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§ 90.10  ADDITIONAL POWERS.
   The Humane Officer and authorized personnel of the Humane Society and any other law enforcement officer shall have the power to seize and impound:
   (A)   Any animal at large not conforming to the definition of “At Large”;
   (B)   Any animal which has bitten or is suspected of having bitten a person ow which appears to have rabies, wherever such animal may be found, and any animal shall be impounded for not less than ten days;
   (C)   Any animal not confined, as provided in § 90.02(C);
   (D)   Any animal not inoculated, licensed and tagged as provided in Indiana law; or
   (E)   Any animal upon order of the court to do so following a conviction of any person for violating any provision of this chapter.
(Ord. CO-98-6, passed 7-27-98)
§ 90.11  ENFORCEMENT.
   (A)   The Humane Officer shall keep a record of all animals impounded in the animal shelter, which record shall show the date of impoundment, the reason therefor, the name and address of the person bringing the animal to the shelter, and the species, sex, color, breed, and any identifying collars, tags or marks of the animal impounded.
   (B)   It shall be a violation of this chapter to interfere with the Humane Officer, an employee of the Humane Society, or any law enforcement officer in the performance of his duties hereunder.
   (C)   Upon information sufficient to establish a violation of the provisions of this chapter, the Humane Officer, as an authorized agent of and on behalf of the City of Frankfort, or any law enforcement officer,  may issue to the person committing the violation or to the owner or persons having custody or control of any animal involved in the violation either:
      (1)   An official warning,  which shall state the name of the person to whom the warning is being issued, the nature of the violation, the date of the violation and any other pertinent information concerning the violation.  The official warning shall also state that it is only a warning and is not a notice to appear to answer to any violation; or
      (2)   A complaint and summons, which shall state the name of the person to whom the notice is being issued, the nature of the violation, the specific section of this chapter which has been violated, the date of the violation, and any other information which is pertinent to the violation and its disposition.  The summons shall additionally instruct the person to whom the notice is being issued as to the date, time and place before whom he or she shall appear and/or respond to the complaint and the procedures for admitting or denying a violation. The complaint and summons shall be delivered to the respondent either in person or via certified mail, return receipt requested, with return of service filed.
(Ord. CO-98-6, passed 7-27-98; Am. Ord. 17-10, passed 8-14-17)
LICENSES AND IMMUNIZATIONS
§ 90.15  ANIMAL LICENSE AND VACCINATION REQUIRED.
   (A)   All animals kept, harbored, or maintained by their owners in the city shall be licensed by their owners each year not later than May 10, and shall be vaccinated for rabies not later than May 10 of every year, if the animal is more than six months of age.  ('75 Code,§  11.02)  (Ord. PO-68-1, passed 6-19-68)
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any owner to allow, suffer, or permit an animal to be within the limits of this city when the animal does not have a current city license tag and a current rabies vaccination tag as required in division (A) above and § 90.16.  ('75 Code, § 11.06)
(Ord. PO-72-1, passed 6-21-72)  Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.16  LICENSE APPLICATION AND FEE.
   (A)   All animal licenses shall be valid until, but not including, May 10 of the year following their issuance, and shall be issued by the Clerk-Treasurer or a person designated by him upon payment of a license fee of $1 for each animal and presentation of a tag, hereinafter referred to as the "rabies vaccination tag," showing the animal to have been vaccinated for rabies within the current year or the immediately preceding year.
   (B)   The owner shall state at the time of making application for the license, upon forms provided for this purpose, the owner's name and address, and the animal's name, breed, color, and sex.
('75 Code, §  11.02)  (Ord. PO-68-1, passed 6-19-68; Am. Ord. PO-72-1, passed 6-21-72)
§ 90.17  LICENSE EXCEPTIONS.
   The provisions of §§ 90.15 and 90.16 shall not apply to any dog show, law enforcement dogs, nor to any seeing-eye dogs trained to assist blind persons when the dogs are actually used for such purposes, nor to dogs kept in kennels licensed by the state while the dogs are actually in the kennels.
('75 Code, §  11.03)  (Ord. PO-72-1, passed 6-21-72)
§ 90.18  TAGS AND COLLAR.
   (A)   Upon payment of the license fee and presentation of the rabies vaccination tag or certificate, as provided in § 90.16, the Clerk-Treasurer, or a person designated by him, shall issue to the owner a license certificate and metallic or other tag of durable material for each animal so licensed.  The shape of the tag shall be changed each year and shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was issued and the number corresponding to the serial number of the certificate.
   (B)   The owner shall provide each animal with a collar to which the license tag and rabies vaccination tag shall be affixed, and shall see that the collar and tags are worn by the animal so licensed at all times.
   (C)   In case an animal license tag is destroyed or lost, a duplicate tag shall be issued upon presentation of the license certificate or a receipt showing payment for a certificate for the current year along with the rabies vaccination tag, and upon payment of $.50 for the duplicate.  Animal licenses, certificates, and rabies vaccination tags shall not be transferable from one animal to another, and no refunds shall be made on any license fee because of the death of the animal or any other reason.
('75 Code, §  11.04)  (Ord. PO-72-1, passed 6-21-72)
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