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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1981-0444INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER MERKL ORDINANCE NO. 444 Series of 1981 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTIONS 4-13 and 4-14 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE RELATING TO DOG LICENSES AND REGISTRATION AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Sections 4-13 and 4-14 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge are hereby repealed in their entirety, and in their place and stead are hereby enacted the following: "Section 4-13. License (a) A valid dog license shall be a current Mile-Hi Rabies Tag and Registration Certificate. (b) A current and valid Mile-Hi Rabies Tag shall be worn on a collar or harness by the dog at all times. A current and valid Registration Certificate as above described shall be kept in the possession of the owner, of an-,7 dog within the City of Wheat Ridge, and said Registration Certificate or a copy of it shall be produced or producible by the owner as proof of current registration in the event of loss of the corresponding numbered tag. (c) A dog owner shall obtain a license as above described for his/her dog within ten days after the dog reaches four months of age or within ten days after the dog's first permanent teeth appear, whichever comes first. (d) The owner of any dog shall have his dog re-licensed annually, between November 1 and March 1, with a Mile-Hi Rabies Tag and Registration corresponding to the calendar year of that January between November 1 and March 1. Such Mile-Hi Rabies Tag and Registration Certificate shall be con- sidered current until March 1 following the date of issue. (e) Mile-Hi Rabies Tag and Registration Certificates are only to be issued by and obtained from veterinarians currently licensed to practice Veterinary Medicine in the State of Colorado after vaccination of the dog with a U.S.D.A. licensed Rabies vaccine. (f) New residents of the City of Wheat Ridge may be issued a current Mile-Hi Rabies Tag and Registration Certificate for their dog by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of Colorado upon proof of having had the dog vaccinated for Rabies by a licensed veterinarian with a U.S.D.A. licensed Rabies vaccine within the last 12 months. (g) No person shall affix to the collar or harness of any dog, or permit to remain affixed, a Mile-Hi Rabies Tag evidencing licensing and vaccination except for the specific dog for which the tag was assigned at the time the tag was issued. Section 4-13.1. Territorial Application The provisions of Sections 4-13 and 4-14 hereof shall apply to all dogs, and all owners of all dogs, present within the juris- dictional boundaries of the City of Wheat Ridge, regardless of whether the owner or keeper of said dog resides within the City of Wheat Ridge. ORDINANCE 444 PAGE TWO Section 4-14. Violations and Penalty Any person violating, or owning, keeping, caring for, or possessing a dog violating, any of the provisions of Section 4-13 hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $300.00." Section 2. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the police power of the City of Wheat Ridge; that it is promulgated for the health, safety and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to these objectives. Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circum- stances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent juris- diction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 4. This ordinance with take effect 1 day after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 6 to 1 this 23rd day of February 1981; ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for Marc, 9 1981, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., at Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote 7 to 1 this at;l day of March, , 1981. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 10th day of Mar&.. , 1981. F Frank Stites, Mayor ATTEST: Carol F. Hampf, City rk lst Publication Feb. 26, 11,181 2nd Publication Mar. 19, 1981 it,!heat Ridae Sentine Effective Date Mar. 20, 1981 APPROVED AS TO FORM BY OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: } a Q~ 0 -ti C_? ,71 -ilJ 4Lr C4.. 1.1