[CC 1987 §451.010; Ord. No. 436 §1, 5-4-1964]
All dogs within the corporate limits of the City of Hayti shall be inoculated against rabies by a duly licensed veterinarian once within every period of twelve (12) months, and all dogs shall, at all times, wear a rabies inoculation tag. Any and all dogs not so inoculated within the period of twelve (12) months and also any and all dogs not wearing a rabies inoculation tag, whether or not so inoculated, shall be subject to the impounding and destruction provisions of Section
210.030 of this Article; and also the owner or owners and the person or persons in control, possession, management or care of any dog not in full compliance with this Section of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[CC 1987 §451.020; Ord. No. 436 §2, 5-4-1964]
A full-time quarantine is hereby declared on all dogs within
the corporate limits of the City of Hayti whether or not inoculated
every twelve (12) months and whether or not wearing an inoculation
tag; and it is hereby declared a misdemeanor for any person or persons
owning, controlling, possessing or having the management or care in
whole or in part of any dog to fail to confine the same to the premises
of such person or persons, or to permit such dog to be elsewhere than
upon the premises of such person, unless such dog is continually within
the actual physical control of such person by means of a line or leash,
not to exceed ten (10) feet in length, so as to effectively prevent
such dog from biting, molesting, being with or approaching any animal
or person.
[Ord. No. 2011-07 §1, 8-8-2011]
A. It
is unlawful for any person owning or in control of any animal to allow
or permit such animal to defecate upon any public property or private
property, unless the person owning or in control of the animal immediately
removes and properly disposes of all feces deposited by the animal.
B. This
Section shall not apply to any guide or support dog accompanying any
blind or disabled person.
C. It
shall be unlawful for an owner to allow the accumulation of animal
feces or manure in any open area, run, cage or yard wherein animals
are kept and to fail to remove or dispose of feces or manure on a
regular basis to avoid offensive odors or unsanitary conditions creating
a nuisance as determined by City staff. It is unlawful for an owner
to allow pet waste to be deposited, or cause unsanitary conditions
resulting from pet waste, on an adjacent property through stormwater
runoff or washing off areas where animals are kept.
D. It
shall be unlawful for the owner or handler of any animal to fail to
have in their possession the equipment necessary to remove their animal's
fecal matter when accompanied by said animal on public property or
public easement, or private property of another.
[CC 1987 §451.030; Ord. No. 436 §3, 5-4-1964; Ord.
No. 2011-3 §1, 4-11-2011; Ord. No. 2018-06, 9-10-2018]
Any dog found elsewhere than upon the premises of the owner
or person in control, possession, management or care thereof, whether
or not inoculated or wearing an inoculation tag, is hereby found and
declared to be a common and public nuisance and all such dogs shall
be seized and impounded by the City of Hayti in a suitable place,
the location of which shall be stated by the posting of notice thereof
in the office of the City Clerk for the period of thirty (30) days
after the enactment of this Chapter and also for the period of thirty
(30) days after any change of such place; and each and every dog so
seized and impounded shall be held by the City of Hayti for the period
of one (1) week and at the end of which period of time every such
dog shall be put to death by humane methods or shall be sold by the
City of Hayti, unless such dog is redeemed by the owner or some other
person in behalf of such owner within said period of one (1) week.
Such seized and impounded dogs may be redeemed within said period
of one (1) week by the owner or other person in behalf of the owner
by paying to the City of Hayti for deposit to the General Revenue
Fund, an impounding fee at the rate of twenty dollars ($20.00) for
the first (1st) day or part of day, and ten dollars ($10.00) for each
additional day or partial day, plus all direct expenses incurred by
the City for veterinary or other health care for the animal, to cover
the cost of such seizure, impounding and care, provided such dog has
been inoculated against rabies within the previous twelve (12) months
and is wearing a rabies inoculation tag; and such seized and impounded
dogs being redeemed within the period of one (1) week, by payment
of the fee herein provided that are not inoculated or are not wearing
an inoculation tag, shall also be inoculated and provided with an
inoculation tag, within said one (1) week period, at the cost of the
redeemer and before release thereof.
[CC 1987 §451.040; Ord. No. 436 §4, 5-4-1964]
The enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter shall be primarily
the duty of the Police Department of the City of Hayti, provided however,
that the Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, shall
have the authority to appoint other persons to assist in the enforcement
hereof, at such compensation as may be provided, from time to time,
by resolution of the Aldermen.