OR 2013-1359 Dangerous Dog
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-1359
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 9 “GENERAL
REGULATIONS”, SECTION 9-1-18 “DANGEROUS DOGS” BY
AMENDING SECTION 9-1-18(B)(1); PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS
, the City of Coppell has determined it necessary to regulate and control
dangerous animals within the City; and
WHEREAS
, certain animals may be aggressive and potentially dangerous without
having acted in a manner that makes them by definition “dangerous” under existing city
ordinances; and
WHEREAS,
the general health, safety and welfare of local citizens, especially children,
have been subjected to unprovoked attacks by animals that have demonstrated behavior that
makes them potentially aggressive or dangerous; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
. That the City of Coppell, Texas, be and is hereby amending the code of
ordinances by amending Section 9 “General regulations”, Section 9-1-18 “dangerous dogs”,
which shall read as follows:
Sec. 9-1-18 “Dangerous dogs”
A.. . . . .
B.Requirements for owner of dangerous dog.
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1.Not later than the 30 day after a person learns that the person is the owner of a
dangerous dog . . . . .
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a.Register the dangerous dog with the Animal Services Manager or their
designated representative and pay an annual registration fee as set by
resolution.
. . . . .”
SECTION 2
.That all ordinances of the City of Coppell in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed and all other ordinances of the City of Coppell
not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3
. That an offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
governed by the prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when
the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 4
. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same
shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof other
than the part so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity
of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 5
.That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or
terms of this ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Coppell, as heretofore amended, and upon conviction shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense.
SECTION 6
.This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law in such cases provides.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas on the 224day of
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