Board of Health DissolutionORDINANCE NO. 70-00
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SEC. 23-1 PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF
HEAL TH; BY REPEALING SEC. 23-3 PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT OF
APPEAL BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH; BY AMENDING SEe. 7-75 AND 7-
81 RELATING TO DANGEROUS ANIMALS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 23-1 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 23-3 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Section 7-75 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is amended to read as
follows:
ARTICLE III. DANGEROUS ANIMALS
Sec. 7-75. Definitions.
Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context clearly indicates a different
intention, the following terms shall, for the purpose of this article, have the
meanings in this section.
City means the City of Dubuque.
City manager, chief of police, city clerk, and health services officer mean those
employees of the City of Dubuque duly appointed and holding those positions.
Dangerous animal means:
(1) Any animal which is not naturally tame or gentle, and which is of a wild
nature or disposition, and which is capable of killing, inflicting serious injury
upon, or causing disease among, human beings or domestic animals and having
known tendencies as a species to do so;
(2) Any animal(s) declared to be dangerous by the city manager or the city
manager's designee; or
(3) The following animals which shall be deemed to be dangerous animals per se:
a. Lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars, lynx and bobcats;
b. Wolves, coyotes and foxes;
c. Badgers, wolverines, weasels, skunks and mink;
d. Raccoons;
e. Bears;
f. Monkeys and chimpanzees;
g. Alligators and crocodiles;
h. Scorpions;
i. Snakes that are venomous or of the family: Boidae;
j. Gila monsters; and
k. Any cross breed of such animals which have similar characteristics of the
animals specified above.
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Section 4. Section 7-81 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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Sec. 7-81. Seizure, impoundment and disposition of dangerous animals.
(a) In the event that a dangerous animal is found at large upon public
property, park property, public right( s) of way, or the property of someone other
than its keeper, harborer or shelterer thereby creating a hazard to person or
property, such animal may, in the discretion of the health services officer or the
health services officer's designees, or the chief of police, be destroyed if it cannot
be confined or captured. The city shall be under no duty to attempt the
confinement or capture of dangerous animal found at large, nor shall it have a
duty to notify the keeper, harborer, or shelterer of such animal prior to its
destruction.
(b) Upon the complaint of any individual that a person is keeping, sheltering,
or harboring a dangerous animal on premises in the city in violation of section 7-
77, 7-79, 7-80 or that a person is keeping, sheltering or harboring a dangerous
animal which has demonstrated a propensity to attack or bite without provocation,
the health services officer shall cause the person named in the complaint is
keeping, sheltering or harboring a dangerous animal in the city, the health services
officer shall order the person named in the complaint to safely remove such
animal from the city, permanently place the animal with an organization or group
allowed under section 7-78 of this Code to possess dangerous animals, or destroy
the animal, within three (3) days of the receipt of such order. Such order shall be
contained in a notice to remove the dangerous animal, which notice shall be in
writing and delivered personally or by certified mail to the person keeping,
sheltering or harboring the dangerous animal. Such order and notice to remove the
dangerous animal shall not be required where the health services officer
determines that such dangerous animal has previously caused serious physical
harm or death to any person in which case the health services officer shall cause
the animal to be immediately seized and impounded or killed if seizure and
impoundment are not possible without risk of serious physical harm or death to
any person.
(c) The order to remove a dangerous animal issued by the health services
officer may be appealed to the City Council. To appeal such order, written notice
of appeal stating the grounds for the appeal must be filed with the city clerk
within three (3) days after receipt of the order and notice to remove the dangerous
animal. Failure to file such written notice of appeal shall constitute a waiver of the
right to appeal the order of the health services officer.
(1) The hearing on the appeal shall be within fourteen (14) days of the filing of
the notice of appeal with the city clerk. The hearing may be continued for good
cause.
(2) After such hearing, the City Council may affirm or reverse the order of the
health services officer. Such determination shall be contained in a written decision
and shall be filed with the city clerk within three (3) days after the hearing, or any
continued session thereof.
