HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 785 1969-06-16
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 785
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING THE FEEDING
OF WILD BIRDS.
The city Council of the City of Seal Beach, california, does hereby
ordain as follows:
Section 1. It is the purpose of this ordinance to diminish the
defacement, deterioration, and littering of property in the City
caused by the feeding of wild birds.
Section 2. Definitions.
"Person" means natural person, firm,
corporation, or association.
"Wi~d'Bird" means any bird of the family Columbidae
and includes pigeons and doves.
"Public Street" means a public thoroughfare, avenue,
road, highway, boulevard, parkway, way, drive, lane,
alley or court, including the right-of-way for
vehicular traffic, gutter, curb, parking, and sidewalk.
Section 3. Feeding on Public Streets.
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and no person shall feed any
wild bird upon any public street or upon any publicly-owned property
within the City of Seal Beach.
Section 4. Feeding on Private Property.
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and no person shall feed any
wild bird which is not in his custody or control, and which is not
confined within an enclosure, upon any private property, not owned
or controlled by him in the City of Seal Beach.
Section 5. Depositing Feed upon Public Street or Public Place.
It is hereby declared to be a ~uisance and no person shall throw,
deposit, or place any seed, grain, nuts, crumbs, scraps, or other
feed or any substance intended as feed for any bird or animal upon
any public street or upon any publicly-owned property in the City
of Seal Beach.
Section 6. Penalties.
Any person violating any of the prov1s1ons of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00: or by imprison-
ment for a period of not more than 6 months: or by both such fine
and imprisonment. I
Section 7. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of
this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person, firm,
corporation, or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent juris-
diction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The Council of the City of Seal Beach
hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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Section 8. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after adoption.
section 9. Certification and Posting.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be ed as required by
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
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I, Jerdys Weir, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California,
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was passed, approved,
and adopted by the City Council~f the C~i of Seal Beach at a
meeting thereof held on the .&....~ay of _ -...., _ , 1969, by
the following vote: ~
AYES. C~ilme ~~ lJw., 'i~- J
NOES: Counc11me~- ~
ABSENT :
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. Clerk