Ordinance 2024-34 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-34
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS,
AMENDING WYLIE'S CODE OF ORDINANCES,ORDINANCE NO. 2021-17,AS
AMENDED, CHAPTER 18 (ANIMALS), ARTICLE I (IN GENERAL), SECTION
18-6 (IMPOUNDMENT, REDEMPTION, AND DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS),
SUBSECTIONS (A)(2) AND (D)(1)(B) TO AMEND IMPOUNDMENT,
REDEMPTION, AND DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS; PROVIDING FOR
REPEALING, SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Wylie,Texas("City Council")finds that it is necessary
and in the public interest to ensure the health and humane treatment of animals and the public in the City
of Wylie, Texas ("Wylie" or"City"); and
WHEREAS,the City Council has investigated and determined that it would be advantageous and
beneficial to the citizens of Wylie to amend Chapter 18 (Animals), Article I (General), Section 18-6
(Impoundment, redemption, and disposition of animals), Subsections (a)(2) and (d)(1)(b) of the Wylie' s
Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 2021-17, as amended("Code of Ordinances");
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE,TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Findin s Incorporated. The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body
of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Amendment to Chapter 18 (Animals), Article I (General), Section 18-6
(Impoundment,redemption,and disposition of animals),Subsections(a)(2)and(d)(1)(b)of the Wylie Code
of Ordinances. Chapter 18 (Animals), Article I (General), Section 18-6 (Impoundment, redemption, and
disposition of animals), Subsections (a)(2) and(d)(1)(b) is hereby amended as follows:
"CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter 18—ANIMALS
Article I—GENERAL
Sec. 18-6.-Impoundment, redemption, and disposition of animals.
(a) Impoundment.
(2)Owner's absence. The animal services officer may impound an animal at the request of a
peace officer, firefighter, or owner of the property where the animal is located when the
owner of the animal has been arrested, hospitalized, is missing, has died, the home has
been rendered inhabitable due to a fire, or when the owner is being lawfully evicted from
his/her premises and there is no person present 17 years of age or older who will assume
responsibility for the animal;
(d)Disposition.
(1) Time limits.
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b. An animal impounded at the request of a firefighter,peace officer, or property owner
as required by subsection (a)(2) of this section shall be kept for not less than ten
business days unless earlier reclaimed by the owner or the owner's agent or euthanized
as allowed by this chapter.
SECTION 3: Penalty. Any person, firm, corporation, or entity violating this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not exceeding two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00) if the violation relates to the public health and sanitation, otherwise the fine
shall be a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each continuing day's violation shall
constitute a separate offense. The penal provisions imposed under this Ordinance shall not preclude the
City from filing suit to enjoin the violation. Wylie retains all legal rights and remedies available to it
pursuant to local, state and federal law.
SECTION 4: Savin sg /Repealing. All provisions of the Code of Ordinances shall remain in full
force and effect, save and except as amended by this or any other ordinance. All provisions of any
ordinance in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such
repeal shall not abate any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed ordinance,nor shall the repeal
prevent a prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the
ordinance. Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is expressly
provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance,and each section,subsection,clause
or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses,
and phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage
and publication as required by the City Charter and by law.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,
TEXAS,on this 8th day of October, 2024.
'Matthew Porter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stephanie Storm, City Secretary
Date of Publication: acttxber 17 M24,in the Wylie News
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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Chad Engbrock,
publisher of C & S Media, dba The Wylie News, a newspaper regularly published in
Collin County, Texas and having general circulation in Collin County, Texas, and being
in compliance with Section 2051.044, Texas Government Code (a); (1), (2), (3) and (4),
who being by me duly sworn, deposed and says that the foregoing attached:
City of Wylie
Legal Notice—Ordinance No. 2024-34
was published in said newspaper on the following date(s), to-wit:
October 17,2024
Chad Engbrock, Publisher
Subscribed and sworn before me on this, the 21 st day of October, 2024, to certify which
witness my hand and seal of office.
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August 12,2028
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Ordinance
No.2024-34
An ordinance of
the City Council of
the .City of Wylie,.
Texas, .amending
Wylie's. Code of
Ordinances, Or&
us=No.2021-17,
as amended, Chap-
ter 18 (Animals),
article I (in gen-
eral), Section 18-6
(impoundment; .
redemption, and
deposition of ani-
n`ls), Ste.
R ) and
to amend WpOW - .
went, rode,
and disposition of
animals; provid-
ing for t+epeoling,
savings and sever-
ability clauses and
providing for an ef--
fedive date of this
ordinance.
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