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6 <br /> Each section may be accessed by clicking the Chapters linked on the left hand side of the <br /> page. <br /> In order to comply with the provisions of subsection (b1) of the session law, the following <br /> ordinances should have the misdemeanor penalties removed from the ordinance. <br /> • Code of Ordinances --- First Reading --- Text Amendments as reflected in Attachment 1 <br /> o Chapter 1; Section 1-7 - General Penalties --- Language amended <br /> o Chapter 4; Section 4-51 ---Animal Control Generally----Clarifies that now all <br /> violations of the animal control ordinance are intended to automatically be <br /> misdemeanors <br /> o Chapter 8; Section 8-42 — Regulation of Massage Businesses --- Misdemeanor <br /> language replaced by civil penalty <br /> o Chapter 8; Section 8-81 —Tax on Gross Receipts for the lease or rental of motor <br /> vehicles --- Misdemeanor language removed <br /> o Chapter 8; Section 8-100 — Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses --- <br /> Misdemeanor language replaced by civil penalty <br /> o Chapter 8; Section 8-122 — Regulation of Mobile Food Vending Businesses --- <br /> Misdemeanor language replaced by civil penalty <br /> o Chapter 18; Section 18-156 —Weapons --- Clarifies possession on County <br /> property is a misdemeanor rather than relying on the general language in <br /> Section 1-7 <br /> There is consensus among local government attorneys that the substantial change in the <br /> manner in which ordinances that have a misdemeanor penalty are adopted into law should be <br /> addressed by the governing board, out of an abundance of caution, by re-adopting those <br /> provisions under the new method. The ordinances in the Code that provide for a misdemeanor <br /> penalty include the following sections. <br /> • Code of Ordinances --- First Reading --- No Changes to Language <br /> o Chapter 4; Section 4-42 --- Control of Dangerous Animals <br /> o Chapter 4; Section 4-51 --- Animal Control Generally <br /> o Chapter 4; Section 4-133 --- Display of Wild Animals <br /> o Chapter 4; Section 4-184 --- Keeping Wild Animals <br /> o Chapter 14; Section 14-42 --- State of Emergency <br /> o Chapter 14; Section 14-83 --- Emergency Management <br /> o Chapter 14; Section 14-129 --- Rescue Franchise Agreements <br /> o Chapter 14; Section 14-261 --- Oil Pollution and Hazardous Substances <br /> o Chapter 16; Section 16-37 --- Smoking <br /> o Chapter 16; Section 16-57 --- Noise <br /> o Chapter 24; Section 24-1 --- Hunting and Fishing <br /> o Chapter 24; Section 24-3 --- Firearms Discharge <br /> o Chapter 24; Section 24-4 --- Fireworks Display <br /> o Chapter 34; Section 34-1 --- Disposal of Solid Waste <br /> o Chapter 34; Section 34-47 --- Solid Waste Collection and Disposal <br /> o Chapter 34; Section 34-77 --- Recyclable Materials <br /> o Chapter 36; Section 36-34 --- General Water Conservation <br /> o Chapter 36; Section 36-67 --- Emergency Water Conservation <br />