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(A) No person shall own, keep, or harbor any animal, including, but not limited to dogs and cats, which shall do any one (1) or more of the following objectionable actions, each of which is hereby declared to be a public nuisance within this county:
(1) Habitual barking, howling, yelping, whining, or meowing loud enough to be heard beyond the premises of where it is kept or harbored or while trespassing upon any property or premises not owned or occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal;
(2) Habitual trespassing upon any property or premises not owned or occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal;
(3) Habitual turning over, getting into, or otherwise damaging or disturbing any items of personal or public property located on any premises other than those owned or occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal;
(4) Habitual defecating upon any property or premise not owned or occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal;
(5) Habitual running after, jumping upon, chasing, barking at, or in any other way frightening, molesting, or injuring any person other than the owner of the animal and the members of the owner’s immediate family; and
(6) Habitual chasing of motor vehicles, bicycles, scooters, mopeds, or motorcycles other than those owned or operated by the owner of the animal and the members of the owner’s immediate family.
(B) The dog warden, animal control officer, or any peace officer, upon receiving a nuisance complaint, shall investigate the complaint. Upon investigation, the dog warden, animal control officer, or peace officer may issue written notice of the complaint to the owner or keeper of the animal, or upon adequate probable cause, issue a citation to the owner or secure a criminal complaint for violation of nuisance provisions of this code, or seize the animal pursuant to the provisions of (Wild animal section), or both charge and seize the animal. Any citation may, upon securing the name and address of the owner or keeper of the animal creating a nuisance, contact the above referenced authorities. The dog warden, animal control officer, or peace officer may then be directed to file a complaint with the county attorney’s office.
(1976 Code, § 4-4; Am. Ord. 97-24, passed 9-16-97)
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Cross reference:
Enforcement, citations; criminal complaint, see § 51.300
Nuisances, see Ch. 50
Penalty for violation, see § 51.999
The owner or keeper of any animal over six (6) months of age shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. The veterinarian who vaccinates the animal shall issue to the owner a vaccination certificate. The certificate shall bear the name and address of the veterinarian who issued it, along with the certificate number. The veterinarian shall also furnish each owner with a metal tag bearing the certificate number and year of vaccination. The veterinarian may also issue a license, at that time. He shall collect the amount as established by the Bourbon County Fiscal Court for the license and shall pay to the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer any monies collected.
(Ord. 97-24, passed 9-16-97)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any poison of any description, or any toxic substance in any place, on his premises, or elsewhere, where it may be easily found and consumed by an animal.
(Ord. 97-24, passed 9-16-97)
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Cross reference:
Penalty for violation, see § 51.999
(A) It shall be unlawful, within any area of the city, for any person to offer to give away any live animal as a prize or reward in connection with any raffle, protest, demonstration, promotion, or as a part of any gratuity or pecuniary exchange to induce entry into any game, contest, or other competition, except livestock offered or given away, as a part of a farm youth education program, or except as part of a program sponsored by any other non-profit corporation or association.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the auction or sale of animals.
(Ord. 97-24, passed 9-16-97)
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Cross reference:
Penalty for violation, see § 51.999
ARTICLE II. DOGS*
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*Statutory reference:
Dogs, see KRS Ch. 258
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or clearly requires a different meaning.
“AGGRESSIVE DOG.” Any dog inclined to move in an assertive, bold manner, or act in a hostile fashion.
“DANGEROUS DOG.” Any dog that according to the records of the appropriate authority:
(A) Has inflicted severe injury or has killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner’s property; or
(B) Has been previously found to be potentially dangerous, the owner having received notice of such, and the dog again aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals, or without provocation bites another domestic animal.
“DOG.” Any member of the canine family, six months of age or over, male or female.
(KRS 258.095)
“PIT BULL DOG.” Any pit bull terrier, which shall be herein defined as a Staffordshire Terrier breed of dog or any mixed breed of dog which contains as an element of its breeding the Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier or American Pit Bull Terrier, or which has predominate physical characteristics which are those of either the American Staffordshire Terrier or the Staffordshire Bull Terrier or the American Pit Bull Terrier, as to be identifiable as partially of the breed of Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier by a qualified veterinarian duly licensed as such by the Commonwealth.
“POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG.” Any dog that when unprovoked:
(A) Inflicts significant bites on a human being or in a domestic animal either on public or private property; or
(B) Chases or approaches a person upon the streets, sidewalks, roads, or any public grounds in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack, or a dog with a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury, or to cause injury or otherwise to threaten the safety of human beings or domestic animals.
“PROPER ENCLOSURE OF A DANGEROUS DOG.” While on the owner’s property, a dangerous dog shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent entry of young children and designed to prevent the animal from escaping.
“RUNNING AT LARGE.” Any dog off the premises of the owner or keeper and not under the control of the owner by restraint of a leash or voice command.
“VICIOUS DOG.” Any dog determined to be so, which inflicts serious injury on a person which is proven to be unprovoked.
(Ord. 97-24, passed 9-16-97; Am. Ord. 2008-2, passed 5-13-08)
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