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HomeMy WebLinkAbout38.74 ORDINANCE 'NO. 38.74 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING THE SARATOGA CITY CODE BY AMENDING A PORTION OF SECTION 8-12, RELATING TO HEARING ON IMPOUNDMENT OF ANIMALS The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as follows: Section 1: Sectign 8-12 is hereby amended to be captioned "Hearing on Impoundment", to read as follows: Section 8-12. Hearing on Impoundment Whenever any animallis impounded by the poundmaste~ whether under this division or under any any other division 0f this code the poundmaster shall use reasonable diligence to attempt to locate the o~ner and shall notify such owne~ of the ani~al'sr~ I:%__~..~ ~_~m~_n~'~_,/i~;~whe~b'~ut'fF=~f~h' O~n~er ~k~" On the ~'~ ~'~ ~q~'~~ p0~n~y F~p~fS~ll conduct a hearing with reasonable notice to. the o~er, concerning the reason for said impoundment. Said hearing shall be within a reasonable time after the impoundment. In addition, the poundmaster~shall post a notice of the impoundment in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the City Hall, Which notigeshall contain a description of the animal impounded, and shall set forth the fact that unless it is reclaimed before the time specified in said notice, which time shall not be less that three (3) days~ nor more than ten (10) days from the posting thereof, the poundmaster will proceed to dispose of such animal, provided that all animals taken into custody of the poundmaster which by reason of age or disease or other infirmity are unfit for further use, or which are dangerous to be kept impounded, shall be destroyed by him in a h~ane manner as soon thereafter as is conveniently possible, and in case of such destruction of suc~ animal, the poundmaster shall not be required tO give the aforesaid. notice, Any animal impounded and not redeemed within the time specified in the aforesaid notice and in the manner specified in this division shall be disposed of by the poundmaster. Section 2: If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to b'e invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this o~dinance. The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be held invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3: ~is ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage and adoption. The above and foregoing ordinance was regularly introduQed and after waiting time required by law was thereafter passed ~nd adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of- Saratoga held on the 16th da~ of February , 1977, by the following vote: ; AYES: Councilme~-.~dges/~Brigham, Corr, Kraus, ~tt~oni ATTES~ ~ ' ~ ~' ' published according to law. ~-~ ;~"~ ,~l,': "D~uW City Clerk Oa~a '