HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954 Ordinance No. 0110
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BY .U 'I'HORITY
0 R D I N A N C E NO. ll SERIES OF 195!i
REL!, TING TO PROTECTION AGAINST DCXiS AND THE POISONilJG OF DOOS ,
FOR THF. PENt LTJ:li-.:S AND VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
.• Pt.RTS OF ORDTIJANCES n r CO~TFLICT HF:R EWITH .
TJE IT O~D •,!) BY r rfE CITY '":OlPJCIL O!" THE CITY OF ENGID:OOD , COLOR.ADO:
Section 1 . De finition of Te~rr-s . As used in this ordinance, unless
he contextothe rvdse indicates ,
(a) "owner" shall be intenrte d to mcc n any person or personj firm ,
a3soc1 a tion, or c orpor;.tion own ine;, keepint; or harborine n. dog .
(b) "at large" sha ll re inte nded to mean off the premises of the
owner a n1 not nnder con t rol by l eash , cord, c hai n or otherwise, or not under
the immedi a te conf rol or supervision of the owner or <>. rrember of his immediate
family .
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It sh a ll be unlawf ul for a ny ov.ner or keeper of any doe
t o be or run a t la r ge , an d th e s a me j~ hereby declared to
Sec tion 3 . It sh~ll be lmla.wful fo r a ny ol-m e r or ke eper of'·any dog
to r ermit such do g , b;>• loud a nd OP.rsistent ')"' h:i bitual barking, howling or
elpinf to disturb any person or neighborhoort , and the saJ'!\e is hereby declared
to be a nnblic nuisance •
Section 4. It shall be the duty of 'h e Do g Ca tcher to apprehend
L~rge contra ry to the provis ions of Section 2 and to impound
Pound or other ~ujta ble place, provided, however, that if
ierce, or vicious dog so found at large cannot be safely taken
up ana unpo unae n , such dog may be slain by any policemen. The Pound Master ,
upon receiving any <lo g shall make a complete recistry, entering the breed, c olor,
and sex of such dog .
_ • Not l a t e r tha n 3 days after the iJ'llpounding of any dog the
own e r sh_a...,11.--.b_e_n_o~t ... {fied, or if the owner of the do g is unkown, written notice
shall be nosted for 3 days a t 3 or more conspicuous places i n the City of
e s c ribinc the doc a n d the pla ce and time of taking . The ovmer of
any doc so impounded may reclaim such dog upon pe.yme nt of all c osts and charges
incurred by the City of En glewood for impounding and maintenance of such do g .
Section 6 . 1t shall be the duty of the Pound Master to keep all dogs
so impoundea for ~ perion of ~ days . If a t the exp~ration of 6 days from the
date of noti c e to the mmer or 'the posting of notice such doe; shall not have
been redeemed, i t rnny be destroyed .
Section 7. Upon complaint in wri.t.ing made to the Police Court of the
City of Eri c !ewoo d signe d by one or more persons and containing a de scription
of such dor who se owner or keAper is viol at ing the provisions hereof and eiving
he name <m<i add res s of t he owner or keeper of such do e , if known, and if not,
so sta te , and f 11rther statinc that such do c is a p ubl i c nuisance , the Police
Court shall issue n summons , if such owne r or keeper is known, commanding
him to anrco.r nt sairl Police Court a t a timA the1·ein s tnted, not less than
J nor more than 6 c:!.ay s from t h ' d:lt c th e reof , to a nswer such complaint. Such
:ons shall be served not lf"'s s tho.n 3 days bef01 ·e the day of he a ring thereon
n the s~e 1'1'k:l1ner a s othe r P oli c~ Court summons . If it appe a rs from the
:iir.t that such Ol-'T'e~ ;::; not l<"nown, a copy of thA complaint stating the time
ar.d pl·ce of hearine thereon sh&l l be nested for ~t leas t 3 days prior to the
he arine a t 3 or ~o r e con s ~icu o u s p l a ces jn the n e i Ghborhood in which the dog
usp'"ected to r e runnjne at l arce or otherwise com mi Lt ine a nuisance. If the
ucice s h.,11 find tha t u.ny doc complained a~ainst is a public nuisance as herein
defined, ~e sh ~ll, in addition to imposinc any fine , order the owner or keeper
to .:i ba t e s uch nuisance vdthin 5 days therea fter. The ma.5ntain ing of said
nu sia nc e afterthe exn i r ation o f ~aid 5 day period sh~1 1 1 ° ~P~med to be a violation
ch 1ay vi&J.a tion s halJ be rl c ~med to be a separate and distinct
s ub_i ect to penaltiPi'> a s provi led here i n .
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· finerl hP.rein 2 n~ the owner of the do g c annot be
he Pcnnd Master to dispose of said dog as a
~ c]aim s~id dog within J days and pay a
a drliti on to n ll r.ourt Cost, fin e s a nd renaltiAs .
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It shall be unl.'.l wf ul for a ny person to pois on any dog or
in any man ner wh a tsoever with the intent of
Secti.on 10. Any ovin e r foun ri cuilty of vi.ol::it1n c any of the terms or
rov1sion s hr>re ot shall b e fim~d Cl :=;um not to e xccc<i $JOO.OO. Ea ch rfo.y of a
Yiolat ion h reunder shP.11 constitut e a separate nnci distinct offense for
purposes of thjs pPnalty provision.
Section 11 . It is th e intention of the City Council that each
separate provision of this ordina nce shall be deemed independent of all other
revis i ons hPrei.n , and it is further the intention of the City Council that if
any !"rovisj on of this ordina nc e be dec l a red invaU.<l , all other provisions
ther e of sha l l r ema in v a lid and enforc eab l e .
Section 12 . Th ot a ll ordin E n ~es or pci.rts ot ordinances of the City of
n blewood, Colora do , in c onflict herewith are hereby repea led.
Section 13 . The City Counc il hereby finds , determines and declares
th ~t thi.s ordin:mce is n 0cess nr y for the ~diate preservation of the public
peac e , he"llth, s ofety 'nd convenience .
Section l L. In the opin ion of the City Council an emer c ency exists;
therefore , this ordina nce shall take e ffect and be in forc e from and after
its final pa ssac e a nd p ublica tion .
~assed on ~irst ReQding by the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado ,
this 3rd day of May, A. D. 1954, a nd ordered published jn the Enelewood PressJ
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I 1 J . L. Barron, City Cl erk of the City of En{:,l mr ood 1 Colora do do hereby
ertify th ~t the a bove fore boing Ordinanc e was introduced and read in full ~d
on :rcsolntion was ordere d publish0d a s proposed Ordinance for the meeting &.y
)rd, 19.54 , he ld by the City Counc i l on s;...id dote a nd same wa s published Ma y
th a nd May 13th ; 1951-i , in the En gl ewo orl Press and for more than ten days
~ereafter and a t ~ subsquent rnPetin L of the City Council held June 7th, 195 4:
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