1984-013NO `7'4:31-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 ("ANIMALS") OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN
ANIMALS BE RESTRAINED BY A LEASH, FENCE OR ENCLOSED STRUCTURE,
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED ($200 00)
DOLLARS FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That Section 4-7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton, Texas be amended to read as follows
"Section 4-7 Animals Running at Large Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for an owner of any dog, cat, horse,
pony, mule, cattle, goat, sheep, pig, sow or other livestock
to fail to restrain said animal by leash, fenced yard or
enclosed structure For purposes of this section, an
offense, as herein defined, occurs without regard to any
cupable mental state of the owner "
SECTION II
That Sections 4-24 through 4-30 of Chapter 4 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Denton are hereby amended to reserve
said sections for future use as follows
"Sections 4-24 through 4-30 Reserved
SECTION III
That any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding
Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00), and each day and every day that
the provisions of this ordinance are violated shall constitute a
separate and distinct offense This penalty is in addition to
and cumulative of, any other remedies as may be available at law
and equity
SECTION IV
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of
competent ,jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the
City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such
invalidity
SECTION V
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14)
days from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is
hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be
published twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official
newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of
the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the __e day of 77, 1984
ATTEST
CHARLOTTE O~U~PAKX
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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