Memorandum of Dangerous Animal Ordinances City of Lakewood

Memorandum

TO: Mayor and City Council

FROM: Janet Young, Deputy City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney

DATE: January 26, 2006

SUBJECT: Dangerous Animal Ordinances

Chapter 6.05 of the Lakewood Municipal Code has been attached for your review. This chapter prohibits the possession of dangerous animals and regulates the impoundment of these animals when the owner has been cited. Additionally, the authority of the municipal court to order restitution as well as the confinement or destruction of the animal by lethal injection is set forth. These provisions will be discussed at the study session.