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It shall be unlawful and is hereby forbidden for any person or persons to allow fowls of any kind to run at large within the corporate limits of the city. Any person owning or having charge of the fowl shall keep them under fence within their own property.
(Ord. No. 25, 4-16-18)
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation and on conviction, shall be fined not less than five ($5.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars, for each offense. Each and every day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 6.73, § VI, 3-20-73)
Cross reference:
For civil penalty, see § 22.606
ARTICLE II. DOGS
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or group to keep, harbor, or own any dog within the city without first having paid a yearly license fee thereon.
(B) The license fee shall be two ($2.00) dollars and it shall cover a period from July 1st to June 30th, or any part thereof. This fee is due and payable on the first day of the month following acquisition of the dog.
(C) It shall be the duty of the keeper, harborer or owner of a dog to register the dog with the dog warden who shall issue a receipt in the form of a tag of metal or other durable material, having stamped or engraved thereon the registration number and the year of registration; and it shall be the duty of the keeper, harborer or owner to attach the tag to a collar and to keep it on the dog at all times.
(D) A second license tag to replace the original lost from a dog may be obtained for one ($1.00) dollar upon verification of purchase of an original license for the same dog that year.
(Ord. No. 24.76, § 1, 12-7-76)
(A) The provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes 258.025 to 258.085, inclusive, listed herein by title, shall be enforced:
(1) Dogs are to be vaccinated against rabies; certificates and metal tags bearing certificate numbers are to be issued.
(2) Under certain conditions, dogs of an entire county may be exempt from vaccination by the state board of health.
(3) A dog vaccinated in another state need not be revaccinated within a year of its vaccination date.
(4) Vaccinations are to be made by approved veterinarians; fees are paid to the state treasury.
(5) Quarantine of all dogs may be ordered in case of rabies epidemic; dogs may be ordered to be revaccinated.
(6) Persons bitten by dogs or other animals are to be reported to the local health department within twelve (12) hours after the incident.
(7) Any dog having bitten a person or another dog or animal, and being suspected of rabies is to be quarantined; the head of the dog is to be sent to an approved laboratory at the dog owner's expense.
(8) The state board of health is to administer the rabies law.
(9) Violators of any part of this section are to be fined; owners of rabid dogs are liable.
(B) Violators of any part of this section shall be deemed guilty of a violation, and shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars each day of offense constituting a separate offense, and this fine shall be in addition to any court costs.
(Ord. No. 24.76, § 2, 12-7-76)
Dog kennels and kennel licenses shall be prohibited within the corporate limits of cities in Madison County. However, boarding of dogs and cats are permitted at approved sites to include veterinarian clinics, dog spas, clipping services and the like. Boarding of dogs and cats are for persons at work, on vacation, or out of town, for a limited amount of time. The boarding sites must be in commercial zones, and regularly inspected by the Code Office.
(Ord. No. 24.76, ‘ 3, 12-7-76; Am. Ord. 13-14 § 1, 6-17-14)
Cross reference:
Penalty for violation, see § 51.299
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