HomeMy WebLinkAbout1650 ORDINA[~CE ~'~0. 16~0
AN ORDINANCE establishing the office of Poundmaster, pre~cribing annual licenses for
dogs~ providing for the i~apom~ding of dogs, prescribing certain violations, providing a
Fenalty, repealing ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith and declaring
an emergency:
THE CITY OF BRZ~ERTON DO~.]S OP~DAIN:
Section 1... That there be and is hereby created the office of Pounc~master, and it
shall be the d~.~ty of such officer to perform the d~ties prescribed by the Ordinances of
said City~ and such other duties as the ~.~ayor may direct.
Section 2. Upon the taking effect of this ordinance the ~ayor shall appoint some
competent person to fill said office. Said officer shall hold his office at the pleasure
of the Mayor.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any dog more than four
months old in the City of Bremerton without procuring a license as provided in this Ordinanc,
Section ~. The annual license shall be as follows: For each male or spayed female
dog, ~1.00. For each unspayed or female do~;, ~)2.50; provided that all licenses shall
pire on the 3Otb day of June follo~ring the issurance of the license.
Section 5. Upon payment to the City Treasurer of the regular license fee, the City
Treasurer shall issue to the person applying for the same a license and shall furnish
with such license a metal tag bearing the n~mber of 'the license, the year it was issued,
and the work "Bremerton'. Said tag shall be attached to a collar, which shall be worn by
the dog at all times.
Section 6. Every dog kept or found framing at large not wearing a license tag as
herein provided is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of
the Poundmaster to seize and impound all such dogs, and when impounded, 'they shall be
kept in custody not less than forty-eight hours, and if the om~er or keeper of any do~ so
impounded shall not redeem said dog by ~_'.aying the penalty herein Frovided, then it shall
t~e the duty of the PounUmaster, at the expiration of said time, to offer such dog £or sale
for the payment of said trax and fine, and in case of failure to obtain a p~rchaser for the
amount of said trax and fine~ it shall be the duty of said Pouad~aster to immediately kill
said dog; provided, that if a doll so sold is not to be kept in the City of ~a~merton, the
purchaser of such dog shall not be required 'to pay the license fee herein provided~ and
provided f'~rther that if no purchaser can ce found who will pay the tax and fine, said
Poundmaster may sell said dog for the ~:ount of the tax.
Section 7. The ovrner of any dog impo~nded may redeem the same within forty-eight
hours by paying to the poundmaster the license tax toe, ether with a penalty of ~-~1.OO,
impounded fee; providing that said o'~rner has not been notified 'to pay said tax y. rior to
the ~npo~nding of said dog, such owner shall not ~e r~q~ired to pay said fine.
Section 8. It shall be the duty of the [~oundmaster to keep a complete record of his
acts perfor~ned pursuant to this Ordinsmce.
Section 9. It shall be unlawful for any ow~er or keeper of any dog to per~.~lit such
dog to wear a license ta~ with_out the license fee [laving been paid a~d license ~rocured
for such dog.
Section 10. It shall be unlawful for az~y person or persons to attempt to prevent or
hinder the Chieff of Police, Pounchnaster or any other officer from carrying out the
visions of this Ordinance.
Section 11. ~t shall be unlawful for stay person as ov~ner or keeper- to permit or suf-
fer any female dog in heat to run at large
Section 12. It shall be ~]nlawful for the ovmer or keeper of any vicious dog or any
dog which habitually runs after or barks at persons traveling the streets of Bremerton
to permit or suffer ,3uch dog to run at large, at any t~ne, whether licensed or not.
Section 1~'. It s~all be unlawful for any person to o~ or keep any dog which con-
tinually or excessively barks, howls or whines insuch manner as to disturb the peace and
q~iet of persons in the neighborhood.
Section 1}~. Ail ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herevrith are hereby
repealed.
Section
1~. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be s~ilty of
a mi. sd.aaeanor ~d upon conviction thereof shall be ~.'ined not to exceed ~300.00 or be im-
prisomed~in the City Jail for not to exceed 90 dams, or both such fine and impri:-~or~ment.
ORDINANCE ~0.165D (Con't)
Section 16. Than an emergency exists which afl~ects the public peace~ health and safer
of the City of Bremerton and this ordinance shall take effect Lv~nediately on passage and
publication.
PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the ~ayor~
and attested by the City Clsrk in authentication of such passage~ this 16th day of January,
19l~6.
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