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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2019.005
RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL; AMENDING TOWN CODE TITLE 6 (ANIMAL
CONTROL), CHAPTER 6-8 (REMOVAL, IMPOUNDMENT, FORFEITURE AND
DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS); REVISING SECTION 6-8-6 (HEARING; RULES OF
HEARING; REMEDIES; TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT; APPEAL; COSTS) TO
REDUCE TIME FOR APPEAL; REVISING SECTION 6-8-7 (FINDINGS AFTER COURT
HEARING) TO ELIMINATE TATTOOING AS AN OPTION THE TOWN
MAGISTRATE CAN ORDER.
WHEREAS the Town Council is authorized by A.R.S. §§ 9-240, 9-499.04, 9-500.32,
11-1018, 11-1029, 13-2910, and 13-4281 to adopt animal control regulations; and
WHEREAS on May 2, 2017, the Town Council adopted Ordinance No. 2017.011,
approving a comprehensive rewrite of the Title 6 (Animal Control) of the Town Code;
and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds that the amendments to the animal control
regulations established by this ordinance are necessary for the public health, safety and
general welfare of the Town of Marana.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, as follows:
SECTION 1. Marana Town Code Title 6 (Animal Control) is hereby amended to
revise section 6-8-6 (Hearing; rules of hearing; remedies; testimony of defendant;
appeal; costs) as follows (with deletions shown with strikeouts and additions shown
with double underlining):
6-8-6 Hearing;rules of hearing;remedies;testimony of defendant;appeal;costs
[Paragraphs A-H remain unchanged]
I. Appeal of the decision of the town magistrate shall be by way of special action
to the superior court on the record of the hearing. The appealing party shall
bear the cost of preparing the record of the hearing on appeal. No appeal shall
be taken later than 310 days after the town magistrate's decision. The owner
must post a bond equivalent to 60 days of impoundment costs in order to
perfect the appeal. Notice of the amount due shall be given to the owner by
the town magistrate at the time of the hearing if forfeiture is ordered.
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