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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #522 r C, ORDINANCE NO. 522 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 189 OF THE j CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, ENTITLED, "AN ORDIN- ANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, ESTAB& LISHING THE OFFICE OF POUNDMASTER AND DEFINING HIS DUTIES, MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO PERMIT CER- TAIN ANIMALS TO RUN AT LARGE AND PROVIDING FOR IMPOUNDING FEES, DOG LICENSES AND FEES THEREFOR," AS AMENDED. The City Council of The City of Huntington Beach, California do ordain as follows: Section 1: That Section 14a of Ordinance No. 189 of the City of Huntington Beach be and the same is hereby amended as amended, to same to read as follows: Section 14a: Every person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall keep such dog exclusively upon his own premises; provided, however , that such dog may be off such premises if it be under the control of a competent person and restrained by a sub- stantial chain or leash not exceeding six feet in length. Section 2: That a new Section is hereby added to Ordinance No. 189 as amended to same to be known as Section 14b and to be inserted immediately after 14a, f the same to read as follows: Section 14b: Every person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of a dog of any age shall exercise such care and control over said dog at all times, that such dog will not be, go, or run in or upon any private vegetable garden or private flower garden, or lawn belonging ito any person, other than the owner or person having such care, custody or control of said dog, without the consent of the owner of such garden. i -1- Ordinance No. 522 �i Ord, 522 r C Section 3: That a new Section is hereby added to Ordinance No. 189 as amended the -same to be known as Section 14c and to be inserted immediately after 14b, • the same to read as follows: Section 14c: No person, owning or having custody or control of any dog or other animal known by such per- son to be vicious or dangerous, shall permit it to run at large, or permit it to run loose on or within the premises of such person in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any person lawfully entering such premises . Section 4: That a new Section is hereby added to Or dinance No. 189 as amended the same to be known as Section 14d and to be inserted immediately after 14c, the same to read as follows: Section 14d: No person owning or having charge, custody, control or possession of any vicious dog or any other vicious or dangerous animal shall permit or allow the same to go free or unrestrained in, along or upon any public street or sidewalk. Section 5: That a new Section is hereby added to Ordinance No. 189 as amended the same to be known as Section 14e and to be inserted immediately after 14d, the same to read as follows: Section 14e: It is hereby made the duty of the Poundmaster and of any Police Officer of said city to take up and impound all dogs found in the streets, lanes, alleys, parks or other public places, or upon any vacant, unoccu- pied or unenclosed lots , lands or other premises within the -2- Ordinance No. I Ord, 522 C corporate limits of the City of Huntington Beach when i said dog is not under the control of a competent person o,,o-rra restrained by a substantial chain or leash not exceed- ing six (6) feet in length or when said dog is upon any private property in violation of any of the terms of this Ordinance . Section 6: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News, a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the City of Huntington Beach, and thereafter it shall be in force and effect. PASSED AND ADOPTED bT the City Council of the ,City of Huntington Beach, California, this 51h day of January r� 19 49 • I_ MAYOR ATTEST : City Clerk _._. i C -3- City Ordinance r Ord. 522 _ I Y� STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF HUNT INGT ON BEACH ) I, JOHN L. HENRICKSEN , the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntirg;on Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City of Huntington Beach, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing Ordinance was first read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of December , 1947, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of January , 19LO and was pessed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council r— as follows: AYES:\ Councilmen: Greer, Terry, Hawes , Langenbeck, Bartlett NOES. Councilmen: None ABSENT : Councilmen: None Ci Clerk and ex-offi.cio Clerk of he City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California -4- O_zd.inanc_e-N-o.