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ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6,
SECTION 6-36 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS; PROHIBITING DOGS AT
LARGE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY; REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
Section 1.
That Chapter 6, Section 6-36 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 6-36. Dogs at Large Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any dog to be at
large within the City of Beaumont, Texas. Any
dog on the streets, alleys or public places or
on private premises not under the control of
the owner, possessor, keeper or harborer of such
dog within the City shall be considered to be at
large in violation of this section, except a dog
wearing a license tag issued to it and being under
the control of a person by means of a leash of
sufficient strength to hold such dog. A person
who owns, possesses, keeps or harbors any dog
that is found at large shall be in violation of
this ordinance and shall be punished as provided
in Section 1-8 of this Code of Ordinances."
Section 2.
Any person violating any, of the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished in accordance
with Section 1-8 of this Code.
Section 3.
That all ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
If a portion or provision of this ordinance be held invalid
or unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining provisions shall
not be affected thereby and for this purpose, the City Council of the
City of Beaumont declares this ordinance to be severable.
PASSED by the City Council this day of 1971.
Mayor
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