HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3379 Urgency ORDINANCE NO. 3379
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING
CHAPTERS 13.08 AND 13.48 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO CURBING DOGS
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1 That Chapter 13.08 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is here by
amended by amending Section 13.08.070, said section to read as follows:
13.08.070 Dogs and other animals.
(a) No person having the care, charge or control of any dog or pet or dome Zcated
or wild animal or reptile, shall permit or allow said dog, pet, domestic �d or wild
animal or reptile to be, under any circumstances or conditions, on upon the
municipal pier, or upon the public beaches in the City; except th upon those
beach areas located north of the line created by extending t northern line of
22nd Street to the Pacific Ocean, dogs constrained by a le sh no longer than
six (6) feet in length are permitted.
(b) No person having custody of any dog shall permit, a er willfully or through
failure to exercise due care or control, any such dodto defecate or urinate
unless said person immediately removes any an-�trial deposits from the area.
This section shall apply to all beach areas withoLut exception.
SECTION 2 That Chapter 13.48 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is here by
amended by amending Section 13.48.070, said ection to read as follows:
13.48.070 Animals. No person shall ide, lead or let loose any cattle, horse, mule,
goat, sheep, swine, cat, dog, fowl or animal of any kind in a park except that it shall not
be unlawful to have dogs, physicall restrained by a leash not in excess of six (6) feet,
or to ride horses on trails specifically provided for them. No person shall permit a dog
to be or remain unattended outsi e a tent, camper or other enclosed vehicle between
the hours of sunset and sunrise No person shall keep or permit to remain any dog
which is noisy, vicious or dangerous or which disturbs other persons within the
boundaries of a park after sua person has been directed by a park ranger to remove
such dog. No person shall t�ove
p, kill, injure, catch or maltreat any wild or domesticated
bird or animal; or de/ah
or disturb any of the young or eggs of same, or
permit any dog to puap, kill or wound any wild or domesticated bird or animal,
except that the provif this section shall not apply to City employees regulating
animal populations te been declared a nuisance or hazard by the Director
consistent with laws ing such animals.
No person having cuf any dog shall permit, either willfully or through failure to
exercise due care or , any such dog to defecate or urinate upon a public
sidewalk or parkwaysing the area between the street and sidewalk, unless said
person immediately s from the area, any matter deposite�d$� by the animal.
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Ord. 3379
SECTION 3. The City Council finds and determines serious public health concerns
exist which create an emergency situation, mandating immediate passage of this ordinance
PASSED AND ADOPTED AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE by the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting held thereof on the day of
11997.
ATTEST: Mayor
APPROVED S TO FORM:
City Clerk
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