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SMT:hw ORDINANCE NO. 7896 --------
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING ART. IV, SECTION 4-18 (f) AND (g) REGARDING IM-
POUNDMENT OF ANIMALS, CLARIFYING THE IMPOUND~!ENT PERIOD FOR OWNER DELIVERED
ANIMALS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it would be in the best
interest of the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the
City.of Lubbock to amend Sec. 4-18 (f) and (g) of Art. IV of Chapter 4 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock to clarify the impoundment period
for ?wner delivered animals; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Article IV of Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby amended by amending Section 4-18
(f) and (g) of said Chapter to read as follows:
(f) Impounded unlicensed animals shall be kept for not less than
three (3) days, unless earlier reclaimed by the owner under acceptable
conditions; and impounded licensed animals shall be kept for not less
than ten (10) days, unless earlier reclaimed by the owner under accept-
able conditions with the exception that no impoundment period is re-
quired for an animal delivered to the Animal Shelter by its owner.
(g) The supervisor of the Animal Shelter may dispose of impounded
animals after the expiration of any required impoundment period by
either destroying the .animal or p04t.ting it up for adoption.
SECTION 2. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause
phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for
any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative
method of publication as provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this ----__ J_u_l...._y_, 1979.
Passed by the City Council on second August , 1979.
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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