A.
Prohibited. It shall not be lawful for cattle, hogs, horses,
asses, mules, sheep, goats or geese, ducks, chickens, turkeys or other
domestic animals or fowls to run at large within the corporate limits
of the City of Versailles.
B.
Sale. It shall be the duty of the City Marshal after the
lapse of three (3) days from the taking up and impounding of any such
animals or fowls, if the same have not been redeemed, to proceed to
sell such animals or fowls so impounded to the highest bidder for
cash, first having given at least seven (7) days' notice of the time,
terms and place of sale and description of the property to be sold
by posting up five (5) written or painted handbills in five (5) public
places in said City or by advertising such sale in weekly or daily
newspaper published in said City at least seven (7) days before the
date of such sale.
C.
Owners May Redeem. The owners of such animals or fowls specified in Subsection (A) hereof so taken up and impounded may redeem the same at any time before the sale by paying to the City Marshal the fees and charges up to the time such redemption, in accordance with the schedule specified in Subsection (G) of this Section.
D.
Description To Be Filed. When any such sale of impounded animals or fowls has been made, it shall be the duty of the City Marshal to file in the office of the City Clerk a record of such sale containing an accurate description of the property sold, to whom sold and the price received and after deducting the fees and charges allowed by Subsection (G) hereof and paying the necessary costs and expenses, the City Marshal shall pay the remainder unto the City Treasurer to the credit of the General Fund on or before the first (1st) day of the next month following the date of the sale.
E.
Claims For Sale Money. If before the expiration of twelve
(12) months from the date of such sale any claimant shall file with
the City Clerk a proper affidavit alleging therein the ownership of
any property sold as herein before provided, making application for
the money so paid into the City Treasury, said City Clerk shall lay
the affidavit and application before the Board of Aldermen at its
next regular meeting and said Board of Aldermen shall proceed to investigate
said claim and if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to the
money, shall cause a warrant on the Treasury to be issued to such
applicant for such sum as they may allow him/her not exceeding the
amount paid in for the property claimed.
F.
Releasing Impounded Animals. Any person who shall break
into or open any pen, pound or enclosure in which any animal or animals
or fowls may be impounded under the provisions of this Section for
the purpose of recovering such animal or animals or fowls from the
custody of the Marshal or who shall remove or attempt to remove any
animal or animals or fowls from such pound or enclosure or who shall
break the enclosure or gate, tear down or open the same or who shall
by any other means impair such enclosure so that such animal or animals
or fowls may escape therefrom shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
G.
Hindering Officers. Any person who shall prevent or attempt to prevent the taking up or impounding of any animal or animals or fowls found running at large in violation of Subsection (A) hereof or who shall interfere or attempt to interfere with or hinder the Marshal in the discharge of his/her duties under this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 19-013, 11-12-2019]
A.
No
person owning or responsible for a dog shall permit the dog to defecate
on any public property or right-of-way or on any private property
other than property owned or leased by the person owning or responsible
for the dog.
B.
It
is a specific defense to a charge of violating this Section that the
person charged immediately removed the excrement and properly disposed
of it in a sanitary manner.
C.
Any person convicted of a violation of Section 210.2420 shall be subject to a fine, if combined with the amount of court costs, totaling not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first violation. If multiple violations are committed within a twelve-month period, not more than two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second violation, not more than three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third violation, and not more than four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth violation and any subsequent violation.
