HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 21-780 0
ORDINANCE NO.21-7$
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7.12.060 OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES
PARK,COLORADO
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN
OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.That Section 7.12.060 of the Municipal Code
of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,is amended to read as
follows:
7.12.060 Impoundment--Notice procedure.Upon the
impoundment of a dog,it shall be the duty of the police
department to notify the owner or custodian of the dog
that the dog has been impounded and will be released upon proof
that the dog is properly licensed and upon payment of a pound
service fee of four dollars,together with four dollars for
each day of impoundment for board and keep,and any expenses
incurred by the town for veterinary care and treatment;and that,
if the dog is not released within five days from the date of
said notice,it will be disposed of at the direction of the chief
of police.The notice shall be in writing and shall be delivered
to such owner or custodian either personally or by certified
mail addressed to the last known address of the owner or custodian
of such dog,as shown in the town records.A notice of the
impoundment of all dogs shall be posted on the lobby window in
the police department section of the municipal building on
the date of such impoundment.Said notice shall be posted for
five days from the date of impoundment and shall contain a
description of the dog,the date of impoundment and that,if
such dog is not released within five days from the date of said
impoundment,it will be disposed of at the direction of the
chief of police.
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Section 2.The Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes
Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines and designates that
this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public peace,health and safety for the regulation and
impoundment of dogs affects the public peace,health and safety;
and whereas,in the opinion of the Board of Trustees,an
emergency exists,this Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force after its final passage,adoption and the approval and
signature of the Mayor.
PASSED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AFTER PUBLIC HEARING
THIS 8th DAY OF August ,19Th.
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/Mayor ‘
Town of stes Park,Colorado
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED
AND READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE
8th DAY OF August ,1978,AND PUBLISHED IN A
NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,
COLORADO,ON THE 11th DAY OF August ,1978,ALL
AS REQUIRED BY THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
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Town Clerk