§ 90.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not already otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 for each offense. Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.

   (B)   Any person who violates any provision of § 90.02(C) is guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine of $25 for the first offense, and $50 for a second or subsequent offense for each violation within one year of the previous offense. A copy of the complaint(s) will be provided to the County Judge Executive.

   (C)   Any person who violates § 90.03 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 12 months, or both for each offense.

(KRS 525.130)

   (D)   Any person who violates § 90.04 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.

(KRS 436.600)  (Prior Code, § 90.99)

   (E)   (1)   Any person knowingly violating any provision of §§ 90.20 through 90.24 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for the first violation.

      (2)   Any person knowingly violating any provision of §§ 90.20 through 90.24 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for second or subsequent violations.

      (3)   For any violation of the kennel provisions of §§ 90.20 through 90.24, every dog on the premises for which the owner or operator of the kennel is found to be in violation shall be a separate violation of §§ 90.20 through 90.24.

      (4)   Any person who is found guilty of violating §§ 90.20 through 90.24 on two or more occasions shall be barred from owning or possessing any of the dogs listed in division (E)(1) above for a period of 12 months, and shall be barred from operating a kennel under the provisions of §§ 90.20 through 90.24 for a period of 24 months from the date of conviction.

      (5)   Any dog found on premises in violation of §§ 90.20 through 90.24 shall be subject to immediate seizure by the County Dog Warden, and dog seized pursuant to this division (E) shall not be returned to the owner until said owner has secured the appropriate license and paid any and all fines and fees due because of said violation.

      (6)   Any dog seized pursuant to this division (E) shall incur a boarding fee of $20 per day for each and every day that said dog is in the possession of the County Animal Shelter.

      (7)   Any dog seized pursuant to this division (E) shall be euthanized if said dog is not claimed by the owner and all fees paid within ten days.

      (8)   All dogs declared vicious by any court of competent jurisdiction which are in the possession of the County Animal Shelter shall be spayed or neutered prior to return to the owner thereof, and the cost for such procedure shall be reimbursed by the owner of the animal.

(Ord. 840.3, passed 7-8-1999; Ord. 2.23.16 #2, passed 2-23-2016)