HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969 Animal Control and Enforcement ORDINANCE NO. /q .~
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ANIMAL CONTROL,
AND ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES AND FEES RELATING
THERETO, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES1692 and 1937.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. Definitions. In construing the provisions of this
or~'ina~ce, except where otherwise plainly declared or clearly apparent
from the context, words used herein shall be given their common and
ordinary meaning. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Adult dog" is one of either sex, altered or unaltered, that
has reached the age of six months;
(2) "At large" means off the premises of the owner or keeper
and no5 under restraint by leash or chain or not otherwise controlled
Dy a com~2etent person;
(3) "City" means the City of Port Townsend.
(4) "Domesticated animal" means those domestic beasts as any dog,
cat, rabbit, horse, mule, ass, cattle, goat, sheep or hog, or other
animal made to be domestic;
(5) "Infraction" means a violation of any of the provisions of
this ordinance,
(6) "Kennel" means a place where five or more adult dogs are kept:
(a) "Hobby Kennel" means a noncommercial kennel at or adjoining
a private ~esiden~e where adult dogs are kept for purposes other than
breeding as a'primary interest, such as for hunting or organized field
trials, obedience or confirmation competition.
' ~ .~(b) "COmmercial Kennel" means a kennel where adult do~s are
boarded, bred or trained for compensation, but not including a small
animal hospital or clinic, pet shop or shelter.
(7) "LivestOck" means horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine,
reindeer, donkeys, mules and llamas.
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(8) "Owner" means any person, firm, corporation, organization.~
or department having an interest in, or having control or custody or
possession of any animal;
(9) "Person" includes any person, partnership, corporation,
trust or association of persons;
(10) "Racks of dogs" means a group of two or more dogs running
upon either public or private property not that of its owner or
in a stat. e in which either its control or ownership is in doubt or
cannot, readily be ascertained, and when such dogs are not restrained
or' cont~°li~d.
(11)..."un~e:r control" means the animal, while off of a leash
and~or off'the owner's premises, is under voice and/or signal control
so a~ to be-thereby restrained from approaching any bystander or
other animal and from causing or being the cause of physical property
damage.
(12) "Vicious" means the propensity to do any act that might
endanger the safety of any person, animal or property of another,
including, but not limited to, a disposition to mischief or fierceness
as might occasionally lead to attack onhuman beings without provocation.
Section 2. Impouqdin$. All impounding of animals as provided for in
this ordinance shallbedonebytheChief of Police or his duly authorized officers and
his~..~.agen~$.~ Animals shall be impounded in thatpou~dauthorizedbythe City. Council.
Section 3. Enforcement. Whenever a power is granted to or a duty
imposed upon the Chief of Police, that power may be exercised or the
duty performed by an authorized officer under his direction or by a
specially Commissioned agent.
Section 4. Runnin~ at large on public property. 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.
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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.
Section 5. Female in heat. It is unlawful for any owner to
keep a f~male domesticated animal, whether licensed or not, while in
heat, under circumstances where the animal is accessible to other
animals except for PUrposes of controlled and planned breeding. Any
such animal, while in heat, accessible to other animals is a nuisance
and may be immediately seized and impounded.
SectiOn ~6. Harboring vicious or dangerous animal. It is un-
lawfUl for' any~owner to keep, harbor or maintain on or off the
owner's premises in a manner liable to endanger the safety of persons
or property lawfully upon the premises, or upon any street, avenue,
alley, public or private place, or to allow to run at large within
the ~o~porat~.~ timi~ts~of. ~the_ City,.an¥ ty~e.~o~ vicious, menacing or
dangerous animal or an animal with vicious propensities. Any such
animal is a nuisance and may be immediately seized and impounded.
At a hearing contesting determination of infraction of this
section or a mitigation hearing, the court, as a part of the penalty
imposed, may determine In its judgment whether or not the animal is
vicious or dangerous and whether or not it shall be destroyed or other-
wise disposed of. The cost thereof shall be taxed as a part of and
collected in the same manner as other costs in the case.
