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ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING THE CITY OF PARIS CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING <br />CHAPTER 3 SECTION 3.01.006, "TETHERING OF DOGS;" PROVIDING A <br />REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A <br />SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, Senate Bill 5 (SB -5) was introduced in the Texas Legislature's third <br />special session in October 2021 and replaces the current Unlawful Restraint of a Dog Statute <br />with a more humane standard of care; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 18, 2022, SB -5 goes into effect and notably bans the use of <br />heavy chains to restrain a dog; requires adequate shelter from rain, hail, sleet, snow, high <br />winds, and extreme high and low temperatures; mandates that restraints must be properly <br />sized, without weights, and allow for proper breathing; and provides that a restrained dog <br />must also have 10 feet of space for movement, or five times the length of the dog from nose <br />to the base of the tail. <br />WHEREAS, S13-5 is codified under Chapter 821 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, <br />Subchapter (E) Entitled "Unlawful Restraint of Dog" and supersedes current language under <br />Paris City Ordinance 3-01-006 "Tethering of Dogs"; and <br />WHEREAS, the City council of the City of Paris desires to bring 3.01.006 of the Code <br />of Ordinance into conformance with the new requirements set for the in Senate Bill 5; <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 in <br />all things approved. <br />Section 2. That Code of Ordinances 03.01.006 shall be amended to read in its <br />entirety as set forth herein in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set <br />forth in full. <br />Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict <br />with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the <br />ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall <br />remain in full force and effect. <br />1 <br />