4a Animal Training Ordinance — original pdf

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 3-2 (RESTRICTIONS ON ANIMALS) ADDING A NEW SECTION 3-2-8 RELATING TO THE TRAINING AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS; CREATING AN OFFENSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. City Code Chapter 3-2 (Restrictions on Animals) is amended to add a new Section 3-2-8 to read: § 3-2-8 TRAINING AND CONTROL OF ANIMALS (A) A person may not train or control an animal by the use of a baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, bull hook or device of similar design for similar purpose. (B) A person who trains or controls an animal as set forth in Subsection (A) commits a violation. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that the animal is livestock as defined in City Code Section 3-1-1 (Definitions). (C) PART 2. This ordinance takes effect on ____________, 2021. PASSED AND APPROVED _________ , 2021 APPROVED: ____________________ Anne L. Morgan City Attorney § § § ______________________________ Steve Adler Mayor ATTEST:_______________________ Jannette S. Goodall City Clerk Page 1 of 1