(A) No person who is the owner of any animal shall permit it to run at large in any public road, highway, street, lane, or alley, or upon unenclosed land, or permit it to go on any private yard, lot, or enclosure without the consent of the owner of the yard, lot, or enclosure.
(B) The owner of an animal who permits it to run at large in violation of this section is liable for all damages caused by such animal upon the premises of another.
(C) Animals running at large will be subject to being tracked, properly caged and picked up by the city Animal Control Officer and then taken to the County Animal Shelter. Owners claiming the animal will be required to pay all applicable fees accessed by the animal shelter before being able to have their animal released. The animal shelter will then notify the city authorities of the owner’s name of the animal so that the city may access the applicable fine and penalty set under § 90.99 to the pet owner.
(D) Animal owners who are repeal offenders by having their animals running at large and picked up by the city Animal Control Officer more than one (1) time in a ninety (90)-day period will also access an additional five hundred dollar ($500.00) fine for each repeat offense during this time frame. This will be an additional penalty accessed on top of the fee and/or penalty set by § 90.99.
(Am. Ord. 0-2009-027, passed 1-11-10; Am. Ord. 0-2011-016, passed 5-23-11) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Seizure, impounding and destruction of dog lacking tag or other identification, KRS 258.215