AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2009 WEST JORDAN CITY CODE SECTION 6-3B-1 and 6-3C-5 REGARDING ANIMAL IMPOUND DURATION
WHEREAS, the City of West Jordan (“City”) adopted West Jordan City Code (“City Code”) in 2009; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (“Council” or “City Council”) desires to amend certain sections of the City Code, regarding and related to animal licensing and impound durations (“proposed City Code amendments”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public meeting on April 10, 2024 regarding the proposed City Code amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it to be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City to adopt the following proposed City Code amendments.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN, UTAH AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment of Code Provisions. City Code Section 6-3B-1 and 6-3C-5 are amended to read as shown on Attachment 1 to this Ordinance.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder shall not be affected thereby.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon posting or publication as provided by law and upon (i) the Mayor signing the Ordinance, (ii) the City Council duly overriding the veto of the Mayor as provided by law, or (iii) the Mayor failing to sign or veto the Ordinance within fifteen (15) days after the City Council presents the Ordinance to the Mayor.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN, UTAH, THIS 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2024.
CITY OF WEST JORDAN
By:
Zach Jacob
Council Chair
ATTEST:
Cindy M. Quick, MMC
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Council Chair Zach Jacob ? ?
Council Vice-Chair Chad Lamb ? ?
Council Member Bob Bedore ? ?
Council Member Pamela Bloom ? ?
Council Member Kelvin Green ? ?
Council Member Kent Shelton ~ absent ~
Council Member Kayleen Whitelock ? ?
PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 15, 2024.
Mayor’s Action: ______ Approve ______ Veto
By: _____________________________ ___________________
Mayor Dirk Burton Date
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Tangee Sloan, CMC
City Recorder
STATEMENT OF APPROVAL/PASSAGE (check one)
______ The Mayor approved and signed Ordinance No. 24-16.
______ The Mayor vetoed Ordinance No. 24-16 on __________________ and the City Council timely overrode the veto of the Mayor by a vote of _____ to _____.
______ Ordinance No. 24-16 became effective by operation of law without the Mayor’s approval or disapproval.
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Tangee Sloan, CMC
City Recorder
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CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Tangee Sloan, certify that I am the City Recorder of the City of West Jordan, Utah, and that a short summary of the foregoing ordinance was published on the Utah Public Notice Website on the _______ day of _______________________ 2024. The fully executed copy of the ordinance is retained in the Office of the City Recorder pursuant to Utah Code Annotated, 10-3-711.
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Tangee Sloan, CMC
City Recorder
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Attachment 1
[Attachment to ORDINANCE NO. 24-16
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2009 WEST JORDAN CITY CODE
SECTION 6-3B-1 and 6-3C-5 REGARDING ANIMAL IMPOUND DURATION]
B. Time Limits For Licensing: Any owner or custodian of a dog or cat shall obtain a license for such animal within thirty (30) days after the dog or cat reaches the age of four (4) months, or, in the case of a dog or cat over four (4) months of age, within thirty (30) days of the date of acquisition, ownership, or possession of the dog or cat.
C. Annual License Applications And Fees: All owners of dogs and cats must renew their dog and cat licenses annually. New license applications must be submitted to the division of animal control, utilizing a standard form which contains the dog or cat owner's name, address and telephone number, and the breed, sex, color and age of the animal. All dogs and cats must have current rabies vaccinations before being licensed. Rabies vaccinations must be given by an authorized provider and a copy of the vaccination certificate must be presented with the license application before a license renewal application will be accepted by the division of animal control.
6-3C-5: DISPOSITION OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS:
B. Extended Impounds; Cost Recovery: All animals, except those quarantined or confined by court order, may be held longer than the minimum impound period, and all animals voluntarily relinquished to the impound facility may be destroyed, adopted or sold as the Division of Animal Control or his designee shall direct. Any healthy animal may be adopted by any person over eighteen (18) years of age or sold to any institution engaged in scientific research and desiring to purchase such animal for a price to recoup City costs as reasonably determined by the mayor or his designee, but not to exceed the amount set by the City Council in its uniform fee schedule, plus license and rabies vaccination if required. Any animal which has not been neutered or spayed may not be so adopted by a private person unless and until the animal has been neutered or spayed by a licensed veterinarian, at the expense of the adopter, prior to its release from the impound facility.
C. Owner Responsible For Costs: In the event an owner is notified of the impoundment of his/her pet and fails to either redeem or formally release said pet to the Division of Animal Control, the owner shall be responsible for payment of all fees and/or charges incurred pursuant to the impound and may be charged with abandonment under subsection 6-3D-10F of this chapter.
D. Release To Owner: Any animal voluntarily relinquished to the Division of Animal Control by the owner, for the destruction or placement of the animal, need not be kept for the minimum holding period. The owner will sign a statement assuring that s/he is unaware of any bite inflicted by the animal within the last ten (10) days.
F. Owner Directed Destruction; Costs: The Division of Animal Control may destroy an animal upon the request of the owner without transporting the animal to the shelter. A fee shall be charged the owner for the destruction and any subsequent disposal of the carcass provided by the City that approximates the direct and indirect cost to the City or the fee established by the City Council in its uniform fee schedule.
H. Eminent Danger Destruction: When in the judgment of the animal control officer, it is determined that an animal should be destroyed for humane reasons or to protect the public from imminent danger to persons or property, such animal may be destroyed without regard to any time limitations otherwise established herein, and without court order. (2001 Code § 14-3-105; amd. 2009 Code; Ord. 19-03, 1-23-2019; Ord. 21-04, 2-10-2021)