06-1229 City Code Animal Control Ordinance
CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO. tJ6- /2-2-'1
BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
BIRD, BORTON, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
AN ORDINANCE ADDING TITLE 6, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 OF THE
MERIDIAN CITY CODE REGARDING: VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF
DOGS AND THE FEE THEREFOR; AND PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF
THE READING RULES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, dog owners in the City of Meridian sometimes wish to voluntarily
relinquish their dogs, living or dead;
WHEREAS, absent an alternative, dog owners wishing to voluntarily relinquish
living dogs may choose to allow such dogs to roam at large, thereby creating a health and
safety hazard to residents of the City of Meridian;
WHEREAS, absent an alternative, dog owners wishing to voluntarily relinquish
dead dogs may improperly dispose of such dogs, thereby creating a health and safety
hazard to residents of the City of Meridian;
WHEREAS, the City of Meridian Animal Control Officer possesses the
qualifications and equipment to safely and properly remove and manage voluntarily
relinquished dogs, living or dead; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian deems it to be in the best
interest of the health, safety and welfare of its citizens to facilitate the relinquishment of
dogs, living or dead, to the City of Meridian Animal Control Officer;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1.
That Title 6, Chapter 2, of the Meridian City Code is amended to
read as follows:
6-2-9 VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF DOGS: FEE:
The Animal Control Officer. at the request of any person. shall take possession of any
dog. living or dead. owned or under the control of such person. The Animal Control
Officer may require proof of ownership or control before taking possession of a
voluntarily relinquished dOl!. . When a living dog is voluntarily relinquished to the Animal
Control Officer. the Animal Control Officer shall determine whether such dOl! is to be
impounded for potential adoption or euthanized. based on City policies and/or practices
as to. but not limited to. the health. disposition. behavior. and/or adoptability of the dOl!.
Euthanization of a voluntarily relinquished dOl! shall be at the sole discretion of the City
pursuant to its policies and/or practices. When a dead dOl! is voluntarily relinquished to
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the Animal Control Officer, the Animal Control Officer shall dispose ofthe dog pursuant
to the City's policies and/or practices. The fee for removal of a relinquished dog, livinl!
or dead, shall be equivalent to the fee for first impoundment established under Code
section 6-2-8. Such fee shall be paid at the time such dog is relinquished to the Animal
Control Officer.
Section 2.
That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby voided.
Section 3.
That pursuant to the affirmative vote of one-half 0/2) plus one 0)
of the Members of the full Council, the rule requiring two (2) separate readings by title
and one (1) reading in full be, and the same is hereby, dispensed with, and accordingly,
this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect onc-T ~ I D ~
,2006.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this
day of ~:J ' 2006.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this
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2"::5-
of
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, 2006.
APPROVED:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.06 lZ Z
PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITION TO MERIDIAN CITY
ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Title 6, Chapter 2, of the Meridian City
Code. A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office,
Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho. This ordinance shall
become effective upon the passage and pat I M111"I
Mayor and City Council f th City ofMe than
By: William G. Berg, Jr., City Clerk =�
First Reading: .5--.2—0 6 Ado after first ing fiy suspension of the
Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Cow, 5p XyS`�' NO
Second Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CI�EyY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 06-_ l Z 2 9
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian,
Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of
the attached Ordinance No. 06-_ l2 Z 9 of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and
has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public
pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A (3).
DATED this day of 2006.
William. L.M. Nary, City Attorney
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