HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1983-044 ORDINANCE NO. g3-44
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY COD� OI' THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLES I AND II RELATING TO
ANIMALS AND FOWL BY AMENDING SECTION 6-1 DEFINING
CERTAIN TERMS; AMENDING SECTION 6-7 RELATING TO
INIPOUNDING OF ESTRAYS; AMENDING SECTION 6-9 PRES-
ENTLY RESERVED BY ADDING A PROVISION RELATING TO
DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT
LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR NOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS, AND THAT EACH DAY A VIOLATION OCCURS
SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARIIvTG AN EMERGENCY
AND EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. Chapter 6, Section 6-1 of the City Code of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, defining certain terms shall be amended by changing the
definition of vicious as it applies to a dog, cat or other domestic animal to read
as follows:
"Vicious: (When applied to a dog, cat or other
domestic animal). Any dog, cat, or other domestic
animal within the city that shall bite, scratch or
otherwise attack a person, which dog, cat or other
domestic animal has previously bitten, scratched or
otherwise attacked a person, who is not at the time,
trespassing upon the property of the owner or person
having control of such animal or who is not otherwise
provoking or teasing such animal shall be deemed
vicious or dangerous to persons or other animals."
Section 2. Chapter 6, Seetion 6-7 of the City Code of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, relating to impoundment of estrays shall be amended by
changing the fees charged as poundage fees on all estrays as listed in subsection
(d) to read as follows:
"(1) For impounding, per head . . . . . . . . $20.00
(2) For taking care of animal, per day . . . $5.00"
Section 3. Chapter 6, Section 6-9, of the City Code of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, presently a reserved section, shall be amended by adding the
followirg provision and shall read as follows:
"Sec. 6-9. Disposal of Dead Animals.
It shall be unlawful for any dead animal to be
disposed of within the city by a means other than
burying the animal at a landfill site located within
the city, if such a landfill site exists, or by a garbage
collection or disposal service. The owner of such
animal shall be responsible for its disposal."
Section 4. Any person or persons who violate any provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor �nd shall be fined upon conviction not
less than One Dollar nor more than Two Hundred Dollars for each offense, and
each day any violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 5. If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause or phrase of' this
ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part of any provision
thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the
City of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health,
safety, morals, peace, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, creates an emergency for the immediate preservation of
public business, property, health, safety, and general welfare of the public which
requires that this ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of
its passage and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 2nd day of August 1983.
�
vV
Mayor, City of Grapevine
ATTEST:
����'�_C z% ��� �./
City Secretary
[SEAL]
APPROVED AS TO FOR144:
� .
City Attorney