Section
General Provisions
95.001 Confinement required
95.002 Collar and tag required for dogs and cats
95.003 Applicability of County Health District’s animal control regulations
95.004 Killing of wild creatures in city parks and nature preserves
Dogs and Cats
95.015 Definitions
95.016 Rabies vaccination required; certificate
95.017 Issuance of tag; fee; wearing of tag; replacement tags
95.018 Records of tags
95.019 Affixing tag, collar or harness in cruel manner
95.020 Impoundment authorized
95.021 Redemption of impounded dogs and cats; destruction or vaccination of unredeemed animals
95.022 Payment of costs of impoundment
95.023 Dogs running at large
95.024 Destruction of dangerous or vicious dogs
95.025 Barking or howling dogs
95.026 Intentionally releasing or dumping dogs
95.027 Maximum number of dogs
95.028 Prohibition against the chaining or tethering of dogs and mandating that dog enclosures must provide 150 square feet of space
95.029 Dangerous and vicious animals
Rabies Control
95.040 Report and confinement of rabid animals
95.041 Killing of rabid animals
Bird Sanctuaries
95.055 Established
95.056 Injuring or molesting birds or nests
95.057 Destruction of nuisance birds
Livestock
95.070 Definitions
95.071 Owner’s registration requirements
95.072 Posting
95.073 Running at large
95.074 Notification of loose livestock
95.999 Penalty
Cross-reference:
Noise regulations, see § 94.009
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Animals shall be confined within a building or home, or within a fenced yard or premises, so that the animals cannot escape from the building, house or fenced yard or premises without human assistance.
(1998 Code, § 18-1) (Ord. 94-01, passed 1-19-1994) Penalty, see § 95.999
On dogs and cats, there shall at all times be securely attached to a collar or harness around the neck of the animal a city tag, which shall be purchased at Galveston County Animal Resource Center.
(1998 Code, § 18-2) (Ord. 94-01, passed 1-19-1994) Penalty, see § 95.999
Control of animals shall be controlled by the County Health District’s rules, regulations and policies, in addition to those contained in this code and applicable state laws.
(1998 Code, § 18-3) (Ord. 94-01, passed 1-19-1994)
(A) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly kills, seriously injures, or administers poison to an animal, other than cattle, horses, sheep, swine or goats, within the boundaries of a city park or nature preserve, without legal authority.
(1998 Code, § 18-107) (Ord. 03-15, passed 5-21-2003) Penalty, see § 95.999
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