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(A) Dogs are prohibited on the premises of the Old Albemarle Cemetery located on Pee Dee Avenue and the Liberty Gardens located at the south west corner of the intersection of West Main Street and Depot Street, provided however, this prohibition shall not apply to police dogs supervised and controlled by a police officer and to service animals accompanied by its master.
(B) Dogs found on the above described premises may be apprehended and impounded pursuant to the provisions of § 81.31.
(C) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner, possessor, or harborer of any dog to allow such dog(s) to enter the premises of a public park owned or maintained by the city unless such dog(s) is under leash or other restraint; provided however, nothing herein contained shall be construed to allow dog(s) where prohibited by § 81.31 of this code.
(B) Dog(s) found on the premises of a public park that are not under leash or other restraint may be apprehended and impounded pursuant to the provisions of § 81.31 of this code.
(C) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
(B) If the dog wears a license tag or if the owner can by any other reasonable means be identified and located, the owner shall within 12 hours be notified by mail that the dog has been impounded.
(C) If the dog is impounded in the Stanly County dog pound it then becomes the responsibility of the county, and its further disposition shall be under the applicable county or state laws. All boarding, release, or adoption fees shall be paid to Stanly County.
(D) If the dog for some good reason is not placed in the Stanly County pound then the following further disposition shall apply.
(1) If a dog is not redeemed by the owner within four days after impoundment, the dog may be disposed of in one of the following ways, but no other way.
(a) Euthanasia, using a method approved by the humane society of the United States.
(b) Release for adoption by a new owner who shows evidence of ability and intention to provide the dog with an appropriate home and humane care; provided, that no unspayed female dog shall be released for adoption unless a licensed veterinarian certifies in writing that he has been paid in full for spaying of the dog and will perform the operation within 30 days or before the dog's first oestriol period.
(2) An owner redeeming a dog from impoundment shall pay, before release, an impoundment fee of $2 plus a boarding charge of $1 for each 24 hours or fraction thereof that the dog has been impounded. The fees shall be delivered by the animal shelter manager to the City Treasurer.
(3) Any new owner adopting a dog from the pound shall first obtain a license for the dog and shall, in addition, pay an adoption fee of $5.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19)
The owner of a dog shall provide it with humane shelter from heat, cold, rain, wind, and snow, and shall give it food and water adequate to keep the animal in good health and comfort. Doghouses and kennels must be soundly constructed, dry, and provided in cold weather with clean bedding. All dogs must be given opportunity for vigorous daily exercise and must be provided by their owners with veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering. No owner shall permit a dog habitually to bark, howl, or in other ways be a public nuisance. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
The owner shall confine any female dog in heat within a building, in such manner that the dog will not be accessible to other dogs except for planned breeding and will not attract male dogs. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Every rabid dog or dog exposed to rabies shall be immediately confined by the owner, who shall promptly notify a police officer or a humane officer. The owner shall, upon demand by the Stanly County Health Department surrender any such dog for quarantine in the county pound, a humane society animal shelter, or a licensed veterinary hospital; provided that, if the owner elects to place the dog in a hospital, he shall be responsible for all costs. The dog may be quarantined a maximum of two weeks but shall be released earlier if certified by a licensed veterinarian to be free of rabies. No fee shall be charged for quarantine by the public pound.
(B) No person shall kill a rabid animal exposed to rabies, nor remove such an animal from the city without permission from the Stanly County Health Department, except when it is necessary to kill the animal to prevent it from escaping or from biting any other animal or person.
(C) The body of any animal dead of rabies or having been exposed to rabies prior to death shall be surrendered by the owner upon demand of the Stanly County Health Department.
(D) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
Any police officer of the city is authorized to enter any premises where a dog is kept or harbored, to inspect conditions under which the dog is kept, and to require the owner to exhibit a license for the dog. No person shall hinder, molest, or interfere with any police officer in the performance of his duties. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 19-27, passed 8-5-19; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99
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