HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3374 ORDINANCE NO. 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, 1950, AMENDING ARTICLE 1, BY
ADDING SECTION 7-A MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR THE OWNER
OR CUSTODIAN TO FAIL TO TETHER OR PEN FOWL; PROVID-
ING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Chapter 7, Article 1, of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
be amended by adding the following section:
SECTION 7-A FOWL TO BE PENNED.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any fowl, reared for
the table or for their eggs or feathers, to own or possess any such fowl with-
in the City of Fort Worth unless such fowl are tethered or kept and maintained
in a pen, building or enclosure sufficient to prevent said fowl from wandering,
roving or rambling at will, unrestrained. The fact that fowl are untethered
or unconfined as provided for herein shall be prima facie evidence of the vio-
lation of this section by the owner or custodian of such fowl.
SECTION 2.
If any section, subsection or any part of this ordinance shall be held
to be unconstitutional or inoperative, such invalidity shall not affect any
of the remaining portions thereof, it being the express intention of the City
Council to enact constitutional and operative provisions and they would not
have included any unconstitutional or inoperative provision if they had known
of such invalidity at the time of the adoption of the ordinance.
SECTION 3.
Any person, firm or corporation that violates any provision of this ordi-
nance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine not to exceed the amount of $200.00. Each day during which
a violation continues shall be a separate offense.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from
and after the date of its passage and publication as provided by lax.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Assistant City Attorney
Adopted e?ll day of , 1955.
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Mr, J. F. Davis
Actin- City Mmarw
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Dear Sirs
The r:Lty romc l in session Aucuft As 1955, adopted Ord mae
10. 3374v a rrdini- - ter 7 of the C'eft of the City of Port
worts, 1}f,u. . dj-a-- Artj&ja L, t)3r jKid - oection ].ag
^- - it umi23. for the oener or custodian to fail to tether or pm
fowl.
Yours t mI7'q
CITY -,_�-.TAfis
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cc - Mr. C. '`i Thelin
x.r. W. H. Gilmartin
�tr. C. S. Hightover
Dr. W. V. Bradshaw