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(3) If the City Council affirms the action ofthe health services officer, the City
Council shall order in its written decision that the person sheltering, harboring, or
keeping such dangerous animal, remove such animal from the city, permanently
place such animal with an organization or group allowed under section 7-78 of
this Code to possess dangerous animals, or destroy it. The decision and order shall
immediately be served upon the person against whom rendered in the same
manner as the notice of removal.
(d) If the order of the health services officer is not appealed and is not
complied with within three (3) days of its issuance, the health services officer or
the health officer's designee is authorized to seize and impound such dangerous
animal. If the written decision of the City Council is not complied with three (3)
days of this issuance, the health services officer or the health services officer's
designee is authorized to seize and impound such dangerous animal. An animal so
seized shall be impounded for a period of seven (7) days.
(e) If at the end of the impoundment period, the person against whom the
decision and order of the health services officer or City Council was issued has
not petitioned the Dubuque County District Court for review of said order, the
health services officer shall cause the animal to be disposed of by sale,
permanently place such animal to be disposed of by sale, permanently place such
animal with an organization or group allowed under section 7-78 of this Code to
possess dangerous animals, or destroy such animal in a humane manner.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
September
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of ,2000.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
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(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION)
ORDINANC~ NO. 10-00
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THe CITY 01' DUBUQue
CODE OF ORPINANCES I3Y
r~r.:Il~ALING SEC. 23-1
PROVIDlNCl fOR A aOARD
OF HEAL nl: BY REPEALING
SeC. ~S-3 PROVIDINQ fOR
THE CONDUCT OF APPEAL
BV THE POAnD OF HEM.TH:
Ill( AMENDING SEC. 7'7~
,.,..1;1 7-81 RISJ.A TINQ TO
DANGEROUS ANIMALS
NOW. TrlmEFOrm, BE IT
OrlDAlNE'D F.lY 1HE CITY
r:OllNCIL OF 1 HE: CI'IY or:
DUBUQUF, IOWA;
Gcr.;Uon ,. Section 23.1 of
~l'l l)ily of DuhllqHB Code of
OJ\Jinancl'.$ is herllby f(l-
I'u:llvd.
S"cl ion 2. l:lcclk.n 23-3 of
\lIe Clly or Dubuqutl CecJo of
01 i111111"'IC"~ Ifl Ilultlhy re-
pu"kJd.
lj';l1tic'I' :.I. ClIc\iM 7-7~ of
lI,e Clly of Cubuquo CodG of
01 dit1rlIVlWJ 10 nllltll \LIed to
ro,'Id liS follows;
AI{T ICLI! Ill. DANGE:ROUG
ANIMAl S
B()~. 7,75. Oul'lnillonG.
l.!n~h;" olhfllwi~o ~xf\r.A~ly
slllh.:ll or tlm ~:olltoxl cluE.Vly
incliC:,1tA~ ~ rliff~"nnl IntMlion,
U,U (ollowing Icrrn~ ~hall. fer
tl,,', f11llf\nnl) Or thle rutlele,
h>l\tu tho m(l,ulin(J~ in th,e
!.\),~!Ir)Il.
Gily ITlo;:,na the City ef Du-
t'llllq(l,
Cdy nIUI\:.IlJur, chiul of pelia~.
(lily olnrl<, (l/'l<1 h~nlrh ~""rvlC1(,~
ollie (II' moan thOtie cmploycc~
(,f ~l(j Cily Or DIII'lIt"llIFl (My
Llppoinlud llnd holcJing lhasa
1'>O'Jit lon9,
O;UIQOroUS anin'lOll moan,.:
(I) My nr;ill,t11 whJI;h lli tl<)1
nalllmJly 1111110 or !l~ntlil, Md
wll,(;1\ I~ or i1 will! nUluru aT
clir.f1n~iTinn, IIn,! wt,lr.h Is
(;;I[';'Ibll) of killino. innicling
1,l1rinll.J inJIIIY upon, (,r ci1~I';in(l
dis,l:lf4Imnno. hLIII',1T) bilil1(l~
(;t dOl f1m:lle anifT1;II~ and tlilV-
in!) kn,lV,on tend.mcler. M a
~JJ';Cll':l to do 50:
(~'l AllY onlll1ol(~,) c.loclnwd I')
1'0 ci,1II0nrpull by tl19 city
11l01)(lII'II' Of tha city nlllml!)Qr's
tJ~~It.lnlJO; Qr
(tl) 1he rullvwlnf,J unilllulll
which Rheill b~ dOC'Il\l},j to he
d.IIIIl~1'l'US IInJlnij)s per so:
n, llnn~. II(Jon), j(l(llI<lIG.
