HomeMy WebLinkAbout3342 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2457,
by adding a provision entitled INJURY
TO PERSONS, to be published as BMC 7.04.065,
and providing for quarantine of animals
that have injured persons, and providing
for payment of costs incident thereto.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1: Ordinance No. 2457 is hereby amended by
adding a new section entitled SECTION 6(a)--Animal Bite-
Quarantine, to be published as BMC 7.04.065, reading as
follows:
SECTION 6(a). Animal Bite--Quarantine. Any
dog or other animal that shall bite or otherwise break
the skin of any person, regardless of whether that
person be on public or private property, shall be
impounded by the poundmaster of the City and be
quarantined for at least ten days by the poundmaster
to determine whether the animal is infected with any
disease that may have been transmitted to the victim.
Kennel fees for the quarantine period are
to be paid by the owner of the animal and the release
of said animal is conditional upon payment of
APPROVED by the City Council on the first read~ng~
this ~ day of~l'~~, 1977.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton
signed by the Major and attested by the City Clerk in authenti-
cation of such passage this~~
- day of February, 1977.
ROBERT ~. sTEW~T, MAYOR "~RO TE~
ATTEST:
G. C. YEAD~, SR., City Clerk