City of Sanford, ME
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2024-01-16
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The Code
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 78 Animals
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Article IV Animal Control
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 10 Appeals, Board of
- Ch 20 Disbursement Warrants
- Ch 27 Emergency Management
- Ch 32 Finance Committee
- General Legislation
- Ch 70 Airport
- Ch 72 Alarm Systems
- Ch 74 Alcohol and Entertainment
- Ch 78 Animals
- Ch 78 Art IV Animal Control
- § 78-16 Rabies shots for cats.
- § 78-17 Nuisances.
- § 78-18 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- Ch 90 Building and Building Regulation
- Ch 96 Cable Television
- Ch 101 Cemeteries
- Ch 105 Charter Implementation
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 109 Development Districts
- Ch 114 Disorderly Houses
- Ch 116 Electrical Standards
- Ch 120 Fees
- Ch 125 Firearms and Fireworks
- Ch 128 Fire Prevention
- Ch 129 Food Sovereignty
- Ch 130 General Assistance
- Ch 132 Graffiti
- Ch 136 (Reserved)
- Ch 141 Juveniles
- Ch 149 Licensing
- Ch 153 Littering
- Ch 155 Lodging Establishments and Shelters
- Ch 158 Loitering
- Ch 161 Marijuana
- Ch 164 Massage Establishments and Therapists
- Ch 178 Noise
- Ch 183 Odors
- Ch 189 Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
- Ch 193 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 198 (Reserved)
- Ch 200 Public Urination and Defecation
- Ch 209 Restaurants and Mobile Vending Units
- Ch 213 Salvage Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 215 Smoking and Tobacco Use
- Ch 220 Solid Waste
- Ch 226 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Areas
- Ch 230 Taxation
- Ch 232 Taxicabs
- Ch 245 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 252 Wood, Sale of
- Ch 256 Yard Sales and Flea Markets
- Land Use Legislation
- Ch 265 Floodplain Management
- Ch 270 Shoreland Zoning
- Ch 272 (Reserved)
- Ch 275 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 280 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch 290 Private and Special Laws Relating to Sanford
- Ch 291 Sewer District
- Ch 292 Water District
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 11-19-1991]
A.
All cats over six months of age, routinely kept within
the City, must be vaccinated against rabies and shall receive so-called
booster vaccinations no less than every two years thereafter.
B.
No cat may be released from any pound, shelter or
veterinarian's office without prior proof of such vaccination.
A.
No person, firm, or corporation shall keep or allow
to be kept on his or its property any animal(s) creating a nuisance
as defined herein.
B.
A "nuisance" is defined as failing properly to control
or dispose of such animal's wastes or to control such animal's actions
to avoid unreasonably intruding on the quiet and peaceful enjoyment
of persons residing on adjacent properties.
Any person, firm or corporation violating this
article shall be guilty of a civil offense punishable by a fine not
to exceed $100 a day, plus appropriate injunctive relief.
