HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-O-03 - Amending Sect 3-9 Code of OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1987-3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3-9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO A PROVISION
MAKING IT AN OFFENSE TO FAIL TO PROVIDE PROPER SHELTER FOR
ANIMALS AND FOWL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE,
TEXAS:
Section One
Section 3-9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Stephenville, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3-9. Cruelty to animals and fowl.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
willfully and wantonly cruelly beat or otherwise
maltreat, kill, maim, wound, poison or disfigure
any domesticated animal, bird or beast of any
kind; or to carry any animal, in or upon any
vehicle or otherwise, in a cruel or inhumane
manner; or for any person having charge or custody
of any animal to fail to provide it with proper
food, water and shelter; or to cruelly abandon
such animal.
Section Two
This ordinance shall go into effect immediately from and
after its passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED and APPROVED this 3 day of February, 1987.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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