HomeMy WebLinkAbout18955 ORD - 07/30/1985AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ANIMAL CONTROL, SECTIONS 21,
IMPOUNDMENT, AND 22, RABIES VACCINATION, OF THE CITY CODE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That subparagraph (d), of Section 6-21, Impoundment, of
Chapter 6, Animal Control, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(d) Redemption. Impounded animals, other than those
impounded for observation for rabies, shall be subject to
immediate redemption. Such animals may be redeemed by
anyone entitled to possession thereof while the same are in
the city shelter after paying the appropriate fees as
follows:
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(1) Impoundment fee:
a. First Impoundment:
Animals, except livestock, unlicensed
and not sterilized
Animals, except livestock,
licensed, not sterilized
Animals, except livestock,
licensed and sterilized
Livestock weighing less than 100 pounds
Livestock weighing 100 pounds or more
$ 75.00
50.00
25.00
25.00
50.00
b. Second and subsequent impoundment
within 12 months:
Animals, except livestock, not sterilized $ 75.00
Animals, except livestock, sterilized 50.00
Livestock weighing less than 100 pounds 50.00
Livestock weighing 100 pounds or more 100.00
c. If an animal is sterilized within 30 days of
release from impoundment the owner will be
refunded $25.00 of the impoundment fee.
(2) Boarding charge. A boarding charge determined,
published and set annually by the director of public
health, but not to exceed the reasonable cost of
boarding, feeding and caring for such animal for the
period of impoundment.
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(3) Rabies vaccination charge. All charges for rabies
vaccination if required.
In case any animal impounded sought to be redeemed is
suffering from any disease or ailment, it shall not be
released until the animal control supervisor shall be
satisfied that arrangements looking to its proper treatment
are assured. Animals put under observation as described in
section 6-23 shall become subject to redemption when found
to be free from rabies.
SECTION 2. That subparagraph (j) of Section 6-21, Impoundment, of
Chapter 6, Animal Control, is hereby amended by increasing the amount of the
fine in the last sentence from twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to thirty dollars
($30.00).
SECTION 3. That subparagraph (1), of Section 6-23, Animals biting
and/or exhibiting symptoms of rabies, of Chapter 6, Animal Control, is hereby
amended by adding the following sentence at the end of said subparagraph:
The owner shall pay to the animal control supervisor a fee
of $8.00 for preparation of each animal head for shipping to
the State Health department laboratory for rabies testing.
SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City
Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or
provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
SECTION 5. Publication shall be made one time in the official
publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in
substance the purpose of the ordinance, this ordinance to become effective upon
such publication.
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That the foregoing ordinance read for a first time and d to its
second reading on this the day of , 1920 by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
That the foregoing ordinance was read for t e second time and passed to its
third reading on this the /61.0.day of , 19 8i; , by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
ez414., Frank Mendez
0 Bill Pruet
That the for oipg ordina
on this the .5(514N.day _f
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
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Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
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was read for the third time and passed finally
, 19 , by the following vote:
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Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the '04t ----day of
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City Secretary
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THE TY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS, L.
County of Nueces. f
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came_...
MARCAREP RAMAGE who
being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SUPERVISOR
of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times.
Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas,, in said County and State, and that the publication of
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE #18955 AMENDING CHAPTER 6,
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in Caller -Times Publishihq Co.
on the...—.5th • day of. August 19 85 day and once rw�h day thereafter far °
consecutive daY
ONE Tines.
25.30 MARGARET RAMAGE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this . 9t ,. August 19 85
EUGENIA S. CDROM 6-30-89
Notary P4blic, Nueces County, T
rNOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
I ORDINANCE 618955
'i AMENDING CHA'TER B,
1 MAL CONTROL, SECTIONS 1
1110 Leial Notices .1
21, IMPOUNDMENT, AND 1
22, RABIES VACCINATION )
OF THE CITY CODE; PROVID-
ING FOR SEVERANCE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-
TION; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE UPON
PUBLICATION.
Wes passed and approved
by the City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi, Taxes on
the 30th day of July, 1985.
The full text of said ordinance
is available to the public in the
Office of the City Secretary.
/s/ Armando Chaps
City Secretary
'Corpy9Cbdsti, Texas
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