Ordinance No. 2022-6 Animals and Fowlthe Huntsville Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8 "ANIMALS AND FOWL" provides
for the regulation of animals and fowl for the health, safety and public welfare of the City's residents:
the City of Huntsville, as a home rule city may regulate this activity pursuant to its broad powers of self-government; and
City Council finds it necessary to amend its existing regulations of these activities
to protect the health and public safety; now therefore
the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas now wishes to amend Chapter 8 to
help promote the health, safety and welfare of its residents;
notice of the agenda for this meeting, was given in accordance with law by posting
the same at the place reserved and designated for notices of public meetings and public activities
and prior to the adoption of this ordinance.
I: The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this Ordinance are found to be
true and correct and are hereby adopted, ratified, and confirmed.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances Chapter 8 "ANIMALS AND FOWL", Article I "In
General", is hereby amended by adding Section 8-12, all of which shall read as shown on the attached Exhibit "A".
All ordinances or parts of Ordinances that are in conflict or inconsistent with the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
Should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or section of this Ordinance be
adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so declared to be
invalid, illegal or unconstitutional.
This Ordinance, being a penal ordinance, becomes effective ten ( I 0) days after its date
of passage by the City Council, as provided by Article 4.14 of the Charter of the City of Huntsville, Texas.