[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Hancock 5-10-2006 as Ch. 5 of the 2006 Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be and is unlawful for any person, corporation, legal entity, or resident to keep, raise maintain, exhibit, or utilize any farm animal, wild animal, exotic animal, fowl or reptile for either profit or nonprofit purposes within the limits of the Town of Hancock.
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An ordinance entitled "Animal Control Ordinance for Washington County, Maryland," enacted January 30, 2001, by the Board of County Commissioners for Washington County, Maryland, is hereby adopted as it now exists, and as it may be subsequently amended from time to time in the future, except as may be hereinafter set forth.
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Said ordinance is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Animal Control Ordinance for Washington County, Maryland, is on file in the Town offices.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply and be applicable and enforceable within the corporate limits of the municipality. This chapter is not to be construed as in derogation of any existing zoning, health regulations, or any other applicable state or federal statutes or regulations, except as hereunder set forth.
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Exceptions:
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Section 135-1 of this chapter or any other provision of this chapter does not pertain to any establishment maintained and/or operated by a veterinarian for purposes of treatment.
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Section 55, Exemption of Farm Animals, as set forth in the Animal Control Ordinance for Washington County, Maryland, is not adopted and is not applicable within the corporate limits of the municipality.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, § 4-111, the Mayor and Council of the Town hereby request and authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, its employees, agents, representatives, servants and/or contract representatives, to implement, enforce, and regulate the applicable provisions of this chapter within the corporate limits of the municipality in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements to meet the stated purpose and intent of said chapter. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any federal, state, county, Town statute, ordinance or regulations, the provisions of this chapter shall govern. Where the provisions of any federal, state, county, Town statute, ordinance or regulations impose greater restrictions than those of this chapter, the provisions of such federal, state, county, Town statute, ordinance or regulations shall prevail.
Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared by the court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the chapter as a whole or any part thereto other than the part so declared to be invalid or unconstitutional.
The Mayor and/or Town Manager, or their successors in office, are hereby authorized and directed to enter into any agreements or memorandums of understanding that may be requisite to consummate the purposes of this chapter and to execute any documents necessary to effectuate the purposes thereof.
The effective date of this chapter shall be May 1, 2001.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Chapter 3, Hancock Code, recorded in Liber 9, folio 302, among the Acts, Ordinances, Resolutions of Towns of Washington County, effective May 1, 2001, attached resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County to enforce animal control ordinance in the Town of Hancock.