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ORDINANCE NO. '.~1
(Series of 1978)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5-45 OF THE
ASPEN MUNICIPAL CODE DELETING THE PROVISION
WHICH REQUIRES THE MAILING OF A NOTICE OF
IMPOUNDMENT TO THE O~'~ER OF ANY LICENSED DOG
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen desires
to amend Section 5-45 of the Aspen Municipal Code deleting
the provision which requires the mailing of anotice of
impoundment to the owner of any licensed dog,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That Section 5-45 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby
repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
Sec. 5-45. Notice to owner; redemption.
When any dog is impounded, as provided in section 5-44,
it shall be the duty of the animal warden to make
reasonable efforts to notify the owner, possessor or
person who harbors the same, if known. If the owner
or possessor is not known or cannot be contacted
directly, the animal warden shall post at city hall
and at the pound a notice containing a description
of such dog and information as to when and where
caught. A charge of five dollars ($5.00) is hereby
made for the impounding of any dog; and an additional
charge of five dollars ($5.00) per day is hereby made
for each day, or part thereof, the dog is kept in the
pound, including the day of impounding, i~o dog shall
be released from the pound until the owner shall have
paid all charges for impounding the dog, and until
the dog has been licensed and vaccinated in accordance
with this article.
Section 2
If any provision of this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
this ordinance are declared to be severable.
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Section 2
A public hearing on the ordinance
, 1978,
City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall,
iNTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law
shall be held on
at 5:00 P.~[. in the
Aspen, Colorado.
by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at its
regular meeting held at the City of Aspen on the ~day of
ATTEST:
, 1978.
ATTEST:
FINALLY adopted,
passed and approved on the //~
day of
Kathryn S/./Koch
City Cle~
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF PITKIN )
CERTIFICATE
I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, Colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced, read in full, and passed on ~
reading at a regular meeting of the City~ouncil of the
City of Aspen on ~Z~, 197 ~>, and published
in the Aspen Times a ~eekly newspaper of general circul-
ation, published in the City of Aspen, Colorado, in its
issue of
and.ap~_oved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
// , 197~, and ordered published as
Ordinance No.
~ ~ , 197~, and was finally adopted
~/ _, Series of 197~, of said City, as
provided by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this /~
./
S},AL
-~K~thyrn S/ Koch, City Clerk