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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1983-0520INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MERKL ORDINANCE NO. 520 Series of 119$3- TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 4-5 and 4-13 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE BY PROVIDING FOR RABIES VACCINATION AND LICENSING OF CATS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 4-5 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Sec. 4-5 Rabies Control. (a) All dogs AND CATS over the age of four months shall be inoculated by a licensed veterinarian against rabies. Such inoculation shall be given at least once each year. An owner acquiring a dog OR CAT shall have such dog OR CAT inoculated against rabies within ten days after the date of acquisition, or within ten days after the dog OR CAT reaches four months of age, whichever occurs last. Any person moving into the city from a location outside of the city shall comply with this section WITHIN ten days after having moved into the city." Section 2. Section 4-13 of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: Sec. 4-13. License. (a) Described. A valid dog OR CAT license shall be a current Mile-Hi rabies tag and registration certificate. (b) Wearing of tag: availability of certificate. 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 any dog OR CAT 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 correspondingly numbered tag. (c) When to obtain license--Initially. A dog OR CAT owner shall obtain a license as above described for his/her dog OR CAT within ten days after the dog OR CAT reaches four months of age or within ten days after the dog's OR CAT'S first permanent teeth appear, whichever comes first. (d) Same--Renewal. The owner of any dog OR CAT shall have his dog OR CAT relicensed annually with a Mile-Hi rabies tag and registration. Such Mile-Hi rabies tag and registration certificate shall be considered current FOR A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD FROM the date of issue. (e) Obtainment from licensed veterinarian. Mile-Hi rabies tags 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 OR CAT with a U.S.D.A. licensed rabies vaccine. (f) New residents. New residents of the City of Wheat Ridge may be issued a current Mile-Hi rabies tag and registration certificate for their dog OR CAT by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of Colorado upon proof of having had the dog OR CAT vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian with a U.S.D.A. licensed rabies vaccine within the last twelve months. Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 4. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the general 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 the health, and safety, and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The city Council further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be attained. Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect 1 day after final publication. INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7-0 on this 14th day of February, 1983; 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 February 28, 1983, at 7:30 P.M., in Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of 7 to _Q_ this 28th day of Februa_ry__, 1983. SIGNED by the Mayor this 2nd day of March , 1983. Frank Stites, Mayor ATTEST: Wanda Sang, City 1lerk 1st publication: February 2nd publication: March 10, Wheat Ridge Sentinel Effective Date: March 25, APPROVED AS TO FORM BY OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY: .'y o! ni ~r Joh E. Hayes 17, 1983 - 1983 1983