Part 1 — General Provisions[Adopted by Ord. 1; suspended by Ord. 92-10]

This Chapter shall be known as, and may be cited and referred to as "The Animal Control Ordinance."

Concurrently herewith, the City Council has adopted Ordinance 92-9, being the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority Uniform Ordinance which shall be, and is known as, "The Animal Control Ordinance." Said Southeast Area Animal Control Authority Uniform Ordinance shall be in effect as long as the City of Lakewood maintains a contract with the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority for animal control services, and during the time the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority provides animal control services to the City of Lakewood, the terms and provisions of Part 2 entitled Definitions, Part 3 entitled Department of Animal Control, Part 3.B. entitled Vaccination, Part 4 entitled Licenses, Part 5 entitled Animals Running At Large, Part 6 entitled Impounding, and Part 7 entitled General Regulations Relating To Animals shall be, and are hereby suspended, and shall not be of any force and effect except for the following provisions thereof which are amended by this Ordinance. In the event of any conflict between the aforementioned parts of Chapter l of Article IV of the Lakewood Municipal Code and Ordinance 92-9 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD ADOPTING THE SOUTHEAST AREA ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY ORDINANCE," the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority Uniform Ordinance shall Control.