ORD 1989-12 - Prohibits fishing from city streets 05-16-1989ORDINANCE NO. 89- 12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
PROHIBITING FISHING FROM CITY STREETS; ESTABLISHING A FINE OF UP TO
$200 PER DAY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
Section 1: Chapter 15, Streets and Sidewalks, of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by the adoption
of a new Section 15 -7.1 that shall read as follows:
Section 15 -7.1 Fishing from a Street
a. A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or
knowingly fishes from a street maintained by the City of
Huntsville.
b. "Street" means the entire width between the boundary lines
of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is
open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular
traffic.
c. The City Manager shall post signs on all street affected by
this section.
Section 2: Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of
this ordinance or failing to comply with any requirement of this
ordinance will be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of
up to Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) upon conviction. Each day
during or upon which the person shall violate or continue
violation of any provision of this ordinance or non - compliance
with any requirement of this ordinance shall constitute a distinct
and separate offense. The violation of any provision of this
ordinance or the failure to comply with any requirement of this
ordinance shall each constitute a distinct and separate offense.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional,
such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect any of the remaining
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided,
however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such
inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be
cumulative of other ordinances regulating and governing the
subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 5: The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published at least twice within ten days of final
passage. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after the
date of final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this /c t6 day of
ATTEST:
Ruth DeShaw, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
, 1989.
THE CIT OF HUNTSVILLE
By
Jane Monday, Mayor