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Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: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Ridge is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: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:
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Joh E. Hayes
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