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ORDINANCE O-2026-XX
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING, IN PERTINENT PART, THE DURANGO CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 4 - ANIMALS - ARTICLE V - IMPOUNDMENT - SECTION 4-97 – Disposition of Impounded Animals, TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
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Sec. 4-97. - Disposition of impounded animals.
As soon as practicable after impoundment, notice of impoundment shall be given to the owner if the owner is known or can be located. Any impounded animal shall be released to the owner upon payment of the impoundment fee, care and feeding charges, veterinarian charges, and such other costs as may have been incurred; provided, however, in addition to the payment of the foregoing fees, costs and expenses, no impounded dog shall be released until a license has been issued for such dog pursuant to the terms and provisions of this chapter or, alternatively, until the owner of said dog has been issued a citation or a summons and complaint for failure to license said animal in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
If an impounded animal is not redeemed within four (4) days after impoundment and during which the impounding facility is open to the public, the impounded animal shall be considered abandoned and may be placed for adoption or humanely euthanized at the discretion of the La Plata County Humane Society.
For animals impounded pursuant to Section 4-14, the four-day redemption period begins upon the court’s final disposition of the matter following the hearing required under Section 4-99, provided the court orders the animal released from impoundment.
WHEREAS, City of Durango Municipal Code of Ordinances (MCO) sec. 4-97 currently requires animals to be redeemed within four (4) days after impoundment; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to amend this provision to clarify that the four (4) day redemption period does not begin until final disposition of the matter; and
WHEREAS, the City determines that this amendment is in the best interest of the public and use of City resources.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING, IN PERTINENT PART, THE DURANGO CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 4 - ANIMALS - ARTICLE V - IMPOUNDMENT - SECTION 4-97 – Disposition of Impounded Animals, BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 4-97. - Disposition of impounded animals.
As soon as practicable after impoundment, notice of impoundment shall be given to the owner if the owner is known or can be located. Any impounded animal shall be released to the owner upon payment of the impoundment fee, care and feeding charges, veterinarian charges, and such other costs as may have been incurred; provided, however, in addition to the payment of the foregoing fees, costs and expenses, no impounded dog shall be released until a license has been issued for such dog pursuant to the terms and provisions of this chapter or, alternatively, until the owner of said dog has been issued a citation or a summons and complaint for failure to license said animal in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
If an impounded animal is not redeemed within four (4) days after impoundment and during which the impounding facility is open to the public, the impounded animal shall be considered abandoned and may be placed for adoption or humanely euthanized at the discretion of the La Plata County Humane Society.
For animals impounded pursuant to Section 4-14, the four-day redemption period begins upon the court’s final disposition of the matter following the hearing required under Section 4-99, provided the court orders the animal released from impoundment.
This ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after its passage and final publication as provided by law.
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DURANGO
Attest:
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Mayor
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City Clerk
STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF LA PLATA )
I, Faye Harmer, City Clerk of the City of Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. O-2026-XX was regularly introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Durango, Colorado on the 7th day of July, 2026, and was ordered published in accordance with the terms and conditions of the statutes in such cases made and provided, in the Durango Herald, a newspaper of general circulation, on the 13th day of July 2026, prior to its final consideration by the City Council.
/s/___________________
City Clerk
Published in Durango Herald
July 13, 2026
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