2014-32 ORDINANCE NO. 2014-32
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE I, OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FAIRFAX,VIRGINIA, PERTAINING TO THE CARE OF COMPANION
ANIMALS.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that Chapter 6,
Article I, Section 6-2, of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is hereby amended to
delete, from the title of that section, the word "penalty" at the end of the title.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that
Chapter 6, Article I, Sections 6-3 and 6-4, of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, are
hereby renumbered, without further amendment, as Sections 6-4 and 6-5, respectively.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that
Chapter 6, Article I, is hereby amended to add a new Section 6-3, to read in its entirety as
follows:
"Sec. 6-3. —Tethering, tying, or chaining of companion animals.
(1) No person shall tie, fasten, chain, restrain or tether a companion animal to any
fixed or stationary object, device or structure, or to any other object designed
to confine and limit the movement of the companion animal, for a period in
excess of one (1) cumulative hour in any one day between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(2) In addition to the foregoing limitation, no tying, fastening, chaining,
restraining or tethering, as set forth in subsection (1) of this section, shall be
permissible:
a. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
b. With regard to any animal that is sick or injured;
c. With regard to any animal that is under four(4) months of age;
d. When the ambient air temperature exceeds ninety (90) degrees Fahrenheit
or is at or below thirty-two (32) degrees Fahrenheit in the immediate
vicinity of the tying, fastening, chaining, restraining or tethering of the
animal.
Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of fifty dollars
($50.00), which shall not be suspended in whole or in part; however, any person found guilty
of a violation of this section for a second or subsequent time (regardless of whether or not the
companion animal is the same animal for each violation) shall be subject to a civil penalty of
up to $250 for each additional violation."
This ordinance shall become effective as provided by law.
Introduced: November 18, 2014
City Council hearing: December 9, 2014
Adopted: December 9, 2014
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Date
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Votes
Councilman DeMarco Aye
Councilman Greenfield Aye
Councilmember Loftus Nay
Councilman Meyer Aye
Councilmember Miller Aye
Councilmember Schmidt Aye