HomeMy WebLinkAbout3057Ordinance No. 3057
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=175 — Business Licenses
Passed 7/21/1992
Constrictor Snakes
Amended by Ord. 3837 (Sec. 8.03.280)
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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
49 3l. Washington, amending Section 11 of Ordinance
l 1'No. 2316, codified as KCC Section 9.16.76,
l regarding constrictor snakes.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 11 of City of Kent Ordinance No.
2316, codified as KCC Section 9.16.76, is hereby amended as
follows:
Section 11 Poisonous Snakes and—Reptiles, Poisonous
Snakes and Constrictor Snakes.
A. It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor any poisonous
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eenstrieter snake--andfer a preptile,
poisonous snake or constrictor snake other than constrictor snakes
under ten feet in length, within the City of Kent.
B All constrictor snakes legally allowed within the
City of Kent must be kept or harbored in a secure locked carte when
left unattended.
C. This section shall not apply to zoological parks,
performing animal exhibitions, circuses, or pet shops licensed by
the City of Kent, provided, however, that pet shops within the City
of Kent choosing to sell constrictor snakes allowed under this
Section must plainly post in a conspicuous place the following
notice:
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It is illegal to keep or harbor constrictor snakes
over ten feet in length within the City of Kent.
Any Person who legally kee s or harbors constrictor
snakes within the City of Rent MUST keev the
snake(s) in a secure, locked cage when left
unattended.
D In addition to or as an alternate to any other
penalty provided in this chapter or by law any person violating
this section shall incur a civil penalty The penalty for the first
notice of violation shall be one hundred dollars• three hundred
dollars for the second notice of violation in any one-year period:
and five hundred dollars for each successive violation in any one-
year period.
Section 2. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance l;
are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any
clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of
this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any
person or circumstances shall not affect the validity of the
remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its application to
other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force thirty (30) days from the time of its final
approval and passage as provided b law.
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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BRENDA JACOB CITY CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROG R A. LUBOVICH, CITY ATTORNEY
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PASSED the l day of _ ��L , 1992.
APPROVED the day of '�� { , 1992.
PUBLISHED the day of 1992.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. , passed by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent
hereon indicated.
SNAKEG#4.ORD
BRENDA JACOBER- ITY CLERK
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