HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-3526 - Ordinance - 09/26/2013 ORDINANCE NO. 2013 - 321.0
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ANIMAL CONTROL ", SECTION 1,
"GENERAL ", E "IMPOUNDMENT ", (1) "ANIMAL SHELTER ", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That CHAPTER 2, "ANIMAL CONTROL ", SECTION 1, "GENERAL ", E
"IMPOUNDMENT ", (1) "ANIMAL SHELTER ", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in
Exhibit "A ", attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
PART 3: That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
• shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) nor
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day such violation shall
continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said
Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter
of the City of College Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 2[G day of , 2013.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Chapter 2 — Animal Control Ordinance Amendment
EXHIBIT "A"
That CHAPTER 2, "ANIMAL CONTROL ", SECTION 1, "GENERAL ", E.
"IMPOUNDMENT", (1) "ANIMAL SHELTER ", shall be and is hereby amended to read as
follows:
E. (1) Animal Shelter.
The City maintains or ensures the availability of an animal shelter to impound animals
which shelter shall be open to the public during normal business hours. The animal
shelter shall be considered the designated caretaker of a stray, impounded or surrendered
animal immediately upon intake at the shelter.
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