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§ 7-8.2 — ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

Dallas City Code (7/2026 Code (S-33): Vols. I-II current through Ordinance 33447, passed June 10, 2026; Vol. III through Ordinance 33484, passed June 24, 2026) · Dallas City Code § 7-8.2

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SEC. 7-8.2. ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.

(a) In addition to imposing a monetary penalty against a person convicted of an offense under this chapter, a court may do one or more of the following: (1) require the person, at the person's expense, to attend a responsible pet ownership program approved by the director; (2) revoke any permit issued to the person under this chapter; (3) require the person to have any animal owned by the person spayed or neutered within a time period specified by the court; or (4) impose any other conditions or restrictions that would reasonably abate the violation for which the person was convicted. (b) Upon a person's third conviction of violating Section 7-3.1, 7-4.1, 7-4.2, 7-4.7, 7-4.10, 7-4.11, or 7-4.14 of this chapter, a court may do one or more of the following: (1) order the impoundment of any animal owned by the person, forfeit the person's ownership of the animal, and award sole possession of the animal to the city; or (2) suspend the person's right to own an animal in the city for a period of time as specified by the court. (Ord. Nos. 26024; 30483; 30901)