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It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any owner or keeper of a vicious dog/cat to permit such dog/cat to go or be taken off the premises of such owner or keeper, to be loose upon the premises of such owner or keeper, or elsewhere at any time. Such dog/cat shall be kept at all times either confined within an enclosure from which it cannot escape, or firmly secured by means of a collar and chain or other device. If any dog/cat shall attack or injure, or attempt to injure, any person, such fact shall be prima facie evidence that such dog/cat is vicious.
(Ord. 124, passed 3-7-62; Am. Ord. 03-814, passed 8-25-03) Penalty, see § 90.99
Any person may kill any dog/cat which he sees in the act of attacking any human being, regardless of the fact that such dog/cat may or may not bear a license tag.
(Ord. 124, passed 3-7-62; Am. Ord. 03-814, passed 8-25-03) Penalty, see § 90.99
No person shall cause, create, and/or maintain an animal related nuisance, which shall be defined/created by circumstances in which animal ownership, maintenance or control creates, contributes to, or permits any of the following undesirable animal actions or conditions upon public or private property causing annoyance, discomfort or injury to the health and welfare of persons in the community;
(A) Molesting pedestrians or passing vehicles;
(B) Attacking or chasing people or other animals, with the exception of trespassers upon the private premises of the animal owner;
(C) Damaging public or private property, to include failure of the owner, keeper or walker of any animal to immediately remove any feces deposited by such animal upon any public or private property (other than the property of the owner, keeper or walker of the animal);
(D) Making noise in an excessive, continuous or untimely manner which is loud enough to be heard beyond the premises where the animal(s) is kept or harbored, so as to interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of any properties within the community;
(E) The existence of stench/offensive odor, or general unsanitary conditions in which the animal(s) is kept, so as to interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of any properties within the community or otherwise make their physical occupation uncomfortable.
(Ord. 124, passed 3-7-62; Am. Ord. 03-814, passed 8-25-03; Am. Ord. 07-936, passed 11-26-07; Am. Ord. 10-962, passed 3-22-10) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) It shall be the duty of all police officers and al persons employed by the city for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this subchapter, to seize and impound any dog/cat or dogs/cats found by such police officers or employee, off of the premises where such dog/cat is usually kept, not accompanied by the owner or keeper of such dog/cat or dogs/cats or some responsible person acting for such owner or keeper.
(B) When any dog/cat bearing a license tab issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be so seized and impounded, the police shall cause any such dog/cat to be properly kept and fed and shall cause the immediate notice, either personal or by registered mail, to be given to the person in whose name the license was issued or procured, or his agent, if the name of such person can be ascertained, to claim such dog/cat within ten days from the giving of such notice. If any impounded dog/cat, bearing a license tag, is claimed by the owner or keeper thereof within 10 days from the giving of such notice, then such dog/cat shall be returned to the owner or keeper on the payment of an impounding charge of $20 and the further payment of $10 per day as the actual cost of keeping such dog/cat. If an impounded dog/cat is not claimed within ten days after giving such notice, the police shall cause such dog/cat to be disposed of either by sale or by destruction in some humane manner.
(C) Any dog/cat seized and impounded as provided herein which does not bear a license tag issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, shall be kept under the direction of the police for seven days. If such dog/cat is not claimed by its owner or keeper, or his agent, within said seven days, the police shall cause such dog/cat to be disposed of either by sale or by destruction in some humane manner. If within seven days the owner or keeper of said dog/cat, or his agent claims it, then the dog/cat shall be returned to the owner or keeper, or his agent, upon payment of an impounding charge of $20 and the further payment of $10 per day as the actual cost of keeping the dog/cat.
(Ord. 124, passed 3-7-62; Am. Ord. 86-466, passed 11-18-86; Am. Ord. 03-814, passed 8-25-03)
(A) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not already otherwise provided shall be punished by a civil offense fine of not more than $250 for each offense. Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate civil offense.
(B) Any person who violates § 90.03 shall be fined not more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 12 months, or both for each offense.
(KRS 525.130)
(C) Any person who violates § 90.04 shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.
(KRS 436.600)
(D) Whoever violates any provision of § 90.07 shall be punished by a civil offense fine of $25.
(E) The penalty for § 90.09 shall be $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense, $300 for a third offense, $400 for a fourth offense, $500 for each offense thereafter.
(Ord. 90-567, passed 7-17-90; Am. Ord. 07-936, passed 11-26-07; Am. Ord. 10-962, passed 3-22-10; Am. Ord. 18-1042, passed 6-11-18)