A. 
Prohibited. It shall not be lawful for cattle, hogs, horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats or geese, ducks, chickens, turkeys or other domestic animals or fowls to run at large within the corporate limits of the City of Versailles.
B. 
Sale. It shall be the duty of the City Marshal after the lapse of three (3) days from the taking up and impounding of any such animals or fowls, if the same have not been redeemed, to proceed to sell such animals or fowls so impounded to the highest bidder for cash, first having given at least seven (7) days' notice of the time, terms and place of sale and description of the property to be sold by posting up five (5) written or painted handbills in five (5) public places in said City or by advertising such sale in weekly or daily newspaper published in said City at least seven (7) days before the date of such sale.
C. 
Owners May Redeem. The owners of such animals or fowls specified in Subsection (A) hereof so taken up and impounded may redeem the same at any time before the sale by paying to the City Marshal the fees and charges up to the time such redemption, in accordance with the schedule specified in Subsection (G) of this Section.
D. 
Description To Be Filed. When any such sale of impounded animals or fowls has been made, it shall be the duty of the City Marshal to file in the office of the City Clerk a record of such sale containing an accurate description of the property sold, to whom sold and the price received and after deducting the fees and charges allowed by Subsection (G) hereof and paying the necessary costs and expenses, the City Marshal shall pay the remainder unto the City Treasurer to the credit of the General Fund on or before the first (1st) day of the next month following the date of the sale.
E. 
Claims For Sale Money. If before the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date of such sale any claimant shall file with the City Clerk a proper affidavit alleging therein the ownership of any property sold as herein before provided, making application for the money so paid into the City Treasury, said City Clerk shall lay the affidavit and application before the Board of Aldermen at its next regular meeting and said Board of Aldermen shall proceed to investigate said claim and if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to the money, shall cause a warrant on the Treasury to be issued to such applicant for such sum as they may allow him/her not exceeding the amount paid in for the property claimed.
F. 
Releasing Impounded Animals. Any person who shall break into or open any pen, pound or enclosure in which any animal or animals or fowls may be impounded under the provisions of this Section for the purpose of recovering such animal or animals or fowls from the custody of the Marshal or who shall remove or attempt to remove any animal or animals or fowls from such pound or enclosure or who shall break the enclosure or gate, tear down or open the same or who shall by any other means impair such enclosure so that such animal or animals or fowls may escape therefrom shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
G. 
Hindering Officers. Any person who shall prevent or attempt to prevent the taking up or impounding of any animal or animals or fowls found running at large in violation of Subsection (A) hereof or who shall interfere or attempt to interfere with or hinder the Marshal in the discharge of his/her duties under this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 19-013, 11-12-2019]
A. 
No person owning or responsible for a dog shall permit the dog to defecate on any public property or right-of-way or on any private property other than property owned or leased by the person owning or responsible for the dog.
B. 
It is a specific defense to a charge of violating this Section that the person charged immediately removed the excrement and properly disposed of it in a sanitary manner.
C. 
Any person convicted of a violation of Section 210.2420 shall be subject to a fine, if combined with the amount of court costs, totaling not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first violation. If multiple violations are committed within a twelve-month period, not more than two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second violation, not more than three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third violation, and not more than four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth violation and any subsequent violation.