HomeMy WebLinkAbout2963 Providing a Leash Requirement for Animals at Chetzemoka ParkOrdinance No. 2963
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENDING
PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 8.04.160 -RUNNING
AT LARGE PROHIBITED, TO PROVIDE A LEASH REQUIREMENT
FOR ANIMALS AT CHETZEMOKA PARK
WHEREAS, off leash pets at Chetzemoka Park increase costs and time to park
personnel to deal with certain pet owners who fail to control their anirnals; and
WHEREAS, there is a designated off leash area for animals at Chetzemoka Park in the
vicinity north of the Golden Age Club; and
WHEREAS, the Ciry Council determines it appropriate to require animals at
Chetzemoka Park to be on leash, except in specifically designated off leash areas,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as
follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8.04.160 -Running at large prohibited of the Port Townsend
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (text in strikeout is deleted, text in
underline is added):
8.04.160 Running at large prohibited.
It is unlawful for the owner or person having control of any domesticated animal to
suffer or permit it, whether licensed or not, to run at large to any park, or to enter any
public beach, pond, fountain or stream therein, or upon any public playground or school
ground, or in any public building. Any animal so straying, entering or trespassing upon
such property is declared to be a nuisance and shall be immediately seized and
impounded; provided, that this section shall not prohibit a person from walking or
exercising an animal in a public park or on a public beach when such an animal is on
leash, or under control by a competent person, and proper safeguards are taken to
protect the public and property from injury or damage from the animal provided further,
anv person walking or exercising an animal in Chetzemoka Park shall have the animal
on a leash (except for anv area or areas in Chetzemoka Park specifically designated
and signed to allow animals to be off leash).-(Ord. 1969 § 4, 1983).
SECTION 2. Penalty. Any person violation this ordinance shall be subject to the
penalties and procedures of Chapter 8.08 PTMC, and specifically 8.04.390-440 as amended
(incorporated by reference herein).
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SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of
the provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its
publication in the manner provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular
meeting thereof, held this fourth day of February 2008.
~~and al, Mayor
Attest:
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Pamela Kola. y, MMC, Cit Clerk
Approved as to Form:
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John P. Watts, City Attorney
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