats or livestock, if unclaimed, for a period of sixty hours
following the giving of personal notice or the mailing of
written notice. If, at the expiration of such time, such
animal shall not have been reclaimed, the animal control
officer may place the animal in a suitable home or cause the
animal to be humanely euthanized. Animals not reclaimed
after the expiration of sixty hours may be released to any
person other than the owner desiring to take the animal and
provide it with shelter and care, upon obtaining a license as
provided by this chapter and payment of maintenance charges,
and an adoption fee of twenty-five dollars. If the animal is
released to any person other than the owner, the person to
whom the animal is released shall be deemed a purchaser of
such animal from the city, and all rights and interest of the
former owner in said animal shall terminate. It shall be
unlawful for any owner of an impounded animal to seek the
release of said animal under this section as a way of
avoiding the impoundment charges set forth in the preceding
section.
(b) The animal control office may dispose of the
carcass of any animal found dead within the city limits. Any
owner, custodian or keeper of a dead animal whose carcass is
disposed of by the animal control officer shall pay the city
$10.00 or the actual cost of disposal, whichever is greater,
as a fee for the disposal of the carcass.
Section 3. Destruction of diseased dogs. The title of
section 9.20.051 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code is amended to read
as follows:
9.20.051 Destruction of diseased ~ animals.
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Section 4. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions
of any Ordinance of the City of Chubbuck, Idaho, and any provision
of the Chubbuck Municipal Code which are in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict. All other sections and provisions of Chapter 9 not
herein amended shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance
is held invalid, for any reason, by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any of the remaining provisions.
Section 6. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance
to be read on three separate days, one of which shall be a reading
in full, is hereby dispensed with, and this Ordinance shall become
effective upon its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this
1988.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
?6t:h day of ,1ANIIARY
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