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ORDINANCE NO. Me-38B
2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER 6.38
TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO POLICE DOGS TO
3 MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO TEASE, HARASS, AGITATE, PROVOKE, BEAT, KICK,
STRIKE, INJURE OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH POLICE DOGS WHEN A DOG
4 IS BEING USED IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF.
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
6 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 6.38 is added to the San Bernardino
8 Municipal Code to read:
9 "Chapter 6.38
10 POLICE DOGS
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6.38.010 Interference with police dogs.
12 It is unlawful for any person, in a manner not otherwise
13 prohibited by California Penal Code Section 597, to tease,
14 harass, agitate, provoke, beat, kick, strike, injure, or in any
15 way interfere with any dog being used by any police officer in
16 the performance of his or her official duties."
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6.38.020 Penalty - Infraction.
18 Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter
19 is guilty of an infraction, which upon conviction thereof is
20 punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.00."
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SECTION 2. This ordinance is an urgency measure, which
22 shall take effect and become operative upon its adoption and
23 approval.
24 The facts constituting such urgency are that the Police
25 Department is currently using one police dog to aid police
26 officers in the performance of duties, and is anticipating
27 obtaining another dog for such purposes in the near future.
28 Adoption of the ordinance effective immediately is considered
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necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
hea1ty or safety.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at an Adjourned Regular
held on the
9th
following vote, to wit:
meeting thereof,
day of
July
, 1984, by the
AYES:
Council Members Castaneda, Reilly, Marks, Quiel,
The foregoing ordinance is
NAYS:
ABSENT:
of
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Approved as to form:
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City ttorney
Frazier, Strickler
Council Member Hernandez
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