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AN ORDINANCE DEFINING THE CRIME OF ABANDONMENT OF CATS
AND DOGS AND PROVIDING THE PUNISHMENT THEREFOR.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
§616.1 Abandonment Of cats and dogs defined. A person who has
ownership or custody of a cat or dog shall not abandon the cat or dog, except the person
may deliver the cat or dog to another person who will accept ownership and custody or
the person may deliver the cat or dog to an animal shelter or pound as defined in Section
162.2, Code of Iowa. Any person who violates this section commits a simple
misdemeanor.
§616.2 Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
§616.3 Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this
ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect
the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision, or part thereof not
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
§616.4 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its final
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
May 17, 1999 – Ordinance No. 2292