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ORDINANCE NO.422
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY
CODE,CHAPTER 6 ANIMALS,BY ADDING ARTICLE 6-6 KEEPING OF
ANIMALS;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:
IN GENERAL
by adding
That the Apache Junction City Code,Chapter 6 ANIMALS,be amended
Article 6-6 KEEPING OF ANIMALS,to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6-6 KEEPING OF ANIMALS
Section 6-6-1
Section 6-6-2
Section 6-6-3
Section 6-6-4
Definitions
Maintenance of Property
Sanitary Regulations
Enforcement
Section 6-6-1 Definitions
A."Animal"shall mean all mammals (excluding man),birds,fowl and rodents,
and shall include all equine such as horses,mules and donkeys.
B."Manure"shall mean refuse of stables,yards,corrals,or barn yards
consisting of mammal or fowl excreta with or without litter.
C."Sanitary Premises"shall mean those premises on which problems arising
from odors,insectand rodent breeding,or any other condition which
constitutes a nuisance are prohibited or non-existent.
Section 6-6-2 Maintenance of Property
A.No person,firm or corporation shall be permitted to keep
animal in such a manner that the condition of such animal
fly breeding,rodent breeding,cause noxious or offensive
constitute a nuisance.
or harbor any
shall cause
odors or
B.All corrals,barns,enclosures or other structures used for the purpose
of housing,keeping or caring for any animal or animals shall be
structurally sound so as to contain such animals safely and securely.
Section 6-6-3 Sanitary Regulations
A.Manure shall be completely removed from any yard,corral,barn,enclosure
or any other structure used for the purpose of housing,keeping or caring
for any animal or animals as often as necessary to maintain a sanitary
premises.
B.Drinking troughs shall be provided with adequate overflow drainage and
such drainage shall be controlled so as to prohibit any flow onto
adjoining properties or the breeding of mosquitos or other noxious
insects.
C.Manure shall not be accumulated in any place or in any manner whereby i t
may affect a source of drinking water or groundwater.
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D.Spillage and leftovers from animal feedings shall be disposed of in such
a manner that fly breeding,rodent breeding and/or obnoxious odors do
not exist.
Section 6-6-4 Enforcement
A.All animals shall be kept or harbored with adequate food,water and care
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.I t shall be the duty
of the humane officer to take into custody any animals which are main-
tained in such conditions as to be in violation of this code in
accordance with the provisions as contained in Article 6-2 of this
chapter.
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,phrase,clause 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 being necessary for the preservation of the peace,health and safety
of the City of Apache Junction that this ordinance become effective immediately,
an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall become effective
upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER ,1985.
N RMAN S.HILLNORMANS.HILL
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AVI15.F.ALEXANDER
City Attorney
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