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ORDINANCE NO. 2017 -005 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING CHAPTER 5, "ANIMALS AND FOWL" SECTION 5 -1 <br />"DEFINITIONS," AND SECTION 5 -3 "ANIMAL CONTROL" OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS TO ESTABLISH `TEMPORARY OWNERSHIP ALLOWING <br />VACCINATION OF SHELTER ANIMALS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER <br />CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING <br />AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris animal shelter receives many animals who are sick or <br />have never been vaccinated, negatively effecting the health environment of the shelter <br />along with the health of animals rescued and adopted; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's current ordinance does not allow the city to establish <br />ownership of the animal until the animal has been in the shelter for a minimum of 72 <br />hours, and state law does not allow the shelter to vaccinate animals that do not belong to <br />the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances <br />( "Animals and Fowl ") to grant temporary ownership of animals brought to the City's animal <br />shelter to the City of Paris to allow administration of vaccinations to all animals entering <br />the shelter. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />Section 2. That Chapter 5, Section 5 -1 "Definitions," of the Code of Ordinances of <br />the City of Paris, Texas, is hereby amended to add the definition of "Temporary <br />Ownership," to read in full as follows: <br />"5 -1 DEFINITIONS <br />"Temporary Ownership shall mean the provisional assumption of ownership by the <br />city of Paris for the purpose of preventative immunizations, emergent treatment or <br />euthanasia." <br />Section 3. That Chapter 5, Section 5 -3 (a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of <br />Paris is hereby amended to add subsection (a) 7, to read in full as follows: <br />"5 -3 ANIMAL CONTROL <br />