§ 91.032 OWNER/KEEPER DUTIES.

   All persons owning dogs or having them under their control shall:

   (A)   Keep the dog(s) confined on owner’s/keeper’s premises, or, upon taking such dog(s) upon the streets, sidewalks, or other such public property or buildings in the City, shall keep such dog(s) on a leash and in the control of the person then having said dog(s) in his, her, or their possession;

   (B)   Not own, board, have custody of, or provide for the accommodation of more than a total of five dogs, being a maximum of three fertile or five spayed/neutered dogs of licensable age, as provisioned in §§ 91.050 through 91.055, 91.070, 91.071, 91.085 through 91.088, 91.100 through 91.108, 91.120 through 91.131, 91.145, 91.146, 91.160 through 91.172, 91.185 through 91.187, 91.200 through 91.202, 91.215 through 91.218, 91.230 through 91.238, and 91.250 through 91.252. or any combination thereof, where such dogs are kept for household pets, rescue, or seeing-eye training, boarding, propagation, other training, sale or trade, consumption, or other purposes;

   (C)   Provide adequate relief from extreme heat and/or cold and safe shelter for such dog(s). ADEQUATE SHELTER means that which provides protection from the meteorological elements. SAFE SHELTER means that which is sound and maintained in good repair to protect dog(s) from injury, to confine them safely, and to prevent entry of other animals;

   (D)   Provide proper nutrition and hydration by feeding dog(s) at least once daily with a diet of nutritionally adequate and uncontaminated food and maintain a continuous potable water supply unless otherwise recommended by a veterinarian;

   (E)   Remove and properly dispose of excrement from primary enclosures and owner’s/keeper’s property as often as necessary to prevent contamination, reduce disease hazards, and minimize odors; and

   (F)   Provide proper and adequate care to insure dog(s) are healthy, without untreated illnesses, injuries, infestations, or communicable diseases.

(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999

§ 91.033 NEGLECT.

   When any law enforcement officer determines that an animal(s) owner/keeper has neglected the animals(s) health or well-being, such law enforcement officer or other authorized City official may notify the animal owner/keeper.

   (A)   The notice shall be given to the owner/keeper of the animal(s) in writing.

   (B)   The notice shall direct the owner/keeper of the animal(s) to abate the specified neglect within 24 hours if the animal(s) well-being is considered to be in immediate danger and up to three days for all other infractions of neglect.

   (C)   Failure of the owner/keeper to abate the specified neglect within the allotted time period may result with the animals(s) immediate seizure by a law enforcement or animal control officer who may confine such animal(s) in the City or other facility as deemed necessary by the law enforcement or animal control officer with regards to the most immediate needs of the animal(s). The owner/keeper is obligated to pay a fee as set by City resolution for each animal confined for each day or part day each animal is confined. This fee is to offset the cost for the feeding and care of the animal(s). The owner/keeper shall be held responsible for all veterinary/medical and additional boarding costs incurred for the duration of the confinement of the animal(s).

   (D)   Neglect is a violation of this subchapter.

(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see §91.999

§ 91.034 DISPOSITION OF HABITUAL OFFENDERS.

   Any animal owner/keeper having been found or pled guilty to any combination of three or more convictions of this subchapter shall be considered a habitual offender and may, by order of the court, lose the right to own or keep any animal(s) while living in the City and, if so ordered, law enforcement personnel may make inquiries or inspect and remove from the premises any animal being found kept or owned by said person(s).

(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018)

§ 91.035 RUNNING AT LARGE.

   (A)   All persons owning dogs or having them under their control shall keep them confined on his, her, or their premises; or, upon taking such dog or dogs upon the streets, sidewalks, or other public property or buildings in the City, shall keep such dog or dogs on a leash and in the control of the person then having said dog or dogs in his, her, or their possession.

   (B)   Any dog found off the premises of its owner or off the premises of the person having control of such animal shall be subject to being picked up and confined at the County dog control facility.

(Ord. 307A, passed 3-2-1959)

COUNTY DOG CONTROL GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 91.050 POLICY.

   (A)   The Board of Commissioners of the County recognizes that ORS Chapter 609 grants non-home rule counties the power to regulate dogs by ordinance and that on July 5,1929, the County was declared to be a dog control district by vote of the electors of the County. Pursuant to the vote of the electors and to ORS Chapter 609, the County is declared to be a dog control district.

   (B)   The Board further recognizes and finds that the regulation of dogs is a matter of County concern, and therefore, ORS Chapter 203 provides a separate and independent legal basis upon which to enact §§ 91.050 through 91.055, 91.070, 91.071, 91.085 through 91.088, 91.100 through 91.108, 91.120 through 91.131, 91.145, 91.146, 91.160 through 91.172, 91.185 through 91.187, 91.200 through 91.202, 91.215 through 91.218, 91.230 through 91.238, and 91.250 through 91.252. Pursuant to both ORS Chapter 609 and ORS Chapter 203, the Board finds it necessary to implement a program for the licensing and regulation of dogs and the facilities which house them; to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and citizens of the County; to recognize the property rights of both owners and non-owners of dogs; and to provide for the control and protection of dogs located within the County.

(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)

§ 91.051 PURPOSE.

   This chapter is enacted to provide a comprehensive procedure and program for the implementation of the above described policy; to set forth all requirements for licensing, regulation, care, and treatment of dogs; and to describe related activities that shall be prohibited in the County. These regulations are intended to supercede ORS Chapter 609 except as specifically provided in these regulations, or in instances in which these regulations do not provide a parallel rule, definition, or procedure.

(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)