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... . . RESOLUTION NO. 87-27 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE POLICY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTEt ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF CITY OF LA PORTE ORDINANCE NO. 1559, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER FIVEt ANIMALS AND FOWL" t OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte has heretoforet on the 14th day of Septembert 1987t passed and approved Ordinance No. 1559t an ordinance amending Chapter Five t "Animals and Fowl" t of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte. Certain questions have arisen as to the policies and procedures to be followed in the enforcement of such ordinance. The purpose of this resolution is to establish the policy of City Council on these matters. Section 2. Section 5-38 of Ordinance No. 1559t provides that "No person shall harbort at any timet more than three dogs or cats over the age of six months each, in any place in the CitYt except a duly licensed and permitted breeding kennelt boarding kennelt veterinary hospitalt or pet establishment." It is the intention of City Council that persons residing in residentially zoned areas of the City of La Portet who can show proof in the form of City of La Porte registrationt or receipts from a veterinarian for rabies vaccinationt of more than three dogs or catst on or before sixty (60) days from the date of this Resolutiont shall not be deemed to be in violation of Section 5-38 of the Ordinancet solely because the number of dogs or cats owned by such person was more than threet on or before sixty (60) days from the date of this Resolutiont and may continue to harbor such dogs or cats in excess of a total of three such animalst for the remaining life of such dogs or cats in excess of threet owned by such person and properly registered with the City of La Portet on or before sixty (60) days from the date of this Resolution. Such person shall not have the right to exceed the maximum number of three dogs or cats. after the death or removal of the number of such animals in excess of three. Section 3. It is the intent of City Council that the provisions of Section 5-36, Barking Dogs, and the provisions of Section 5-38, Restricting the Number of Dogs and Cats in Proximity to Residence of Another, shall be enforced on a complaint basis only. It is further the intent of City Council that, in the event of such complaint, that City Humane Officers shall attempt to mediate the matter between the complainant and the owner of the animals in question, prior to filing charges against the owner. Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective upon its passage and approval.