753 Licensing and Control of Pet AnimalsCITY OF YELM
ORDINACE NO. 753
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yelm, Washington, relating to the public health,
safety, and welfare and providing for the licensing and control of pet animals
within the City; authorizing fees/charges for Animal Control activities, and
criminal sanctions and enforcement, and repealing and replacing Yelm Municipal
Code Title 6, Chapter 6.04 and 6.08 in their entirety and Ordinances related to
those two Chapters.
WHEREAS, the City of Yelm recognizes a need to update existing Animal
Control regulations enacted over the years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yelm has determined that the regulation and control of
animals within the City is necessary for the safety of residents and to promote harmony
between neighbors;
follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Yelm, as
Section 1. REPEALED. Yelm Municipal Code, Title 6, Chapter 6.04, Impounding
Stray Livestock and 6.08, Animal Regulations and the corresponding
ordinances upon which they were enacted and/or amended are repealed
in their entirety to include:
A. Ordinance No. 18, (05/1927). An ordinance prohibiting livestock from
running at large and authorizing the care and sale of stray animals to
the police chief.
B. Ordinance No. 356, (06/1989). An ordinance providing for the
licensing and control of animals within the City and providing for fees,
penalties, criminal sanctions and enforcement.
C. Ordinance No. 463, (05/1993). An ordinance providing for setting
licensing fees and violation sentencing guideline fees by resolution of
the Yelm City Council.
D. Ordinance No. 515, (08/1994). An ordinance requiring impounded
dogs to have an Identifying micro-chip implanted prior to release.
E. Ordinance No. 536, (12/1994). An ordinance creating a Licensing Fee
Exemption for Service Dogs.
Section 2. ADOPTION BY REFERENCE. Yelm Municipal Code, Title 6, Chapters
6.04 Impounding Stray Livestock, 6.08 Animal Regulations, and 6.09
Interference With Officer are hereby adopted by reference as if set forth in
full.
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Section 3. REPEALER. All ordinances or part of ordinances inconsistent with the
provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. SEVERABILITY. If any provisions of this ordinance or its application to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the
ordinance or the application of the provisions to other persons or
circumstances is not affected.
Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect five days after its
passage, approval and publication.
PASSED and APPROVED by the Yelm City Council, and approved by the Mayor
of the City oflYelm, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof this 8t" day of May, 2002.
Adanj Rivas, Mayor
Authenticated:
Ag s P. Bennick, City Clerk
as to Form:
Brent Dille, City Attorney
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 2002
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