2016 ORDINANCES - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~^~~:. ~`~~,~~tt~x pv~'_€~2~.1.87, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTERS 9 (CITY CEMETERIES) AND 25 (GENERAL PARK REGULATIONS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 9-56 AND SECTION 25-108 PERTAINING TO THE PRESENCE OF DOGS IN CEMETERIES AND PARKS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Article II of Chapter 9 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) (City Cemeteries) be amended and reordained by amending Section 9-56 to read as follows: Sec. 9-56. -Dogs prohibited: a cent as provided herein. No person shall permit a dog to go into any city cemetery excent:= (11 An individual who is on the cemetery property for the purnose of visiting a gravesite. attending a burial. or another similar puraose maybe accompanied by a guide dog, service dog or other dog accorded special status under federal or state disability or accommodation laws or regulations: and (21 The city manager or the city manager's designee may authorize the presence of specially trained dogs on the cemetery property for property maintenance activities conducted by or at the direction. of the city. provided that all such activities shall be performed in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. 2. That Article III of Chapter 25 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) .(Parks and Recreation) be amended and reordained by amending Section 25-108 to read as follows: Sec. 25-108. -Animals at large. No person shall cause or permit any animal owned by him, in his custody, or under his control, to go at large within any park unless held in leash by a responsible person, and such leash shall not exceed seven feet in length. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class 4 misdemeanor. Notwithstanding the foregoing. the restrictions established by this section shall not apply in the following circumstances: (11 Unleashed dogs shall be permitted in designated fenced areas within a park which have been expressly established by the city manager or the city manager's designee as areas where leashes are not required: and (21 The city manager or the city manager's designee may authorize the presence of unleashed specially trained dogs on the park property for property