HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 11-07C 0
ORDINANCE NO.11-07
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7.12
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INCLUDING DOMESTIC CATS WITHIN THE PROHIBITION OF
ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE AND ADDING CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS
FROM THIS PROHIBITION FOR DOGS
WHEREAS,the Town of Estes Park has determined that cats need to be
prohibited from running at large within the Town of Estes Park;and
WHEREAS,the Town has determined that exception to the prohibition of dogs
running at large needs to include dogs under the control of a law enforcement agency
and dogs not under restraint within designated dog parks within the Town of Estes Park;
and
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,Colorado,has
determined it is in the best interest of the Town to amend the Municipal Code of the
Town of Estes Park,Colorado by the adoption of this Ordinance.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO:
Section 1:Sections 7.12.040 and 7.12.050 of the Municipal Code shall be amended
to read as follows:
Section 7.12.040 Dogs or cats running at large prohibited.
(a)Every person owning or having charge,care,custody or control of any dog or cat
shall keep the dog or cat exclusively upon his or her own premises,except that
the dog or cat may be off the premises if it is under the effective control of a
person.The dog or cat 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 or cat has no access to a passerby;or
(2)Attachment to a leash and held by a person of sufficient size and strength to
restrain the dog or cat.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-section (a)of this Section,a dog or cat
shall be deemed to be not under effective control of a person as follows:
(1)Every female dog or cat in heat or in season shall be confined in a building
or secure enclosure in such a manner that the female dog or cat cannot
come into contact with a male dog or cat for unplanned breeding;
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(2)The dog or cat inflicts damage or injury to the person or property of someone
other than its owner,custodian or possessor;or
(3)A dog or cat is tethered on the premises of its owner,custodian or possessor
such that it has access to a passerby on a public street,sidewalk or right-of-
way.
(c)Nothing herein shall restrict the ordinary uses of seeing-eye dogs.
(d)Dogs under the control of a public law enforcement agency and dogs not under
restraint within a designated dog park within the Town of Estes Park are exempt
from Sub-paragraph (a)above.
Section 7.12.050 lmioundment;when.
When any animal control officer or police officer finds a dog or cat within the Town,off
the premises of its owner,possessor or custodian,and in violation of Section 7.12.040
of this Code,said dog or cat shall be impounded by such officer.
Section 2:This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30)days after its
adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
ESTES PARK,COLORADO,THIS %DAY OF
________________
2007.iuu’ni
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
By:jtaor
I hereby certify that the above ordinance was introduced and
Board of Trustees on the 3day of
______________________
published in a newspaper of general publication in the Town of
the 4’dayof
_______________,2007.
read at a meeting of the
2007,and
Estes Park,Colorado on
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TovOi Clerk
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