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Home My WebLink AboutO-1999-2362 e e ORDINANCE NO. 99-.2.3..62. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ANIMALS, SECTION 14-108, VICIOUS OR DANGEROUS DOGS; REMOVAL FROM CITY UPON NOTICE; IMPOUNDMENT AND DESTRUCTION; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE , HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Section 14-108 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: "Sec. 14-108. Vicious or dangerous dogs; removal from city upon notice; impoundment and destruction Vicious or dangerous dogs shall be governed by the provisions of V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code ch. 822. Any vicious or dangerous dog that is determined to be a dangerous dog under ch. 822 of the Texas Health and Safety Code by the animal control authority of the City of La Porte shall immediately be impounded and kept in secure and humane conditions until a court of competent jurisdiction orders the final disposition of the dog as allowed by ch. 822 of the Texas Health and Safety Code." Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, it is hereby declared to be the intention of the City of Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for the . . ORDINANCE NO. 9'2362 PAGE 2 e time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days after its passage and approval. The City Secretary shall give notice to the passage of the notice by causing the caption to be published in the official newspaper of the City of La Porte at least twice within ten (10) days after the passage of the Ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 27th DAY OF September .1999. CITY OF LA PORTE B~ R AN AlON, ayor ATTEST: e e PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 99-2362 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ANIMALS, SECTION 14-408, VICIOUS OR DANGEROUS DOGS; REMOVAL FROM CITY UPON NOTICE; IMPOUNDMENT AND DESTRUCTION; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECfIVE DATE HEREOF. CITY OF LA PORTE slNorman L. Malone, Mayor AT'IEST: slMartha A. Gillett, City Secretary APPROVED: slKnox W. Askins, City Attorney ~df) br,She~ '}. 0 ~ (.l, 0'yf1 p~ ~p ~ . e e ASKINS & ARMSTRQNG, P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 702 W, FAJRMONT PARKWAY P. O. BOX 1218 LA PORTE, TX n572-1218 2814711886 T cIcphonc 281471-2047 Facsimile Memo SEP 1 4 1999 CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE To: Secretary, City of La Porte From: . ity Attorney, City of La Porte CC: ff - Chief of Police. City of La Porte Police Dept. Date: September 8, 1999 Re: Proposed Ordinance Attached is a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 14, Animals, Section 14-108, Vicious or Dangerous Dogs which will update our Code of Ordinances to incorporate the recent changes in the Health and Safety Code ch. 822. Please review and . ;advise any comments, questions.. or changes. Please place this ordinance on the age~da for the September 27th City Council Meeting. . . ~ ;.' . . . Page 1 1200 Hwy, 146 Suite 180 P.O. Box 1414""'" .. . .' "'~"~'" J'<:.:'::. ".. ." -..,:" ..... . '. T-- he -8 !:...::<;~/~,;\* a'sll!ore Y.. '. '\'." . 'Voice Of.ThE/ijtijJihof'e"Since 1947' . r';.~';~';'; ~:~.;. .' e County of Harris State of Texas Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date . carne and appeared Karolyn Kellogg, a duly authorized representative of The Bayshore Sun, a s8"1i-\oTeekly newspapers published and generally distributed in the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, and who after being duly sworn, says the attached notice was published in The Bayshore Sun dated 10/03/99 La Porte, Texas 77571 (713) 471-1234 Sun PUBLIC NOTICE . Ii ~ , ORDIN,,, JCE NO. 99-2362 CITY OF LA PORTE s/ Norman L. Malone, Mayor ATTEST: sl Martha A. Gillett, City Secretary APPROVED: s/ Knox W. Askins City Attorney Karolyn Kellogg Authorized Representative Sworn and subscribed before me this I s-"n~. day of '71~ ,1999. ,~A..~ Sandra E. Bumgarner Notary Public Harris County, Texas 1200 Hwy. 146 Suite 180 P.O. Box 1414 . :,:.. '&~~:" -;"'. e The B~;;rBlre ~,:;. ....,.,.'.\.., 'Voice Of;Tir~:11'au~h6r~;Since 1947' . :.;..:...~~; l......~.~ . La Pone. Texas 77571 (713) 471-1234 SUD M" 'L FROM CITY UPON NOTICE' I~. JNDMENT AND DESTRUCTION: FINDING COMF;.IANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY, CLAUSE; AND PRO- VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HERE- OF. County of Harris CITY OF LA PORTE sJ.iNonnan L. Malone, Mayor PUBLIC NOTICE ... \ ORDINANCE NO. 99-2362 ~ ~\S 51 Q' a%. Gillett, '\~ Ci~S r ry ,# AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER ," j, 14, ANIMALS. SECTION 14-408, VI- APPRO, D ox W. Askins CIOUS OR DANGEROUS DOGS; RE- Attomey State of Texas Before me, the undersigned. authority, on this date . came and appeared Karolyn Kellogg, a duly authorized. representative of The Bayshore Sun, a s8'T\i-\o7eekly newspapers p.lb1ished. and generally distributed. in the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, and who after being duly sworn, says the attached. notice was pub1isherl in The Bayshore Sun dated. 10/06/99 cY.Ad~/a'f ~ KelQogg Authorized Representative SWorn and subscribed before me this / S---,}1 day of 71~ ,1999. ~A,~ Sandra E. Bumgarner Notary Public Harris County, Texas