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INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN CLAYTON
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 38 , SERIES OF 1976
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (c) AND (d) OF SECTION 2,
C HAP ~ER 11, TITLE XI, OF THE 1969 ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE,
AS AMENDED, BY ESTABLISHING MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR DOGS RUNNING
AT LARGE AND REQUIRING A COURT APPEARANCE FOR THOSE OWNERS
OR PERSONS HAVING THE CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF ANY DOG RUNNING
AT LARGE AFTER THE FIRST VIOLATION AND CONVICTION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows:
Section 1.
That subsections (c) and (d) of Section 2, Chapter
11, Title XI, of the 1969 E.M.C.,are hereby amended to read
as follows:
11-11-2: DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE PROHIBITED
It shall be unlawful for any owner or person
having the care, custody and control of any dog
to allow such dog to run at large in the City
unless such dog is under the reasonable control
of such owner or person.
(c) Penalty . Any owner or person found guilty
of violating any provision of this section
shall, upon the first conviction, be subject
to the payment of a fine of Fifteen ($15.00)
Dollars; upon the second and subsequent con-
viction shall be fined in a sum not less than
Twenty-Five ($25.00) Dollars; and, upon the
third and subsequent conviction shall be fined
in an amount not less than Seventy-five ($75.00)
Dollars nor more than Three Hundred ($300.00)
Dollars, or not more than ninety (90) days
in jail , or both.
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(d) Any owner or person charged with the violation
of any of the provisions of section 11-11-2
hereof, may present such summons to the Clerk
of the Traffic Violations Bureau of the City
of Englewood and pay such fine without
appearance in Court, and upon payment of the
fine shall be deemed to have pleaded guilty
to the offense charged. Nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed to prohibit any
person charged with the violation of section
11-11-2 from demanding a Court hearing on
the alleged violation. The provisions of this
subsection shall not be applicable upon the
filing of a complaint and summons for the
second or subsequent violation of this section.
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading
on the 19th day of July, 1976.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 21st day
of July, 1976.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 2nd
day of August, 1976 .
Published by title as Ordinance No. 38 , Series of ---1976, on the 4th day of August, 1976.
ATTEST:
I, William D. James, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy of the
Ordinance, passed on final reading and published by title
as Ordinance No. 38 , Series of 1976.
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exofficio ~!erk-Treasurer
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