HomeMy WebLinkAbout06919ORDINANCE NO. 6919
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XII
RELATING TO DOG AND CAT LICENSING
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
deleted, underscoring indicates matter added)
SECTION 1
Subsections (b) and (c) of Section 44 of Chapter 4 of Title X1 of the Pueblo Municipal Code
are amended to read as follows:
(b) Upon presentation of an application together with a copy of the vaccination
certificate issued for the dog or cat pursuant to Section 11-4 -3 to the [City Clerk] License
Officer or a veterinarian or licensed animal shelter, designated in writing by the License
Officer [City Clerk] and payment of the appropriate license fee, a license receipt for the dog
or cat and a tag bearing a number corresponding to that of the receipt shall be issued. If an
application is made to license a spayed /neutered dog or cat, the application shall in addition
furnish satisfactory evidence that the dog or cat has been spayed /neutered, which evidence
may consist of a certificate signed by a veterinarian or the affidavit of the owner that the dog
or cat has been spayed /neutered. Without such evidence, the license issued and fee paid
shall be for a dog or cat which has not been spayed /neutered.
(c) The person issuing the license shall complete a license receipt on forms
furnished by the City, file the original with the [City Clerk] License Officer and deliver a copy
to the owner.
SECTION 2
Section 48 of Chapter 4 of Title XII of the Pueblo Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
It shall be unlawful and a Class 2 municipal offense for any person other than the
Shelter Operator to display any dog or cat in a public place for the purpose of selling or
giving the dog or cat away. Public place shall include, but not be limited to, streets,
highways, sidewalks, areas exterior to shops or businesses, carnivals and flea markets.
SECTION 3
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final adoption and passage.
INTRODUCED November 25, 2002
BY Al Gurule
Councilperson
APPROVEQ:
resident of City Council
ATTEST:
City C
PASSED AND APPROVED: December 9. 2002