SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120422

• Record No: CB 120422
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120422
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 10/4/2022
• Ordinance No: Ord 126691
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to crimes and punishment; conforming the Seattle Municipal Code with changes in state law and making technical corrections; amending Sections 9.25.030, 9.25.100, 12A.02.050, 12A.02.150, 12A.06.045, 12A.09.020, 12A.10.150. 12A.12.010, 12A.14.010, 12A.14.160, 12A.14.170, 12A.16.040, and 12A.16.080 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding new Sections 12A.04.215, 12A.06.047, 12A.14.175, 12A.14.177, 12A.14.230, 12A.14.240, and 12A.14.260 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Sections 12A.06.120, 12A.06.130, 12A.06.150, 12A.06.155, 12A.06.160, 12A.06.165, 12A.06.170, 12A.06.175, 12A.06.185, and 12A.06.190 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Central Staff Memo, 3. Signed Ordinance 126691, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2022	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
10/5/2022	1	Mayor	returned
10/5/2022	1	Mayor	Signed
10/5/2022	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
10/4/2022	1	City Council	passed	Pass
9/27/2022	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	pass	Pass
9/20/2022	1	City Council	referred
8/1/2022	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/27/2022	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to crimes and punishment; conforming the Seattle Municipal Code with changes in state law and making technical corrections; amending Sections 9.25.030, 9.25.100, 12A.02.050, 12A.02.150, 12A.06.045, 12A.09.020, 12A.10.150. 12A.12.010, 12A.14.010, 12A.14.160, 12A.14.170, 12A.16.040, and 12A.16.080 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding new Sections 12A.04.215, 12A.06.047, 12A.14.175, 12A.14.177, 12A.14.230, 12A.14.240, and 12A.14.260 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Sections 12A.06.120, 12A.06.130, 12A.06.150, 12A.06.155, 12A.06.160, 12A.06.165, 12A.06.170, 12A.06.175, 12A.06.185, and 12A.06.190 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 9.25.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124040, is amended as follows:
9.25.030 Authority of the Director
A. The Director is authorized to:
1.Make rules for the interpretation and implementation of this Chapter 9.25, pursuant to ((the Administrative Code)) Chapter 3.02;
2. Accept the surrender of animals to the City Animal Shelter;
3. Permit or deny adoption from the City Animal Shelter of animals that have been surrendered to the City, or which are stray or under detainment and unclaimed after the expiration of a holding period;
4. Direct immediate humane disposal of: (a) any exotic animal when alternatives, such as placing the animal in a zoo or outside of the City, have been exhausted, (b) any animal surrendered to the City for humane disposal, (c) any animal determined by the Seattle Municipal Court or any other court of law to be a nuisance, (d) any animal involved in a court proceeding in which the owner pled guilty or was found ((to be)) guilty of cruelty to animals under Section 9.25.081, owning a nuisance or dangerous animal ((or in which the owner pled guilty o...