12/23/2003 Ordinances 8881
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ORDINANCE NO. 8881
An ordinance to amend Chapter 5 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Section 5-2 pertaining to required dates for meetings of the Animal Advisory Board; to add
Section 5-34.1 pertaining to animal training and shows; to add Section 5-34.2 pertaining to an
exemption for animals used and trained for law enforcement purposes; to repeal Section 5-2 as
now existing, and any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for
publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 5-2 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~5-2. Animal Advisory Board; Establishment
There is hereby established the Animal Advisory Board of the City of Grand Island, whose duty it shall be
to advise the mayor and city council on all matters relating to this chapter. The board shall be composed of seven
members: four members appointed by the mayor subject to confirmation by the city council; and the chief of police
or his/her designee, the director of the humane society or his/her designee, and the director of the department of
health or his/her designee. Appointed members shall serve without compensation. The Animal Advisory Board shall
meet during the first week of January and the first week of July of each year and/or such other occasions as may be
established by said board. Attendance by any four or more members shall constitute a quorum.
SECTION 2. Section 5-34.1 is hereby added to the Grand Island City Code to
read as follows:
~5-34.1. Animal Training and Shows
Animals may be off a leash when they are being trained for hunting or an animal show at a facility that is
owned, leased or operated by a nationally recognized organization or a local affiliate sanctioned by such
organization for the training, showing and betterment of animals such as the American Kennel Club or the United
Kennel Club. Animals may be off of a leash at an animal show that is sanctioned by a nationally recognized animal
organization if such show obtains a permit from the Grand Island Humane Society. The application for said permit
shall set forth the date and place of the show or event, and list the types of activities that will be taking place at the
event. If the activities at such animal show do not violate any of the provisions of the Grand Island City Code other
than the running at large ordinance, or involve inhumane treatment of the animals at such event then a permit shall
be issued by the Grand Island Humane Society and a copy of the permit shall be sent to the Grand Island City Clerk
and to the Grand Island Police Department.
Approved as to Form l:I
December 24, 2003
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ORDINANCE NO. 8881 (Cont.)
SECTION 3. Section 5-34.2 is hereby added to the Grand Island City Code to
read as follow:
~5-34.2 Animals Used and Trained for Law Enforcement; Exemption
Any animal used by law enforcement agencies including but not limited to the City of Grand Island Police
Department, the Hall County Sheriffs Department or the Nebraska State Patrol shall be exempted from the
provisions of the Grand Island City Ordinances including the Animal Running at Large and Dangerous Dogs
Ordinances while such animal is being trained or used for law enforcement purposes.
SECTION 4. Section 5-2 as now existing, and any ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: December 23,2003.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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