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Except as provided by Section 5-1-14 it shall be unlawful for any owner to allow or permit any dog, whether licensed or not, to be or remain upon the streets or alleys of the City, or in any public place in the City, or upon any other premises therein, unless:
(A) Such dog is in charge of a person and controlled by a leash not exceeding ten feet (10') in length.
(B) Such dog is confined in a motor vehicle. (Ord. 334, 4-11-77)
(A) In order to eliminate burdening courts with first and second violations of Section 5-1-13 of the City Code making it unlawful to allow or permit dogs to run at large, and to eliminate insofar as possible, public inconvenience, each person receiving a citation for allowing or permitting a dog to run at large, shall:
1. For the first offense, pay to the City Clerk within seventy-two (72) hours of the service of the citation, a sum as established by resolution.
2. For the second offense within six (6) months from date of the first offense, pay to the City Clerk the sum as established by resolution within seventy-two (72) hours from the date of service of said second citation.
3. Within ten (10) days from the date of service of any of said citations, if the same has not been paid within the seventy-two (72) hours above prescribed, pay to the City Clerk an additional sum as established by resolution for each such citation, the additional sum being deemed necessary to defray administrative costs, mailing expense, telephone costs and other administrative and clerical costs.
The Council may designate such areas of the public park or other public grounds of the City which may be used, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Mayor and Council, for the training or exercise of dogs. Dogs within such area so designated need not be controlled by leash but shall be under the control of a responsible person and controlled by whistle, voice or other effective command.
The office of Dog Warden is hereby created. The Dog Warden shall be appointed by the Mayor and such Dog Warden shall also be Poundmaster. The Dog Warden may, with the approval of the Mayor, appoint such deputy dog wardens and deputy poundmasters as may be required.
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