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ORDINANCE NO. 1684
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of North Richland
Hills, Texas, that:
ARTICLE 1. PREAMBLE
The RPO Program for pet owners established herein is designed to
reduce the incidences of repeat offenders as well as educate the
participants as to the responsibilities entailed in owning a pet in an
urban environment. The program stresses the "good neighbor" concept
of responsible pet ownership and gives the participants information on
the role of the Animal Control Officer in the community.
ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS
When used in this ordinance the following words and terms, unless the
context indicates a different meaning, shall be interpreted as
follows:
SECTION 1.
(A) RPO program: Responsible Pet Owner Program conducted by the
Animal Control Division of Environmental Services
Department.
(B) First Offender: A person that has received a citation for
an animal related offense for the first time where that
offense occurred in North Richland Hills.
ARTICLE 3. RPO PROGRAM
SECTION 1:
RPO Program shall be established by the Animal Control
Division of Environmental Services Department.
SECTION 2:
The program shall be made available to all pet owners
in North Richland Hills and shall be offered on a
monthly basis.
ARTICLE 4. ELIGIBILITY
SECTION 1:
First Offenders shall be eligible to participate in the
RPO Program in lieu of payment of the citation fine and
only after entering a plea of guilty or no contest.
(A). At the Judge's discretion the fine may be
waived if the First Offender states that he/she
will attend and actually attends the RPO Program
within ninety (90) days of receiving the first
citation.
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(B). It shall be the responsibility of the First
Offender to notify and supply the Municipal Court
with proof of attendance.
SECTION 2:
The program shall be available to all pet owners in
North Richland Hills, however available places shall be
first offered to First Offenders applying for the
Program.
ARTICLE 5. FEES AND PENALTIES
SECTION 1:
There shall be a fifteen dollar ($15.00) registration
fee for the RPO Program that must be paid when
registering for the Program, prior to attendance.
SECTION 2:
If the First Offender fails to attend the RPO Program
within the required ninety (90) days, the citation fee
shall be assessed through Municipal Court.
Passed and Approved this 27th day of August
, 1990.
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