HomeMy WebLinkAbout19610 ORD - 01/08/1986AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPOUNDMENT, ADOPTION OR
OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS BY THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 6, Animal Control, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, as amended, be amended by adding to
Section 6-21. Impoundment of Article III. Animal and Rabies Control a
paragraph (8) to subsection (a) Grounds for impoundment as follows:
(8) Any animal upon the written request from the owner thereof and to
which the animal control supervisor, or his designee, agrees that such
animal be humanely euthanized for the protection of the health and
welfare of the public.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 6, Animal Control, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, as amended, by the deletion of "and
notices shall be posted at the county courthouse, city hall, and city animal
pound, and after a ten (10) day waiting period" and providing for the
disposition of certain livestock, Subsection (e) of Article III. Animal and
Rabies Control is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(e) Disposition of animals. Except as provided in
subsection (c), (h), and certain livestock as hereinafter
provided, impounded animals not redeemed by their owner
within three (3) working days following impoundment shall
become the property of the City and shall be placed for
adoption in a suitable home or any nonprofit association
organized for the protection and welfare of animals, sold
pursuant to Section 17-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Corpus Christi, or humanely euthanized, provided
however, prior to the disposition of any livestock, except
for goats and sheep, notice shall be posted for a ten-day
period at the county courthouse, city hall, and the city
animal control facility upon the expiration of three (3)
working days from the impoundment of said livestock. Upon
the expiration of a 10 -day waiting period the City may
dispose of said livestock in the same manner as other
unclaimed animals.
The expiration of the three (3) working days period upon
impoundment and the notice of and expiration of the ten (10)
day period with respect to livestock shall not apply to the
disposition of any animal placed in impoundment by the
written consent of the owner and the acceptance of such
animal by the animal control supervisor. Any animal
received by the consent of its owner may be disposed of
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immediately upon its impoundment in the same manner as unclaimed
animals.
SECTION 3. That Chapter 6, Animal Control, of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, be amended to provide that Subsection (h)
of Article III. Animal and Rabies Control to read in its entirety as follows:
(h) The Animal Control Supervisor, or his designee, may
direct the immediate euthanization of any animal determined
to be seriously injured or diseased pursuant to the rules,
guidelines, or procedures established by the Director of
Public Health. Impounded animals not redeemed or adopted as
provided for in this section shall be humanely euthanized at
the city shelter under the direction of an animal control
officer. The carcasses shall be disposed of as directed by
the Director of Public Health.
SECTION 4. Notice of the passage of this ordinance shall be published
by publishing the caption thereof stating in summary the purpose of the
ordinance one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, and this ordinance shall be effective as of the date of such publication.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That upon written request of the Mayor or five Council
members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need for the
efficient and effective administrion of City affairs, such an emergency is
made and declared requiring suspe s on of the Charter rule as to consideration
and voting upon ordinances or res s tions at three regular meetings so that this
ordinance is passed nd shall tae effect upon first, reading as an emergency
measure this the / day of �_, , , 198 j
ATT
CitSecretary
MAYOR
THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED: $ -6h DAY OF .anacury , 1986
HAL GEO , CITY ATTORNEY
By CTi
Assi tont City Attorpty
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Corpus Christi, xas
)31t day of , 198/
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three
regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
MAYOR
THE CI OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Council Members
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Of
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Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS, Iss. AD# 58558
County of Nueces. 1 CITY OF C.C./CITY SECRETARY
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came.
MURIEL LA RUE who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
SENIOR ACCOUNTING CLERK of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Iiailq Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas,, in said County and State, and that the publication of
j, NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 1961.0 AMENDING CHAPTER. 6 OF TkIiri...CS?I?
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CALLER -TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY
19th . JANUARY 87
on the day of......._....__...._Y..�.__.19.., and once each SId3'__._.___thereafter for.....one—_
consecutive day...,
_me Times.
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MUM I "f LA RUE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th
of J.ANIIARY 19.112 --
Not Public, Nueces Coun Texas
EUGENIA S. CORTEZ 6-30-89
NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF
ORDINANCE NO 19610
AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF ITHE CODE OF ORDINANCES
1 TO ESTABLISH REOUIRE-
3 FENTS, AND PROCEDURES
OR IMPOUNDMENT, ADOP-
I TION OR , OTHER
@ DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS
E
i BY THE CITY: PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION AND AN
EFFECTIVE DATE: AND PRO-
VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
Was passed andppro ed
by the City Council of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas on
the 13th day of January,
1997 and the full text of said
i ordinance is available to the
public in the Office of
the City Secretary
'; /s/ Armando Chapa
[ ;- f * City Secretary
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