HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD138ORDINANCE NO.138
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION
CITY CODE BY AMENDING ARTICLE 6-1 RULES AND REGULATIONS,
SECTION 6-1-6 ANIMAL KENNELS,SUBSECTION A AND ARTICLE
6-2 IMPOUNDING GENERALLY,SECTION 6-2-5 CONDITIONS AND
DURATION OF IMPOUNDMENT;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING
PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.IN GENERAL
That Article 6-1 Rules and Regulations,Section 6-1-6 Animal
Kennels,Subsection A,be amended to read as follows:
Section 6-1-6 Animal Kennels
A."Kennel"means any establishment exclusive of one providing
dental,medical or surgical care or for quarantine purposes
which maintains more than three animals of the same species
over four months of age.
That Article 6-2 Impounding Generally,Section 6-2-5 Conditions
and Duration of Impoundment be amended to read as follows:
Section 6-2-5 Conditions and Duration of Impoundment
The enforcement agent shall keep all animals taken up and
impounded in a safe,convenient and comfortable place within
or conveniently near the city limits and shall feed such
animals at least once every twenty-four hours and treat them
in a humane manner during the time they are impounded.The
duration of impoundment shall not be less than three days,
unless sooner claimed by the owner.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by
reference,are hereby repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or portion
of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference
is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision
of any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION IV EMERGENCY CLAUSE
I t is necessary for the preservation of peace,health,and
safety of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this Ordinance
become effective immediately,an emergency is hereby declared to exist,
and this Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passage and
adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and City Council of the City
of Apache Junction,Arizona,this 2nd day of March ,1982.
ATTEST:
KA HLEEN CONNELLKATHLEENCONNELLY
Acting City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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WENDELL J.CLAR4
Mayor