Inopllr\l:I, cOLlonrs, Iynll :v;d
I>("Jllc-illt:;
b. Wolvo" aoyot.u ond
k)X(l!i:
c. fJIlCIQC'lr~, wolv~line~. WC,1-
~I,)I:;. ~""llk~ "rid mInk:
(l,n,~l(,\I'lM;
a. Bl':lr~;
f. Mllnkl'lY1; uno c;hlmp.,n-
J.U.,.I"
. 0: A1TiQ~ltor!l nnd crocodiler.;
h. t,nO''(JI1l111\:
I. t111i.11,u:; Ih,11 wa vonOlnou~
or of Ilia f:!mily: f\old:l'~;
). C;I~I mtll\:;ICr:;: .md
k. AllY cro~. b.....d of -ouoh
l'I,im.llr. whl':11 "".vr. ~.if"II;,r
d""Il('(I"i'.\liC:u (., 11m t1f1illltl'"
$~l (:iliod ilbevc.
...oclirm II. S.\CtiI1l1 7-01 of
11Jl.' eliI' of DubllqLlc Cou..: of
Or\llll.l!lenD II her.hy
<lIlll"ll,rl"ll to r'md m t,'li...w~:
Clue. '7..81. SullllroJ, im-
p'" 1I1cllll..nT nnl1 (lIflf1C,f,llinn of
tl'ITl!JUfOUU W'lhrmlu.
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TELEGRAPH HERALD
(:J) In Iha evonl thaI a dan-
~l'lr()~l~ IIllil11<'llln folmrl allmr)l'l
Llpon public proportr' pllrk
properlY, rLlblic r10hl(~ ot w~y,
OT thB proPQrty of ~OIY\QOM
"Oler 111,11) its keoper, h(U'ooror
or ~heltllrer thllf'llby CI'l!I."lling (\
tmuurJ 10 P()~,;on Of proporty,
SII(.h MIn1ClI may, in rhe di&-
C'~ulion 01 1110 Mallh Iiervicot
offill\~r or Ihe hlll'lllh $"'rvlcl'l~
clficer'~ ocwir"nucs. or U\O
chi.., of pr.lie.e, Ill! dll~troyetf if
it c;mnllt bo confined or cap.
1111 ed. Th(' city ,hall be und~r
no duly 10 Iltlemp1 the con-
lilllJITlUrl1 Of C>lpluro 01 dungur-
('11$ C111In",1 found all..vo,', nor
5110111 il h.:rvCI II duly to nolify
~1e 1o.0(IPM, h~llorer, or :;her.
!emr of ~lJol1ll!llmal prior to it$
d,mlructioll.
