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ORDINANCE NO. 5634
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTION 6-6-6A, OF CHAPTER 6, ANIMALS AND FOWL AT LARGE, OF TITLE
VI (POLICE REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON", BY ADDING
LANGUAGE ALLOWING THE CITY TO TAKE POSSESSION OF AN ANIMAL AT
LARGE FOR SAFE KEEPING OF THE ANIMAL OR THE PUBLIC.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Subsection 6-6-6A, Notice and Redeem, of Chapter 6, Animals And Fowl
At Large, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows:
A. Notice and Redeem: The City's Animal Control Officer, as herein
designated, is authorized to enforce the animal control laws provided by this
Chapter and may take possession of an animal at large for safe keeping of the
animal or the public, or may impound any animals determined by such Animal
Control Officer to be doing or performing any of the acts prohibited by Section 6-
6-5 herein and thereby constituting a public nuisance as provided by Section 6-6-
5 of this Chapter. After such animal is impounded, the Animal Control Officer
shall ascertain whether such animal is licensed, and if so, shall within a
reasonable time notify by letter or telephone the person to whom the license
has been issued that such animal has been impounded and may be redeemed as
herein provided for. Any animal so impounded pursuant to this Chapter shall be
held for the owner or lawful custodian up to a maximum period of seventy two
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(72) hours by the impounding agency. In the event, however, any such animal is
not timely redeemed, it shall be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of
by the impounding agency; provided, however, that none of said animal so
impounded shall be used for any experimental purposes.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty
(30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 7th day of November , 2011.
Jdteon A. Seth, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 7th day of November , 2011.
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 11/11/2011 (summary)
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