HomeMy WebLinkAbout1933 ORDiNANC~~, ,1933 ~ /
AN ORDINANCE providing for the office or Poundmaster," the regula-
tion and charges for the City Pound, prescribing al license rot dogs and
violations and penalties and repealing Ordinances 1650, 1395, 1125, 911
and Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, and ~ oi' Ordinance 499, and all other ordinances
of the Oity of Bremerton in conflict herewith,
THE CITY OF BRE~'~ERTON ~ES ORDAIN:
Section 1. P$~aster. There shall Oe and is hereby created the
office of Po~aster whlcn shall have the management of the City Po~d
and the enI'orcement of this ordinance and such other duties as shall be
given to it. He shall ~e appointed by the ~layor and serve at the ~ayor'~
pleasure.
Section 2. ~gs to be Licensed. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to keep and/or m~ntain a dog over four ~mnths old within the Cit~ of
Bremerton without procuring therefor and displaying upon the dog a license
as herein provided,
Section 3. License Fee and ~ration. :I~he fees for dog licenses shall
be as follows: M'~le or Spayed ~g, ~2.00; Female ~g, ~4.00.
Any person making application I'or a license for a spayed dog shall be
required to present at ~he time oI' making suc~ application a veterinarian's
statement or other acceptable proof that the animal is spayed,
Licenses issued hereunder shall expire on the 30th day oz' June i'ollo~-
lng the issuance o~' such licenses.
Section ~. Confinement of Certain Dogs. No dog of i'ierce, da~erous
or vicious propensities, ~d no Yemale dog in heat and no dog which habit-
ually r~s after or oarks at persons or vehicles on the public streets,
whether licensed or not, and no dog ~licensed or failing to wear or dis-
play a license tag, shall 0e allowed to run at large or upon the premises
oz' one other than the ~owner. Any dog found running at large in violation
oI' this section shall be taken up and impo~ded ~d shall 0e released only
upon approval oz' the Po~aster and after pa~ent oI' the fees provided in
Section 5; provided, however, that if any Z'ierce, dangerous orvicious dog
so i'o~d at large cannot 0e safely taken up and impo~ded, such dog may
be slain ~y ~y policeman, Poun~aster or his assistant. No dog shall be
permitted to r~ at large at any time between the hours oI' s~set and s~-
Section 5. ~p~ded ~gs -... Redemption by Owner - Sale - Destroying
- Sick ~.. ~gs zmpo~ded in accordance with the provisions of this ord-
inhnce shall be kept in custody not less than forty-eight hours during which
time the owner may redeem the dog by paying the license ~ee and the po~d
fee of fifty cents per day. A~ter l'orty-eight hours the Po~aster shall
offer the dog for sale for the ~ount of Ohe~ license fee and po~d fee, pro-
vided that ii' the dog is to be kept outside of the City of Bremerton, the
purchaser need not pay the license fee herein provided, and provided ~urther,
that, if no purchaser can be fo~d who will pay the license and po~d ~ees,
the Poun~aster may sell the dog for the ~o~t o~ the license fee. In the
event, however, that a dog is picked up sick, or injured ~d without a tag,
then the Po~aster may kill said dog ~ediately to preclude its suffering.
When a sick or injured dog with a tag is picked up, the Poun~aster shall
take the dog to a veterinarian ~d notify the owner of its whereabouts, ex-
cept 'that if such dog is 0eyond help, the Po~aster shall ma~e every reason-
able el'fort to notify the owner and then kill the dog.
~ Section 6. Killin~g on Request. The Poun~aster shall kill any dog
which is properly licensed on the request of the owner without charge.
Section V. Killin8 ~gs from Outside City and Unlicensed Do.8..s. The
Poun~aster shall k~'il dogs from outside of the City or ~nlicensed dogs, up-
on pa~ent of a $2.00 fee, which i'ee shall cover ~y reasonable n~ber of
such animals brought in 0y one person at one time.
Section 8, R~s,- Yl'he Poun~aster shall keep a complete ~ecord of
acts pemI'ormed pursuan2 to this omdinance,
Section 9, Impro~er License, It shall ~e ~lawful I'or an~ o~er or
keeper oi' an~ dog to allow f2 to display a license not issued i'o~ the parti-
cular dog.
Ordinance No. 1955 (Con't)
Section 10. Rabies - Dogs and Cats with Rabies - Female Dogs in
He~t - Shooting. Th'e" disease known as rabies is hereby declared to be a
menace to the health and saz'ety cz' the people of the~ City of Bremez'ton,
Washington, and it shall be unlawful i'or any person to keep, maintain or
allow to run at large any dog or cat unless the dog or cat has been vac-
cinated within the past year by a licensed veterinary surgeon with anti-
rabies vaccine when such vaccination has been required by the Chief of
Police. II' a dog or cat is believed to have rabies or has been bitten by
a dog or cat suspected of having rabies, such~dog or can shall De confin-
ed by leash or chain, or by other means, upon the premises of the owner
and shall be placed under the observation of a veterinarian at the expense
bi' the owner for a period of ten days. The owner shall notiI'y the Pound-
master of the fact that his dog or cat has been exposed to rabies and at
his discretion the Pounchnaster is empowered to have such dog or cat re-
moved from the owner's premises to a veterinary hospital and there placed
under observation for a period bi' ten days at the expense os' the owner.
