1975-017NO 75-/7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE III (DOG), SECTION 4-41,
"DOGS NOT PERMITTED AT LARGE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DENTON, TEXAS
PART I
That Chapter 4, Article III (Dogs) Section 4-41, is hereby
amended as follows
Section 4-41 DOGS NOT PERMITTED AT LARGE
It shall be unlawful for any dog owned, possessed, kept or
harbored by any person to be at large on any street, sidewalk,
alley or other public place or on private premises not under the
control of such person within the limits of the City of Denton,
Texas, except while such dog is under the immediate and physical
control of the owner or custodian, such as by leash or chain
adequate to control and hold it Dogs going at large are declared
to be a nuisance and dangerous to the public health and safety
PART II
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred ($200 00)
Dollars Each day such a violation shall continue or be permitted,
shall be treated as a separate offense
DART TTT
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances 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
PART IV
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 /11
PASSED AND APPROVED This the ! day of
A D 1975 C'
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T JES , J MAYOR
CITY OF DEN N, T S
ATTEST
P,MnS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISH , CITY A~TTO_RNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS