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(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
VICIOUS DOGS
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
OWNER. Any person, firm, corporation, organization or department possessing or harboring or having the care or custody of a dog.
UNCONFINED. A vicious dog is UNCONFINED if the dog is not securely confined indoors or confined in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure upon the premises of the dog owner. The pen or structure must have secure sides and a secure top attached to the sides. If the pen or structure has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground no less than one foot. All such pens or structures must be adequately ventilated and kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
VICIOUS DOG.
(1) Any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury to or otherwise threaten the safety of human beings or domestic animals;
(2) Any dog which because of its size, physical nature and vicious propensity is capable of inflicting serious physical harm or death to humans and which would constitute a danger to human life or property if it were not kept in the manner required by this subchapter;
(3) Any dog which, without provocation, attacks or bites, or has attacked or bitten, a human being or domestic animal; or
(4) Excluded from this definition are dogs owned by the Hopkinsville Police Department, which shall be kept under the control of a police officer at all times.
(Ord. 9-97, passed 8-5-1997)
The owner of a vicious dog shall not suffer or permit the dog to go unconfined except as provided in § 90.26 below.
(Ord. 9-97, passed 8-5-1997)
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