(n) Upon Ihe eornpll.,lnt of
ilny incJlviduil that ;I PQf~n 12
k~('plfl!J, shCillt(jlln!), or Iwbor-
inll a cLlnller~e 8llimal on
pwrni~c~ 1n U,u city in vlolllUon
of $flclion 7-77, 7-7~, 7-80 or
U lilt A ~I(;r~orl III ko()plnll,
~lwIltflrirla or ~lllI'borina 1I d.,n-
Qeroll~ Wlill1<ll which hilS
C;lIltmrm,..,r:lTed a p'ropen~lty to
aU<lck cr bllu WlthOllt provo-
C:"lll(lf'. th., hMI1l1 ~ervlee<'\
oNlcur shull caU5U Iho pe~on
n"m.,d I" the tornpl.'lnl II:
I,uupjng. sholtwrlng or harbor-
hliJ ~ d,V1\1lrouo nnlrml In U'l)
cily the healtt; aarviCll5 officer
1:11.111 oru.::r the pen;on nlllllod
in thQ compllilinl \0 sllf&'Y
rl.'T1I('V(1 o~l(;n orlilY"ml (rorn Ihe
cily. ren na"ently plaeo thl'l
01"1111'1:' wi~, 0" oronnlr.11lon cr
Qroup allow"d undor aGlcllon
7 - '71J of U11$ Code I.) 1'0000011
di'lnaeroU(lllniml\15. or deMroy
the ill1lmrd. withl" thrvo (3)
day~ of U,,, Neaipt of ~ul':h
"'dIN. ~u()h Otctur ahull bo
nontnillllrl in II notice to rl!J-
movo the:: dangerous lInirml,
wl,lc.h notice Sll;;Jl bc,ln wrilirl{l
:ll1d dGlllvured personally or by
(:olliliOcJ tl'wl to tho pllnlOn
kL~....pin!1, !.hflltllrlM (ll' h~rbOl'-
ing tho dil1lgorou'l animal.
OLld, ordo:tr llnd nollc<: 10
remove ~'e clangllt'CIJ! :ll1in1al
GII.11J nOI be requlrud whuru \he
hSQlth ~~Ivlc$m (lIneAr det~r-
mllw~ Ihal lluch diltlgurou&
onim~1 h,l~ previQ~sly c"'l~"'d
:lllri()u' pl1y~icll1 hurm or dUlllh
to ony p~lt)on in whlcl, ~oo
Ihe h<llalll1 letYioes officer 111/111
ClIU:SC Ihu ;ulirnullo bu immo"
cn:lllldy snl7.l'lcl :md ImllOunrted
or killed if solzLlre and im-
PO\ll'IcJl".~llt :l11l n~lt IlOr~jbll!l
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(c) l'hl> ordllr 10 rlin1QVe Q
(i.Wlr.>rouli lVllrmd iwuod by
the hQlllth service, officer m..y
l'lfl ,11'1....rllCl<1 to UUl CilY CoUn.
e.lI. io "ppoal &uch erdlir.
wrlll"'" notice of (lPfl4lf\1 r-t.'IIr1!]
U 10 prOL lml~ lor Ihe oppoal
nn'Gt bo filed with the city elerl<
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rtX:clpl el thD ordor and no~c9
10 r~mCVII the ('IIII'5),lrOl,<,\
lll'lllw", ruilure 10 Iii" lluch
wriUcn notice of appeal ehllll
eon~ti!lllil " wnlver of the rlfjlll
10 nppe.r1 lhe ordur of Illc
hLlal1l1 &!lrviool officllr.
(1) Thll hllQrlno en 1M flPPMI
:,luAIl be wilhln tourtuun (14)
C~IY~ of tilo nling ef the norice
nf ,lI'P~'11 wi", nle eily cl"rk.
11100) hOMng mny bll continu.d
FAX NO, 3195885782
for Coed OSlLl!l8.
ti.) Aftor OLI(:h hu>:rrill(1, \he
City Ceuncil may rnflrm or
leverS(: ~'C \lIdot of ~'o hoalth
"arvloas olflc:~r. Suell t1etlln'l1l-
11~~OTl shull bll conlllinud in a
wlitten deci~lol1 ClOd shall be
fUeu with tho city olBrle within
Ihree (3) do-yo flfl," U,e haulin!,].
or any cuntinued llll~~lon
tilllleof,
(3) If the Cily Council Illlirms
1M ,action of U,c he(lllh GUrv-
iOlts officer, th. City COlmc:il
~,llall Older in its wrillcn deel.
~ion Ih:\lthe pl'llr-on ~11...11l\lll1fl,
h<lrberjng, or ka9ping I:qeh
cJan(Jollrouo CU'lilnul, remOVo
$\loh animal from \hp, cilY,
pOfn!;lr1enUy plaao such animal
whh an orunni7.3tion or Q10\l~
a1lewed under lIeCticn 7~7a Qf
this Cow to IJQ~SQ~S du"~or-
ous animal.9. or rJA~troy II. The
<.IOl;i~ion t.lnd ardur Ghllll im.
ml'ldi~l!lly bt'l r.l':rved !Ipon the
pCl'llon 1Ig1linsl whom rt!l-
rlArorJ in till! Mme m:.mner ~S
Ihu noUco of ramovlll.
