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TOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 968
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE
782, APPROVING A AND AMENDING CHAPTER 14, SECTION 14-88 PROVIDING
NOTICE TO OWNER AND REDEMPTION, A PENALTY; PROVIDING A
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas finds that it is in the public interest to regulate
dogs, cats and other animals harbored within the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance is necessary for the public safety, health, and welfare of the
Town of Westlake; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Westlake is of the opinion that it is in the
the best interests of the Town and its citizens that these amendments to Ordinance 782
should be approved and adopted as Ordinance 968.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: That Chapter 14 “Animals” of the Municipal Code of the Town of Westlake
is amended by Section 14-88, Subsection C to the following: Any animal not reclaimed by its
owner within three (3) working days shall become the property of the town and shall be placed for
adoption in a suitable home or euthanized in a human manner.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Town Ordinances and
all other provisions of other Ordinances adopted by the Town which are inconsistent with the terms
or provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or terms
of this ordinance shall be subject to the same penalty as provided for in the Code of Ordinances of
the Town of Westlake, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist
shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 5: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable,
and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared legally
invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
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such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same would have been enacted by
the Town Council of the Town of Westlake without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any
such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage as
the law in such case provides.
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 31 DAY OF JULY, 2023.
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ATTEST: Sean Kilbride, Mayor
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Amy M. Piukana, Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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L. Stanton Lowry, Town Attorney
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