..... ~4~on 7. Howling and Bar.king.~ It is unlawful for an owner ~o
keep or harbor any animal which, by frequent or habitual howling,
yelping, barking or the making of other noices, annoys or disturbs
any person. Any such animal is deemed a nuisance and may be seized
and impounded.
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Section 8. Injury to property. It is unlawful for any owner
to suffer or permit any animal to trespass on private or public property
so as to damage or destroy any property or thing of value. The same
is a nuisance and any such animal may be seized and impounded.
Section 9. Chasing vehicles. It is unlawful for any owner or
keeper to suffer or permit any animal to in any manner obstruct,
chase, run after or lump at vehicles lawfully using the public streets,
avenues, alleys and ways the same is a nuisance and any such dog may
be~s~i~ed.and~i~pounded.~
Section 10. Jumping and barking at pedestrians. It is unlawful
for any owner to keep or harbor without restraint or confinement any
animal that frequently or habitually snarls and growls at or snaps or
jumps upon or threatens persons lawfully upon the public sidewalks,
streets, alleys or public places.
dog may be seized and impounded.
Section 11. Running in Packs.
The same is a nuisance and any such
It is unlawful for an owner to
suffer or permit any animal to run in a pack. The same is a nuisance
and any such animal may be siezed and impounded.
Section 12. Stray animal. Any stray animal running at large in
the City is a nuisance, and may be siezed and impounded. For the
purpose of this section, "stray animal" means any animal loitering in
a neighborhood or public place without an apparent owner or home. The
poundmaster may request that a person requesting impoundment under this
section first apprehend and secure such animal, provided that the animal
does not appear vicious or diseased.
Section 13. Leash Law. No dog shall be permitted to be at large
off the premises of the owner of said dog except when kept upon a leash
not more than 8 feet in length held by a person of reasonable age and
discretion. Violation of this section constitutes an infraction.
Section 14. Giving notice of releasing stra.y. It shall be the
duty of each person who shall take into his possession any stray animal
not placed in his possession by the person having lawful ownership,
custody or control thereof, at once to notify the Sheriff of Jefferson
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County or the impounding authority. It is unlawful to refuse to release
such animal to the Sheriff, his Deputy or the impounding authority upon
demand and without charge.
Section 15. Injured or diseased animals. Any animal suffering
from serious injury or disease may be destroyed by the impounding
authority; provided, that the impounding authority shall notify the
owner prior to destruction, if the owner is known, and if the owner is
unknown, make all reasonable efforts to locate and notify the owner,
prior to destruction. ~ReasonabLe Veterinary consultation and treatment
may be acquired at discretion of impounding officer.
Section 16. Quarantine. Any animal that bites or otherwise breaks
the skin of any person, regardless of whether that person be on public
or private property, may be impounded and quarantined for a least ten
(10) days to determine whether the animal is infected with any disease
that may have been transmitted to the victim. If approved by the impound-
ing authority, the owner or keeper may quarantine the animal on his/her
premises. It is a violation of this ordinance to refuse required
quarantine of an animal which has broken the skin of any person.
Kennel fees for the quarantine period are to be paid by the owner
of the animal and release of the animal is condidtioned upon payment
of these fees. Ownerless animals shall be humanely destroyed and
referred to the local Health Department for analysis.
Section 17. Impound Agency. Interlocal agreement between Jefferson
County and the City of Port Townsend ~-may~ appoint and declare the
official poundmaster of the City.
Section 18. Poundmaster -- duties. The poundmas~er shall impound
all animals subject to impounding as prescribed by City Ordinance, and
such animals shall be provided with proper care, feed and water while so
confined. -The poundmaster shall collect and dispose of all dead animals
found on public lands in the City, and if the owner is known a reasonable
fee may be collected therefrom for such services.
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Section 19. Poundmaster employees. Designated employees of
the poundmaster over the age of twenty-one years may be made special
City police officers and charged with the duty of enforcing all ordi-
nances of the City and the statutes of the State of Washington relating
to the care, treatment, control, impounding and licensing of animals.
A special police officers commission shall be issued to such employees
by, and at the discretion of, the Chief of Police and may be revoked at
the will of the Chief of Police, and when so revoked, such appointment
shall cease and be null and void.
