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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0499 AN ORDIN~gICE amending Ordinance Ne, JT, entitled: An Ordinance prohibiting the running at large of certain do ~estlc animals, providing and impounding of same, imposing fines and penalties for the violation thereof." Also amending Ordinance No. 72 entitled: "An Ordinance amendin~ Ordinance No. ~7." Also OrdiNance No, 292 entitled: "An Ordinance to regulate ~he keeping of certain animals ,~nd fowls within the City limits of the Oi~y of Bre~erton. providing for the impo~ding o£ the s~me, for ~he redemption ~nd sale ~he~eo~, and penalties for ~he violation thereof," Also ~ending Ordinance No. 416 entitled: "~ Ordinance re~la~in~ ~he keeping of dogs, providing for~ ~he des~E~o~ion ~f vicious dogs, ~nd fixing penalties. Repealing s~id above described 0rdin~ces Nos. 37. 72, 292 and 416, providing for the zaeans of enforcement of sd,id ~ended ordin~oes, for licenses ~o b~ issued and fees to be collected in connection ~herewith, ~d for penalties for the violation of Said ~ended ordin~nces. The City Cot~cil of ~he City o£ Bremerton do ordain as follows~ Sec. 1. Tha~ for ~he purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this ordinance, the L[ayor of the City of Bremerton, by and with the consent of ~he City Cot~cil. may ap)oin~ a City Pound ],.[aster whose du~y i~ shall be to carry into effect ~he provisions ef this ordinance, and who shall, ~pom having been so appoin~e~ ~d confirmed, ~rntsh a bond ~o the City of Bremerton for ~he faithful performance o.~' ~he duties of his office tn th~ penal' s~ of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, wi~h good and sufficient sure~ies as ~ovided by law. Sec. 2. Tha~ i~i ~he event of ~he ~on-appolntmen$ of a Po~d Haster or of She absence, inability or refuaal of said Pound ~Ster to act, the City ~v~rshall ef ~he City of Bremerton, ~z' s~h other officer or person as may be desi~tted by the ]~ayor or Council ~hall be ,charged wl~h the dugy of the enforcement of ~h~s Ordinance Sec. Z.' Theft it sh~ll be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to '~'xpermi~ any horse, ho~eH, mule, mules, cow ~r cattle, swine, sheep.,goats or fowls run a~ large within ttze ci~y limits of The City of Bremer~on. ~~~ ~c. 4. I$ shall be ~l~wful for ~y person, firm or corporation to ke ~y dog or b~ch within the limits of the City of Bremerton, except such pers ~ fir~ or oorpo~atio~~l have first produced a license therefor as he~ein~fter~ v ~~~ S~. ~, ~ annual license for keeping such dog or bitch be as fol- ~lgs. ~ r each ~le dog, $1,50. ' each female dog or bi,ch, $~,00. ~Y Sec. 6, On the amount of such license the City Po~d ],~ster 01fy Treasurer,. or other offio the City of Bremerton Po~d L~ster or City Treasurer, or other official shall ~sue ~ license tic perso:~, firm or corporatio~ applying therefor, which license in for the period of one ye~r from and after the first ~ay of April ~ch and no longer. The City Pound ]~aster, City Treasurer or other officer ~he issuing of each ~aid license furnish a metal tag and upon each such bag I ~e ~he inscription, "Bremerton," ~oge~her with the year in which the ~d the nt~ber corresponding the n~nber of ~he license, which ~ag be ed $~$he collar ~ich ~he owner or keeper of such dog or bitch shall e and pla~upon, ~d oa¢~e ~o be worn a0ns~ly by such dog or bi,ah~ , ~~ Sec. ?. In ~he eve~ a license is issued by the b~ Po~d ~.Ias~er or o~he~ all persons, firms or o~rati~ns to who:~ such lice~,ar~ ~ssed~ogether with the m~aber cud character ~ ~he ~censes issued, and said Cl~y Treasurer~all keep an ~~~ Sec :. ~y person, firm or corporation vol~art~~a~ot~cense fee to the ~reasurer or the City Pox~d ~as~er each yea be entitled ~o a disoo~.nt of fifty~~~-cen~~ ~ ti~o~t fees; in the even~ ~he same is n~ so paid. such non payment shall be deemed a vic of ~his ordinaries and upon convic$ion thereof shall be punished as provide toP. Sec. 9. ~ dog or ~*~~ ru~ing at large witho~.~ ~'re~ring a collar and license ~ag a~ached thereto, ~d a~y dog or bitch which sh~ll be fo~d contin- ually barking or howling, are hereb~j declared ~o be a public nuisance, and it shall be the duty of ~he City Pound ~ias~er, City i.~rshall, or other officer.. oJr some perso: duly appointed therefor, to restrain and impo~d such dog or bitch, and when so im- pounded they shall be detained for the perio~of forty-eight (48) hours, ~; the end of which ti~eit sh~ll be ~he duty of the person having charge thereof to sell such dog or bitch~o~- ~he purpose of defraying expemses of keeping ~he same, and in even~ of the failure or inability to sell said do~ or bi,ch, to destroy ~he s~e. Sec. 10. If any owner or keeper of any dog or bitch shall permit the same wear a collar and license tag without the license thereon having been paid and license procured, he ~hall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof ~hall be puniched as hereinafter provided. Sec. 11. ,A~Ay owner or keeper of any bitch that shall knowingly