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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 03-1993 `- r . ORDIHAHCE N0. 03-93 AH ORDIHANCE AMENDING CHAPTEB 7 OF THE REVISED ORDIHANCES OF THE CITY OF BROOKIHGS AND PERTAIHIHG TO AHIMALS ARD FOWL. BE IT ORDAIHED By the governing body of the City of Brookinga, South Dakota that Chapter 7 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Brookings be amended as folloMs, to-Mit: Section 7-12 - Enforcement. The Animal Control Officer or any properly designated city employee is authorized to enter upon private property for the purpose of enforcing Section 7-11. Ho person shall conceal any animal or othervrise interfere with the proper enforcement of Section 7-il. The Animal Control Officer or any properly designated city employee may impound an animal in violation of Section 7-11. Section 7-13 - Penaltv. If the owner in possession of an animal refuses to provide proof of rabies vaccination as requested in Section 7-51, or any person otherwise violates the provisions of this chapter, said conduct shall constitute a violation punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars (5200. 00) for each offenae. Each day a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Section 7-48 - Doas involved in bite incidents. A dog that has bitten any person or exhibited a propensity to attack or bite human beings and this propensity to attack or bite human beings is knoMn to the owner, shall not be allowed off the premises of its owner unless muzzled and on a leash in charge of the owner or a member of the owner's immediate family over sixteen ( 16) years of age. Any dog that has been declared to be a biting dog and is subsequently found off the premiaes of its owner and contrary to the procedure set forth in this ordinance, may be seized by any person and upon delivery to the proper suthorities, may upon establishment of the biting character of seid dog, be humanely disposed of by an Animal Control Officer or other person or persons authorized by the governing body. A complaint may also be brought for said violation. Section 7-49 - Revuired. It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to keep, maintain or have in their custody or under their control, any dog or cat r►hich is over the age of three (3> months, rithout first having obtained a license from the City Health Department or an suthorized agent. Section 7-50 - Apvlication. Any person or designated agent desiring to keep, maintain or have in their custody or control Mithin the city, any dog or cat, shall on or before the thirty-first day of December of each year make application to the City Health Department or an authorized agent for a license to keep such dog or cat. Such application shell be in Mriting stating name, sex, color and other distinguishing characteristics, suah as "guard dog", of said dog or cat and the name of the owner thereof, ahich application shall be made on a printed blank furnished by the City Health Department or an [ � , ' ► � � authorized agent and shall be filed with said City Health Department or an authorized agent. Section 7-51 - Rabies vaccination required. Ho dog or cat license tag shall be issued to any owner of any dog or cat who does not present to the City Health Department or an authorized agent at the time of making application for such license, a certificate of vaccination against rabies by a veterinarian duly licensed to practice veterinary medicine within any etate. The certificate must show the date of such vaccination and must state the period of time for Mhich the dog or cat is effectively immunized, r+hich period of immunization must be for at least one ( 1 ) year from date of issuance of license. Section 7-52 - License fee. Before any license shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter, the applicant shall pay to the City Health Department or an authorized agent a fee for each dog or cat to be license. The annual fee for seid license shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the City Commission which shall be on file in the City Health Department. Section 7-58 - Imvoundment fees. Fees ahall be determined for the impoundment of any dog or cet from time to time by resolution of the City Commission Nhich shall be on file in the City Health Department. Section 7-61 - Disposition of unredeemed doas and cats. All dogs and cats impounded under the provisions of this chapter and remaining unclaimed after five t5) days of impoundment, unlesa impounded for a longer specified time by the order of the City Health Department, may be placed for adoption or disposed of by humane means by the Animal Control Officer without notice. Section 7-64 - Accetotance fees. The fee for acceptance of animals at the shelter shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the City Commission which shall be on file in the City Health Department. Section 7-76 - Reaistration reQuired. In the interest of public safety, all wild animals and hybrid animals Mhose peers exist predominately in a wild or nonresidential confined atate and Mhose unconfined presence might constitute a danger to humans, shall be registered with the City of Brookings Animal Control Department. Section 7-77 - Providina reaietration information to relevant personnel. The City of Brookings Animal Control Department shall provide copies of all wild animal and hybrid registratione to the Police Department and other emergency rescue personnel which may have reason to enter the premises where wild animals are present, for purposes of rescue operations resulting from a natural disaster or personal emergency. Section 7-78 - Runnina at larcte. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit or suffer to run at large Mithin the city any Mild or hybrid animal. The applicable fine for permitting wild or hybrid animals to run at large will be determined from time to time by , . _ � - , resolution of the City Commiseion which will be on file in the City Health Department. ALL ORDIHAHCES IN COHFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED. FIRST READING: F'ebruary 2, 1993 SECOHD READIHG: February 9, 1993 PUBLISHED: February 12, 1993 AT Op� �� �� ' ��� a � MAR 8 Ma or �� � y o�: Finance fficer