Section 20. Notice of impounding. When any animal is impounded
under the provisions of this ordinance, the impounding authority shall
as soon as feasible notify the owner, if the owner is known, of such
impoundment and the terms upon which the animal can be redeemed. If
the owner of the animal so impounded is unknown, then the impounding
authority shall make all reasonable efforts to locate and notify the
owner of the impounding of the animal. Any animal so impounded shall
be held for the owner at least five (5) days.
Section 21. Redemption of animal other than livestock.
(1) The owner of any animal, except livestock, which is impounded,
may redeem it subject to the following conditions:
(a) Payment of a $10.00 impound fee together with any unpaid
license fee if the animal is a dog;
(b) Payment of $ 3.00 per day or part thereof for board of
the animal during the impound period.
(2) If said animal is not redeemed by the owner within five (5)
days, the impounding authority, after complying with Section 20 of this
ordinance, may take the following action:
Hold the animal for an additional length of time for the
(a)
owner.
(b)
(c)
(3)
Sell the animal as a pet to another person; or
Destroy or otherwise dispose of the animal.
If the animal is diseased such as to be an imminent threat
to the public health or other animals, the animal may be immediately
destroyed; provided the poundmaster has made a reasonable attempt to
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locate and notify the owner. Veterinary consultation at the discretion
of the poundmaster may be provided.
Section 22. Redemption of livestock. The owner of any horse, cow,
goat or other livestock may redeem it within seventy-two (72) hours from
the time of its impoundment subject to the following conditions.
(1) Payment of a $ 20.00 impound fee;
(2) Payment of $ 6.00 per day or part thereof for board of the
animal during the impound period beyond the first day of impoundment;
(3) In the case of a horse, cow o~ other similar domestic animal for
which special transportation has been utilized, payment of a $ 20.00
transportation fee.
Section 23. Sale of unclaimed livestock. Any horse, cow, sheep,
goat or other livestock not claimed and released upon required payment
shall at the expiration of seventy-two (72) hours be sold at public auction
upon ten (10) days notice published in the City official newspaper setting
forth the time and place and describing the animal with reasonable c~rtainty,
and stating the name of the owner, if known, and if unknown, so stating.
A copy of such notice shall be served upon the owner, if known to the
poundmaster at least one (1) day before the sale. The poundmaster shall
deduct from the proceeds of sale all expenses of feeding and caring for
the animal and all expenses of advertizing and selling the same, and shall
retain the balance in reserve for six (6) months from date of sale, and
if unclaimed at the expiration of such period it shall revert to the
poundmaster for operation of the pound. No such money shall be paid any
claimant except upon proof satisfactory to the poundmaster that he is
entitled to the same.
If the animal is injured or diseased such that it could not reasonably
be expected to be sold at auction, it may be destroyed or otherwise disposed
of; provided the poundmaster has made a reasonable attempt to locate and
notify the owner. Veterinary consultation at the discretion of poundmaster
may be provided.
Section 23A. Unredeemed Animals. Any dog, cat or other household
pet which has not been redeemed, and which is subject to being destroyed
under the terms of this ordinance, may, at the option of the poundmaster,
be retained and placed for adoption upon such terms and conditions as the
poundmaster may deem appropriate.
Section 24. interference with impounding. Any person who operates
o~ens the pound or attempts to remove any animal impounded without
permission, or in any way tampers with or damages the pound, or
who hinders, delays or impedes any officer in ~nforcement of
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the impounding provisions of this ordinance commits a violation
punishable as provided in Section 38 of this ordinance.
Section 25. Dog licenses required. It is unlawful for any person
to own, keep or have control of any dog over the age of six months (6)
in the City unless said person, firm, corporation, organization or
department has procured a license therefor as provided in this ordinance.
