1994-052City of Southlake, Texas
A RESOLUTION NO. 94-52
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE CALLING FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE TO VOTE AGAINST THE COUNTY -WIDE DOG
REGISTRATION REFERENDUM WHICH HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE
NOVEMBER 8,1994, BALLOT.
WHEREAS, pursuant to a petition signed by one hundred (100) Tarrant County voters, the
Tarrant County Commissioners Court has been forced to place a referendum on the November
8, 1994, ballot calling for the local option election of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 822,
Subchapter C, which, if passed, will require county -wide dog registration in Tarrant County; and
WHEREAS, if the referendum passes, such law provides that registered dogs may roam the
streets freely during daylight hours and may roam the streets freely during the night if they are
muzzled, and that portions of the City of Southlake's animal control ordinance relating to dog
registration and restraint may be preempted; and
WHEREAS, if the referendum passes, Tarrant County will be required to register all dogs
living in Tarrant County, including those living within the City of Southlake and the dog
registration program of the City of Southlake may no longer be in effect; and
WHEREAS, if the referendum passes, the county registration fee permitted by such law is
only one dollar ($1.00), which may be deposited only to the credit of a special fund of the county
and used only to defray the costs of administering the registration program and to reimburse the
owners of any sheep, goats, calves, or other domestic animals or fowls killed in the county by
roaming dogs; and
WHEREAS, if the referendum passes, such law will not require Tarrant County to provide
full service animal control to its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake's rabies control and stray animal control programs may
face severe cutbacks in funding or dissolution because municipal dog registration revenues will
no longer be available to the City for such programs;
City of Southlake, Texas
Resolution No. 94-52
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Southlake:
SECTION 1.
That the citizens of the City of Southlake are hereby urged to vote against the
November 8, 1994, referendum calling for county -wide registration of and registration fees
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 4 DAY OF , 1994.
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Sandra L. LeGrand, City Secretary
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