HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 04-850 0
ORDINANCE NO.4-85
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF ESTES
PARK,COLORADO,THE SAME PERTAINING TO
ANIMALS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1.That Section 7.12.040 of the Municipal
Code of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,shall be amended to
read as follows:
7.12.040 Dogs running at large prohibited.A.Every
person owning or having charge,care,custody or control of
any dog shall keep the dog exclusively upon his own premises
except that the dog may be off said premises if it is under
the effective control of a person.The dog shall be construed
to be under the effective control of a person as follows:
1.Confinement within a vehicle,fencing,or other
adequate enclosure where the dog has no access to passers—by,
or
2.Attachment to a leash not over six feet in length and
held by a person of sufficient size and strength to restrain the
dog.
B.Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this
Section,a dog shall be deemed to be not under effective control
of a person as follows:
1.Every female dog in pre—estrus,estrus,or post—estrus (in
heat or in season)shall be confined in a building or secure
enclosure in such a manner that the female dog cannot come into
contact with another male dog except for planned breeding;or
2.The dog inflicts damage or injury to the person or
property of someone other than its owner,custodian or possessor;
or
3.A dog is tethered on the premises of its owner,
custodian or possessor such that it has access to passers—by
on a public street,sidewalk or right—of—way.
C.Nothing herein shall restrict the ordinary uses of
seeing eye dogs.
Section 2.That Section 7 of the Municipal Code
of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,shall be amended by the
addition of Section 17.12.110 to read as follows:
17.12.110 Dog waste removal.The owner,custodian or
possessor of any dog shall be responsible for removal of any
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feces deposited by said dog on public sidewalks,rights of way,
streets,parks,or recreation areas.Said person shall immedi
ately remove and sanitarily dispose of said feces.Also,the
owner,custodian or possessor shall be responsible for the removal
of any feces deposited by his dog on any private property not
owned,controlled or possessed by said person.Said person shall
immediately remove and sanitarily dispose of said feces.
Section 3.The Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes
Park,Colorado,herewith finds,determines and designates that
this Ordinance is necessary for their immediate preservation
of the public peace,health and safety,in order to provide for
uniform animal control;and whereas,in the opinion of the
Board of Trustees,an emergency exists,this Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force immediately after its passage,
adoption and signature of the Mayor.
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced
and read at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees on the
/dday of /)Lcq...,1985,and published in a newspaper
of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park,Colorado.
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-Town Clerk
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