HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-29 Impoundment of AnimalsORDINANCE NO. 92-29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
3-52 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO THE IMPOUNDMENT OF ANIMALS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3-52 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 3-52 Impoundment Authorized.
Animal Control Officers may take into custody:
(a) Any animal kept or maintained contrary to
the provisions of this Code, any regulation
adopted thereunder, or any California statute.
(b) Animals running at large, contrary to the
provisions of this Code or any statute.
(c) Sick, injured, stray, unwanted animals,
for which the owner or custodian cannot be
found, or is unable or unwilling to provide
proper care. .
(d) Animals quarantined for which no other
place of quarantine is acceptable to the
Animal Control Officer.
(e) Animals delivered or requested to be
impounded by a peace officer, or public
officer or employee as defined in Penal Code
Section 836.5.
(f) Any wild animal found .to be at large upon
any public property, or upon request of the
owner or tenant, found to be. at large upon
private property.
(g) Animals impounded pursuant to Section 3-
165 of this Code.
(h) Any other animal authorized to' be
impounded under this division.
The Animal Control'Officer may place animals which he takes
into custody in the City Animal Shelter or other facility
designated by him, except that animals impounded pursuant to
subparagraph (f) above, may be summarily destroyed."
Section 2. Publication.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full.force and
effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage and, before the
-expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, shall be,
published once in the NEWPORT BEACH -COSTA MESA PILOT, a newspaper
of general circulation printed and published in the City of Costa
Mesa,. or, in the alternative, -the City Clerk may cause to be
published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the
text of -this Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City
Clerk five. (5).. days prior to the date of adoption of this
Ordinance, and within fifteen (15 ) days after adoption, the City,
Clerk shall cause. to be'published the aforementioned summary and
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shall post in the office of the City Clerk a certified copy of this
Ordinance together with'the names of the members of the City
Council voting for and against the same. e f
PASSED AND ADOPTED this A19 day of �c.Glvi� . 1992.
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
ity Clerk of the City of0sta Mesa
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY.OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OFCOSTAMESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the.
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 92-a was introduced and
considered section by sect'on at a reg lar m ting of said City
,Council held on the dayof , 1992, and
thereafter passed and adoptedas a whole a a re ular meeting of
said City Council held on the day of 1992, by
the following roll call vote:
.AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS. WHEREOF, I have hereunto s t my ha d and ffixed the
Seal -of the, -City. of Costa Mesa this=ay of 1992.
C ty Clerk and ex -officio rk of
the City Council of the Cit of
Costa Mesa
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