Ordinance No. 9691 8 2
ORDINANCE NO. 969
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 679 AND AMENDING SECTION
3 -3 OF THE CITY CODE PROHIBITING ANIMAL EXCRETA NUISANCE AND
REQUIRING THAT PERSONS HAVING CHARGE, CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF
AN ANIMAL CAUSE THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF FECES IN A
SANITARY MANNER.
WHEREAS, in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare of residents
and visitors to the City of Cypress, it is necessary to prohibit dog excreta nuisance and
require those persons having charge, custody or control of dogs to cause the immediate
cleanup of animal feces.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 679 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2. Chapter 3, Title 5, Division 3, Section 3 -3, of the Code of the City of
Cypress shall read as follows
"Sec. 3 -3. Dog Control.
a) No owner or other person having charge, custody or control of any dog(s) shall
permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care, any such dog(s)
to defecate and to allow any such feces to remain on any public parkway, park
or other public property, or on any property owned or occupied by a person
other than the owner of the dog(s) or the person having charge, custody or
control of the dog(s).
b) Any person having charge, custody or control of any dog(s), in a location other
than on the property of such person or on the property of the owner of the
animal(s), shall have in possession a suitable disposable bag or container for the
purpose of complying with the requirements of this Section.
c) For purposes of this Section 3 -3, a `suitable disposable bag or container' shall
not be considered to be an article of clothing.
d) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to blind persons being
accompanied by a trained guide dog.
e) Any person violating any of the provisions of subsection 3 -3(a) or 3 -3(b) shall
be deemed guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00)."
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the
28th day of July , 1997, and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular
meeting held on the 11th day of August , 1997.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
MAYOR
F THE CITY OF C ' PRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, City Clerk of the City of Cypress,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance
was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council
held on the 11th day of August 1997; by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bowman, Jones, Keenan, Piercy
and Carroll
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS