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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor within the city any dog that barks or yelps or otherwise makes such noise as to disturb the peace and quiet of the people in the neighborhood or area where the dog is kept. Verification of more than one person from at least two different households shall be required, before this provision takes effect.
(B) It shall be unlawful to entice a dog from a yard or enclosure of its owner or keeper or to bring any dog into the city for the purpose of impounding or disposing of the same or to remove a muzzle or license tag from any dog without the consent of the owner, keeper or custodian thereof.
(C) No owner, custodian, possessor or harborer shall permit any dog to run at large other than on its owners premises at any time unless under the direct control of the owner, custodian, possessor or harborer.
(D) (1) The owner, custodian, possessor or harborer of every dog shall, at all times, keep such dog either:
(a) Confined on the owner’s premises within an enclosure which it can not escape;
(b) Firmly secured by means of a collar or chain or other device so that it can not escape and stray from the premises on which it is secured; or
(c) Under the immediate control of such person.
(2) The term UNDER IMMEDIATE CONTROL is defined as the power to manage and direct said dog and is not limited to physical control of said dog.
(Prior Code, § 90.16) (Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or harbor within the city, a vicious dog that shall bite or fiercely attach any person or domestic animal while outside of its owner’s yard or enclosure or real estate.
(2) The section shall not apply where a person shall break into or enter without the permission the premises or enclosure of such dog and be pursued therefrom and attacked or bitten by the dog.
(B) All vicious dogs shall be confined in an enclosure. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to maintain a vicious dog upon any premises which does not have a locked enclosure.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to allow any vicious dog to be outside of the dwelling of the owner or keeper or outside of the enclosure unless the owner or keeper has the vicious dog under proper restraint, and under the direct control and supervision of the owner or keeper of the vicious dog.
(D) The owner or keeper of a vicious dog shall display a sign on his or her premises warning that there is a vicious dog on the premises. Such sign shall be visible and capable of being read from the public street. The sign shall be a minimum of two square feet in area.
(E) The owner or keeper shall immediately notify the county’s Dog Warden and the Police Department if a vicious dog is on the loose, is unconfined, has attacked another animal or has attached a human being or has died.
(F) The county’s Dog Warden or peace officer is hereby empowered to make whatever inquiry is deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions hereof, subject to the right of such owner or keeper to contest the seizure or impoundment, as provided in this chapter, in the county’s District Court.
(G) In the event that the owner or keeper of the dog refuses to surrender the dog to the county’s Dog Warden, the county’s Dog Warden may obtain a search warrant from a judge of the county’s District Court to seize the dog upon the execution of the warrant.
(H) No person shall walk or exercise a vicious dog within 1,000 feet of a school, day care, day nursery, playground, hospital or fairground.
(I) No more than two vicious dogs may be kept at a singular site or residence. This section shall not apply to duly licensed kennels.
(J) No vicious dog may be kept on a chain tied to a fixed point outside an enclosure.
(Prior Code, § 90.17) (Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000) Penalty, see § 90.99
In the event that a public law enforcement officer or the county’s Dog Warden has probable cause to believe that a vicious dog is being harbored in the city in violation of this chapter, he or she may:
(A) Order the violation immediately corrected and cite the owner or keeper to appear in court for the violation; or
(B) If the violation cannot be immediately corrected and the dog is posing an imminent serious threat to human beings or other domestic animals, the dog may be seized and impounded, in which case the owner or keeper will be cited to appear in court for the violation.
(1) At the owner’s or keeper’s request and expense, such impoundment may be at a veterinarian or licensed kennel of the owner’s or keeper’s choosing.
(2) If the court rules that the dog is not vicious as defined, it will be released to the owner or keeper upon payment to the county’s Dog Warden of the expense of keeping such dog, pursuant to a schedule of such costs maintained by the county’s Dog Warden. If the court rules that it is vicious as defined, the dog will be released to the owner or keeper only after payment of any fees and penalties, upon presentation of proof by the owner or keeper that the dog will now be kept restrained or confined as specified in this chapter.
(3) If, within seven days following such order regarding a vicious dog, the owner or keeper of a vicious dog rails to either provide proof that the dog will be kept restrained or confined in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or fails to reclaim it after impoundment and pay the fees and penalties, the dog may be humanely euthanized.
(Prior Code, § 90.18) (Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000)
(A) Any dog found running at large within the city limits, unless under direct control of the owner, custodian, possessor or harborer shall be taken up by the county’s Dog Warden and/or other proper authority, and impounded in the shelter designated by the county’s animal shelter and there confined in a humane manner for a period of not less than five days unless sooner claimed by its owner, custodian or person entitled thereto.
(B) The county’s Dog Warden may humanely destroy or transfer title of all animals held after the legal detention period in division (A) above has expired and the animal has not been claimed by its owner, custodian or other person entitled to the possession thereof; provided, the person to whom tide is being transferred licenses said dog according to the laws of the commonwealth and supplies proof of a rabies inoculation for said dog together with the boarding charges levied by the animal shelter and, in addition thereto, the pick-up fee payable to the city provided below.
(C) Any owner, custodian or other person entitled to the possession of a dog impounded under division (A) above may be claimed by such owner, custodian or person entitled to possession thereof upon: proof that said dog has been or is licensed, according to the laws of the commonwealth; proof that said dog has been inoculated against rabies; payment of boarding charges levied by the county; and payment to the county of any fine due.
(Prior Code, § 90.19) (Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000)
(A) No owner shall fail to provide his or her animal with good wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and humane care and treatment.
(B) Any owner of animals shall maintain a clean and healthful shelter and living area for any animal being kept, which area shall be free of accumulated waste and debris so that the animal shall be free to walk or lie down without coming in contact with any such waste or debris. All such shelters or living areas must be cleaned and maintained regularly so as to promote proper health for the animals being kept. All living areas shall be constructed and maintained to promote proper drainage of rain water to prevent the accumulation of mud and/or water. Shelters shall be constructed to protect the animal from precipitation and of a material which provides insulation from temperature extremes. In addition to the shelter, a shaded area shall also be provided by means of other structures, tree(s) or awning(s). The shelter shall have a floor augmented with resting boards. Insulating bedding materials shall be provided during inclement weather extremes.
(Prior Code, § 90.20) (Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000) Penalty, see § 90.99
No person shall abandon any animal, abandonment consisting of: leaving an animal for a period in excess of 24 hours, without providing for someone to feed, water and check on the animal’s condition; or leaving an animal by the roadside or other area; or leaving an animal on either public or private property without the property owner’s consent. In the event that an animal is found so abandoned, such animal may be taken by a County Dog Warden or peace officer and impounded in a shelter, and there confined in a humane manner. Such animal, if taken from private property, shall be kept for not less than the prescribed period in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 90.19 of this chapter. In the event that an animal is so abandoned, the owner or keeper, if any, whom he or she has charged with the animal’s care, shall be subject to a citation for violation of this section.
(Prior Code, § 90.22) (Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see KRS 257.100(4)
Cruelty to animals shall be controlled by KRS Ch. 525.
(Prior Code, § 90.23) (Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see KRS 525.130
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