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(A) No dog or cat owner shall fail to provide his or her dog or cat with adequate food and water, adequate shelter, shade and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and with humane care and treatment. Any dog or cat owner shall maintain a clean and adequate shelter or living area for any dog or cat being kept which area shall be free of accumulated waste and debris so that the dog or cat 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 on a regular basis.
(B) If any dog or cat is restrained by a chain, leash or similar restraint attached to a stationary object, the chain or restraint shall not be less than ten feet in length for animals 20 lbs. and under and 15 feet in length for animals over 20 lbs., and either on swivels designed to prevent the dog or cat from choking or strangling itself or else on a chain run.
(C) No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork or otherwise abuse any dog or cat.
(D) No dog or cat owner shall abandon his or her dog or cat. Abandonment shall consist of leaving the dog or cat for a period in excess of 24 hours without food or water.
(E) No person shall crop a dog's ears, except a licensed veterinarian and then only if the dog is an animal whose ears are normally cropped for show or if the operation is necessary for the dog's health and comfort and, in no event, shall any person except a licensed veterinarian perform such an operation.
(Ord. 8-78, passed 6-6-1978; Ord. 15-78, passed 7-18-1978; Ord. 8-97, passed 8-5-1997; Ord. 9-97, passed 8-5-1997; Ord. 26-2013, passed 12-17-2013)
(A) Any and all dogs found at large within the city and not bearing a state license in violation of KRS 258.215, and any and all dogs and cats not bearing a city license as provided herein, and any dog or cat not treated in compliance with the standards set forth in § 90.18 hereof shall be taken into custody by the Dog Warden.
(B) For the purposes of this subchapter, a Dog Warden shall have specific authority to enter upon private property for the purpose of inspecting or checking dogs and cats to determine if they are properly licensed (city or state) or they are properly treated, or of taking into custody any unlicensed or improperly treated dog or cat, any dog or cat found at large within the city or any dog or cat found upon the property of another other than the dog or cat owner.
(C) A Dog Warden may use any reasonable means and force necessary to take control and possession of dogs or cats found in violation of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, using tranquilizer guns or devices. A Dog Warden shall not be liable, civilly or criminally, for dogs or cats that unintentionally are injured or killed in the process of taking control or possession of the animals as provided herein.
(Ord. 8-78, passed 6-6-1978; Ord. 8-97, passed 8-5-1997; Ord. 9-97, passed 8-5-1997)
(A) All dogs and cats taken into custody by a Dog Warden as hereinbefore provided, shall be impounded at the Christian County Animal Shelter, except as provided in division (B) below.
(B) If the dog or cat is found on the premises of its owner, but is unlicensed (city or state), or is found at large, the Dog Warden may, in his or her discretion, not impound the dog or cat, but in lieu thereof, issue a citation to the dog or cat owner for owning an unlicensed dog or cat or permitting the dog or cat to be at large.
(C) All dogs and cats impounded shall be handled or disposed of by state law, as provided by KRS Chapter 258 or other applicable state law or local law.
(Ord. 8-78, passed 6-6-1978; Ord. 8-97, passed 8-5-1997; Ord. 9-97, passed 8-5-1997)
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, molest, hinder or prevent a Dog Warden of this city in the discharge of his or her duties as herein prescribed.
(Ord. 8-78, passed 6-6-1978; Ord. 8-97, passed 8-5-1997; Ord. 9-97, passed 8-5-1997) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) No person shall fail to remove any excrement deposited by any dog, cat or other animal under his or her control on public property or private property of another absent the consent of the owner or occupant of the property.
(B) This section shall not apply to guide dogs under the control of a blind person.
(Ord. 9-97, passed 8-5-1997) Penalty, see § 90.99
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