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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 16 Dogs ORDINANCE # 16 - AN ORDINANCE TO LICENSE AND TO REGUIATE THE KEEPING OF DOGS WITHIN THE VILIAGE OF NORTH ORLANDO, FWRIDAJ ESTABLISHING THE METHOD BY WHICH SAID LICENSES SHALL BE OBTAINED; FIXING THE FEES TO BE PAID THEREFOR; PRESCRIBING CERTAIN RULES AND REGUIATIONS PERTAINING TO THE KEEPING OF DOGS; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOUNDMENT OF DOGS IN THE DOG POUND OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF S>>1INOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Village Council of the Village of North Orlando: Section1: That this ordinance shall be known as the "Dog Ordinance" of The Village of North Orlando, Florida, and hereafter may be referred to by that title. Section 2: That the use of the term "Ownerll, as hereinafter contained, is hereby defined to include any person or persons, firms, associa- .-- tions or corporations owning, harboring, or keeping a dog or dogs within the territorial limits of the Village of North Orlando. Section 3: That the term "Chief of Police", as used in this ordinance, shall mean the Chief of Police of the Village of North Orlando and such police officers of the Village of North Orlando as the Chief of Police may designate to assist him in carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this ordinance. Section 4: That the term "Dog Pound" as used herein, means the Dog Pound of the Humane Society of Seminole County, Florida. Section 5: That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, fi~, or corporations to own, possess, keep, or harbor a dog within the Village of North Orlando without first having the said dog inoou- lated annually for rabies and thereafter obtaining a license far suCh dog in compliance with the provisions hereinafter set forth, save and except that an inoculation against rabies and a license shall not be required for dogs under the age of six months. 2 - Section 6: That the Owner of every dog shall procure an annual license - I I for such dog on or before the first day of August of each year, ex- cept as hereabove set forth; said license to be issued by the Chief of Police of the Village of North Orlando and shall expire on the 31st day of July of the next succeeding year. Section 1: That the Chief of Police of the Village of North Orlando shall issue a dog license to each Owner upon the application there- for, first having complied with the following regulatioll3: (a) Each Owner shall file an application with the Chief of Police of the Village of North Orlando on a form to be furnished, stat- ing therein the full name and residence address of the said owner, together with a description of the dog to be licensed. Said appli- cation shall be accompanied by a certificate of a veterinary doctor - certifying that thirty days prior to date of application the dog has been inoculated against rabies and the date and place of such inoculation. (b) Each applicant shall pay to the Village of North Orlando an annual license fee of $2.00 for each dog. ( c) Should a change oecur in the ownership of a lieensed dog, the 1ieense so issued may be transferred to the new CMner and the 1ieense so transferred shall be valid for the unexpired term of the license year for which it was issued. Section 8: That the Chief of Police shall furnish each applicant or owner, simultaneously with the issuance of the license, and with- out additional charge, a metal tag which shall have plainly printed or stamped thereon the following: "The Village of North Orlando", the expiration date and consecutively numbered. A record of each number and the date the license was obtained shall be maintained by the Chief of Police to be used for identifying lost, strayed - 3 - or impounded dogs. Section 9: That no dog licensed, muzzled, unmuzzled or inoculated against rabies shall be allowed upon the public thoroughfares, s streets avenues or alleys of the Village of North Orlando, or in public places such as restaurants, theaters, public conveyances - and the like, or upon property other than that of its owner, un- less the dog shall be fastened to a suitable leash of dependable strength, not to exceed 8 feet in length, or unless the animal is under the control of the Owner or other responsible person known to the dog; said Owner or other responsible person shall be within a distance of three hundred (300)feet from the animal at all times, unless the dog is running on property other than that of its Owner with the express or implied consent of the ();mer of the property. Any female dog in heat must be on leash at all times when in public places or on the public streets or on premises other than that of the owner. Section 10: That no dog, whether on leash or. without leash, muzzle6, or unmuzzled, shall be permitted at any time to enter a store in the Village of North Orlando where food for human consumption is held for sale, and it shall be t re duty of the OWner or manager of such store to post a sign in a conspicuous place and manner appris- ing dog owners that dogs are not permitted within the premises. Section 11: That each dog over the age of six months shall wear a sub- stantial, durable collar or harness at all times, to which a license tag shall be securely attached; said tag shall not be teed on the collar or harness of any dog other than the one for which it was issued, and no person shall remove the collar or tag, or both, from any dog without tre consent of the Owner to whim the license was issued. - 4 - Section 12: That it shall be the duty of the Chief of Policy to en- force the licensing provisions of this Ordinance. Whenever said Chief of Police shall have knowledge of an unlicensed dog and the Owner thereof beihg known, he may give written notice to the Owner of such unlicensed dog or dogs informing the Owner that unless a license shall be secured from the Chief of Police of the Village of North Orlando within five (5) days from the date of said notice and payment made of the regular license fee prerequisite to the issuance thereof, the unlicensed dog shall be seized; any unlic- ensed dog so seized shall be impounded in the dog pound. Section 13: That any unlicensed dog the Owner of which i3 unknown to the Chief of Police, or any dog running at large, wi thin the pro- visions of Section 8 of this Ordinance, shall be seized by any police officer of the Village of North Orlando