HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5512CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 5512
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING 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", BANNING DANGEROUS DOGS, ESTABLISHING A
PENALTY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 6-6-4, Definitions, 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 to revise the definition of "Dangerous Dog" to
read as follows:
DANGEROUS DOG: Any dog that: a) inflicts or has inflicted severe injury or
death on a human being without provocation on public or private property, b)
inflicts or has inflicted severe injury or death on a domestic animal without
provocation while the dog is off the owner's property, c) has been previously
found to be potentially dangerous because of injury inflicted on a human, the
owner having received notice of such and the dog again aggressively bites,
attacks or endangers the safety of humans, or d) has been adjudicated as a
dangerous dog elsewhere in this state or any other state.
SECTION II. Subsection 6-6-8A of section 6-6-8, Dangerous Dogs, of Chapter 6,
Animals and Fowl at Large, of Title VI (Police Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code
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of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended to read as
follows:
A. It is unlawful for an owner to keep, harbor or maintain a dangerous dog
in the City. This Section does not apply to dogs used by law enforcement officials
for police work. A violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor and
punishable in accordance with RCW 9A.20.021(3) as now stated or hereafter
amended.
SECTION III. Subsection 6-6-8B of section 6-6-8, Dangerous Dogs, 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of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby repealed.
SECTION IV. Subsection 6-6-8C of section 6-6-8, Dangerous Dogs, 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of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby repealed.
SECTION V. Subsection 6-6-9A, Confiscation, 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 to read as follows:
A. Confiscation: Any dog alleged to be dangerous shall be confiscated, as
soon as practical, by an animal control authority, subject to hearing and appeal
pursuant to subsection B of this section. The dog alleged to be dangerous shall
be placed in quarantine for a maximum often (10) business days after mailing or
publishing of a notice of the City's intent to have the dog declared dangerous, to
allow the owner time to comply with the appeal requirements of this chapter. If
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the owner does not appeal, or after denial of the appeal affirming that the dog is
dangerous and the decision is not appealed to the Municipal Court, or the dog is
not moved to a legal location outside of the City, the dog shall be immediately
destroyed in an expeditious and humane manner. Costs of this procedure shall
be assessed against the owner or keeper of the dangerous dog.
Any dog previously determined to be dangerous is subject to immediate
confiscation and destruction after seventy-two (72) hours.
SECTION VI. Subsection 6-6-9B.4.C, of subsection 6-6-9B, Hearing and Appeal
Procedure, 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
repealed.
SECTION VII. The City Council hereby declares an emergency and this ordinance shall
be effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 7th day of December 2009.
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Jajfeon A. Seth, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 7th day of December , 2009.
Denis Law, Mayor
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Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 12/11/2009 (summary)
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