HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2103_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 2103
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS AMENDING SECTION 12 . 44. 070 OF THE REDLANDS
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ANIMALS IN PUBLIC PARKS
WHEREAS, subject to certain exceptions, it is the
mandatory duty of all persons owning, possessing or otherwise
responsible for a dog, cat or an aquine animal in a City park to
promptly collect , pick up and removal all fecal matter left
behind by said animal ; and
WHEREAS, the Parks Commission of the City of Redlands
has determined that , notwithstanding this requirement , members of
the public continue to neglect to pick up and remove animal fecal
matter from public parks thereby creating a health risk to small
children visiting City parks .
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parks Commission and
the City Council of the City of Redlands to establish specific
penalties for the violation of the duty to collect and remove
animal fecal matter in parks ;
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Redlands as follows :
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SECTION 1. Section 12. 44 . 070 of the Redlands Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"12. 44 . 070 Duty to Care for Animals.
A. It is the mandatory duty of all persons owning,
possessing, in control of, or otherwise responsible
for a dog, a cat, or an aquine animal in a City park
to promptly collect, pick up, and remove all fecal matter
left behind by said animal in or upon the park; but
this section shall not apply to guide dogs for blind
or disabled persons.
B. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. The Community Services Director shall cause signs
to be posted within all City parks notifying persons
owning or in control of animals of their obligation
to comply with the provisions of this section and the
penalties for violation hereof. "
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SECTION 2 . The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this ordinance and cause it , or a summary of it , to be published
once in the Redlands Daily Facts , a newspaper of general
circulation printed and published in the City.
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ATTEST :
City -Clerk-
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erkI, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of
February , 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Cunningham, Larson, Milson;
Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Beswick
ABSTAINED:None
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