pe:mi~ it ~o run at, large while in hea~ shall notwithstanding such owner or keeper may have a license therefor, upon conviction thereof and for each and every offense, be punished as hereinafter provided. Sec. lB. It shall be u~lawful for ~ny person, firm or corporation to permit a~y dog or bitch te run a~ large which attacks, or shall have been kme~ to ~ave ~tt- acked any person whether holding a license or not, and any person convicted of ~h~ violation of this section Bhall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished as hereinafter provide~d. Sec. l~. The Poun~iaster, and any and all members of the Police Parco of the City of Bremerton, or any other offleer or person there~mto authorized, a~e hereby authorized and impowered, whenever they shall have knowledge or shall be reliably in- form that any dog or bitch has batten or injured any person without cause, to forth- with kill said dog or bitch and for such purposes may enter any premises. Sec. 14. Any and all amimals or fowls found running at large within the 0ity of Bremer$on in violation of the provisions of this ordinance, by the City Pound i~.as%er or other officer or person having in charge the enforcement hereof, may be seized and impounded in a suitable place until the owner shallprove his right to such :animal ar fowl to the satisfaction of ~Jity Pound E~s~er or other person having charge ~hereof, or iS case a dispute arises, beform a Court of competent Jurisdiction. Sec. lB. Any owner of any dog. bitch or other animal or fowl shall have 'the right within forty-eight (~8) hours after ~he impounding of same, to redeem sa~e from the P~und L~as~er or other ,officer or ?erson having charge ~hereof, upon the pmyment of the following charges, to-wit: Pot any dog or bitch they shall ~ay the prescribed license tax there ;or and in addition thereto the su~ ~f One I~l.O0) Dollar together with twenty*-ftwe cents cents per day for the keep thereof. Por any horse, mule, cow or other ani~ml of ~he catt]~e kind, the sum of One ($1.001 Do!lor for the impo~mding of s~me, together with fifty (50~) cents per day for the care and keep thereof. Sec. 16. The Pound Master, ~rshall, or other officer or ~>erson having C!i'arge of such animals, dogs or fowls, shall feed and care for the same in a hu3~mne ~a~/Asr ~ Sec. l?. If at the expiration of two ~£) days any lmpo~mded animal , other ~haa a dog or bitch, sh~ll not be redeemed by ~,,he owmer or keeper thereof by the sent of the costs and fees herein provided, the City Pound ;'~aster shall proceed to gi~e at least five (6) days notice by publication in the official paper of th~? City oY Bremertom of the time and place when and where he will expose for zale said ani[,~al at public auction, and out of the ~roceeds thereof shall pay all costs and expenses thereof, and shall pay the residue into the City Treasury of the City of Bre~erton. S~id notice shall describe said ani~al with reasonable certainty ~md shall state to whom, if known, said animal belongs and 1I' the name of the owner be nnknown, that fac~ sh~ll be stated in said notice~ and if such owner ~s known or can be found within the 0ity of Bre~erto,n, a copy of such noti(:e shall be served upon him at letst one ~1} day prior to said sale. Sec. 18. If at any time within six ~6) months from the date of the sale of any such animal or fowl, the owner thereof shall make apL}lication to the :.;i~y Treasure', and prove that he was the owner of said animal or fowl, the City Treasurer ~hall be authorized to pay to said owner the proceeds thereof after deducting all costs and ex- penses of taking, impounding, keeping, '~advertising a~d selling ~he same, and if at the expiration of s~id six (6) months the oWner shall not haVe applied therefor, the p~'o- coeds of said sale shall be paid into t~e curren: expense f~md of ~he City Wf Bremer- to~ by ~he City Treasurer. Sec. 19. Any person, firm or corporatio~ who shall interfere wit}, or hinder the City Pound ~/aster or other officers or person in the discharge if their duties, in the enforcement of the ~rovisions of this ordinance, or in the impounding of any animal or fowl, shall, upon Conviction thereof, be Judged guilty of ~ misdemeanor and punishe~ as hereinafter provided. .~ Sec. EO. Any person, firm or corporation who shall be found 8u~ilty of the violation of the provisions of this Ordinance ~ha!l be dee~ed guilty of a misde~eanor a~d, upon conviction, thereof, shall be fined in any su~ not wxoeeding Three Hundred ~$~00.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City jail for a term not exceedinm ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisor~ent. Sec, 21. Ordinances Nos. 37. 72,292, and 416 and any and all other ordin- ances in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed. Sec. 22. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from five (5) days after its ~a~sage, approval and publicatim)n acc.~rding to law. Passed by the City Co,moil and aloproved by me this 27th day ~f April. A.D. 1914. Attest: mayor. Oity 01erk.