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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 : f - 2 - 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. " 3 - 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. �f Ma or , Cwtf s lifo is ATTEST : City -Clerk- I, 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 City Cy erk, Ci tW Redlands