Item #3 Second Reading of O-02-04

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1 "The animal control officer shall have the right to receive and dispose of dogs delivered into his possession by the owners thereof and shall charge 2 a fee in an amount to be determined by resolution of the city council, for each dog which has not been duly licensed." 3 4 SECTION 6: Section 7.08.070 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows: 5 "The animal control officer shall have the right to receive and dispose 6 of any cat or cats, or kittens delivered into his possession by the owners 7 thereof and shall charge therefor a fee in an amount to be determined by resolution of the city council." 8 9 SECTION 7: Section 7.08.090 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows: 10 "The animal control officer shall have the right to seize any dog, cat or 11 similar type animal within the city having or suspected to have rabies or 12 hydrophobia, or other diseases or sickness. In the event the animal control officer shall determine that such dog, cat or similar type animal is afflicted 13 with rabies or hydrophobia or dangerous disease or sickness, the animal shall be killed forthwith or as soon thereafter as same is determined by the 14 animal control officer. If such animal shall be merely suspected of having 15 rabies or hydrophobia, or other disease or sickness it may be quarantined by order of the animal control officer for such time as the animal control officer 16 shall direct, and if the animal control officer shall thereafter determine that 17 the animal does not have rabies, or hydrophobia, or has a dangerous disease or sickness, it shall be returned to the owner upon payment by the 18 owner of a fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the city council for any costs to the city for the quarantine and care of the dog while it was confined 19 pursuant to the direction of the animal control officer." 20 SECTION 8: Section 7.08.130 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby 21 deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows: 22 "In order to protect the public health and safety all dogs, cats, or 23 similar type animals within the city must be vaccinated with canine or feline rabies vaccine, as appropriate for the species of the animal being 24 vaccinated. It is unlawful for any person to own, have an interest in, harbor and feed, or have the care, charge, custody or possession of a dog or cat 25 over the age of four months unless such dog or cat has been vaccinated with 26 the appropriate rabies vaccine by injection or other approved method by a duly qualified and licensed veterinarian or unless such a veterinarian has 27 issued a written certificate that such a vaccination might be fatal to the 2 8 animal due to its physical condition and such certificate has been filed with, and, for dogs, a license issued by the city for the animal." 3