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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 31-KAN ORDINANCE. Prohibiting all dogs from running at large in the City of Beaumont unless immunized against rabies by the injection of Anti -Rabies vaccine; providing for such immunization by the City Veterinarian and the fee to be paid therefor to the City of Beaumont; providing that such immunization_ may be performed by any registered, graduate Veterinarian, other than the City Veter- inarian and the fee that shall be paid to the City of Beaumont when so performed; providing for a general reduction in all of such immunization fees for a period of thirty (30) days after the enactment hereof, for the purpose of encouraging and stimulating such immunization; providing proper means of identifying dogs so immunized; providing that dogs so immunized may, under certain conditions, run at large; providing that any dog running at large and not immunized and properly tagged may be impounded; requiring notice to be,published of all dogs impounded; and providing that upon failure of an owner to redeem same and pay immunization fees and costs accrued within the time prescribed, the dog shall be destroyed; providing that any dog impounded shall not be released until it is properly immunized against rabies; prescribing a pen- alty for wilfully and negligently allowing dogs not immunized against rabies and properly tagged to run at large; repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C OMIUSS ION OF THE CITY OF BEAMONT: Section 1. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog to permit the same to run at large in the City of Beaumont unless said dog is immunized against rabies by the in- jection of Anti -Rabies vaccine by a registered, graduate Veter- inarian under the direction of the Director of Sanitation, as hereinafter provided. Any dog not properly tied or under leash during transportation shall be considered running at large. Section 2. The owner or keeper of any dog immunized against rabies, as provided in Section (1) one of this Ordinance, shall procure a wtitten certificate of vaccination on forms to be provided by the Director of Sanitation giving an accurate description of the dog, the date of immunization and the name and address of the owner of such dog, which certificate shall be signed by the veterinarian administering the vaccine; at any time after seven days subsequent to the date of vaccination of any dog upon presentation of the above certificate at the office of the Director of Sanitation, and payment of the fee hereinafter provided for, a metal tag will be issued bearing a number corresponding to the number placed on such certificate and with lettering showing immunization, which tag shall be attached to the collar of the dog for which it was issued and shall be worn in a conspict,ous.place on the collar at all times while such dog is running at large.. The tag above required shall be designed and issued under the direction of the Director of Sanitation and shall be valid for one year after the date of vaccination of the dog to whieh issued and .shall be non -trans- ferable. Section 3. For a period of thirty (30) days (from and including the -5th day of June, ,A. D. 1934:,: to and including the 5th day of July; A. D. 1934) after the enactment. of this Ordinance, a fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be paid by every person procuring a certificate, of immunization with tag for each dog, as required hereunder, this fee shall.include the' cost of the vaccine and the services .of the City Veterinarian -when such immunization is per formed by him; provided, however, that such immunization may be performed by any registered, graduate Veterinarian during said thirty (30) day period other.than the said City Veterinarian, and upon presentation of proper certificate from such veterinarian as outlined in the next succeeding Section No. (4) four to the Director of Sanitation, said Director of Sanitation shall issue owner a certificate of immunization and cause to be attached to the collar of said animal a metal tag as prescribed in Section (2) two, and no -fee shall -be paid to the city for such services. All provisions of .the. above. Section ( 3) three shall. be in- operative after the said -5th day of July, A. D. 193 4. Section 4. Froin,and including July 6th, A. D. 1934, a fee of $2.50 shall be paid by every person procuring certificate of the imm- unization with tag for each dog, as required hereunder, this fee shall include the cost of the vaccine and the services of the City Veterinarian when the.immunization is performed by him. Any owner'of any dog immunized against Rabies by a Veter- inarian other than the City Veterinarian.is hereby required to obtain from Veterinarian immunizing his animal a written cert- ificate containing name of owner,, color, breed and weight of dog immunized, together with kind and amount of vaccine used and date of administration. Upon presentation of these facts, together with a fee of fifty cents to the Director of Sanitation said Director of Sanitation shall issue owner a certificate of immun- ization and cause to be'attached to collar of said animal a metal tag as described'in Section (2) two. Section 5. All dogs immunized against rabies, as provided in Section (1) one of this Ordinance, and wearing collar with metal tag attached, as provided in Section (2) two of this Ordinance, shall be allowed to -run at large after seven days, and for a period of one year from the date of such treatment. Section 6. Any dog running at large in the City of Beaumont not properly immunized and provided with collar to which is attached a metal tag, as required in Section (2) two hereof shall be taken up by the police and impounded in a place provided for that purpose. Section 7. The officer or person having charge of any dog impounded here- under shall cause to be published by posting notices in three (3) public places within the corporate limits of the City of Beaumont L`, one of which shall be at the door of the City Hall, on Monday of each week a list of all dogs taken up and impounded during the preceding week,, giving the description of each dog by size,- color, age and -breed, a,s nearly as can be ascertained, with any other distinguishing marks or brands,.such notice shall also state the date such dogs will be destroyed unless sooner redeemed by the pay- ment of the fees and costs provided for in this Ordinance. Section S. Any dog taken up and impounded hereunder shall be held for five ( 5) days after the publication of the notice herein provided for, and released to the owner or keeper thereof, or his or their agents upon payment of a fee of $2.00 and the immunization fee of $2.150 required in Section (4) four hereof, together wi-1.7h all costs of impounding and keeping said dog, and the publication of the notice herein provided for. Upon payment of the fees and costs above required, the City Veterinarian shall cause such dog to be properly immunized against rabies by the injection of Anti -Rabies vaccine, and no dog shall be released unless properly immunized against rabies. Provided, however, that for a thirty (30) day period (from and including June 5th, A. D. 1934 to and including July 5th, A. D. 1934) the fee of immunization for all dogs so impounded shall beO the sum of one dollar ($1.00) as required in Section (3) three hereof. Nothing in this Section shall be construed ba during said thirty (30) day pariod so,as to suspend or repeal the $2.00 im- pounding fee as heretofore set out in this Section, nor the costs of impounding and keeping said dog nor the costs of the publica- tion of said notices herein provided for. Section 9. Upon failure of the owner or keeper of any dog impounded hereunder to pay the costs prescribed in Section 8 hereof within five days from the date of publication of the notice required in Section ( 6) six, such .dog shall immediately be destroyed. Section 10. Any person who shall wilfully or negligently permit any dog owned or kept by such person to run at large in the City of Beau- mont, except as provided for in this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and .upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $100.00. Section 11. All Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed in so far as they conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance. The fact that an epidemic of rabies is imminent in the City of Beaumont thereby endangering public safety creates an emergency necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances :Eo be read on three separate days before final passage; wherefore said rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect from No Text