(rl) If the ell''^'''' of ~le ilCtlIU\
survlcllS officer i5 not ap-
J'lealed and I~ nOI cornpliud
witt; within threGl (3) days Of ~ll
1~(Iuanl~o, mil hl;"r\h ~OIvil Oll
officer or the hlll'llt!; officl'lr',
cJeciQnce I~ "'U~ K\rllc<.l La ~cile
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t~ ,In....'1, h Ihu INnllur1 docision
of jh~ CilY COlln"ill~ nm com-
pllud with throo (3) days cI this
IBSllJanM, U'll M"llh $Arvle~~
oflicUr or tho Iwalth sorvicos
offlce!"'s lltr.>)gnllll i5 nlltl1or-
I~ol.l to sci~e (Ind impound
such d9ngBrou~ a!llrr,nl. /In
IVUIII~1 SO ooi"od &hllll be
impOlIndllr.! for 1\ peltod of
:iuvun (7) daYl.
(A) If at "16 end of the Im-
poundment period. the person
no.,lnot whom thlJ (Iccision
:and order of tf,o hMlth ~.4Irv-
It;u~ olllcur or Cily Council Wil~
i$lllJfld hll~ fll)! r.,titicll1~d Ihe
Dubuque Counly Di5lricl Court
for ll!:vl<:w or ::~lld ordur. the
hSi\ltI, ~rviCflil offie.Ar RhI.llI
(;UUllu \hu Llnimul to bo dis-
pn~t'lcl of by $1111':. J1enWu1f:ntly
plilCO luch llflimal IQ be dis-
~lllecj of by e<.tl~, ~\LlIUlmlcIlUy
plue. IUcfl Dnimal wi d, an
orp.,nlze.tion or f1rOl.lp nlluwt:d
under 1I0fion 7-78 of 1hit
Codo to pO$llUl;~ dang<olrou&
3I1il'l'llll$. or d(lt.lr,;y ~\I\;)l ..~1i-
mal in a humane mllnner,
{;'~:lj(,n 15. ihi~ Ord[r"lnco
.haI1 taks offeet upon puhlic~-
tion,
P!lased, approvllr.! MI1
lllJopOOd t111~ 15~1 day or Sap-
Wl11tlllr, 2000.
T errllnce M. DugQlln. Mayor
Atto~l; Jenlln!': F. $chnf:rdl:r.
City Clerk
published offioillllY in thtl
r"Jrl!)lr/(.J/1 Uc"IIci MWliptlpor
tilis 11th day of Sept;lmber.
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(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION)
ORDINANCE NO. 70-00
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
REPEALING SEC. 23-1 PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF HEALTH; BY REPEALING
SEC. 23-3 PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT OF APPEAL BY THE BOARD OF
HEALTH; BY AMENDING SEC. 7-75 AND 7-81 RELATING'TO DANGEROUS ANIMALS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 23-1 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. Section 23-3 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. Section 7-75 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is amended to
read as follows:
ARTICLE III. DANGEROUS ANIMALS
Sec. 7-75. Definitions_
Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context clearly indicates a different
intention, the following terms shall, for the purpose of this article, have the meanings in this
section.
City means the City of Dubuque.
City manager, chief of police, city clerk, and health services officer mean those
employees of the City of Dubuque duly appointed and holding those positions.
Dangerous animal means:
(1) Any animal which is not naturally tame or gentle, and which is of a wild nature or
disposition, and which is capable of killing, inflicting serious injury upon, or causing disease
among, human beings or domestic animals and having known tendencies as a species to
do so;
(2) Any animal(s) declared to be dangerous by the city manager or the city manager's
designee; or
(3) The following animals which shall be deemed to be dangerous animals per se:
a. Lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars, lynx and bobcats;
b. Wolves, coyotes and foxes;
c. Badgers, wolverines, weasels, skunks and mink;
d. Raccoons;
e. Bears;
f. Monkeys and chimpanzees;
g. Alligators and crocodiles;
h. Scorpions;
I. Snakes that are venomous or of the family: Boidae;
j. Gila monsters; and
k. Any cross breed of such animals which have similar characteristics of the animals
specified above.
