2011-0303
INTRODUCED BY: DENNIS NUSS, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VII
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances by adding Feral Cat and Feral Dog to Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Article I. In General, Sec. 4-1. Definitions, and Sec. 4-10 Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of exotic animals.
Body
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Article 1 In General, Sect. 4-1 Definitions, and Sec. 4-10 Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of exotic animals is hereby amended by adding the following:
Sec 4-1 Definitions
Feral Cat: Any cat born outside, lives outside, and is undomesticated or wild. It runs from you, hisses at all who approach and keeps its distance. This cat lives outside and forges its own way, it is neither neutered nor spayed and multiplies rapidly.
Feral Dog: It is the offspring of a domestic dog (strays) that have been abandoned. They live on the edge of human society, scavenging for food, finding shelter where they can, mating and raising completely un-socialized feral puppies. These dogs are completely unpredictable.
Sec. 4-10 Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of exotic animals.
(f) Feral Cat and Feral Dog
(1) Any cat or dog that is determined by the Animal Control Officer to be a feral animal. These animals will be kept for three (3) days of observation before being euthanized. Feral animals are considered wild animals, unsociable, unpredictable, and unadoptable.
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ____ day of ___________, 2011 to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
Amend Code - Chapter 4 - Section 4-1 & 4-10 Feral
CHAIRMAN: _________________________________
SECRETARY: ________________________________
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