§ 462.701. Education Program.

(a)

It is the intent of the City to provide a comprehensive education program for the public to educate all citizens in the proper care of animals, to promote the animal adoption program, to promote the sterilization of animals and to address other animal issues of general interest and concern to the citizens of the City. For that purpose, the City hereby establishes the Education Program as set forth in this Section.

(b)

The Chief of ACPS shall be responsible for the creation and administration of the Education Program, which will target both adults and children and will provide education and public awareness of animal issues such as: responsible pet health care; procedures for adoption of animals from the City; promoting the benefits of animal sterilization; avoiding nuisances; and other animal issues of general interest and concern to the citizens of the City.

(c)

There shall be available to ACPS for this purpose an amount of money from the Spay and Neuter Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund"), created by Section 111.450, of no more than 25 percent of the funds contained in the Trust Fund at the beginning of the fiscal year, and that are available for expenditure in this program. Any donations of monies, or in kind, by nongovernmental sources into the Trust Fund shall be subject to any specific conditions place upon their use by the donor.

(Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 124; Ord. 2010-527-E, § 8)

Editor's note

Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.