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RE: RESOLUTION REGULATING THE RUNNING AT LARGE OF DOGS, PROVIDING
FOR SEIZURE, IMPOUNDING, AND OTHER DISPOSITION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the Board
of County Commissioners of Weld County, that a serious problem
exists in Weld County pertaining to the running at large of num-
erous dogs, and
WHEREAS, the Board has authority under the provisions of
Section 30-15-101 et sec, CRS 1973 , as amended, to pass a dog
restraint resolution as hereinafter set forth, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County
hereby finds and determines that an urgent need exists for the
following resolution to be passed for the health, safety, and
welfare of the people of Weld County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That it shall be unlawful for the owner or any other per-
son having control of any dog to allow, suffer, permit, or
sanction the running at large of said dog without an accomp-
animent of said owner or person having control of the dog
within the County of Weld, except said portions of said County
which are within the city limits of any municipality within
said county.
A. A dog shall be deemed to be running at large when
off of or away from the premises or property of its
owner and not under the control of such owner.
B. Control is defined as the use of a containing de-
vice on a dog such as a pen, cage, or motor vehicle,
or a restraining device such as a leash, not exceeding
six (6) feet in length. Control also includes a cir-
cumstance whereby a dog immediately responds to a voice
or sound command by its accompanying owner.
C. Owner is defined as any person, partnership, corp-
oration, or other legal entity who has a right of pro-
perty in a dog, or who keeps or harbors a dog or who
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has a dog in his care or who acts as its custodian.
D. It shall be deemed that a dog is not under the con-
trol of its owner when the dog inflicts damage or injury
to the person or property of another or by harrassing,
chasing, or attacking livestock or wildlife, except in
the defense of the owner, his family or property.
2. The Sheriff of Weld County, Colorado is hereby designated
and appointed as the county enforcement official for the en-
forcement of this resolution. The Weld County Sheriff has the
authority to use the Weld County Humane Society, or such other
means as he deems advisable, for the purpose of picking up
dogs running at large and impounding them, and the fees charged
shall be paid out of the Weld County General Fund.
3. Upon the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date here-
on and until this resolution is rescinded, it shall be the
duty of the Sheriff of Weld County, Colorado to seize and im-
pound any and all dogs found running at large without accom-
paniment of owner or any other person having control of the
dog within any part of Weld County, Colorado, except within the
city limits of any municipality in said county. When any dog
has been so taken up and impounded, the Weld County Humane
Society shall give notice of such impoundment to the owner, if
known, who may there upon recover possession of such dog on
payment of cost of impoundment.
4. When any dog has been picked up for impoundment, notice of
such impoundment shall be given to the owner, if known, who
may thereupon recover possession of such dog on payment of the
cost of impoundment. The basic cost of impoundment shall be
Ten Dollars ($10. 00) for the first three days or a portion
thereof during which a dog is impounded and an additional Two
Dollars ($2. 00) for each day thereafter. However, if the same
owner, or members of his immediate family, has redeemed the
same dog from the designated impounding facility within the
preceding twelve (12) months, the redemption fee shall be Twenty
Dollars ($20. 00) . No owner may recover possession of such dog
until payment of the cost of impoundment is made.
5. Any dog which shall not have been redeemed within five
(5) days from the time of such impoundment, may at once be put
up for adoption in accordance with the normal procedure of the
director of the impounding facility. Any owner or keeper of
a dog who does not claim or redeem said dog within the five
(5) day impounding period shall forfeit all right, title, and
interest in said dog. Any dog which has not been redeemed or
adopted as herein provided, may be humanely destroyed under
the direction of the director of the impounding facility and
removed and buried or cremated, provided that no dog shall be
put up for adoption or destroyed until the owner has been not-
ified, either orally or in writing, if the whereabouts of such
owner is known or can be ascertained from a license tag or
other identification found on the dog.
5. The Board of County Commissioners, their assistants and
employees, the Sheriff of Weld County, and staff thereof and
any person enforcing the provisions of this resolution shall
not be held responsible for any accident or subsequent dis-
ease that may occur in connection with the administration of
this resolution.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 28th day of
March , A.D. , 1977.
The above and foregoing Resolution was read into the record
and signed on the 28th day of March , A.D. , 1977.
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