It shall be unlawful z'or any person knowing or suspecting that a
dog has raOies to take such dog or cat or allow either to be taxen outside
the city limits without the prior written permission of the Health Of Z'icer.
If a known case of rabies has ~een I'otmd in the City cz' Bremerton and
for such time thereafter as shall be determined by the administrative au-
thority, every owner of a dog or cat will be compelled to conz'ine his dog
or cat to his own premises, and any dog or cat found running~ at large will
be impounded unless the dog or cat has been vaccinated within the past
year by a licensed veterinary surgeon with anti-rabies vaccine when such
vaccination has been required by the Chief of Police.
~l/~e case any dog or cat is fotmd running at large and is suspected
o~' having rabies, every reason~able effort shall be made to capture said
dog or cat and conI'ine it I'or a period oi' at least ten days in order to
ascertain whether the same is so ini~ected. II' said dog or ca~ cannot Se
caught or penned, the ~'oundmaster, his assistant or any police officer is
authorlz.ed to shoot such dog or cat, using such weapons and in such man-
ner that persons and property will not be endangered.
Section 11. MuZzle Dog. ~:~"~/
any person shgll own or harbor a dog
which has attempted' "bo bite any person or persons and such owner or per-
son harboring said dog shall have Xnowledge of this trait, then such per-
son shall not permit such dog to run at large in the City of Bremerton
without i'irst causing a muzzle to be placed on said dog sufficient to pre-
vent the biting cZ' any individual.
Section 12. Whining,~Howiin~ ~og. It shall be unlawful Z'or any per-
son to own or ~eep any dog which persistently barks, howls or whines in
such manner as t o disturb the peace and quiet oi' persons in the neighbor-
hood.
Section 13. Unlawful to Hinder or Obstruct Eni'orcement of Ordinance.
It shall be unlawfu~ for any person to hinde~'/6r obstruct the Poundmaster
or any other bi'ricer in the carrying out or enI'orcement o~' the provisions
bi' this ordinance.
section 14. Kennel License - Exception. It shall 0e unlawz'ui I'or
any individual, person, Z'irm or corporation, except the owner or operator
bi' a pet shop established in a business or commercial zone within the
City, to own, ~eep, maintain or have in his or its possession i'our or
more dogs without z'irst having o0tained a kennel license in addition to
the license i'or dogs herein provided. Each individual, person, z'orm or
corporation desiring a ~ennel license shall make an application therefor
to the Cler~ bi' the City cZ' Bremert~on.~ stating fully therein the number,
breed, color, and sex cZ' each dog held, owned or Xept by him or it and the
location at which said animals will be housed within the Cloy of Bremer-
ton. '~he City Clerk shall Z'orward the application to the Poundmaster for
his approval or disapproval. ~i'he Poundmaster shall in no event approve
the application ii' it shall appear ~o him that the keeping or maintaining
of said animals shall i~. any way endanger the peace and tranquility of
the City of Bremerton ~t~_l that such kennel will ce located in a district
wherein such are prohibited by the zoning ordinance cz' the City. Upon
approval o~' the application, the City 51erk shall,issue a kennel license
to the applicant, upon payment oi' an annual license fee of ~25.00, ~x-
piring on the 50th day of June following~its issuance.
The decision cZ' the Pounchnaster relative t o the granting oi' an ap-
plication i'or a ~ennei license shall be Z'inal, and such license after its
issuance shall be revoked by the Poundmaster a~'ter ~0 days notice to the
holder thereoI' ii' it shall appear that the continuation oz' the license
and the kennel permit thereunder shall be detrimental to the public welfare.
Ordinance No. 1933 (Con't)
In the event oS' such revocation, refunds shall be made on a pro rata basis.
Section 16. Vicious~ Dog - Biting - Liability. The owner oi* any dog
which shall bite any p'erson who 'i's in °r 'on a puolic place or lawfully in
or on a private place, including the property of the owner of such dog, shall
be liable for such damages as may be sui'fered by the person bitten. A person
is lawfully upon the private property of such owner when he is there in the
performance of any duty imposed upon him oy the laws of the State of Washing-
ton, the United States or the ordinance of any municipality or when ne is on
such property on the invitation, expressed or implied, of the owner thereof.
Section 18. Ordinances .Repealed. Ordinances 16b0, 1395, 1125, 911
and Sections 4, 5, 5, V and 8 of Ordinance 499 and all other ordinances o1'
the City of Bremerton in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 17. Penalty. Any person visl~ating any provision o~' this ord-
inance shall, be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not to exceed Three Hundred ($300.00) Dol,.ars or imprisonment not
to exceed ninety days or ~y both such i'ine and imprisonment.
Section 18. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on
and after the 30th day o~ June, 1951.
APPROVED on i'irst reading this 16th day of May, l~51.
PABSED on second reading by the City Co~mcil of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the Deputy City Clerk in authentication
o~' such passage this 23rd day o1' May, 1951.
ATTEST: Mayor
D~uty City Clerk
Stste of Wa~hinHfon')
I. th~ u,~d~r'il~ed, ch-~ h.-re by c~-rtif¥ that
th~. aS,,ve aud fo,eg,'~ !'g i~ a hue aI,Lt correct
of Ordinance Ho ~.~.,,~...~.d[ the City of
CODy
B~mer~on ent,tl~.d as abo,~e and that
sam~ has been pubiished' accor¢ing to law.
,~2~. City Clerk