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ORDINANCE NO. 3645
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 5.05.050 RUNNING AT LARGE PROHIBITED TO
DELETE THE EXCEPTIONS FOR CATS, REQUIRE THAT
THE CUSTODY OF CAPTURED STRAY ANIMALS BE
TURNED OVER TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY,
AND FIX A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, current City ordinance prohibits pet and animal owners from
allowing their animals to run at large, but creates an exception for cats; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that stray cats and cats allowed to run at large
pose a risk to public safety by contributing to the spread of disease and the killing or injury of
wild life such as bids, squirrels and other small animals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to reinstate a requirement that persons
taking up stray animals turn such animals over to the animal control authority or police within 24
hours; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds City Code, Section 5.05.050 Running at large
prohibited is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.05.050 Running at large prohibited.
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner or person have charge,
care, custody or control of any animal to allow such animal to run
at large during any hours of the day or night. This section shall not
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apply to dogs owned by the City or other law enforcement
agencies and maintained as police K -9 units while under the
custody and control of the trainer or handler. Any animal found
running at large may be seized and impounded.
B. It shall be the duty of a person who takes into their
possession any stray animal not owned by them or not placed in
their possession by the person having the lawful custody and
control thereof, to notify the animal control authority or police
within 24 hours and to release such animal to the City officer upon
demand and without charge.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
) SE-
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 05/11/2007
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 05/15/2007
PUBLISHED: 05/20/2007
EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/25/2007
ORDINANCE NO. 3645
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3645
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 15th day of May, 2007, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3645. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.05.050 RUNNING AT LARGE PROHIBITED TO DELETE
THE EXCEPTIONS FOR CATS, REQUIRE THAT THE CUSTODY OF CAPTURED STRAY
ANIMALS BE TURNED OVER TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY, AND FIX A
TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 16th day of May, 2007.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH
1 SUMMARY OF
ORDINAN NCE O 3645
of the City of Edmonds,
On the 15 h'nday of May,
2007, the City Council of the
Clty of Edmonds, Passed Or-
i rynance No. 3645. A summa.
ry of the content Of said ordi-
nance, consisting of the title,
Provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF TuF
Affidavit of Publication
S.S.
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that she is Principal Clerk
of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper printed and published in the City of Everett, County of
Snohomish, and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of general
circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper has been approved as a legal
newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Snohomish County and that the notice
THE PROVISIONS ItNUING SEC-
Summary of Ordinance No. 3645
T10N 5.05.050 RUNNING AT
LARGE PROHIBITED
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BE TURNED OVER TO THE
ANIMAL CONTROL
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THORITY, AND FIX A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said newspaper proper and not
The full text of this Ordi-
nance will be
in supplement form, in the regular and entire edition of said paper on the following days and
mailed . upon
request,
DATED this 16th day
times, namely:
May, 2007- of
CITY CLERK,
May 20, 2007
Published: May 20,2007E
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
Principal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st
day of May, 2007 F 5TAAj
Notary Pubric and for he State of Washington, residing at Ever tt, S homi BLiC
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Account Name: City of Edmonds Account Number. 101416 Order Number: 0001505355