Ordinance 3681ORDINANCE NO. 3681
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ECC
5.05.127.1 ON SPAYING OR NEUTERING OF ADOPTED
DOGS AND CATS; AMENDING PROVISIONS OF ECC
5.05.127.4 ON PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO SPAY OR
NEUTER ADOPTED DOGS AND CATS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the code currently requires dogs and cats that are surgical candidates
for spaying or neutering to be spayed or neutered before they can be adopted from the city's
designated shelters; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned requirement delays the adoption of the animals
when their surgeries cannot be timely scheduled with the city's designated veterinarians; and
WHEREAS, delays in adoptions leads to shortage of space at the city's
designated shelters; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that to address shortage of space at the city's
designated shelters, it is acceptable to permit the adoption of dogs and cats before their scheduled
surgeries for sterilization as long as the person adopting the pet promises to keep the surgery
appointment for the pet's sterilization with the city's designated veterinarian, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. A new subsection D of ECC 5.05.127.1 Spay or neuter of owner-
surrendered and stray animals required. is hereby adopted to read as follows:
5.05.127.1 Spay or neuter of owner - surrendered and stray
animals required.
D. When scheduling prohibits a timely spay or neuter surgery
by the city's designated veterinarian(s), the new adoptive family
member will be allowed to take the animal home after signing an
affidavit promising to return the animal to the designated
veterinarian(s) at a scheduled appointment time made by the
animal control authority. Failure to keep the scheduled
appointment for the animal will constitute a violation of this
chapter with the adoptive person subject to a penalty under
5.05.127.4.
Section 2. Subsection B of ECC 5.05.127.4 Failure to spay or neuter - Penalties.
is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.05.127.4 Failure to spay or neuter — Penalties.
B. Penalties.
1. First infraction: punishable by a fine of $100.00.
2. Second and subsequent infractions: punishable by a fine of
$250.00.
3. If said animal is taken up by animal control while running
at large in violation of ECC 5.05.050, the fines established
above shall be doubled, up to the maximum allowed under
RCW 7.80.120.
4. All fines set forth herein shall be in addition to any other
fine or deposit forfeiture otherwise provided by city
ordinance.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
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such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 4. 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.
APPROVE
MAY04GAIV AAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
W.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO ORM:
OFFICE OF 711EICTY A NEY:
BY W S-�A�
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 03/14/2008
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 03/18/2008
PUBLISHED: 03/24/2008
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/29/2008
ORDINANCE NO. 3681
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3681
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 18th day of March, 2008, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3681. 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 ECC
5.05.127.1 ON SPAYING OR NEUTERING OF ADOPTED
DOGS AND CATS; AMENDING PROVISIONS OF ECC
5.05.127.4 ON PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO SPAY OR
NEUTER ADOPTED DOGS AND CATS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 19th day of March, 2008.
.,-( e� e.,
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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Affidavit of Public do
SKATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH S.S.
The undersigned. being 11ISt duly sworn on oath deposes and says that she is Pi incipa! C'lc;-!<
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
Summary of Ordinance No. 3681
Amending provisions of ECC
a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said newspaper proper and no(
in supplement form, in the regular and entire edition of said paper on the following days and
times, namely:
March 24, 2008
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
cEIVday of March, 200
'APR 012000
Notary Public in a d for e State of Washington,
EDMONDS CITY CLERK County.
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