The following words and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section, unless the context indicates otherwise:
At large.
Not under the control of the owner either by leash, chain, cord or other suitable material attached to a collar or harness, and not constrained securely within an enclosure or fence.
Dog.
Shall include both male and female.
Dog catcher.
The person or persons designated by the city council to carry out, perform and enforce the provisions of this article.
Owner.
Any person owning, keeping or harboring a dog.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 1, adopted 8/5/64)
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1.00 and not more than $200.00; and any person who shall aid, abet or assist in the violation of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1.00 and not more than $200.00. Each and every day that this article is violated shall be deemed and held to be a separate and distinct offense.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 24, adopted 8/5/64)
The city council shall appoint a dog catcher and such other assistants as may be required. It shall be the duty of the dog catcher and his assistants to take up and impound all dogs found running at large and to take up and impound all dogs who do not have fastened around their necks the required tags, and to keep and properly care for all dogs impounded, to kill all dogs that have not been redeemed or sold, and to perform such other duties as may be directed by the city council or by the mayor under the terms of this article.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 14, adopted 8/5/64)
(a) 
Running at large on public property.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit or allow such dog to run or be at large upon any public highway, street, alley, court, square, park, sidewalk or other public ground or public property within the corporate limits of the city.
(b) 
Running at large on unfenced land.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit or allow such dog to run or be at large upon any unfenced lot, tract or parcel of land within the corporate limits of the city.
(c) 
Impoundment of dogs running at large.
It shall be the duty of the dog catcher of the city, or such other person as may be designated by the city council, to pick up and impound all dogs running at large within the city, and it shall further be the duty of the dog catcher of the city to pick up and impound all dogs, the owners of which have or are violating the terms and provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(Ordinance 131DW, secs. 2–4, adopted 8/5/64)
It shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of each and every dog kept in the city to have such dog vaccinated against rabies by a practicing veterinarian at least once each year; provided, however, that such dog must have been vaccinated within one month of the date of the owner’s or keeper’s application for the license required in this article, or within 13 months prior to the expiration date of the license applied for.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 5, adopted 8/5/64)
(a) 
Fee; duration.
There is hereby fixed and assessed as a police regulation for the protection of the public health a license fee of $1.00 per annum against the owner or keeper of each and every dog kept in the city. The license shall run from July 1st of each year to July 1st of the succeeding year, and any part of such year shall be deemed and considered the entire year.
(b) 
Issuance; tag.
It shall be the duty of the city secretary to provide suitable metal tags for dogs, with numbers thereon beginning at one and running consecutively, which tags shall evidence the payment of the license fees and the registration of the dogs. Each person owning or keeping a dog within the limits of the city shall apply to the city secretary for a tag, and upon payment of the license fee required in this article and presentation of a certificate by a practicing veterinarian showing that the dog has within one month of the date of application for license, or within 13 months prior to the expiration date of the license applied for, been vaccinated against rabies, the city secretary shall supply to each applicant therefor a tag suitable to be placed upon a collar around the dog’s neck, and shall, in a well-bound book kept for such purpose, register the number of the tag, the name of the owner and his address, and a description of the dog. No license shall be issued unless the application is accompanied by the certificate of vaccination. It shall be the duty of the owner of each dog to apply to the city secretary for such license, pay the fee for same and obtain a tag therefor. The tag shall at all times during the year be securely fastened around the neck of the dog, and the failure of the owner in this respect shall have the same effect as if no license fee had been paid upon the dog. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any license tag upon a dog except the tag adopted and issued by the city.
(c) 
Duplicate tag.
It shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of any dog to procure a duplicate tag from the city secretary in the event that the original tag is lost or destroyed, and the city secretary shall issue a duplicate tag upon application of any person who has complied with the provisions of this article and upon the payment of 50 cents for the cost of issuing the duplicate tag.
