[R.O. 2011 §73.010; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.010), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1753 §1(73.010.4), 3-1-1993; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms mean:
Every living vertebrate except a human being.
Aggressive behavior by a dog or cat that involves biting
or repeatedly biting or shaking its victim.
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
Any abrasion or laceration caused by a cat or dog's teeth,
sufficient to break the skin.
A metal cable that is mounted aboveground at a designated
height to two (2) stationary objects for the purpose of attaching
a pulley system that moves from one end of the cable to the other
and to which a dog is tied or secured by means of a rope, chain, or
cable attached to the dog's collar or harness.
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
Means attaching a dog directly to a stationary object by
means of a leash, rope, chain, cable or other material attached to
the dog's collar or harness but does not include temporary restraint
of a dog for purposes of vehicular transport.
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
A transmitter/receiver system for the confinement of dogs
which consists of:
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
Any person designated by the City of Savannah as a Law Enforcement
Officer or as a special officer to enforce the provisions of this
Chapter.
The inoculation of a cat or dog with a vaccine approved by
the Department of Agriculture and/or the Division of Health of the
State administered by a licensed veterinarian. A certificate of vaccination
shall be considered "valid" if it is dated within the calendar year
of registration.
Any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business
of buying, selling or boarding of dogs and cats.
In addition to its ordinary meaning, any person who keeps
or harbors an animal or professes to be owning, keeping, or harboring
an animal.
Causing a bite or attack by:
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
Any intentional act of pulling, pinching, squeezing, kicking,
hitting or striking the dog with an object or a part of a person's
body, unless the person is responding to an attack or an immediate
threat of attack by the dog as indicated by the dog's lunging, snarling
or baring of its teeth;
Any attempt or threat to kick, hit or strike the dog with an
object or part of a person's body, unless the person is responding
to an attack or an immediate threat of attack by the dog as indicated
by the dog's lunging, snarling, or baring of its teeth;
Any act of teasing or tormenting the dog;
Any act of holding, kicking, hitting, striking, or otherwise
physically harming the dog's owner or other member of the dog owner's
household;
Entry into the dog's area of confinement without the owner's
presence, provided that this definition does not apply if the dog
is confined in a particular manner for the purpose of causing provocation
to prevent legal access to the premises in violation of this Chapter;
or
Any act of breaking and entering, or other unlawful entry, into
the dog owner's residence, vehicle, or other property.
An animal shall be deemed to be under restraint if on the
premises of its owner or if accompanied by a responsible person and
under that person's control.
Pivoting hardware that can be used in a trolley system to
attach a cable run to a tether or a tether to a dog's collar or harness
in order to minimize twisting and tangling of the tether.
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
A rope, chain, or cable that is attached to a dog's collar
or harness for purposes of restraining the dog.
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
A method of restraining a dog which utilizes a cable run,
swivel and tether attached to a dog's collar or harness.
[Ord. No. 2729, 7-10-2017]
Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian
for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals.
Any cat or dog of cross, ferocious or dangerous disposition
or which habitually snaps or manifests a disposition to bite any person
or other animal.
[R.O. 2011 §73.020; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.020), 6-23-1987; Ord No.
1953 §1(73.020), 2-16-99; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004]
No person shall, without first obtaining a permit thereof in
writing from City Hall, own, keep, harbor or have custody of any cat
or dog over six (6) months of age, except that this Section shall
not apply to the keeping of small cage birds or aquatic and amphibian
animals solely as pets.
[R.O. 2011 §73.030; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.030), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1753 §1(73.030), 3-1-1993; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.030), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004]
No cat or dog permit or registration shall be issued for any
cat or dog unless a valid certificate of vaccination by a licensed
veterinarian is presented with the application. The said certificate
shall show the date of inoculation, which shall be within the calendar
year, the type of vaccination, the vaccination tag number, the veterinarian's
name, the sex, breed and color of the cat or dog, and the owner's
name and address.
[R.O. 2011 §73.040; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.040), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.040), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004; Ord. No. 2692 §3, 4-4-2016]
The annual fee for each cat or dog registered hereunder shall
be the sum of five dollars ($5.00). The same shall be effective one
(1) whole year from January first. Such registration shall be renewed
annually on or before the first day of January.
[R.O. 2011 §73.045; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004]
No person or the occupants of a dwelling unit shall possess
or keep more than four (4) dogs over the age of six (6) months or
four (4) cats over the age of six (6) months within the City without
a permit to operate a kennel.
[R.O. 2011 §73.046; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004]
Any place or tract of land whether indoors or outdoors, whether
enclosed or not, in, at, or upon which, and whether for pleasure or
for profit, dogs or cats are kept, housed, bred, raised, fed, displayed,
exhibited or sold. The owner of four (4) or more cats or dogs, whether
owned for pleasure or for profit, breeding or exhibiting, shall be
deemed to be the operator of a cat or dog kennel.
[R.O. 2011 §73.050; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.050), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.050), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004]
The City shall deliver to every person who registers any cat
or dog a certificate stating that such person has registered same,
and containing the registration tag number and the vaccination tag
number, and shall deliver to every such person a metal tag containing
the registration number and expiration date. The license tag or plate
shall be securely fastened to a collar or a harness of the cat or
dog and worn at all times.
[R.O. 2011 §73.060; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.060), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.060), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1, 3-15-2004]
No person shall permit any cat or dog to be at large in the
City of Savannah at any time. Cats or dogs are at large when the animal
is in any public street, alley, park, or other public grounds, or
when off the premises of the owner or person who has custody of said
cat or dog, and not constrained by a leash or under the immediate
control of the owner of the person who has custody of the said cat
or dog.
[R.O. 2011 §73.070; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.070), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.070), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1(73.070), 3-15-2004]
Unrestrained cats or dogs at large may be taken by Police or
any Humane Officer and impounded in the animal shelter, and there
confined in a humane manner. Impounded cats or dogs shall be kept
for not less than five (5) working days unless reclaimed by their
owners. If by a permit tag or other means the owner can be identified,
the Police shall immediately notify the owner upon impoundment of
the animal. Cats or dogs not claimed within five (5) working days
shall be humanely disposed of by the person or agency delegated by
the Mayor to exercise that authority.
[R.O. 2011 §73.080; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.080), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.080), 2-16-1999]
[R.O. 2011 §73.090; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.090), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.090), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1(73.090), 3-15-2004]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any owner to fail to exercise proper care and
control of his/her animals to prevent them from becoming a public
nuisance. Excessive, continuous or untimely barking, molesting passerby,
chasing vehicles, habitually attacking other animals, trespassing
upon private property in such a manner to damage property shall be
deemed a nuisance. Nor shall any cat or dog of vicious nature or disposition
be allowed to attack or bite any person or animal or cause annoyance
to the neighborhood or persons using the public street, or chase or
molest livestock, other cats or dogs or children, or cause any damage
or injury. Any cat or dog exhibiting any such tendency or tendencies
shall be confined on chains, tethers or leashes of such length that
the cat or dog shall be securely confined upon the premises within
a pen or other enclosure. Notice of premises where it shall be confined.
1.
In addition to other penalties prescribed by this Chapter, if upon
violation and conviction of the provisions of this Section relating
to vicious cats or dogs it shall appear to the judge of the Municipal
Court that it is necessary for the public safety and welfare that
the cat or dog concerned be euthanized, the judge shall so order and
the Chief of Police shall see that the order of the court is carried
out.
[R.O. 2011 §73.095; Ord. No. 2189 §1(73.095), 3-15-2004]
The owners of animals within the City shall be responsible for
any damages caused by such animal to any person or property.
[R.O. 2011 §73.100; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.100), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.100), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1(73.100), 3-15-2004]
Any animal, which bites a person, shall be quarantined for ten (10) days if ordered by the Chief of Police or Mayor. During the quarantine the animal shall be securely confined and kept from contact with any other animal. At the discretion of the Chief of Police or Mayor the quarantine may be on the premises of the owner, the owners, or an approved veterinary hospital or boarding facility. If the Chief of Police or Mayor requires other confinement away from the owner's premises, the owner shall surrender the animal for the period to the custody of the Chief of Police or shall, at his/her own expense, place it in a veterinary hospital of his/her choice. If said cat or dog is well and healthy at the end of the ten (10) day period, a person claiming ownership may claim it on payment by said owner of the fees charged by the licensed veterinarian unless the cat or dog is a nuisance under Section 205.110. Should such cat or dog confined in a veterinary hospital become ill, or die during confinement, the veterinarian shall notify the Department of Public Health and Welfare immediately.
[R.O. 2011 §73.110; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.110), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.110), 2-16-1999]
Any person who shall interfere with, molest, hinder or prevent
the public impounder or police official from the discharge of his/her
duties as prescribed in this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of an
ordinance violation, punishable as provided in this Code.
[R.O. 2011 §73.120; Ord. No. 1545 §1(73.120), 6-23-1987; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.120), 2-16-1999]
Any person who is found guilty of a violation of this Chapter or any provision hereof shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in accordance with Section 100.220 of the Savannah City Code.
[R.O. 2011 §§73.130 — 73.131; Ord. No. 1738 §§1 — 2, 10-5-1992; Ord. No. 1953 §1(73.130
— 73.131), 2-16-1999; Ord. No. 2189 §1(73.130 — 73.131), 3-15-2004]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit a cat or dog to
be on the property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such
person unless such person has in his/her immediate possession an appropriate
device for scooping excrement and an appropriate depository for the
transmission of excrement to a receptacle located on property owned
or possessed by such person. It shall be a violation for any person
who causes or permits a cat or dog to be on the property, public or
private, not owned or possessed by such person, unless such person
removes the excrement from said property. This Section shall apply
to a person who is visually or physically handicapped.
