HomeMy WebLinkAbout01960ORDINANCE NO. 1423
AN ORDINANCE OF THE, CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND DECLARING
FEMALE. DOGS IN SEASON A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AUTHORIZING
THE. SEIZURE AND CONFINEMENT OF FEMALE. DOGS, AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES , PINE•.S AND CHARGES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF PORT TOWNSE..ND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Any canine of female sex, -when in: season, is here
and hereby found and declared to be a public nuisance, unless confined
in such manner as to be inaccessible to any other canine roaming at
.large.
Section 2. All police officers, humane officers and animal control
officers of the City of Port Townsend are here and Hereby authorized
and empowered to take into custody and confine in a suitable place any
unconfined female canine in season found within the limits of the
City of Port Townsend, Washington.
Section 3. In the event that any female canine in season shall
be taken into custody and confined, in the manner provided in Section
2 hereof, the owner of such female canine may, within ten days of
such confinement, reclaim and retake the same by payment to the.City
of Port Townsend of.the sum of Ten Dollars (S10.00) for service
charges, and.payment to the agency keeping said animal confined on
behalf of the City of all board bills and veterinary bills accrued by
reason of the keep and care of the animal.
Section 4. In the event that any female canine in season shall
be taken into custody and confined in the manner provided in Section 2
hereof, and shall not be reclaimed by the owner of said animal in the
time and manner provided in Section 3 hereof, the Humane Officer or
Chief of Police of the City of Port Townsend is here and hereby
authorized to dispose of said animal in a humane and accepted manner,
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