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City Council Meeting 12-19-00
Santa MOnica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1997 (CCS)
(City Council Senes)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTIONS 4 04280 AND 404 290 RELATING TO DANGEROUS ANIMALS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 Santa MOnica MUnicipal Code Section 4 04 280 IS hereby amended
to read as follows
Section 4.04.280. Dangerous animals.
Upon receiving an affidaVit from any person who has been bitten by a dog, cat or
other animal or from any person who has witnessed an animal biting a person or another
animal, the Animal Control Officer shall Investigate If the investigation reveals facts which
tend to show that the an Imalls dangerous, the Animal Control Officer may notify the person
haVing the care, custody and control of such dog, cat or other animal In writing, that the
animal must be kept at all times Within an adequate enclosure on the property or premises
where such person reSides
SECTION 2 Santa MOnica MUniCipal Code SectIon 4 04 290 IS hereby amended
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to read as follows
Section 4.04.290. Dangerous animal quarantine.
When a person having the care, custody and control of a dangerous dog, cat or
other animal receIves a notice from the Animal Control Officer ordering contarnment of the
animal, that person must keep the animal securely restrained on his or her premises either
by use of chain attached to the animal's collar or harness, or wlthm an enclosure
sufficIently strong to prevent the animal from escaping, until the Ammal Control Officer
Issues a notice releasrng the animal from containment No transfer of the place of restraint
can be made without the written consent of the Animal Control Officer. Failure to comply
with the Animal Control Officer's order of containment shall be a misdemeanor
SECTION 3 Any provIsion of the Santa MOnica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provIsions of thiS Ordmance, to the extent of such
inCOnSistencies and no further, IS hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provISions of thiS Ordmance
SECTION 4 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of thiS
Ordinance IS for any reason held to be Invalid or unconstitutional by a decIsion of any court
of competent jUriSdiction, such decIsion shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portIons of this Ordmance The CIty CouncIl hereby declares that 1t would have passed thIS
Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared Invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared Invalid or unconstitutional
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SECTION 5 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once In the offiCIal
newspaper within 15 days after Its adoptIon ThIS Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from ItS adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHA JOt,tE~-/MOUTRJE
City Attorney \.j
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Adopted and approved this 19th day of December, 2000.
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Michael F€mstel.rMayor
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) 55
City of Santa MOnica )
I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that the
foregomg Ordmance No. 1997 (CCS) had It'S introduction on December 5, 2000, and
was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on December 19, 2000, by
the follOWing vote'
Ayes
CounCil members: Holbrook, O'Connor, McKeown, Genser, Katz, Mayor Pro
Tern Bloom, Mayor Feinstein
Noes'
CounCil members None
Abstain. CounCil members: None
Absent CounCil members. None
ATTEST
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Mana M. Ste~art, CIty Cterk