Section 4. Section 7-81 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-81. Seizure, impoundment and disposition of dangerous animals.
(a) In the event that a dangerous animal is found at large upon public property, park
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property, public right(s) of way, or the property of someone other than its keeper, harborer
or shelterer thereby creating a hazard to person or property, such animal may, in the
discretion of the health services officer or the health services officer's designees, or the
chief of police, be destroyed if it cannot be confined or captured. The city shall be under
no duty to attempt the confinement or capture of dangerous animal found at large, nor shall
it have a duty to notify the keeper, harborer, or shelterer of such animal prior to its
destruction.
(b) Upon the complaint of any individual that a person is keeping, sheltering, or
harboring a dangerous animal on premises in the city in violation of section 7-77,7-79,7-
80 or that a person is keeping, sheltering or harboring a dangerous animal which has
demonstrated a propensity to attack or bite without provocation, the health services officer
shall cause the person named in the complaint is keeping, sheltering or harboring a
dangerous animal in the city, the health services officer shall order the person named in
the complaint to safely remove such animal from the city, permanently place the animal
with an organization or group allowed under section 7-78 of this Code to possess
dangerous animals, or destroyJhe animal, within three (3) days of the receipt of such order.
Such order shall be contained in a f10tice to remove the dangerous animal, which notice
shall be in writing and delivered personally or by certified mail to the person keeping,
sheltering or harboring the dangerous animal. Such order and notice to remove the
dangerous animal shall not be required where the health services officer determines that
such dangerous animal has previously caused serious physical harm or death to any
person in which case the health services officer shall cause the animal to be immediately
seized and impounded or killed if seizure and impoundment are not possible without risk
of serious physical harm or death to any person.
(c) The order to remove a dangerous animal issued by the health services officer
may be appealed to the City Council. To appeal such order, written notice of appeal stating
the grounds for the appeal must be filed with the city clerk within three (3) days after receipt
of the order and notice to remove the dangerous animal. Failure to file such written notice
of appeal shall constitute a waiver of the right to appeal the order of the health services
officer.
(1) The hearing on the appeal shall be within fourteen (14) days of the filing
of the notice of appeal with the city clerk. The hearing may be continued for good cause.
(2) After such hearing, the City Council may affirm or reverse the order of the
health services officer. Such determination shall be contained in a written decision and
shall be filed with the city clerk within three (3) days after the hearing, or any continued
session thereof.
(3) If the City Council affirms the action of the health services officer, the City
Council shall order in its written decision that the person sheltering, harboring, or keeping
such dangerous animal, remove such animal from the city, permanently place such animal
with an organization or group allowed under section 7-78 of this Code to possess
dangerous animals, or destroy it. The decision and order shall immediately be served upon
the person against whom rendered in the same manner as the notice of removal.
(d) If the order of the health services officer is not appealed and is not complied
with within three (3) days of its issuance, the health services officer or the health officer's
designee is authorized to seize and impound such dangerous animal. If the written decision
of the City Council is not complied with three (3) days of this issuance, the health services
. officer or the health services officer's designee is authorized to seize and impound such
dangerous animal. An animal so seized shall be impounded for a period of seven (7) days.
(e) If at the end of the impoundment period, the person against whom the decision
and order of the health services officer or City Council was issued has not petitioned the
Dubuque County District Court for review of said order, the health services officer shall
cause the animal to be disposed of by sale, permanently place such animal to be disposed
of by sale, permanently place such animal with an organization or group allowed under
section 7-78 of this Code to possess dangerous animals, or destroy such animal in a
humane manner.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of September, 2000.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest: Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
Published officially in the Telegraph Herald newspaper this 11 th day of September,
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Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk