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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 207ORDINANCE NO. 7/'~ ~F AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING AND REGULATING THE LICENSING AND KEEPING OF DOGS ~.~THIN THE CITY OF COLU~BIA HEIGHTS. THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DOES ORDAIN: Section I. That every owner or keeper of a dog or animal of the dog kind within the !im~ts of the City of Col- H e ight s umb!a/ shall cause the same to be registered, numYered, des- cribed and licensed in the office of the City Clerk of said City. Such licensing shall be for the whole or unexpired portion of the year ending on the ensuing first day of january. Provided, that no license shall be required for a dog or animal of the dog kind while iS is less than three (3) months old. Such owner or keeper shall pay therefor to the City Clerk such sums for an annual license fee as the city council may by resolution adopt. Providing, however, that the City Council may by resolution provide a higher license fee for female do6s than for the male dogs. Section ~. The City Clerk of said city shall in the matter of issuing such licenses perform all duties fixed by the general laws of the state? He shall provide and fur- nish for each licensed dog a metallic tag upon which he shall have stamped or engraved the registration number of the dog and the year when registered: The design of such metallic tag to be chan~ed each year. .~ny person who shall make~ sell, purchase, posses or shall place or allow to be placed on the~_r dog any metallic tag of the same form or shape or intended to be !~k~ the official tag, or shall attempt in any way to conterfe!t the design adopted for such official tag shall be ~uilty of a misdemeanor. In case the said metallic tag is lost or stolen after having been regularly issued as herein provided, the owner or keeper of a dog upon presenting and surrendering to the city clerk the license or receipt issued when the dog,as registered~ numbered, described and !icensed~ as herein pro- vlded shall receive a duplicate tag and a duplicate license upon the payment of ~.25 to the city clerk, which said dupli- cate license shall be registered, described and issued in the same manner as the original license. The city clerk may before issuing such duplicate tag and license require an af- fidavit to be made and furnished by such applicant for a dup- !icate license and tag, setting forth the fact that such tag has been lost or stolen and is not at that time in their possession. Section 3. Every owner or keeper of a dcg or sm!real of the dog kind within said city, shall place and keep around the neck of the dog or animal owned by him a collar on which shall be securely fixed the met~l!ic tag above mentioned. Section 4. No person having the custody or control of any dog or animal of the dog kind shall permit the same to go upon any street in said city. or to run at large within the limits of said city unless it wears a collar and tag above described. Section 5. No person shall keep or suffer to be kept on his premises or on premises occupied by h~m within 'said city, nor permit, nor suffer to run at large in said city or any street thereof any dog of a ferocious or vicious character. Section 6. No owner or keeper of a female dog shall permit or suffer the same to run at large or be in any street, alley or public place in said city while the same is in heat. Section 7. The City ~anager shall appoint an officis~ dog supervisor whose duties shall be the enforce- ment of the provisions of this ordinance. Section 8. The city shall provide an adequate pound where all dogs and animals of the dog kind taken into custody by the dog supervisor shall be kept and properly fed until disposed of according to the provisions of this ordinance. Section 9. Vfithin 24 hours after taking a dog or animal of the dog kind into custody the dog super~zisor shall, if the dog has on it an official dog tag, leave at the adaress shown on the certificate of reglstratioh, a notice that the do~ or animal of the dog kind is in his custody and will be disposed of if not redeemed within a stated time, which time shall not be less than three full days after such dog was taken in custody. Section !0. Every owner or person having the custody of a dog or animal of the dog kind may redeem the same from the dog supervisor by paying to such dog super- visor a fee of ~2.00 plus ~.50 per day for board and keep for each day or fraction thereof as such dog is held in custody by the dog supervisor. Section 11. Upon expiration of the time herein- before provided a dog or animal of the dog kind in the custody of the dog supervisor, shall be disposed of by shooting or gasing the same. The dog super~-isor shall keep an accurate account of all dogs received at the dog pound and all dogs killed and released therefrom. /07 Section 12. No person shall keep a vicious dog or animal of the dog kind within the limit of the $ity of Columbia Hei~htso Upon conviction for the violation of this section of the ordinance the court shall in dition to imposition of sentence direct the dog supervisor to take the dog in question in custody and forthwith dis- pose of the ss~ne~ as may be directed by the health com- misaioner. Section 13. U~henever any dog within the City of Columbia Heights shall ha~e bitten any person, the s~me shall be reporte~ to the health officer and if the health officer of the City of Columbia Heights shall so request it shall be the duty of the dog supervisor , and he is hereby authorized to take such do~ .t~,~the dog ~ound and there keep said dog for such time as said health office may request to give such health officer an opport~nity to determine whether such dog is deseased and no meseased dog shall be killed until so ordered by the health officer. Section !~. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not to exceed ~i00 or imprisonment of not to exceed days. Section 1~. Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances that conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty days after its passage.  >~ayor SecretarY~ ~he Co~cil 0~e~e~ ~y~ Jack~ou tst rdg. ~eb. 18, Beconded by: Lathrop 2nd r~. M~ ~, Roll Call - ~es: All mays: None