Section 26. Dog license fee. The following fees shall be paid
for licenses upon~t~s ordinance:
For each dog spayed or neutered $ 5.00
(upon proof of spaying or neutering)
For each dog not spayed or neutered $ 10.00
Provided, that licenses and tags shall be provided free of charge
by the City to hearing aid dogs properly trained to assist the hearing
impaired and to guide dogs properly trained to assist blind persons
when such dogs are actually being used to assist the hearing impaired or
blind person in the home or in going from place to place; ~to dogs being
currently trained for such purpose in a school or program approved or
accredited by a professional organization or association, either for
profit or not for profit; and to young dogs being raised, to be trained
on reaching maturity as guide dogs, under the 4-H program known as
"Guide Dogs for the Blind." Licensing agents, in writing such licenses,
shall insert the words "Hearing Aid" or "Guide Dog" in the space allotted
for, and in place of, a stated fee.
Section 27. Date due. All dog licenses shall be due and payable
the first day of JanuaI-/ of each year. If the license fee above
provided for is not paid on or before Februa/7 28%h , of each year,
the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of %en dollars for each license
in addition to the regular fee as stated above; provided, the applicant
shall not pay the penalty fee if:
(1) The owner has been a resident of the City for thirty (30) days
or less or the dog, at the time of application for license, is less than
six (6) months of age.
(2) The owner has owned, kept or been in control of the dog for
thirty (30) days or less or the dog, at the time of application for
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license, is less than six (6) months of age.
Section 28. Issuance of licenses. It shall be the duty of the
City Clerk-Treasurer, his appointee, or his authorized agent to issue
licenses to persons applying therefor upon payment of the license fee
as provided in Section 27 and to issue a tag for each dog licensed.
The license shall be dated and numbered and shall bear the name of the
City, the name and address of the owner or keeper of the dog licensed,
the name of the dog, and a description of the dog, including its age and
sex. The tag shall bear the name of the City, a serial number corres-
ponding with the number on the license, and the date of expiration. It
shall be the duty of every owner or keeper of a dog to keep a substantial
collar on the dog and attached firmly thereto the license tag for the
current year; provided, that this provision shall not be maintained to
apply to a hunting dog in a controlled hunt by a competent person or to
show dogs on the show grounds or to dogs engaged in formal obedience
training. As an alternative to a license tag, an animal may be identified
as licensed by being tattooed on its inside ear or on its inside thigh
or groin with a permanent license number approved and on file with the
animal licensing agent. The Impounding Agent and its employees are
authorized agents of the Clerk-Treasurer for purposes of selling dog and
kennel licenses.
Section 29. Date of Issuance. Dog licenses shall be made
available to applicants on December ls%
yearly period as defined in Section 27.
may be seized and impounded.
of each year for the following
Dogs wearing expired licenses
Section 30. Lost tags. Lost tags may be replaced by a substitute
identification tag upon payment of one dollar to the City Clerk-
Treasurer, his appointee or his authorized agent.
Section 31. Unlawful to remove license tag. It is 6nlawful for
any person other than the owner or keeper to remove a license tag from
any dog licensed under the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 32. Unlicensed dogs -- impoundment. All dogs not licensed
under this ordinance, or which do not exhibit the license identification
tag as hereinabove provided, are in violation of this ordinance and may
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be seized or impounded.
Section 33. Dog Kennel license. It is unlawful for any person
to own, maintain or operate a kennel in the-~incorporated area of
the City unless said person has procured a kennel license. Kennel
licenses shall be issued by the C~erk-T~ea~re~, 'his appointee, or his
authorized agent.
Section 34. Individual kennelL license tag... At the time the
kennel license is issued, the person shall also be issued an individual
kennel license tag for each dog kept in the kennel. Individual kennel
license tags shall not be issued for individual dogs boarded on a
limited time basis at a recognized boarding kennel.
Section 35. Kennel license fee and date due.
(1) Commercial Kennel. The following fee shall be paid for a
commercial kennel license under this ordinance:
(a) A flat fee of $ 30.00 regardless of the size of the
kennel operation. All kennel licenses granted under this ordinance
shall be due and payable the first day of Janua~ each year. If the
kennel license fee is not paid on or before Feb~ua~ 28%h of each year,
the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of fo~%y dollars ($ h0.00 )
in addition to the regular fee as stated above; provided, the applicant
shall not pay the penalty fee if the applicant has owned, maintained or
operated a kennel for one month or less.
