HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 5902 12/07/1998
ORDINANCE NO.
5902 (GENERAL)
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'<.c> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 "PUBLIC PROTECTION" AND SECTIONS
5.400 ET. SEQ. "CONTROL OF DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS" OF THE
SPRINGFIELD CODE PERTAINING TO DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS TO INCLUDE
WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "DOG" WOLF-DOG HYBRIDS AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1: The definition of dog in Article 5, section 5.402
is hereby amended as follows:
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"Dog. A highly variable, carnivorous, domesticated mammal,
probably derived from several wild species. The term dog
does not include wolf. The term dog includes male or female,
of any age, size, color or breed. Animals declared by. the
owner to be wolf-dog hybrids will be licensed under dog
control ordinances and all other animal control regulations
that would apply to a dog shall apply. with the exception of
sections 5.404, 5.424(2), 5.460, 5.462 and 5.470, police
service dogs or K-9 dogs actively employed by a police
agency are exempt from the provisions of sections 5.400 to
5.476."
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section 2. The definition of exotic animals in section
5.402(3) is hereby amended as follows:
"Exotic Animals.***(3) Any wolf or any canine not indigenous
to Oregon, except the species Canis familiaris (domestic
dog); and"
section 3. Article 5 section 5.402 "Wolf or Wolf Mix" is
hereby amended as follows:
"Wolf. Wolf but excepting therefrom animals declared by the
owner to be wolf-dog hybrids."
Section 4. Article 5 Section 5.402 is hereby amended by the
addition of the following definition:
"Wolf-Dog Hybrid. A canine identified as a wolf-dog hybrid
by declaration of the owner."
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Ordinance No. 5902 Page Two
section 5. Article 5 Section 5.426 "Licenses, Fees and
Exceptions" is hereby amended in subsection (1) (a) and (c) as
follows:
"5.426 Licenses, Fees and Exceptions.
(1) Dog Licenses.
(a) Every keeper of a dog or wolf-dog hybrid that has a
set of permanent canine teeth or has attained the age
of six months, whichever event occurs first, shall
immediately obtain a license for the dog.***
(c) No license shall be issued until a certificate of
vaccination for rabies, valid for the license year, is
presented to the animal control authority; PROVIDED
HOWEVER, the requirement for a certificate of
vaccination for rabies shall not apply to wolf-dog
hybrids. In the event that a rabies vaccine becomes
licensed- for use in wolf -dog hybrids " this exemption
will be withdrawn."
Section 6. Article 5.454 "Biting and Rabid Dogs and Other
Animals Quarantine" is hereby amended by the addition of
subsection (4) as follows:
"5.454
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(4) Notwithstanding the 10-day period specified in
subsection (1) if a wolf-dog hybrid bites a person or
is exposed to a rabid animal the appropriate county or
state health agency may dispose of the wolf-dog hybrid
in accordance with its regulations."
Section 7. It is hereby found and determined by the Common
Council that matters pertaining to animal control and
specifically dog control are matters affecting the public health,
safety and welfare, and that an emergency therefore exists and
that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
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Ordinance No. 5902 Page Three
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sprinJfield this 7th
Adopted by the Common Council of the City
this ~_ of December I 1998 I by a vote of
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Approved by the Mayor of the City of
day of December I 1998.
REVIEWED & APPROVED
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OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY
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Tern/Council President Greg Shaver