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OKDINANCE NO. ,-;~
(Ser~es of 1971)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (C) OF SECTION 4,
CHAPTER 3, TITLE VI OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF ASPEN
TO INCLUDE THE C-C (COMMERCIAL CORE) ZONED DISTRICTS WITHIN
THE AREA WHERE DOGS SHALL BE UNDER LEASH CONTROL AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST.
WHEREAS, that the C-C (Commercial Core) zoned dis-
trict was established subsequent to the inactment of the dog
control ordinance.
AND WHEREAS, it is necessary for the preservation of
public property, health, peace and safety to require that all
dogs be under control by leash within the commercial core dis-
trict and that an emergency exists.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO.
Title VI
Section 1: Subsection (a) of Section 4, Chapter 3,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6-3-4:
DOGS NOT TO RUN AT LARGE AIXD LEASH
CONTROL:
(a) No dog shall be allowed to run at
large in the City of Aspen, outside of the C-C, C-1 and
C-2 Commercial District, unl'ess said dog is under the
reasonable control of the owner. For the purpose of
this Chapter, a dog shall be deemed under such reason-
able control when said dog is accompanied by its owner,
or some member of the owner's family, or with some
employee or agent of the owner."
Section 2: Subsection (c) of Section 4, Chapter 3,
Title VI is hereby amended to read as follows:
!'6-3-4: (c) Within the C-C, C-1 and C-2 Commer-
cial Districts of the City of Aspen, it is required that
every owner, possessor, keeper or agent or servant or a
member of his immediate family of any dog shall keep
such dog under control either by leash, cord, chain, or
within a vehicle or other confinement."
~ection 3: That dogs running at large in the C-C
(Commercial Core Area) are creating an immediate nuisance and
danger to the public health, peace, safety, and property of the
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people of Aspen and an emergency is hereby declared to exist.
Section 4: Any person convicted of violating
any provision of this Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
fined in an amount not to exceed THREE HUNDRED and 00/100
($300.00) DOLLARS, or by imprisonment for not more than
ninety (90) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 5: If any provision of this Ordinance
or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions
or applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect with-
out the invalid provisions or application and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
Dated this ... day of , 1971.
ATTEST: MAYOR
CITY CLERK
of
FINALLY ADOPTED, PASSED AND APPROVED this day
, 1971.
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK