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SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Klindt & VQc
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING CHAPTER 5
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI PER-PAINING TO VICIOUS
ANIMALS.
BE IT ENACTED BY T'HE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS-.
3e.,rft!rLj. Chapter 5, Sec. 5-19 Vicious Animals, subsection 1, of the Code of the
City of Jefferson is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced as follows:
Set:,. 5-10. Vicious Animals.
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Cause In helleve 1111111 all 1110111111 is it vicious allillial,its defined in this chapter,(Ille to all attack or hililig
incident, then the :110111111 Control officer, in his discretion and in the interest of public sill'ov, 111111
Illilliedill(ely colifisellte said willillil to he confined in the City annual shelter Col. it period of le;l
except its provided in subsection 2.
I. If,tile animal has not been previolisl,N. 111111-ked ill accordance willi file provisions of this
the Director 111111%• Illark such allillial its provided in Section 5-2-1.
2. upon written retioesi of the 11111111111's owner, lilly 1111illial Confined under this section Illay be
transferred to it licensed svlvrillllrillli or animal hospital Col. the relliallider ol,tile observalloll
period. The 11111111.11's owner is responsible ftr, Jill costs asmicialed with file 111)sel.vat loll period,
filellidlill"but flo( 1111111ed to holti-dilig"food. 111les,expenses, 111(1/ol- I*evs,alld in no Case shall the
City he held responsible for these or ally other costs associated with This subsection.
3. Whellier the allillial Is confined willi it licensed velerillill-illil,animal hoyll.11.or the elly
shelter, 11'(he observation period is completed without incident, the 1116111111 11111Y he released to
the owiler fidlowi►ig full ►1l)-o►vill of 1111 coorl costs, lilies,fees,alld/or expenses associated with
the 114mes'er,the owliel• llilly 1)(11 remove the aniulal I'l-oll) the vily Ilillits if it Case
regarding the 111111ek or hillog, incident Is still pending in 11141111elpill volli•L
4. Allillials left 1111 • 11filled more 1114111 Ivii (10) days following, the observation period will be
disposed of lit the discretion of the Director, unless the tnunieipai coort has ordered thot the
anintI►I continue to coonlied, iu which case the animal may only be released io the owner
follo%flog disposition of(lie numicipnl court ease.
g. Any animal confined pursuant to tills subsection shall he subject to the provisions of Article ID
of this Chapter.
5g—tl�. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of
Its passage and approval.
Passed:(.-..- {! Y►' ' Approved:.
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residing Officer Mayor
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QT fiEST: APPROVED S TO FORM:
city Cler City ounselor