(b) No kennel license shall be issued without the applicant
first obtaining written authorization for such kennel from the City
Board of Adjustment, and presenting such authorization to the licensing
agent at the time of applying for the kennel license. Such written
authorization to the licensing agent at the time of applying for the
kennel license. Such written authorization~shall not be required in
subsequent years unless the location of the kennel has changed.
(2) Hobby kennels. The following fee shall be paid for a hobby
kennel license under this ordinance:
Ten (10) adult dogs or fewer ........................ $ 30.00
Each additional ten (10) adult dogs or fraction ..... $ 30.00
thereof
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This shall be payable the first day of January of each
year. If the kennel license fee is not paid on or before Fsbruary
~8~ of each year, the applicant shall pay a penalty fee of Forty
dollars ($40.00 ) for each kennel license in addition to the regular
fees as stated above; provided, the applicant shall not pay the penalty
fee if the applicant has owned, maintained or operated a kennel for one
month or less.
Section 36. Kennel inspection. Prior to the issuance of a kennel
license, or the yearly renewal of same, the Chief of Police or
his authorized agent may, between the hours of ~:00 a.m. and ~:OOP-m-,
upon notice, enter the premises of the applicant and make a personal
inspection to ascertain the number of dogs maintained by the applicant,
to determine if the applicant has proper facilities to maintain and care
for such dogs and to determine if the applicant is providing said dogs
with the necessary sustenance and drink. Entry for such inspection
shall not constitute a trespass. Upon issuance of the kennel license,
the premises of the licensee may be subject to inspection upon the same
conditions as above, for the reasons stated in this section.
Section 37. Violations -- penalty. Any person, who violates any
provisions of this ordinance shall incur a civil penalty. The penalty
for the first violation shall be tendollars ($ 10.00) this penalty shall
not be suspended or deferred. The penalty for a second violation of the
same section of this ordinance shall be Twenty dollars ($20.00 )- The
penalty for a third violation of the same section of this ordinance shall
be Thirty dollars ($30.00 )- The penalties for second and third violations
or any portion of those penalties may be reduced, suspended or deferred
in the discretion of the Court. For each violation of a continuing
nature, each day shall constitute a separate offense. A notice of in-
frac~i~ay be issued by the Chief of Police or his appointed officers
or by a specially commissioned Police Officer.
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Section 38. Violations -- abatement. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance in the keeping or maintenance of
any nuisance as defined in this ordinance may, in addition to the penalty
provided for in Section 37, be ordered, by the Court in such action,
to forthwith abate and remove such nuisance. If the same is not done by
the owner or keeper within a reasonable amount of time as determined by
the Court, the same shall be abated and removed under the direction of
any officer authorized by the order of the Court.
If a person who has been issued a notice of infraction elects not
to request a hearing, the City may request a hearing for the purpose
of determining whether an order of abatement should issue.
When such nuisance has been abated by any officer or authorized
agent of the City the costs and expenses shall be taxed as part of the
costs of the action against the party. In all cases where an officer
is authorized by the Court to abate any such nuisance, he shall keep
an account of all expenses attending such abatement. In addition to
other powers herein given to collect such costs and expenses, the City
may bring suit for the same in any court of competent jurisdiction
against the person keeping or maintaining the nuisance so abated.
Section 39. Notice of Infraction.
(1) A notice of infraction represents a determination that
violation has been committed. The determination will be final unless
contested as provided in this ordinance.
(2) A Washington Uniform Court Docket Citation may be used as
the form for the notice of infraction and shall include the following:
(a) A statement that the notice represents a determination
that an infraction has been committed by the person named in the notice
and that the determination shall be final unless contested as provided
in thi~,0~inance;
(b) A statement that an infraction is a non-criminal offense for
which imprisonment may not be imposed as a sanction;
(c) A statement of the specific infraction for which the notice
was issued;
A statement of the monetary penalty established for the
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infraction;
(e) A statement of the options provided in this ordinance
for responding to the notice and the procedures necessary to exercise
these options;
(f) A statement that at any hearing to contest the determination
the City has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence,
that an infraction was committed; and that the person may subpoena
witnesses including the officer who issued the notice of infractions;
(g) A statement that at any hearing requested for the purpose
of examining mitigating circumstances surrounding the commission of the
infraction the person will be deemed to have committed the infraction
and may not subpoina witnesses;
(h) A statement, which the person shall sign, that the person
promises to respond to the notice of infraction in'one of the ways
provided in this ordinance;
(i) A statement that failure to respond to a notice of in-
fraction as promised is a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine or
imprisonment in jail.
