St. Charles Parish - File #: 2019-0365

• File #: 2019-0365
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Code-Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Sec. 4-1., Sec. 4-4., Sec. 4-10., Sec. 4-40., Sec. 4-50., Sec. 4-51., Sec. 4-52., and Sec. 4-54. Animal breeders
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/18/2019
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 12/2/2019
• Final action: 12/2/2019
• Enactment #: 19-12-7
• Title: An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Article I. In General, Section 4-1. Definitions., Section 4-4. Animals running at large., Section 4-10. Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of exotic animals., Article III. Licensing, Section 4-40. Rabies inoculation required., Article IV. Impoundment, Adoption, Section 4-50. Impoundment authorized., Section 4-51. Adoption and seizure of impounded animals., Section 4-52. Public offering of animals for adoption., and Section 4-54. Animal breeders.
• Sponsors: Lawrence 'Larry' Cochran, Department of Animal Control
• Indexes: Animal Control
• Code sections: Ch. 4. Art. I. Sec. 4-1. - Definitions, Ch. 4. Art. I. Sec. 4-10. - Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of..., Ch. 4. Art. III. Sec. 4-40. - Rabies inoculation required, Ch. 4. Art. IV. Sec. 4-50. - Impoundment authorized, Ch. 4. Art. IV. Sec. 4-51. - Redemption and Adoption of impounded animals, Ch. 4. Art. IV. Sec. 4-52. - Public offering of animals for adoption, Ch. 4. Art. IV. Sec. 4-54. - Animal breeders
• Related files: 2003-0264, 2002-0064, 2009-0353, 2011-0303, 2012-0446, 2018-0253, 2004-0327, 2009-0259, 2009-0260, 2010-0096, 2019-0053, 2020-0342

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/6/2019	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/2/2019	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/2/2019	1	Parish Council	Approved 1	Pass
11/18/2019	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
11/18/2019	1	Parish President	Introduced

2019-0365
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CONTROL)
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Article I. In General, Section 4-1. Definitions., Section 4-4. Animals running at large., Section 4-10. Keeping of animals not considered pets and keeping of exotic animals., Article III. Licensing, Section 4-40. Rabies inoculation required., Article IV. Impoundment, Adoption, Section 4-50. Impoundment authorized., Section 4-51. Adoption and seizure of impounded animals., Section 4-52. Public offering of animals for adoption., and Section 4-54. Animal breeders.
Body
WHEREAS, the amendment of the current impoundment fee, feral cat and animal breeder laws for St. Charles Parish, Louisiana is in furtherance of the public's best interest and purpose, and is in satisfaction of a public need to decrease the animal overpopulation issues in the parish.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, Article I. In General, Section 4-1. Definitions. be hereby amended with new text underlined and deleted text in strikethrough:
Sec. 4-1. Definitions.
Animal control officer: An employee of the parish animal shelter in the classified service of the parish in the class of position of animal control officer. Animal control shall have the authority to appoint animal control officers and such other personnel as it deems proper to enforce the provisions of this title pertaining to animal control.
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. Any cat who is unsocialized to humans, whose temperament is one of fear and survives on own outdoors.
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