[CC 1979 §6-26; Ord. No. 892 §1 (5-12), 4-1-1975; Ord. No. 94-5 §II (6-26), 3-1-1994; Ord. No. 111-2002 §1, 8-20-2002]
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit a dog or cat possessed,
kept or harbored by him/her, to be allowed to run at large, unless
leashed, on the streets, alleys, public places or on private premises
not under control of such owner, within the City, whether a license
for such dog or cat shall have been secured or not. The owner of any
dog or cat who fails to keep his/her dog or cat under restraint shall
be held liable for all damages caused by said dog or cat. Any dog
or cat found running at large and which cannot be safely taken up
and impounded, the Animal Control Officer, or any Police Officer,
is hereby authorized to use such force as may be necessary to capture
such dog or cat, including the killing of such dog or cat.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 496-2012 §1, adopted March
20, 2012, repealed sections 210.140 "city pound", 210.150 "impounding
— generally — pound, etc., redemption fees", and 210.160
"impounding — notice to owner — disposal of unredeemed
animals" in their entirety. Former sections 210.140 — 210.160
derived from CC 1979 §§6-27 — 6-29; ord. no. 892 §1(5-13
— 5-15), 4-1-1975; ord. no. 967 §§1 — 2, 8-2-1977;
ord. no. 94-5 §§III — V (6-27 — 6-29), 3-1-1994;
ord. no. 41-2000 §§1 — 2, 9-19-2000.
[CC 1979 §6-30; Ord. No. 892 §1 (5-16), 4-1-1975]
Any owner of a dog, cat or other domesticated animal or fowl,
shall be liable for the disposal of such animal or fowl. It is unlawful
to dispose of same by placing the animal in garbage cans, or dumping
it on public streets or parks, County roads and rights-of-way. It
shall not be the duty of the Animal Control Officer, any Police Officer,
or any other City employee to assist in the retrieval or removal of
any dead dog, cat, opossum, raccoon or other small wild animal, whether
such animal belongs to the owner of the property where the dead animal
is found, or if it was deposited or strayed upon such property.
[CC 1979 §6-31; Ord. No. 892 §1 (5-17), 4-1-1975]
No person shall keep a dog which by loud, frequent, barking
or howling disturbs the surrounding neighborhood, and no person shall
keep a cat which by loud, frequent, meowing or other noises disturbs
the surrounding neighborhood.
[CC 1979 §6-32; Ord. No. 892 §1 (5-20), 4-1-1975]
A.
The
Animal Control Officer of the City shall pick up all dogs or cats
which are running at large that are vicious and dangerous, and such
dogs and cats shall be disposed of as follows:
1.
If the owner of such vicious and dangerous dog or cat is known, such
owner shall be notified. He/she is then herein given the right to
make application for and have a proper trial before the Municipal
Court on the issue of fact as to whether such dog or cat is vicious
and dangerous. If such dog or cat is then found to be vicious and
dangerous, it shall be killed and the owner thereof shall be liable
for all costs of court and for the cost of impounding and caring for
such dog or cat.
2.
If the owner of such vicious dog or cat is unknown, the same shall
be summarily destroyed in an emergency and if there is no emergency
such dog or cat shall be dealt with according to Section 210.160(C).
[CC 1979 §6-33; Ord. No. 892 §1 (5-22), 4-1-1975]
In the event that a quarantine because of rabies is declared
in the City by the Animal Control Officer, or some other authority,
all dogs and cats vaccinated more than twelve (12) months previous
thereto shall be revaccinated.
[CC 1979 §6-34; Ord. No. 892 §1 (5-23), 4-1-1975]
The owner, keeper, or person harboring a bitch in heat shall,
during this entire period, keep it securely confined or enclosed within
a building away from public view.