Section 40. Contesting determination of infraction.
(1) Any person who receives a notice of infraction under this
ordinance shall respond to such notice as provided in this section
within seven (7) days of the date of the notice.
(2) If the person determined to have committed the infraction
does not contest the determination, the person shall respond by com-
pleting the appropriate portion of the notice of infraction and sub-
mitting it, either by mail or in person, to the Court specified on the
notice. Payment in the amount of the penalty prescribed for the in-
fraction must be submitted with the response. When a response which
does not contest the determination is received, an appropriate order
shall be entered in the Court's records.
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(3) If the person determined to have committed the infraction
wishes to contest the determination, the person shall respond by com-
pleting the portion of the notice of infraction requesting the hearing
and submitting it either by mail or in person to the Court specified
on the notice. The Court shall notify the person in writing of the
time, place and date of the hearing, and that date shall not be sooner
than seven (7) days from the date of the notice, except by agreement.
(4) If the person determined to have committed the infraction
does not contest the determination but wishes to explain mitigating
circumstances surrounding the infraction the person shall respond by
completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing
for that purpose and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the
Court specified on the notice. The Court shall notify the person in
writing of the time, place and date of the hearing.
(5) If any person issued a notice of infraction fails to respond
to the notice of infraction as provided in subsection (2) of this
section, or fails to appear at a hearing requested pursuant to sub-
section (3) or (4) of this section, the Court shall enter an appropriate
order assessing the monetary penalty prescribed for the infraction and
any other penalty authorized by this ordinance.
Section 41. Hearing.
(1) A hearing held for the purpose of contesting the determination
that an infraction has been committed shall be without jury.
(2) Any person subject to proceedings under this ordinance may
be represented by counsel.
(3) The attorney representing the City may appear in any proceeding
under this chapter but need not appear, notwithstanding any rule of Court
to the contrary.
(4) The officer who issued the notice must appear at such hearing,
and may subpoena witnesses. The person named in the notice may subpoena
witnesses, including the officer, and also has the right to present
evidence and examine witnesses present in court.
(5) The burden of proof is upon the City to establish a commission
of the infraction by a preponderance of the evidence.
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(6) After consideration of the evidence and argument, the Court
shall determine whether the infraction was committed. Where it has
not been established that the infraction was committed an order dis-
missing the notice shall be entered in the Court's records. Where it
has been established that the infraction was committed an appropriate
order shall be entered in the Court's records.
(7) An appeal from the Court's determination or order shall be
to the Superior Court. Such appeal shall be taken in accordance with
the Justice Court Civil Rules. The decision of the Superior Court is
subject only to discretionary review pursuant to Rule 2.3 of the rules
of appellate procedure.
Section 42. Payment of penalty. Whenever a monetary penalty is
imposed by a Court under this ordinance it is due immediately and to be
made payable to the Clerk of Court. If a person is unable to pay at
that time, the Court may, in its discretion, grant an extension of the
perio~ in which the penalty may be paid. All penalties collected by the
Court shall be remitted to the City Clerk-Treasurer.
Section 43. Fees collected. All fees and fines collected under
this ordinance shall be deposited in the City current expense fund.
Section 44. 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, and to this end the
provisions of this title are declared to be severable.
Section 45. Repeal of Ordinances. On ~ the effective date hereof,
Ordinancesl692 and 1937, and any other ordinance or portion of ordinance
in conflict ~here~ith~ iS~he~e '~nd~r~by repealed.
Section 46. Effective date. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect upo9 ~assage, approval and publication as required by law.
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