HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1233 ORDINANCE NO.. 1233
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF HUMANE OFFICER , PROHIBITING
THE RUNNING AT LARGE OF DOGS , AND PROVIDING FOR FINES AND PENALTIES
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ,
ARKANSAS :
Section 1 . It shall be unlawful for the owner of any unlicensed stray dog or
dogs , or any unspayed female dog or dogs , whether licensed or unlicensed , or any
person having charge of any such dog or dogs , to allow or permit such dog or dogs
to run at large upon any premises or street within the corporate limits of the City of
Fayetteville , Arkansas . It shall be unlawful for the owner of all other dogs , or any
person having charge of all other dog or dogs to allow or permit such dog or dogs to
run at large upon any premises or street within the corporate limits of the City of
Fayetteville , Arkansas , during the months of April , May, June , July, August , and
September of each year . "At large " shall be construed in this section to mean off the
premises of the owner , and not under the control of the owner of a member of his
immediate family, either by leash , cord , chain, or otherwise .
Section 2 . That there is hereby created the office of Humane Officer whose
salary shall be fixed by the City Council .
Section 3 . The Humane .Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor subject, however ,
to the consent and approval of the Fayetteville City Council . That the Humane Officer
shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in this ordinance and in addition
thereto shall perform such duties as may be delegated to him by the Mayor and/ or
City Council
Section 4 . It is hereby made the duty of the Humane Officer of this city to take,
into custody any and all dogs that may be found running at large within the corporate
limits of the said city in violation of the terms and provisions of this ordinance or
any and all dogs habitually displaying vicious or destructive propensities , whether
licensed or unlicensed, and to place the same in the City Dog Pound, hereinafter
provided for .
Section 5 . It is hereby made the duty of the Mayor and Humane Officer of the
City of Fayetteville to provide a suitable place to be known and designated as the
" City Dog Pound" to carry out the provisions of this ordinance .
Section 6 . After the expiration of five days after any dog has been placed in the
City Dog Pound, as herein provided for , it shall be the. duty of the Humane Officer
to kill such dogs and dispose of the carcass , and the day of taking up of such dog shall
be counted the first day . Provided the owner of any dog may within the five days
above provided for at any time before the dog is killed, redeem or claim such dog
and have the same delivered to him upon the payment of the costs of such taking up
which is ascertained to be fifty cents ( 50� ) for each day such dog has been in the
City Dog Pound, together with the costs of licensing and vaccinating any unlicensed
And/ or unvaccinated dog , to the Humane Officer who shall remit all such payments
to the City Controller ,
MICROFILMED.
DATE OCT 9 7978
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Section 7 . All fees received by the Humane. Officer as provided for in Section 6
of this Ordinance , and all fines assessed and collected for the violations of this
Ordinance shall be paid to the City Controller as General Fund Revenues .
Section 8 . Whenever any dog has been placed in the pound as provided for in
Section 6 that has a collar bearing a City License Tag , it shall be the duty of the
Humane Officer to notify the owner or the person to whom the license tag was issued ,
if such person or owner can be found, that the dog has been taken up and placed in
the City Dog Pound, and will be killed within-five days unless the fee is paid as pro-
vided in Section 6 of this ordinance .
Section 9 . It is ascertained by the City Council that the provisions, of this
Ordinance are separate and independent , and if any word, clause , sentence , or
section should be declared void by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not
interfere with the remaining provisions thereof.
Section 10 . Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of sections of
this Ordinance shall upon conviction before the Police Judge , be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not less than $5 . 00 nor more than $25 . 00 .
: . Section 11 . It is further, declared by the City Council that this Ordinance is
,intended to be accumulative to the ordinances now.- in force and repeals only such
ordinances and parts of ordinances as are in direct conflict herewith .
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of March , 1960 .
APPROVED.
GUY E . BROWN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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GE�OI G&.d.DAVIS , CITY CLERK