[Adopted 12-13-1967 as Ch. 17, Art. I, of
the 1967 Code]
[Amended 10-8-1975 by Ord. No. 15-1975; 11-22-1978 by Ord. No. 14-1978]
A.
No dog shall run at large within the boundaries of
the City of Linwood at any time.
B.
No dog shall run at large and, at the same time, bite
any person within the boundaries of the City of Linwood.
C.
For the purposes of this article and chapter, the
phrase "run at large" shall be defined to mean any dog who is on property
other than that of his owner or custodian and who, further, is not
on a leash or restraint having a length of six feet or less.
[Amended 10-8-1975 by Ord. No. 15-1975]
[Amended 10-8-1975 by Ord. No. 15-1975]
A.
If any dog seized running at large in the City of
Linwood wears a collar or harness having inscribed thereon, or attached
thereto, the name and address of any person, or a registration tag,
or the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog is known, the
Chief of Police or Chairman of the Police Committee, or any person
authorized by him in that behalf, shall forthwith serve on the person
whose address is given on the collar or harness, or on the owner or
person keeping or harboring said dog, if known, a notice in writing,
stating that the dog has been seized and will be liable to be disposed
of or destroyed if not claimed within seven days after the service
of the notice, which notice may be served either by delivering it
to the person on whom it is to be served, or by leaving it at his
usual or last known place of abode, or at the address given on the
collar or harness, or by forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter
addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of abode,
or to the address given on the collar or harness.
B.
If any dog seized running at large bites any person
in the City of Linwood and wears a collar or harness having inscribed
thereon, or attached thereto, the name and address of any person,
or a registration tag, or the owner or person keeping or harboring
said dog is known, the Chief of Police or Chairman of the Police Committee,
or any person authorized by him in that behalf, shall forthwith serve
on the person whose address is given on the collar or harness, or
on the owner or person keeping or harboring said dog, if known, a
notice, in writing, stating that the dog has been seized and will
be liable to be disposed of or destroyed if not claimed within seven
days after the service of the notice, which notice may be served either
by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served or by leaving
it at his last known place of abode or at the address given on the
collar or harness or by forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter
addressed to that person at his usual or last known place of abode
or to the address given on the collar or harness.
[Amended 10-8-1980 by Ord. No. 20-1980]
When any dog so seized has been detained for
seven days after notice, when notice can be given as above set forth,
or has been detained for seven days after seizure when no notice has
been given as above set forth, and if the owner or person keeping
or harboring said dog has not claimed said dog and paid all expenses
incurred by reason of its detention, including maintenance, at a fee
as determined by the intralocal Animal Control Committee, then the
Chief of Police or the Chairman of the Police Committee, or any person
authorized by him in that behalf, may cause the dog to be destroyed
in a manner causing as little pain as possible.
[Amended 5-10-1972 by Ord. No. 6-1972; 10-8-1975 by Ord. No. 15-1975]
A.
Any person who shall violate this article as it pertains
to a dog running at large shall be permitted to pay a fine in the
amount of $42 to the Municipal Court Clerk through the Violations
Bureau in the City of Linwood. Any person who shall be convicted of
a violation of this article as it pertains to a dog running at large
shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 10 days or shall be subjected
to a fine not to exceed $100 for the second violation thereof and
a fine not to exceed $200 for each and every subsequent violation,
or both, in the discretion of the Magistrate of the City of Linwood
before whom such person is convicted.
[Amended 10-8-1980 by Ord. No. 20-1980; 3-14-1984 by Ord. No. 3-1984; 2-24-1993 by Ord. No. 3-1993; 3-23-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994]
B.
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of
this article as it pertains to a dog running at large when said dog
bites any person in the City of Linwood shall be imprisoned for a
term not exceeding 20 days or be subject to a minimum fine of at least
$50 but not exceeding $300, or both, in the discretion of the Magistrate
of the City of Linwood before whom such person is convicted. A subsequent
violation of this particular subsection shall subject said person
to a prison term not to exceed 25 days or to a minimum fine of at
least $200 but not exceeding $500, or both, in the discretion of the
Magistrate of the City of Linwood before whom such person is convicted.
