ORD 1991-08ORDINANCE 0 91-08
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 91-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 85--16 RELATING TO
ANIMAL CONTROL BY ADDING A PROVISION REQUIRING
THE OWNER OR HARBORER OF EACH DOG OR CAT
WITHIN THE TOWN MORE THAN FOUR (4) MONTHS OLD
TO ANNUALLY REGISTER THE ANIMAL WITH THE TOWN;
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE AND
TAG FOR EACH DOG AND CAT; PROHIBITING THE
POSSESSION OF AN UNLICENSED DOG OR CAT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500.00) AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE
DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A
VIOLATION OCCURS OR CONTINUES; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT WITH
THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas
desires to ensure that dogs and cats within the Town have been
properly vaccinated by requiring that the owner or harborer of a
dog or cat within the Town be required annually to secure a license
for the said dog or cat from the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council hereby finds and determines that the
establishment of the dog and cat registration program set forth in
this Ordinance is in the best interests of the health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of the Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 85-16 of the Town of Trophy
Club relating to animal control shall be amended in the following
particulars, and that all other paragraphs, sentences, phrases and
words of the said Ordinance are not amended but are hereby
ratified, verified, approved and affirmed:
A. That a new Section 5A be added to Ordinance No. 85-16 to
read as follows:
"Section 5A. Licenses and Tags.
11(1) License Required. The owner or harborer
of each dog or cat more than four (4) months
old in the Town shall obtain an annual license
for such dog or cat from the City
Administrator. At the time of application for
such license, the owner shall present the
certificate of vaccination for the said animal
and pay a licensing fee for each dog or cat as
set forth in the Schedule of Fees of the Town.
"(2) Possession of Unlicensed ,Dog or Cat
Prohibited. A person commits an offense if he
possesses with the Town a dog or cat which has
not been licensed according to Section 5A(1),
above. The owner or harborer of a dog or cat
shall, upon request, show to the animal
control officer or other officer of the Town
enforcing this Ordinance the receipt for the
animal's Town registration. The failure or
refusal of an owner or harborer to produce to
the animal control officer or other Town
official charged with enforcement of this
Ordinance , upon request, a current license
tag shall constitute prima facie proof that
such dog or cat has not been licensed
according to the requirements contained in
Section 5A(1), above.
11(3) Issuance of Tags. Upon the presentation
of the vaccination certificate and payment of
the licensing fee, the Town Administrator or
her duly authorized representative shall issue
to the owner or harborer a license tag. The
tag shall be so marked as to indicate the
period of time such license is valid. The
license tag shall be valid for a period of one
(1) year or until the anniversary date of the
vaccination of the dog or cat, whichever comes
first. The license tag and vaccination tag
shall be affixed to a collar which shall be
attached to the animal's neck and worn by such
animal at all times.
I'M Lost or Destroyed Tags. In the event a
license tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate
shall be issued by the Town Administrator upon
presentation of a receipt showing the payment
of the license fee. The duplicate license tag
shall be valid only for the period of time
that remains on the original license receipt.
11(5) Failure to Obtain Registration Tag. A
person commits an offense, without regard to
his mental state, if he harbors a dog or cat
without a current registration tag for the dog
or cat.
"(6) Defenses. It is a defense to
prosecution that:
(a) the dog or cat was
months; or
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younger than four
(b) the owner or harborer of the dog or cat
has resided in the Town less than 30 days.
"(6) Transferability of Registration. Town
registration of a dog or cat is not
transferable to another dog or cat.
Section 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person to
violate any provision of this Ordinance, and any person violating
or failing to comply with any provision of this Ordinance shall be
fined, upon conviction, not less than One Dollar ($1.00) nor more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and a separate offense shall
be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
Section 3. That if any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining
portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict.
Section 5. That this Ordinance shall become effective from
and after its date of adoption and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy
Club, Texas this the 21st day of Ma 1991.
4Maor, Town o Trophy Club, Texas
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ATTEST:
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Town Secret ary,
Town of Tr phy, Club, Texas
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
'fiawn(, Attorney,
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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