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ORDINANCE NO. -C^ / � iyTy SECRETAR
AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO FT. WNTH, TO
MISTREAT, INJURE, KILL OR MOLEST ANY POLICE DOG OR
TO INTERFERE WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF SAID POLICE DOG;
PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE_
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1_
It shall be unlawful for any person to torture, torment,
beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable or kill any dog
used by the Police Department of the City of Fort Worth in the
performance of the functions or duties of such department, or
to interfere with or meddle with any such dog while being used
by said department or any officer or member thereof.
SECTION 2 .
Any person violating any provision of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars
($200-00) .
SECTION 3 .
This ordinance shall be effective from and after its pas-
sage and publication as required by law-
APPROVED
AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney
CITY OF FORT WOR`T'H=i ,
TEXAS,
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER Communication to Mayor and Council No. L-67
April 23, 1962
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council Re: Ordinance Prohibiting Moles-
City of Fort Worth tation of Police Dogs tidiile
on Duty
Mrs. McKnight and Gentlemen:
Recently, the first three of six specially trained police dogs were
assigned to duty with the Burglary Prevention Squad of the Police Depart-
ment. Police plan to make maximum use of the animals in crowd control,
cross-country pursuit, for trailing reported window peepers and prowlers,
and for ferretting out burglars at the scene of the crimes.
The dogs have been trained to respond exclusively to the orders of
their masters. Consequently, other distractions to the dogs while at
work must be eliminated. The ordinance establishes the fact that the
dogs are engaged in police work, and would tend to relieve the City of
any responsibility for the acts of a police dog if it should be molested,
interfered with, or meddled with while being used by the Police Depart-
ment.
It is reccnmended that the ordinance be adapted.
R
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Cooki
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City Manager
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CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
THE SUBJECT MATTER -OF THIS M.& C.C.
WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCI
APR 2 3 1962
AND WAS APPROVED OFFICIAL RcCORD
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-- CITY SECRETARY
c� FT. WORTH, TEX.
City Secretary