HomeMy WebLinkAbout005 - 02/18/1971 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO DOGS IN THE CITY ORDINANCE NO 5 1971,
BEING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO DOGS IN THE CITY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
Section 1 Section 3-11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado, 1958, as amended, be and the same hereby is amended by deleting from said
Section the last sentence of the first paragraph thereof and by substituting there-
for the following
"All dogs kept, harbored or maintained by their owners in the City of
Fort Collins shall be vaccinated, licensed and registered if over six
(6) months of age "
Section 2 Section 3-14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado, 1958, as amended, be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows
"The owner of any dog so impounded may reclaim such dog upon payment of
the license fee, if unpaid, and of all costs and charges incurred by
the City in impounding and maintaining said dog, including a fee of
Five and No/100 Dollars ($5 00) for redeeming such dog, plus One and
No/100 Dollars ($1 00) for each day of impoundment for room and board,
provided, however, that if such dog has not been vaccinated, the owner
shall place a cash deposit with the City of Fifty and No/100 Dollars
($50 00) to be refunded to said owner upon presenting within three (3)
days from such date satisfactory proof that such dog has been vaccinated "
Section 3 Section 3-15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado, 1958, as amended, be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows
"It shall be the duty of the poundmaster to keep or impound dogs for a
period of three (3) days If said dog is not redeemed within three (3)
days after the date it is impounded, the owner's rights in said dog
shall be terminated and the same may be redeemed by any person upon
paying the same fees as would have been required for the owner to redeem
the same, or said dog may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of Any
dog which appears to be suffering from rabies or other infectious
disease shall not be released but may be forthwith destroyed "
Section 4 Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado, 1958, as amended, be and the same hereby is amended by adding thereto a
new section after Section 3-17 as follows
"Section 3-17 1 It shall be lawful for the City to place traps for the
purpose of capturing dogs unlawfully running at large on any property in
the City at the request of the owner of such property "
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this
28th day of January, A D 1971, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th
day of February, A D 1971
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Mayo
ATTEST
City 3er
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18thday of February, A D 1971
ATTEST
City Clerk
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