HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1051 - Adds two new sections to Ch. 10.20 and one section to Ch. 10.24; amends Sec. 10.20.050 and 10.20.110, animal control (Repealed by 2013)CIT Y 0 F ~I A R Y S V ILL E
Marysv1lle,Wash1ngton
ORDINANCE NO ~
An Ord i n anc e of the C1 ty of ~larysvIlle amend i ng
Sect10n 10 20.050 and 10 20 110 of the MarysvIlle
MunIcIpal Code relatIng to Impoundment of dogs and cats
WhICh are publIC nUlsance~~and addIng a new sect10n to
Chapter 10 24 of the Harysv1lle Mun1c1pal Code relat1ng
to leash requ1rements
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE~WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SectIon 1.SectIon 10 20 050 of the Marysv1lle Munlc1pal
Code IS hereby amended to prov1de as follows
Impoundment--Redemptlon--Fees The AnImal Control OffIcer
of the City of MarysvIlle may Impound dogs and cats WhlCh
£all In one or more of the follow1ng categor1es
a Those Wh1Ch are not lIcensed pursuant to thIS chapter
b Those whIch do not exhIbIt the IdentlflcatJOn tag
requ1red by thIS chapter
c Stray anImals as defIned by thIS chapter
d.BItIng dogs as defIned by th1S chapter
e.VICIOUS dogs as defIned by thIS chapter
f Dogs In heat Wh1Ch are runn1ng at large
g N01SY dogs and cats as defIned by th1S chapter.
h TrespassIng dogs and cats as defIned by thIS chapter
1 Dogs habItually runnIng at large In VIolatIon of
Chapter 10 24.
J Dogs and cats WhICh are declared publIC nUIsances,
hut WhICh have not been abated pursuant to not1ce
WIthIn two days of the date of Impoundment,It shall be the
duty of the AnImal Control OffIcer to use hIS best efforts to notIfy
the owner of any anImal Impounded pursuant to thIS sectIon The owner
may redeem an Impounded anImal at any tIme before the anImal IS sold
or destroyed~by payment to the CIty of the sum of $10~whIch sum
shall progressIvely double for each l~poundment of that an1mal durIng
anyone year perIod~plus ~l per day for room and board dur1ng the
per10d of 1mpoundment,plus the appropr1ate lIcense fee 1f the anImal
has not been prev10usly llcensed plus 8ny and all del1nquent court
f1nes 1mposed w1th respect to that anImal Three days [ollowlng 1mpound-
ment of an an1m81 the CIty shall be authorIzed to sellar destroy an
unredeemed anImal The proceeds from the sale shall offset the accrued
obl1gat1on of the an1mal's owner,WIth the except10n of del1nqUent
court f1nes
Sect10n 2.SectIon 10.20 110 of the MarysvIlle MunICIpal
Code IS hereoy amended to prOVIde as follows
NOISY Dogs and Cats ProhIbIted It shall be unlawful to
keep or harbor any dog or cat WhICh by habItual howl lng,
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yelpIng,barkIng or other nOIse dIsturbs or annoys any
consIderable number of persons or a neIghborhood
SectIon 3 A new sectIon IS hereby added to Chapter
10 20 of the MarySVIlle MunICIpal Code prOVIdIng as follows
TrespaSSIng Dogs and Cats ProhIbIted It shall be
unlawful to suffer or permIt any dog or cat to trespass
on prDvate or publIC property so as to damage,destroy
or befoul any property or thIng of value
SectIon 4 A new sectIon IS hereby added to Chapter
10 20 of the MarysvIlle MunICIpal Code prOVIdIng as follows
PublIC NUlsance--Petltlon--Notlce of Abatement.Whenever
It shall be affIrmed In wrItIng by three or more persons
haVIng separate reSIdences or regularly employed in the
neIghborhood that any dog or cat IS a habItual publIC
nUIsance by reason of contInued VIolatIons of any sectIon
of thIS chapter,the AnImal Control OffIcer may serve notIce
upon the owner or custodIan of the dog or cat orderIng that
the nUIsance be abated WIthIn a perIod of not less than 3
days It shall be unlawful for any person to fall to comply
WIth saId notIce of abatement,and shall be cause for Impound-
ment of the dog or cat
SectIon 5.A new sectIon 15 hereby added to Chapter 10.24
of the MarysvIlle MunICIpal Code prOVIdIng as follows
PublIC NUlsance--Petltlon--Abatement NotIce.Whenever It
shall be affIrmed In wrItIng by three or more persons haVIng
separate reSIdences or regularly employed In the neIghborhood
that any dog IS a habItual publIC nUIsance by reason
of contInued VIolatIons of any sectIon of thIS chapter,the
AnImal Control OffIcer may serve notIce upon the owner or
custodIan of the dog orderIng that the nUIsance be
abated WIthIn d perIod of not less than 3 days It shall be
unJawful for any person to fall to comply WIth saId notIce of
abatement,and shall be cause for Impoundment of the dog~
~H PASSED by the CIty CounCIl and APPROVED by the Mayor thIS
~~day ~yy,e 1979
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