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November 3, 1977
RESOLUTION NO. 8244
RE: CORRECTED ORDINANCE #19 - FOR ANIMAL CONTROL
3Y: HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, Act 339 of the Public Acts of 1919, as amended, pro-
vides that a county may adopt ordinances for the control of animals;
and
WHEREAS, there is no ordinance providing for the confinement
of animals which have bitten humans, nor the the cost of such
confinement; and
WHEREAS, your Committee recommends that an ordinance be
adopted to provide that animals which have bitten persons must be
confined for a period of 10 days and the cost be the responsibility
of the owner.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Oakland hereby
adopts an ordinance entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFINE-
MENT OF ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
PAYMENT OF SUCH CONFINEMENT."
The County of Oakland, State of Michigan, Ordains:
Section 1. Whenever an animal has bitten a person, the
animal must be confined for a period of 10 days to determine whether
the animal has rabies.
Section 2. It is the responsibility of the owners of the
animals to pay for all costs of such confinement.
The Health and Human Resources Committee, by Dr. Joseph R.
Montante, Chairman, moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Joseph R. Montante, Chairman
#8244 December 1, 1977
Moved by Montante supported by Peterson that resolution #8244 be
adopted.
AYES: Wilcox, Aaron, Daly, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kelly,
Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Olson, Page,
Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson, Price, Roth, Simson. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, resolution #8244 was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #8244 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on December 1, 1977
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this 1st December
Lynn D. Allen......................Clerk
Clerk
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Moved by Kasper supported by Murphy the minutes of the December 1, 1977
meeting be corrected on page 858 - Miscellaneous Resolution #8244 - Ordinance
#18 FOR ANIMAL CONTROL, be corrected to read: "ORDINANCE #19 FOR ANIMAL CONTROL". -
AYES: Patterson, Perinoff, Peterson, Price, Simson, Wilcox, Daly,
DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper, Kelly, Lanni,
McConnell, Montante, Moxley, Murphy. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #8244 adopted by. the Oakland County .Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on December 1, 1977, and corrected
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
Lynn D. Allen......................Clerk
Clerk