Ord 2022-096 amending Chapter 6, Animals, of the San Marcos City Code to amend definitions, delegate authority for department to waive or reduce fees

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Sec. 6.017. Community cat management. (a) Community cat caregivers assume responsibility for the following minimum requirements: (1) Daily feeding maintained throughout the year; (2) Any cats and kittens eight weeks of age or older will be sterilized,eartipped,and vaccinated; (3) Every attempt will be made to remove kittens from the colony before eight weeks of age for domestication and placement; (4) Sick or injured cats will be removed from the colony for immediate veterinary care or humane euthanasia; (5) Location of a community cat colony requires the approval of the property owner; (6) Cats must be fed in containers and the containers removed after one hour so as not to attract wildlife or create litter. (b) The animal services manager, or designee,is authorized to issue citations,revoke cat colony permissions,or obtain a search and seizure warrant if there is probable cause to believe any requirements of this section are violated. (Ord. No.2008-62, §3, 12-18-08) Sec. 6.018. Donations fund established. The city shall create a special revenue fund, labeled "donations fund",for animal services purposes to account for the collection and spending of donations to the city for animal issues.This fund will provide an accurate accounting of the sources and uses of these monies to demonstrate,to the donor that the funds are used for their intended purposes. Expenditures of these monies will require city council approval through the normal budgeting process. (Ord. No. 2008-62, §3, 12-18-08) Secs. 6.019-6.029. Reserved. ARTICLE 2. IMPOUNDMENT Sec. 6.030. Impoundment and redemption. (a) Impoundment: (1) It is the duty of an animal control officer to capture and impound such animals as are running at large or which are required to be impounded pursuant to other laws or ordinances or to protect public health or safety.Any officer or citizen of the city is authorized to take up and deliver in a humane manner to the animal services facility any animal that may be found running at large in the city,with the exception of visually healthy cats which pose no apparent danger to public health or safety. (2) The animal control officer shall impound and quarantine all dogs, cats and other animals exposed to, suspected to be exposed to,or infected with rabies,whether the dog, cat or other animal to be impounded is at large, on a leash,or confined to its owner's premises or whether it is currently vaccinated.Any animal which a licensed veterinarian suspects of having rabies shall be humanely Created: 2022-03-03 11:27:11 [EST] (Supp.No.34,Update 4) Page 17 of 40