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ORDINANCE 1981-17 129 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING SECTION 3,48, ENTITLED "DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED ANIMALS," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS TO REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF A FEE OF SIX DOLLARS ($6.00) FOR A CERTIFICATE ENTITLING THE POSSESSOR TO HAVE AN ANIMAL VACCINATED FOR RABIES, SAID PAYMENT TO BE MADE BY A PER- SON ADOPTING AN ANIMAL WHICH HAS BEEN IM- POUNDED BY THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the threat of rabies is an ever-present danger to persons and animals in an urban environment; and, WHEREAS, the City of San Marcos, Texas, wishes to en- courage persons to keep any animal belonging to them vaccinated against rabies; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION i. That section 3-48 of the Code of Ordinances, City of San Marcos, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 3-48. Disposition of unclaimed animals. Should the owner o~ keeper of any impounded dog, cow, horse, jack, jennet, sheep, goat or other like animal fail to redeem same as provided under this article within the seventy-two (72) hours provided, then any such animal may be destroyed in a manner approved by the American Humane Society. At any time subsequent to expiration of the pre- scribed redemption period and prior to the destruc- tion of any such animal under the provisions hereof, the city may sell any such animal so impounded to the first person tendering to the city the pound fees and license fees provided for in this chapter together with the sum of six dollars ($6.00). Upon payment of said six dollars ($6.00) sum, the person tendering payment shall receive a certificate which shall entitle the holder to a rabies vaccina- tion for the animal purchased from any participating veterinarian. Veterinarians participating in this program to en- courage rabies vaccinations shall turn any and all said certificates into the Department of Finance of the City of San Marcos on a monthly basis. Said department shall promptly issue a check to each participating veterinarian which shall be payment in the amount of $6.00 x no. certificates s~fnit.ted. SECTION 2. That the importance of this Ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative purpose necessary that the pro- visions of the charter requiring that ordinances shall be read at three Separate meetings and that no ordinance shall become effective until the expiration of ten (10) days following the date of its final passage be suspended, and these provisions are hereby suspended, and this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and phblication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this9th day of March Attest: Sharyl Werner City Secretary / John/~J. StokeS Mayor Pro--Tem , 1981.