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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-City Attorney ----- ~ ._.~,~-'--~~--- - - CI..... OF SAN BERNARDIW - REQUE"""r FOR COUNCIL AC".4N From: Ralph H. Prince Subject: Legislation regarding transporting or carrying of animals in unsecured, open pickup trucks Dept: City Attorney Date: December ll, 1986 Synopsis of Previous Council action: 11/l8/86 City Attorney was directed to prepare a resolution to send to the State Legislature encouraging them to create a bill regarding the transporting or carrying of animals. Recommen-:led motion: Adopt resolution. ~'~cJ .,' ,. '.W..~' Signa ure Contact person: Loren McQueen Phone: 5235 N/A N/A Supporting data attached: Yes Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: None Sou rea: Finance: Council Notes: 75.0262 Agenda Item No. /1 21 ~ ~ 24 ~ 26 27 !l, 28 '"' 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO URGING THE STATE LEGISLATORE TO INVESTIGATE AND ADOPT LEGISLATION RESOLVING THE 3 STATEWIDE PROBLEM OF THE TRANSPORTING OF DOGS IN THE BACK OF OPEN PICKUP TRUCKS. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY 5 OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS. 6 7 . , SECTION 1. Rec1tal. nM/m?~ The transporting of ~~-~nsecured in open pickup trucks, 8 could result in serious harm to the dog and/or to motorists 9 if the dog is ejected or jumps from the back of a truck. 10 SECTION 2. The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 11 Bernardino urge the State Legislature to investigate and adopt 12 legislation that would require that dogs shall be safely secured 13 when transported in open vehicles and provide that any security 14 device shall safely restrain the dog and prevent it from being 15 ejected or jumping from the vehicle. 16 SECTION 3. The City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino is 17 directed to forward a copy of this resolution to Assemblymen 18 William Leonard and Jerry Eaves of the State Assembly and 19 Senators H. L. Richardson and Ruben Ayala urging their support of 20 appropriate legislation to resolve such problem, and further that the City Clerk forward a copy to SANBAG, the County of San Bernardino and surrounding cities requesting their support of enactment of such legislation. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on , 1986, by the the day of following vote, to wit: 12/11/86 1 AYES I - 2 3 NAYS I 4 ABSENT: 5 6 7 8 City Clerk The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this , 1986. 9 of 10 11' 12 Approved as to form: 13 /I/P~~l/~~ 15 City At.rc;rney 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 12/11/86 day Mayor of the City of San Bernardino