HomeMy WebLinkAbout097 - 08/02/1988 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RECLAMATION OF CERTAIN IMPOUNDED ANIMALS ORDINANCE NO. 97 , 1988
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 4-139 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO
RESTRICTIONS ON THE RECLAMATION OF
CERTAIN IMPOUNDED ANIMALS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section
4-139 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended by the
addition of the following as subsection (2) , renumbering the existing
subsection (2) to subsection (3) :
(2) If an animal was impounded on the basis of a violation of
any provision of Section 4-70 or Section 4-74, then the
notice required by Section 4-137 shall include a statement,
in writing, that the animal will be disposed of if the owner
or keeper does not request a hearing with the City Manager
within seven (7) days of the date of the notice. If a
hearing is requested, the City Manager shall schedule it to
occur within three (3) city business days and shall give
notice of the same to the person requesting the hearing. If
the City Manager determines that the animal was being kept
in violation of any provision of Section 4-70 or 4-74, the
City Manager may order the animal disposed of in the manner
provided in Section 4-141 and not returned to its owner or
keeper, or may order it returned to its owner or keeper upon
payment of impoundment, boarding or veterinary fees and any
other expenses incurred by the city or the animal shelter in
connection with the impoundment of the animal and its
subsequent care if the City Manager determines that, due to
changed circumstances, the animal 's health and the public
health, safety and welfare will not be endangered thereby.
If the City Manager determines that the animal was
wrongfully impounded, the City Manager shall order the
animal returned without payment of such fees or expenses.
If no hearing is requested, the City Manager may order the
animal disposed of in the manner provided in Section 4-141.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 19th day of July, A.D. 1988, and to be presented for final
passage on the 2nd day of August, A.D. 1988.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and aaopted on final reading this 2nd ay of u t, A.D. 1988.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk