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ORDINANCE NO. '1'15;)..
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending Bremerton Municipal Code
Chapters 7.04, 7.15, and 13.04 regarding animals at large.
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Department is developing a dog park where
supervised dogs may go unleashed for exercise, socialization and fun; and
WHEREAS, the current provisions of Bremerton Municipal Code Chapters 7.04,
7.15, and 13.04 do not allow unleashed dogs within the City of Bremerton except on the owner's
premises; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the provisions of the Bremerton
Municipal Code to allow unleashed dogs in designated dog park areas within the City parks
system; and
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Commission has reviewed this program and
recommends the revision; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 7.04.020(h) of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "At
large" relating to animals is hereby amended to read as follows:
(h) "At large" means an animal that is off the premises ofthe owner and not under
physical restraint adequate for its size and nature or is sufficiently near its owner to be under its
owner's direct control and is obedient to its owner's commands, except that all dogs must be
leashed when off the premises of the owner. Provided. however. unleashed dogs shall be
allowed in City of Bremerton dog parks as provided in BMC Chapter 13.04.
SECTION 2. Section 7.15.010(a) of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Animal at large" relating to infractions is hereby amended to read as follows:
7.15.010 INFRACTIONS.
The following are declared to be Class 1 civil infractions:
(a) Animal at large. For the owner of a pet or livestock to suffer or permit such
animal to leave the premises of the owner, unless the animal is under physical restraint adequate
to the size and nature ofthe animal or is sufficiently near its owner to be under its owner's direct
control and is obedient to its owner's commands, except that all dogs must be leashed when not
on the premises ofthe owner. Exceptions to this restriction are pets engaged in formal training,
competition, er-service dogs engaged in an activity for which they are trained or in service. or
dogs allowed in City of Bremerton dog parks as provided in BMC Chapter 13.04;
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SECTION 3. Section 13.04.050 ofthe Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Animals at Large" relating to at large animals in parks is hereby amended to read as follows:
13.04.050 ANIMALS AT LARGE
It is unlawful to allow or permit any animal to run at large in any park, or enter any lake,
pond, fountain or stream therein. Except that unleashed dogs are allowed in designated dog park
areas within the City of Bremerton park system.
SECTION 4. Severabilitv. If anyone or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten
(10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council the ~ dayof ~~~ ,2005
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DAREN NYGREN, CO ci ( President
Approved this U:lJ day of
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PUBLISHED the 'lbV day of ~ ,2005
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EFFECTIVE the I q;f'~) day of
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Account #42742/ Ad# 100177851
STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KITSAP
I, Sarah Weller, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: That she is now, and at all times
embraced in the publication herein mentioned was the principal clerk of the printers and publishers of
KITSAP SUN; that said newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court
of the County of Kitsap, in which County it is published and is now and has been for more than six months
prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as
a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in Kitsap County,
Washington and is now and during all of said time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid
place of publication of said newspaper; that the following is a true text of a legal advertisement as it was
published in regular issues (and not in supplement form) of said newspaper on the following dates, to wit: ,
November 09,2005 and that such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said
period. That the full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $26.45, which
amount has not been paid in full.
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(Signature of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of November 15,2005. OFFICIAL SEAL -I
~.fi/J~ DAWN BLATT
NOTARY PUtluC - STATE OF WASHINGTON
Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County. My Commission Expires July 30, 2006
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ORDINANCE NO. 4952'
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AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Bremerton
Municipal Code Chapters 7.04, 7.15 and 13.04 regarding animals at large.-
PASSED by the City Council the 2nd day of November, 2005-
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The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street, Suite 600,
Bremerton, W A 98366.-
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