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Parade winners
Council
Winners by Category
Sweepstakes:
Wilson Elementary School
Mayor's Trophy:
Reedley High School Pirates Band
Queen's Trophy:
Future Unique Enthusiastic Leaders of Monson-Sultana
Rotary Trophy:
Lincoln Elementary School Kazoo Band
Kiwanis Trophy:
Orosi High School Cardinal Band
Dinuba Woman's Club:
Woodlake High School Band
Category 200 - Vehicles:
1st place, Creativity Car Club
Category 300 - Special Interest, Decorated Vehicles:
1st place, Salinas Towing
2nd place, Mid Valley Publishing - Dinuba Sentinel
3rd place, Cinco de Mayo Queens
Category 400 - Bands: Elementary:
1st place, Lincoln Kazoo Band Intermediate:
1st place, Washington
Intermediate Band; 2nd place, Kings River Elementary
High School:
1st place, Reedley High School Pirate Band; 2nd place, Orosi High School Cardinal Band; 3rd place, Orange Cove High School Titan Band
Category 500 - Horses:
1st place, Prieto Ranches
Category 600 - Community Orginizations:
1st place, City of Dinuba Community Services; 2nd place, Dinuba Lions Club; 3rd place Reedley Chamber of Commerce.
Reedley High School Pirate Marching Band
are deemed to be a danger or nuisance.
The first amendment of the code deals with nuisance animals and adds further clarity by defining what is considered a nuisance animal. One animal partially excluded from the code amendments are felines, known to be naturally free roaming animals while still being considered household cats.
Cats are excluded in the first definition of a nuisance where failure to confine “any non- feline” animal exclusively on owner’s property, unless the animal is properly restrained.
Dogs that bark excessively, or any animal that makes loud noises, may also be considered a nuisance under city code. The code defines excessive as making “audible noise for at least ten minutes, or intermittently for at least thirty minutes within a three-hour period.”
An animal
may also be
considered
a nuisance
if it chases
pedestrians,
or “molests
or annoys”
a pedestrian
by barking
or attacking
them. Animals
that habitually
chase passing vehicles and animals that trespass and cause damage to private property are also considered nuisance animals.
In addition to defining a nuisance animal, the chapter also prohibits certain things like allowing a “none-feline” animal to trespass on a private property without the consent of the property owner, and not keeping a female dog in heat confined in an secure building or enclosure that prohibits her from coming into contact with another animal (except for planned breeding) as well as keeping “wild animals” as pets.
According to the city code, violators will first receive a Nuisance Animal Warning Notice, whereby they’ll be given five days to remedy the violation. If issues continue, formal
complaints may be issued as well as a hearing to determine the next course of action. Civil action can also be used in event a complaint is not properly dealt with.
As for defining dangerous or vicious animals, the new city code will define them as any animals in which an animal control officer has received evidence that it has attacked, bitten or caused injury to a person or another animal.
If an animal is deemed dangerous or vicious, the city code states that the owner of the animal will be notified of the violation and his or her rights to a hearing, however, only if the animal is wearing a license tag. If the owner does not requests a hearing within five days of being notified, then according to city code, the animal may be euthanized in a humane manner.
The code also states that no notice is required if the animal is not wearing a license
tag.
The amendment
to the city code also clarifies how animals are to be restrained and impounded.
“It’s about more due diligence,” said Thusu of the amendment.
Dinuba City Manager Luis Patlan said the amendment puts more power in the hands of the animal owners.
“It gives the homeowner more ways to correct it,” said Patlan.
The Dinuba City Council also heard a first reading of a proposed ordinance that will allow a communications called XG Communities to place small wireless telecommunications towers, called “small cells,” onto city owned buildings and facilities. The move, according to city planner Cristobal Carrillo, will help improve cellular service within the city.
In addition to providing better cell service, the agreement will also provide better control of placed small cells and mean revenue for the city, as XG Communities will be leasing the spaces.
OHS Cardinal Marching Band
Lincoln Elementary School Kazoo Band
F.U.E.L. of Monson-Sultana Joint Unified School
Photos by George M. Villagrana | The Sentinel
Woodlake High School Marching Band
“It gives the homeowner more ways to correct it.”
— Luis Patlan Dinuba City Manager
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