059 of 1986 - Animal Control related to wild exotic or dangerous animals and the disposition of animals held by Im 0 86-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No . 59 of 1986
(Animal Control )
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 100-1-1 (21 ) , 100-1-22 and
100-1-27 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 1965 ,
AS AMENDED, RELATING TO WILD, EXOTIC OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS AND
RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS HELD BY ANIMAL CONTROL
IMPOUND FACILITIES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 100-1-1 (21) of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, relating to definition of
wild , exotic or dangerous animals, be, and the same hereby is
amended to read as follows :
Sec . 100-1-1 (21 ) . Wild , exotic or dangerous animal . Any
animal which is not commonly domesticated , or which is not native
to North America, or which, irrespective of geographic origin, is
of a wild or predatory nature, including those animals which, as
a result of their natural or wild condition, cannot be vaccinated
effectively for rabies, or any other animal which, because of its
size , growth propensity, vicious nature or other characteristics
would constitute an unreasonable danger to human life , health or
property if not kept, maintained or confined in a safe and secure
manner. Those animals, however , domesticated , shall include but
are not limited to:
a . Alligators and crocodiles.
b . Bears ( ursidae) . All bears including grizzly bears ,
brown bears, and black bears.
c . Cat family ( felidae) . All except the commonly
accepted domesticated cats, and including cheetahs, cougars ,
leopards , lions, lynx , panthers , mountain lions , tigers and
wildcats .
d . Dog family ( canidae) . All except domesticated dogs,
and including wolf, part wolf, fox , part fox , coyote, part
coyote, dingo and part dingo.
e. Porcupine (erethizontidae) .
f . Primate ( hominiddae) . All subhuman primates.
g. Raccoon ( prosynnidae) . All raccoons including
eastern raccoons , desert raccoons and ring-tailed cats.
h. Skunks .
i. Venomous fish and piranha.
j . Venomous snakes or lizards .
k . Weasels (mustelidae) . All including weasels,
martins, wolverines, ferrets , badgers , otters, ermine , mink
and mongoose, except that the possession of such animals
shall not be prohibited when raised commercially for their
pelts.
SECTION 2. That Section 100-1-22 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, relating to impounding--disposition of
animals , be, and the same hereby is amended to read as follows :
Sec. 100-1-22. Impounding--Disposition of animals.
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( 2 ) ( a) All dogs and cats, except for those quarantined or
confined by court order, held longer than the minimum impound
period , and all dogs and cats voluntarily relinquished to the
impound facility may be destroyed or sold as the animal control
director shall direct. Any healthy dog or cat may be sold to any
person or to any institution engaged in scientific research and
desiring to purchase such animal for a price to be determined by
the director but not to exceed $30. 00 per animal , plus license
and rabies vaccination as required .
( b) All persons purchasing any dog or cat from the impound
facility shall , at the time of purchase, execute an agreement on
forms provided by the impound facility. Said agreement shall
provide that the purchaser will have the dog or cat so purchased
spayed or neutered within 180 days of the date of purchase of
said dog or cat and that the purchaser will file with the animal
control director written verification from a licensed
veterinarian that said dog or cat has been spayed or neutered
prior to the date of written verification. The agreement shall
also provide that sale or transfer of the purchased dog or cat by
the purchaser shall not release the purchaser from the obligation
to have the said animal spayed or neutered nor from the obliga-
tion to file the written verification as provided hereinabove.
In lieu of the aforementioned written verification from a
licensed veterinarian, the purchaser may file a truthful aff i-
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davit with the animal control director within 180 days of the
date of purchase certifying that the dog or cat so purchased from
the impound facility has died prior to the 180-day deadline and
prior to being spayed or neutered .
( c) Failure of the purchaser of a dog or cat from the
impound facility to file the written verification from a licensed
veterinarian, as provided hereinabove, within 180 days of the
date of purchase of said dog or cat, or, in the alternative ,
failure of the purchaser to file a truthful affidavit within 180
days from the date of said purchase certifying that the dog or
cat so purchased has died within the 180 day period and prior to
being spayed or neutered , shall constitute a misdemeanor .
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(4 )
SECTION 3. That Section 100-1-27 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, relating to wild animals , be , and the
same hereby is amended to read as follows :
Sec . 100-1-27. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell ,
offer for sale, barter, give away, keep, own , harbor or purchase
any wild animal as defined in Section 100-1-1 (21 ) , except the
animal shelter, a zoological park, veterinary hospital , humane
society shelter, public laboratory, circus, sideshow, amusement
show, or facility for education or scientific purposes may keep
such an animal if protective devices adequate to prevent such
animal from escaping or injuring the public are provided .
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Notwithstanding the foregoing , all persons who, within thirty
days of the effective date hereof, declare to the animal control
director that they are the owner of a hybrid wild animal , defined
in Section 100-1-1 (21) (d) , shall be issued a license for said
hybrid wild animal providing the animal control director has not
received any prior complaints with respect to said hybrid wild
animal , and providing all other requirements for licensing of
animals as provided in this title are met. Said hybrid wild
animal shall be licensed in the manner and subject to all of the
provisions of this title. No such licensing of hybrid wild
animals shall be effected after 30 days from the effective date
hereof .
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon the date
of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 8th day of July 1986.
HAIR AN
ATTEST:
J-:TY RECORDER
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Mayor's Action: July 8, 1986
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Affidavit of Publication ADM 35A
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
CHRIS ANDERSON
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sAuuucEClTy DINANtE Being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he/she is
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