(Ordinance 131DW, secs. 6–8, adopted 8/5/64)
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any dog in the limits of the city for which the license required in this article has not been procured from the city secretary and which has not been vaccinated for rabies and upon which the tag required in this article is not at all times fastened about the neck of the dog.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 20, adopted 8/5/64)
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in control of any unspayed female dog, while such dog is in heat, to allow the same to be upon, in, or about any public house, public place, street or alley in the city.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 16, adopted 8/5/64)
If any person shall make an affidavit before the dog catcher or the judge of the municipal court that any dog has bitten any person within the limits of the city, it shall be the duty of the dog catcher to direct the owner or keeper of the dog to keep him securely confined for not less than ten days and to release the dog only upon written permission of the dog catcher, or by a duly licensed veterinarian, and the failure of such owner or keeper to comply with such direction shall be deemed a misdemeanor and punishable by the penalty provided in section 2.02.002 of this article.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 18, adopted 8/5/64)
Within seven days after acquiring knowledge that his dog has been bitten by a rabid animal, it shall be the duty of the owner or keeper to cause such dog to be given anti-rabies treatment, or to impound such dog for a period of six months in a place approved by the dog catcher, or to destroy such dog.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 19, adopted 8/5/64)
(a) 
The dog catcher shall provide a suitable place for the impounding of all dogs picked up under the provisions of this article, and such pound shall be under his control.
(b) 
He shall cause all dogs so impounded to be properly fed and cared for while in the pound.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 9, adopted 8/5/64)
(a) 
It shall be the duty of the dog catcher to cause all dogs within the limits of the city not wearing the tag provided for in this article, showing that the license fee on such dog has been paid for the current year, to be picked up and impounded.
(b) 
It shall be the duty of the dog catcher to cause all dogs running at large, as the term “at large” is defined by this article, to be picked up and impounded.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 21, adopted 8/5/64)
The dog catcher shall charge a fee of $1.00 for each and every dog impounded and shall charge $0.50 for each day such dog shall remain in the pound.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 10, adopted 8/5/64)
Within not less than two nor more than four days after any dog has been placed in the city pound in accordance with the provisions of this article, the dog catcher shall post, or cause to be posted, near the entrance of the city hall, a notice describing the dog and stating the date it was impounded and the date and place that it will be sold, which date of sale shall be not less than two days after posting such notice. The dog catcher, or any officer designated by him, shall sell such dog at auction to the highest bidder for cash; provided, however, that the owner or keeper of the dog may at any time before the sale of the dog pay the tax and impounding fees and receive the dog from the city pound. At the auction sale of all dogs in accordance with the provisions of this article, the dog catcher, or any officer authorized by him, shall bid in the name and for the city up to the amount of the tax and impounding fees due upon the dog, unless some other person shall bid such amount or a greater amount therefor. Any person who shall bid the amount of the fees due for impounding and keeping any dog shall have such dog delivered to him at the city pound upon the payment to the dog catcher of the amount bid, and the person shall be entitled to have the dog registered in his name and receive a tag therefor by presenting to the city secretary a certificate from a practicing veterinarian stating that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies and the payment of the license fee. If the dog catcher shall be the only bidder at the sale of any dogs hereinabove provided for, the city shall become the owner of the dogs and thereupon the dog catcher shall kill or cause to be killed all such dogs in the pound after the provisions of this article have been complied with. At any time within six months after the sale, the owner may apply to the dog catcher and upon satisfactory proof of ownership he shall be entitled to receive the amount deposited on account of such sale, after deducting all fees for impounding costs and keeping such dog and such costs as may be necessarily incurred to establish his right thereto.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 11, adopted 8/5/64)
At any time within sixty days from the date of the sale, the owner of any dog impounded and sold under the provisions of this article shall have the right to redeem the same by paying to the purchaser thereof double the amount paid by the purchaser for such dog and his reasonable expenses incurred in keeping same.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 13, adopted 8/5/64)
It shall be the duty of the dog catcher to report in writing to the city council once each month the total number of dogs impounded, the total number of dogs redeemed or sold to private persons and the total number of dogs killed under the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 131DW, sec. 15, adopted 8/5/64)