HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0844DISAPPROVED
ORDINANCE NO. `!
AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9.06 TO TITLE 9
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PROVIDING FOR AN ANIMAL
SHELTER, AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS FOR ANIMAL
SHELTER SERVICE, CREATING THE OFFICE OF POUND -
MASTER, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF
LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO ANIMALS.
The City Council of the City of Burlingame does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1: Chapter 9.06 is hereby added to the Munici-
pal Code of the City of Burlingame which shall read and provide as
follows:
"CHAPTER 9.06
ANIMAL SHELTER
11§9.06.010 - Animal Shelter
"An animal shelter is hereby authorized and established
for the city. The building or buildings constituting the
shelter shall be located at such place, or places, with-
in or without the city, as shall be designated from time
to time by the Council, or by any contract authorized
hereby. (The animal shelter shall supersede and supplant
the public pound heretofore existing and shall perform
all services and functions heretofore performed thereby.
All references in this code to "public pound" or "pound"
shall mean the animal shelter.)
"§9.06.011 - Contracts Authorized
'The Council may provide, by contract or otherwise, for
animal shelter service upon such terms and conditions,
and with such person, or public corporation, agency or
instrumentality as it shall determine in the public
interest.
"§9.06.012 - Poundmaster
"A poundmaster, and such deputy poundmasters as shall be
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authorized by the Council from time to time, shall be
appointed by the City Manager and shall have powers of
peace officers and shall have the duty and authority to
enforce the provisions of Title 9 of this Municipal Code
and the provisions of law relating to the care, treat-
ment, or impounding of, or the prevention of cruelty to,
animals,
'The Superintendent of the animal shelter and the
Animal Control Officers of any person with whom the City
of Burlingame has entered into a contract for animal
shelter service are hereby declared to be the Pound -
master and Deputy Poundmasters authorized by this sec-
tion. The Poundmaster and all Deputy Poundmasters,
while engaged in the regular performance of their duties,
shall have the powers of peace officers, and shall wear I
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a badge plainly designating their office. It shall be j
unlawful for any person to resist or interfere with any j
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Poundmaster or Deputy Poundmaster in the discharge of
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his official duties."
SECTION 2: This ordinance shall be published as re-
quired by law.
Mayor
I, HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk of the City of
Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
day of , 196_, and tve& thereaf
at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the lst day
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of August , 1966 , by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen: Crosby -Johnson.
Noes: Councilmen: Diederichsen-George-Martin.
Absent Councilmen: None
HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk
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