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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1974 Dog RegulationsHEA PASSED AND APPROVED at a meeting open to the public this the 29th day of August, 1974, after public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given and posted as required -by law;. ATTEST: City Secrc"tary oe E. Cra ay r, Cifyof Georgetown AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER III OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 15-A, 15-B, 15-C, 15-D, 15-E, and 15-F BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF T#1E CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS: That Chapter III of the City Code of the City of Qeorgetown be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto new sections to be known as Sections 15-A, 15-B, 15-C, 15-D, 15-E, and 15-F, to read as follows: SECTION 15-A&B SECTION 15-A (1) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog within the City limits unless such dog is licensed as herein provided. Written application for such license shall be made to the City Secretary, and shall state the name and address of the owner and the name, breed, color, age, and sex of the dog. The license fee shall be paid at the time of making apRlic- ation, a numbered receipt given to the applicant, and the numbered metallic tag shall be issued to the owner. (2) The yearly license fee shall be $1.00 for each dog over the age of six months. (3) No person shall own, keep or harbor a dog over the age of six months within the city limits unless the dog shall have been vaccinated by a licensed veterinary surgeon with anti -rabies vaccine within one year preceeding the date on which such dog is owned, kept or harbored. SECTION 15-B (1) Upon complying with the provisions of Section 15-A-1 of this ordinance, there shall be issued to the owner, a numbered, metallic license tag, stamped with the number and with the month and year issued. (2) Upon complying with the provisions of Section 15-B-3 of this ordinance there shall be issued to the owner a numbered metallic vaccination tag stamped with the number, the month and the year issued. SECTION 15-B (3) The owner shall provide each dog with a choke chain, collar or harness which shall be worn by the dog at all times. Each owner shall keep the Ifcense tag and vaccination tags securely fasten to the dog's choke chain, collar or harness. (4) In the event that a metallic tag issued for a dog shall be lost, the owner may obtain a duplicate tag upon the payment of $ .50. (5) If there is a change of ownership of a dog during the licensed year the new owner may have the current license transferred to his name upon payment of a transfer fee of $ .50. (6) No person shall use for a dog a license receipt, or license tag, or vaccination tag issued for another dog. 415, SECTION 15-C (1) No owner of any dog shall permit such dog to run at large within the City limits. At large shall be intended to mean off the premises of the owner and not under the complete control of the owner, either by leash, cord, chain, or otherwise, Owner shall be intended to mean any person owning, keeping, harboring, in charge of, or in control of a dog. (2) No dog of dangerous, vicious, fierce, or mischievous propensities or tendencies and no female dog in heat shall be allowed upon any street, avenue, highway, alley, sidewalk, parkway, park or other public place within the City, whether such dog is under the control of the owner or any other person, either by leash, cork, chain or otherwise. Any such dog so found upon any of the public places shall be taken up and impounded and shall not be released except with the approval of the Chief of Police, or such person as may be designated by him, and by complying with all the terms and provisions of Section 8 hereof, provided however, that if any dangerous, vicious, fierce, or mischievous dog so found cannot be taken up and impounded with reasonable safety for the person attempting the same, such dog may be slain by any Peace Officer. (3) If any dog bites or attempts to bite any person while such dog is at large, or not under the complete control of its owner, then such dog shall be conclusively presumed to be a dangerous dog and a dog of dangerous propensities and tendencie:- (4) If any dog ,attackes or attempts to attack any other dog or other animal while such dog is at large, or not under the conplete control of its owner, then such dog shall be conclusively presumed to be a vicious dog and: a dog having vicious propensities and tendencies. M (5) If any dog at large chases or otherwise attempts to catch a person, then such dog shall be conclusively presumed to be a fierce dog and to have fierce propensities and tendencies. (6) If any dog at large, or not under the complete control of its owner, overturns a securely covered garbage container, or removes any garbage from any such securely covered L� container, then such dog shall be conclusively Preseumed to be a mischievous dog and a dog of mischievous prepensities and tendencies. (7) Any dog found within the City in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall immediately be impounded and kept for a period of seventy-two hours and then disposed of; provided, however, that the owner of any dog impounded under the terms of this section shall be allowed to take such dog from the place where impounded upon the following con- ditions: (a) Upon a payment of an impounding fee of the sum of $1.00 for each day or fractional part thereof which said dog had been impounded. (b) If said dog is not wearing a collar: wi th valid rabies and license tags attached, then the owner thereof must present a certificate showing that said dog has been vaccinated within (12) months from that day or have said dog vaccinated prior to its release from impoundment and must further produce or secure a valid license tag for such dog. (c) Provide the dog with a collar or harness to which the license and rabies tags are attached. SECTION 15-D (1) For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed by this ordinance and to enforce its provisions any Peace Officer is empowered to enter upon any premises upon which any dog is kept or harbored and to demand the exhibition by owner of such dog or the license for such dog. SECTION 15-E (1) Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding $200.00; and if such violation be continuing, each day's violation shall be a separate offense. SECTION 15-F (1) To the extent that this ordinance may be in conflict with any prior ordinances adopted by the City of Georgetown, this ordinance shall control. ATTEST: 9tyyecretary Joe E. Crawford r, City of Georgetown