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(A) No person shall allow an animal under his or her control to be upon public property or upon the property of another, absent the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, without some device for the removal and containment of such animal’s excrement; nor shall any person fail to remove any excrement deposited by any animal under his or her control on public or private property.
(B) This section shall not apply to guide dogs under the control of a blind person.
(Ord. 20-90, passed 8-9-1990) Penalty, see § 90.99
DOG AND CAT CONTROL
(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of any dog or cat, licensed or unlicensed, to permit such dog or cat, at any time to leave or be beyond the premises upon which such dog or cat is usually kept, except when accompanied and controlled by such owner or keeper, or some responsible person acting for such owner or keeper and when so accompanied such dog or cat must be secured by means of a collar or harness, with chain or leash attached thereto, and held by the owner, keeper or person acting for such owner or keeper.
(2) In addition, if it is determined that an animal running at large while not being kept securely restrained by a leash or other device, per division (A) above, has not been spayed or neutered, an additional fine of $50 shall be imposed. Such additional fine shall be reimbursed to the animal owner of the animal running at large if animal owner submits written documentation to the city or its designated agent within 30 days of the date of the citation confirming that the animal has been spayed if female or neutered if male. The city may designate an Animal Control Officer as its agent. Such written documentation shall be in the form of a letter from the veterinarian performing the spay or neuter procedure. Such written confirmation shall give descriptive detail of the animal which has been spayed or neutered in such a manner that will allow it to be identified.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any dog or cat, owned or harbored by him or her, to run at large in any area of the city.
(1992 Code, § 91.25) (Ord. 445, passed 7-11-1974; Ord. 03-2012, passed 3-6-2012) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons owning or having in possession or control any bitch or female dog or cat, to suffer or permit such animal to run at large in the city while in season or during her proud period.
(1992 Code, § 91.26) (Ord. 445, passed 7-11-1974) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor or keep any animal of the dog or cat kind which may be loud, or which by loud and frequent or habitual barking or crying, howling or yelping, shall cause serious annoyance or disturbance to the neighborhood.
(1992 Code, § 91.27) (Ord. 445, passed 7-11-1974) Penalty, see § 90.99
The owners of all dogs or cats or those who harbor or maintain such animals in the city shall have such animals licensed and registered with the County Animal Shelter, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and applicable state statute. Licenses shall be issued by the County Animal Shelter. Upon payment, the owner shall be issued a certificate of registration and a license tag, the tag to be attached to the dog’s or cat’s collar and worn by the dog or cat at all times. Fees for the licenses and the like shall be as set annually by the Director of Humane Services with the approval of the County Fiscal Court.
(1992 Code, § 91.28) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) Any person who shall allow any animal of the dog or cat kind to remain and be lodged and be fed within his or her home, store, enclosure or elsewhere on his or her premises, shall be considered to be harboring an animal within the terms and meaning of this chapter.
(B) It shall be the duty of every person who owns or harbors a dog or cat in the city to have such dog or cat inoculated with anti-rabic vaccine by a veterinarian. Failure to so have such dog or cat vaccinated shall constitute and be deemed a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to punishment as hereinafter provided. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor a dog or cat in the city unless such dog or cat shall have been inoculated with anti-rabic vaccine as aforesaid.
(C) It shall be the duty of each veterinarian, after inoculation of a dog or cat with anti-rabic vaccine, which dog or cat is owned or controlled by a resident of this city, to furnish such person with a certificate in which shall be recorded the name and address of the owner or keeper, the name and age of the dog or cat, and the date upon which such vaccine was administered.
(1992 Code, § 91.29) (Ord. 445, passed 7-11-1974) Penalty, see § 90.99
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