15-75 Amend 505.02 (a) General - charges for impounding dog

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ORDINANCE NO. 15-75 BY: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Paragraph (a) of Section 505.02 of the General Offenses Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood relating to the impounding of dogs and charges to be paid in connection therewith. WHEREAS, costs and charges incurred by the City of Lakewood for the impounding of animals have recently been increased and, pursuant to law' owners are required to pay said impoundment costs and charges upon reclaiming their pets, and WHEREAS, the aforementioned increase in costs and charges should be assessed against the owners at the earliest possible time, and WHEREAS, this Ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Paragraph (a) of Section 505.02 of the General Offenses Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood now reading as follows: 505.02 IMPOUNDING AND DISPOSITION; RECORDS (a) A police officer or animal warden stall i,,p~und every animal or clog found in violation of Section 505.01. ~ t tl~e impounded clog is not wearing a valid registration tag, the dog sl~a].l forthwith be turned over to an officer charged by ]_aw with th~, c,stody and disposa! of such dogs. If the dog.is wearing a w~lid registration tag or tile identity of the owner or harborer is othcrwLse established, notice shall be given .within two days to such ownc~; or l~orborer that the dog has been impounded. Notice ,lay be by telephone or by ordinary mail. to the last known address of s.ch owner or harborer. Th~ dog sh~ll not be released except upon the payment of the following charges; for impounding any dog, three.dollars ($3.00); for giving notice, three dollars ($3.00); for l<cepJ, ng ~'.my dog, three dollars ($3.00) per day. Any dog not re~]ce~',d w~thi, n three (3) da'ys after not,ce is given to the owner or harbot~er as provided herein, or within three (3) days of the time it i,~ seized or impounded, if thc owner or harborer cannot be found, may be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided by R.C. 955.16. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 505.02 IMPOUNDING AND DISPOSITION; RECORDS (a) iA police officer or animal warden shall inbound every animal or dog found in violation of Section 505.01. If the impounded dog is not wearing a valid registration ~ag, the dog shall f~orthwith be turned over to an officer charged by law with the custody and disposal of such dogs. If the dog is'wearing a valid registration tag or the identity of the owner or harborer is otherwise established, notice shall be given within two days to s~ch owner or harborer that the dog has been impounded. Notice may be by telephone or by ordinary mail to the last known address of such.owner or harborer. The dog shall not be released except upon the payment of the following charges: for impounding any dog, three dollars ($3.00); for giving notice, three dollars ($3.00); for keeping any dog, four dollars ($4.00) per daY. Any dog not redeemed within three (3) days after notice is given to the owner or harborer as provided herein, or within three (3) days of the time it is seized or impounded, if the owner or harborer cannot be found, may be sold or otherwise disposed of as provided by ~.C. 955.16.