and shall be im- pounded in the Dog Pound. If it is impractical to captur~ such dog for the purpose of impounding, it shall be the duty of the police officer to kill such dog. That upon any dog licensed or unlicensed being impounded in the Dog Pound under this Ordinance, the Chief of Police shall promptly notify the Owner of such dog of such impounding. If the name and address of the OWner is known to the Chief of Police, notice shall be given to the Owner by mail, and if unknown, notice shall be given by posting same in three conspicuous places in the Village of North Orlando, to-wit: at the Village Hall, at the school bus shelter, and at the North Orlando Homes Sales Office. Notice to the OWner, as hereinabove provided for, shall contain a description of the dog, the date impounded, and the advice that the dog will be sold or otherwise disposed of - - ,;- 'r-- ,,,~ 5 unless reclaimed and repossessed by the Owner within ten (10) days from the date of impounding. Section 14: That it shall be the duty of every Owner of a dog, licensed or unlicensed, which is lost, strayed, or stolen, to promptly to notify the Chief of Police in writing, and said notice shall contain a description of the dog, the date when lost, strayed, or stolen, and the Owner's name and residence address. Section 15: That the Owner of any impounded dog may reclaim and repossess said dog at any time within ten (10) days after the impounding and upon payment of a fee of $2.50 per day for the care and maintenance of the dog while impounded, and in the case of an unlicensed dog, upon obtaining a license for such dog as herein provided for. Section 16: That if the Owner of any dog, licensed or unlicensed, fails to reclaim and repossess such dog within ten (10) days from the date of impounding, the Chief of Police may cause said dog to be sold or otherwise disposed of, and in the event of sale, the proceeds of the sale shall first be applied to defray the cost of care and maintenance of the dog while impounded, and the balance then remaining shall be paid to the Owner of the dog if known, and if the said Owner is un- known, the said balance shall be paid into the treasury of the Vil- lage of North Orlando and credited to the General Fund, the same as all other fees and charges collected under this ordinance - and which fees, charges, and proceeds of sales are hereby appropriated to defray the cost of license tags, clerical costs, and the care of impounded dogs which are not claimed and repossessed by the Owner. Section 17: That any dog inflicted with rabies, or which displays symptoms of rabies, or any dog that has bitten a person or persons within a period of fifteen (15) days prior to knowledge of such 6 - biting being brought to the attention of the Chief of Police, shall be seized and impounded in the dog pound and maintained therein for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days; if, upon expiration of such fifteen (15) days period the dog shall be living and not afflicted with rabies during this tim3, it shall be returned to the Owner there- of on the sixteenth (16) day follaving quarantine. As an alternative quarantine, the Owner of the dog may desi~nate a veterinary hospital to care for and maintain the dog during the fifteen-day quarantine period. All charges for care and maintenance of such dog while in quarantine shall be paid by the Owner of the dog. If it is impractical to capture such dog for the purpose of impounding, it shall be the duty of any police officer to kill such dog. Section 18: That the seizure or keeping of a dog by any person exdept the true Owner thereof, shall be unlawful, and the unauthorized possession of a dog by such person or persons without first having reported such possession to the Chief of Police within a period of twenty-four (24) hours after the dog has come into the possession of the person holding the animal, shall be presumptive evidence of an intent to steal the dog. Section 19: That any person or persons who shall keep or harbor or own any dog in the Village of North Orlando which is destructive or in- dulges or engages in frequent or habitual barking, yelping or howling, or which is mean or vicious, thereby creating annoyance to the inhabi- tants of the neighborhood in which the dog is kept or to people passing on the public streets, or any person who shall refuse to deliver his dog or dogs to the Chief of Police when requested to do so under the provisions of this Ordinance, or any person keeping, harboring, or owning a dog who is cruel and inhumane to the animal, such cruelty and inhumaneness consisting of unnecessarily beating, torturing, '" -- -. - 7 mutilating, or cruelly killing the animal of failing or neglecting to provide suitable food, or drink in sufficient quantities, together with adequate shelter for such animal, and any person who steals any dog or who abandons an aged, sick, disabled or otherwise unwanted dog, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties provided for in this ordinance. Section 20: That~ person or persons, firms, associations or corpora- tions violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, upon convic- tion thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars (200.00), or bv imprisonment for a term not to exceed sixty ( 60) days, or by both such fine or impris onment, in the dis cretion of the Municipal Judge. Upon the conviction of any person owning or harboring a mean or vicious dog, the Municipal Judge may order the Chief of Police to cause such dog to be destroyed. Section 21: The Mayor may order, whenever in his judgment the public safety requires such action, that for a reasonable given time all dogs. shall be securely muzzled when outside the private premises of their Owners or keepers. Any dog found at large duri~ the prescribed period provided for hereby , without being securely muzzled may be killed by any policemen. Section 22: Any person who in any way interferes with the police or hinders any officer in the performance of any required duty under this Ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Section 20 of this Ordinance. - 8 Section 23: That should any section, subsection, clause or provision of - this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Village Council of the Village of North Orlando, Florida, this 3rd day of May 1960. II~~ 1/ t~c, W- Mayor ::; ( 1i' > :I) ,/" I > . /. > . > (.~( iL/ (Jj.:;;.c.:./:>h-J.r-:.-/ , Village Clerk " ,....... -