ORD 87-22 ANIMAL CONTROL9/24/87 Revised Ockober 5, 1987
ORDINANCE NO. 87-22
AN OI{I)INANCI'] O1..' TIll',' CITY OF WI.N[;IoOW,
WASII [NGTON, AMI.:NI~ING CIIAI'TEI{ 6.04 O1..'
'1'111.: WINSI,OW MUNICiPAl, COl)E I!;NTI'I'I,EI)
"ANIMAl, CON'I'ROI," BY AblI':NDINC; 'FIII']
SECTIONS I{EI,A'I'fNG 'FO I)ANGI~ROUS
ANfMALS ::;O AS TO PI{OV.II)I~ 1,,'OR MOR[']
l~l::.~'l'l{.] CT.I. ON.q ON CONI,':I NI,:MEN'I? f;'I'AND-
ARI)S AND TIll!: DI,:I,'.I N I '1'1 UN TIII,:REOI.,'.
WHERIgAS, the City Council has determined that tile
present city regulations governing animal control should be
amended, and
WIII::I{Ii:AS, the City Counci.l_ finds that this ordinance
is in tile interests of tile public health, safety and welfare,
now, therefore,
TIll!] MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CiTY OF WINSLOW,
WASIIINGTON DO ORDAIN Changes to tile Wins].ow Municipal Code
as follows:
Soot i.on ].. Section 6 . l} 4 . 0 I 0 I) is nmonded so that
when amended sulksection D shall uoad in its cnt. ircty (new portions
underlined here only for clarity purposes):
"Dangerous Animal" means any animal with
a kuown tendency unprovoked, to cause
injuliy to or to otherwise endanger the
safety of humans or other domesticated
animals; or any animal. which bi. tes, mauls,
or attacks a human I)Cj, llg or other domestic
an.i, mal witl~out [,rovocat i on. "l)angerous
an i real" sha 1 I. a I so ,i nc] udo any do9 commonly
known as or acknuw ] edged by the owner as
a ]~i_t bul.[, l~[l', bull toilviol-, sta[lFordshire
I:,errjer, or combi. natj. on thel-eof, w]n3ther
[Hy~XpI!~i o[_]~91,; ?!h_~ggg[~U.?ss..o[ whether
,%[ _ .~ U:~_bj2S}l ....{s ~Lc.b _ ~! 99 s__~] ~91J:, !~e p r c s u me d
t.t~ I/ave kllowll kclldcllcics to be dangerous.
Section 2. Sect.i. on is amended to read in its entirety
(new portions underIined here only [for c].arity pu~f[~oses):
6.04.050 Dangerous Animals
A. N0 dangerous animal shall remaj. n unconfined ou the
premises where it resides. Such animal shall be confined in
a manner that l)lfovCllllS it from menacing any other animal or
human.
Confined 0n the premises means at minimum:
[. isolated from any contact wj. th neighbors, _passersby,
v] s.i tots, guests, ]nvitees, .[dcensecs, or trespassers who are
minors;
2. kept inside the interior of a dwelling, building, vessel,
vehicle or container which has windows, egress and doors
securely fastened so that escape or danger to others is reasonably
prevented; and if not so kept inside
3. kept inside a wire enclosure or fence of sufficient
height and thickness so that escape or danger Lo oLhers is
reasonably prevented; or
4. at all times chained and muzzled, using at least quarter-
inch-proof coil chain and a muzzle that by design and construction
reasonably prevents danger to others and precludes being able to
bite anyone;
5. Posting the premises in conspicuous places with signs
stating "Dangerous Animal."
B. No dangerous animal shall be allowed to go beyond
the legal boundaries of the premises where it resides unless
it is securely leashed and muzzled or otherwise properly
restrained and muzzled.
Securely leashed and muzzled or properly restrained means
at minimum:
1. isolated from any contact with neighbors, passersby,
visitors, guests, invitees, licensees, or other humans or
animals;
2. kept inside tile interior of a vehicle, vessel or
container which has windows, egress a~d doors securely fastened
so that escape or dan~er to oLhers is reasonablSi_prevented; or
3. _kept inside a wire enclosure or fence of sufficient
height and thickness'so that escape or danger to others is
reasonably prevented; or
4. at all times leashed and muzzled, using at least quarter-
inch-proof coil chain and a ]nuzzle that by design and construction
reasonably prevents danger to others and precludes being able to
bite a~yone; a~ld under the direct control of a res~onsible adult-
C. Any dangerous animal which is found or observed unconfined
at anytime on the premises where it resides or beyond the legal
boundaries of hhe premises where it resides wi[hout complying
with the provisions of Section 6.04.050 (B), is hereby declared
to be a nuisance and may be seized and impounded inm~ediately
and summarily without prior notice, and as otherwise provided
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for in this chapter. Furthermore, the use of deadly force
by appropriate authorities shall be permitted if reasonably
necessary if such dangerous animal is not confined, restrained
or leashed while on any public street, sidewalk, park or facility,
or at any public event.
D. No dangerous animal shall be permitted on any public
street, sidewalk, park or facility, or at any public event
unless:
1. confined/restrained in the manner provided for herein;
2. under the direct control of a responsible adult
physically capable of restraining same; and
3. it has had no previous incidents of biting, mauling, or
attacking other animals or humans.
Section 3. Section 6.04.140 is amended to read:
6.04.140 Violation - Penalty.
Any person violating any provisions of this
chapter, or who maintains any nuisance as
defined in this chapter, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof,
be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a period
not exceeding one year, or by both. For each
act prohibited in this chapter of a continuing
nature, each day may be considered a separate
offense; provided; however, that a violation of
the provisions of Sections 6.04,060, 6.04.070,
6.04.080, and 6.04.090, shall not be established
except upon the testimony of not less than two
witnesses in the immediate vicinity as to the
facts constituting the nuisance.
Section 4. If any part of this ordinance shall be
held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
shall not affect the validity of any other part of this
ordinance.
Section 5. This ordinance or summary thereof
consisting of the title and the penalty provision contained
in Section 2, shall be published in the official newspaper of
the City, and shall take effect and be infull force five (5)
days after publication.
APPi{OVED:
MAYOR ALICE B. TAWRESI'~Y
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLE~,~DONNA d .EAN BUX~i'ON
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 9-24-87, revised 10-5-87
PASSED BY TIlE CITY COUNCIL: 10-1-87
PUBI.ISI|ED: 10-14-87
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10-6-87
OI~D] NANCE NO. 87-22