Ordinance 2782-04 - Laserfiche WebLink

• B. Any person, firm or corporation licensed to sell exotic animals other than those prohibited by subsection A shall within twenty-four hours of the time of sale place in the mail to the Everett animal shelter a statement indicating what type of animal was sold, name of purchaser, purchaser's address and telephone number. C. All persons, firms or corporations which possess any of the animals listed in subsection A as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall register said animals with the Everett animal shelter within thirty calendar days of the ordinance's effective date. As a condition of registration the animal shelter shall specify the conditions under which the animal is to be kept and the length of time which the person, firm, or corporation has to dispose of the animal. Failure to timely register an animal or to comply with the conditions of registrations shall constitute a violation of this chapter. D. Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, and may be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment in jail not to exceed ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment. E. The provisions of this section shall not apply to facilities constructed and operational on or before January 1, 2000 and any reasonable adjancant expansion thereof which facilities are licensed and in compliance with United States 55 FR 15210 (April 20, 1990) (as maybe hereafter amended). Section 7: Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase set forth in this ordinance or its application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrepective of the fact that any one or more sections subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 8: Third Party Liability It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and provide for promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provisions nor any term used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees, for whom the implementation and enforcement of this ordinance shall be discretionary and not mandatory. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or form the basis of any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from any action or inaction on the part of Page 11