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ORDINANCE NO. 1317
AN ORDINANCE pertaining to regulations and control of dogs and cats and
other pet animals, prescribing new license fees, and amending Sections One (1)
and Three (3) of Ordinance No. 1221 and adding Section Nineteen (19) to Ordinance
No. 1221.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section One (1) of Ordinance No. 1221 be amended to
read as follows:
"Section 1. That from
shall be unlawful for any person
the City of Port Angeles any dog
and after the effective date of this Ordinance it
to own, keep or have in possession or control in
or cat of either sex more than four (4) months
old without having first obtained a license therefor as herein provided. Such
license shall be issued by the Clallam County Humane Society as the agent of the
City, upon payment to their representative of the following fees:
Male and Spayed Female dogs $ 3.00
Unspayed Female dogs 4.00
Cats 1.00
If paid on or before April 1st of each year or within Thirty (30) days
from change of ownership, the fee shall be: $2.00 -- X3.00 and .50¢ respectively.
Such license shall consist of a metal tag of a size and shape suitable to
be attached to the collar of the animal for each issued, shall be serially numbe:`r-
ed commencing with the number one each year and shall bear the number of the year
for which issued. Such license shall be for a period of one year, shall be due oin
January let of each year and shall expire December 31st of the year of issue. All
licenses issued for dogs of either sex shall be permanently attached to the collar
or harness of and worn by the animal for which issued until such license shall
have expired."
Section 2. That Section Three (3) of said Ordinance No. 1221 be
amended to read as follows:
"Section 3. It shall be unlawful to suffer or permit any animal or fowl
to trespass on private or public property so as to damage or destroy any property
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or thing of value and same is hereby declared to be a nuisance and any such animal
or fowl may be impounded by the paundmaster. Whenever it shall be affirmed in
'writing by three (3) or more persons having separate residences, or regularly
employed in the neighborhood that any animal or fowl is an habitual nuisance by
reason of trespassing, howling, barking or other noise, or damage to property,
being vicious, or by its actions potentially vicious or in any other manner
causing undue annoyance, the poundmaster, if he finds such nuisance to exist in
(fact, shall serve notice upon the owner or custodian that such nuisance must be
,bated within forty (40) hours, after which the poundmaster shall decide whether
such nuisance has been abated and if not, any such animal shall be impounded.
Refusal to release to the poundmaster any such animal or fowl shall constitute a
violation of this ordinance."
Section 3. That Section Eleven (11) of said Ordinance No. 1221 be
changed to read as follows:
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"Section 11. As Compensation to the Humane Society for the furnishing of
the various items herein required by it to be furnished and supplied and the dis-
charge of the duties herein delegated, the City of Port Angeles shall pay to the
Lane Society all license fees and penalties collected by said Humane Society and
deposited with the City Treasurer under provisions of this Ordinance. Such pay-
Monts shall be made on the tenth day of each calendar month along with (1/12)
One Twelfth of the City's budget appropriation for the Humane Society, if any.
The City Clerk of the City of Port Angeles is hereby authorized to issue and the
Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay the warrants necessary to accomplish the
kayments by the City above provided for."
Section 4. That Section Nineteen (19) be added to said Ordinance No.
1221 to read as follows:
"Section 19. An advisory committee of three members, shall be appointed,
one by the Director of the Public Health, one by the Chief of Police and one by
the poundmaster, subject to the approval by the City Council, each to serve for
!one year, to consider problems arising from the enforcement of this Ordinance."
INTRODUCED, November 19, 1953.
PASSED first reading November 19, 1953.
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ATTEST:
PASSED SECOND reading, December 3, 1953.
APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR, December 5, 1953.
(APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk
City Attorney i
Published: becLm),Pr 10; 1%5'0
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MAYOR
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