[Ord. No. 92 § 1 — 2, 4-15-2003]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons owning,
controlling, harboring, possessing, or having the management or care,
in whole or in part, of any dog to allow such dog to run at large.
For this Section, every dog, when on any street, alley, or other public
place in the City of Ellsinore, that is not attached to a leash not
to exceed ten (10) feet in length, the other end of which is securely
held, or, when on private property within the City, that is either
not attached to a leash, the other end of which is securely held or
fastened, or that is not so confined as to prevent its straying from
the premises, shall be deemed running at large.
B. Any dog not under control by its owner, and/or found running
at large, will be impounded by the City of Ellsinore for a period
of one (1) week before being disposed of in a humane manner. Any such
animal impounded may be claimed by its owner within the three-day
holding period. If such animal is claimed within said period of time,
the owner must pay an impoundment fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00),
plus a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each day or part thereof that
the animal has been impounded.
[Ord. No. 92 § 3, 4-15-2003]
A. An
annual license fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each male or spayed
female and four dollars ($4.00) for each unspayed female dog is hereby
imposed upon every resident person who owns, controls, manages, possesses,
or has part interest in any dog four (4) months of age or older, kept
any time during the year, or upon every resident person who permits
a dog four (4) months of age or older to come upon, on or in, and
to remain in or about his/her home, place of business or other premises
in the area affected by this Article.
B. An
applicant for a license shall present to the City Clerk a certificate
of inoculation against rabies and distemper signed by a licensed veterinarian,
which certificate shall show age and sex of animal, and, if female,
whether it has been spayed. Certificate shall have been executed during
the previous twelve (12) months.
C. Upon
payment of the license fee, the owner will receive an original receipt,
along with a suitable metal tag or tags. Tags are not transferable
and no refunds shall be made on any license fee because of leaving
the City or death of the animal before expiration of the license period.
D. Applications
for license will be made and the license obtained on or before the
first day of September of each year. The full license shall be collected
for any part of that year. Any dog found on the streets of the City
of Ellsinore without a City tag shall be deemed a stray and disposed
of.
E. Seeing
Eye dogs trained for the assistance of the blind are exempt from this
Section.
[Ord. No. 92 § 4, 4-15-2003]
The enforcement of the provisions of this Article is hereby
delegated to the Police Department of the City of Ellsinore, or to
an individual appointed by the Mayor with full provisions as hereby
contained.
[Ord. No. 92 § 5, 4-15-2003]
A. It is unlawful to counterfeit or attempt to counterfeit the tags provided for in Section
205.160 of this Article.
B. It
is unlawful to take from any animal a tag legally placed upon it by
its owner with the intent to place it on another animal, or to place
such tag on another animal.
C. It
is unlawful for any unauthorized person to break open the animal shelter
or to attempt to do so, or to take or let out any animals therefrom,
or to take or attempt to take from any officer, or duly appointed
person, any animal taken up by him/her in compliance with this Article,
or in any manner to interfere with or hinder such officer in the discharge
of his/her duties under this Article.
[Ord. No. 92 § 6, 4-15-2003]
If any Section or part of this Article shall be or become invalid,
the City Board hereby declares it would have enacted the remainder
of this Article regardless of any part or parts that may be declared
invalid and, therefore, the invalidity of any part or parts thereof
shall not in any way affect the remainder of this Article.
[Ord. No. 92 § 7, 4-15-2003]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
Article is guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
($500.00).