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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0316- It t 316 AY 0_RDT1qANCE`OF,..:THE OVINING "OR HARBORI air t ':,. ING THEM ING: DOGS 14G OF DO Ilk Ott ere y tt JS in .228 of tha'­City:bf�Ly That an here 25 of It x do' upon the pay Ii of`tkie ',fee hereinafter specified.: , 4- T'he ,void "dog" as used .in this Ordinance shall include male and f einal'e and neuter. When ,any female dog,:'shall, -after, an j operation by - s veterinarian. licensed by the' State of California " to pract'ice 'surgery and medicine, be rendered neuter, and .the! certificate; 'of such veterinarian stating• ;such fact: Is ` prbserit`ed to tne',City License Collector, -. it shall be considered ` 1,0 for the purpose of a.male, dog. 1 J.: t..,: • •Sebtion '8. 12 1 . The license: fee for keeping, _harboring or maintaining a;- ,. 1 : doge or dogs- within said City" of Lynwo 'hereby fixed, as follow8 ' 14 For every male dog. or neuter female dog' -the ';sa m of Iwo =" �Lm o 1�':. One Dollar ($1.00 per year;'for 'every S dog; the'sum of Two.' wam�w 16 - Dollars ($2.00)'per year; puppies. under the age of four (4) months' , qua s 17 excapted, but no- .puppi:e9 under. four , months of age 'shall "'oe » :allowed is to run at' large: 19 " Each». such. license .shall b'e,paid annually in,:advarice on 20' or before the' st day of January. a " 21" Section 9. _. 22 �It shall: be 'the° duty. of the License :Collector, to publish' 23" in a 'newspaper -published in said City of Lypwood in the".month'of f... 24 Decemher three (3) weeks prior to January -l. ' ntltice stating �5, that'dog,1"cense ""f.ee'will be de3inquent•10 days, after January 1. 26 Section- 10.: -27 The City License Collector or the,Poundmastpr. -o2- - any .`. 28 there be, shall each year at.the`exoense the City, procure suf- 29 ' ficient .number of='meta111c.l cense 'tags for dogs:`to meet the i equir3- 30' _ments of 'the City such 'tags to be 'numbered from '1" upward 'con 31 .•secVtively and on which 'shall,tie.stamped,the <of; issue, and Dog Tax ",; he- , shall Lbsue the "same _to the applicants for t 32 nwood dog licenses iu: consecutive order, as'may.be required, keepinglan account thereof''. 3. Provided, however, that the:"City mayicontract a: { Pourid Master: 'to. procure -'and Ys sue such license tags at his own''ex ' pense'end'in the manner above provided. 6 And provided further that if the office. of Pound Ma's ter be established, that 'such Pound. Master' itiay„ collect and .handle.,tthe 3 issuing of d;og ;,licenses and _6ccIount for the• same .:to the -Ca ty iri.. 9, accordance dv'i.th such "contract: 1.0 Section h. . " 'ir 1Y` The City-License, Collector or the„ Pound' Plaster there i '. 12, be, One established, shall cause to' be, - printed ,a sufficient njimber 13._,•of roce,ipt blanks for d.og licenses,, -to meet. the Gity!s r ©qufra -' 14• ment's. `• Such 'blanks; shall prbvide`for the de'sc'ription -and id'enti Iwo m 15 fication of dog for which license is- issued, the number of the �z 16 ,the tag. is sued, 3 the name and address of the or nei of 'the dog for which wQ m o w =yar 17 license is .issued, tha sex of;-the dog, and the recor•d.of the :name 143 of any,veteianar.ian yv.h� .certified:to • the °neuter of" any.female.dog. 19 Section-12: 20' T11e City License Collector ob the Pound blaster if there 21 be one, is • hereby'declar•ed to be the dog License Collector and`' 22' shall, on the. payment of the'dog`license tax by the owner, care- 23, taker or. castodi:an. of such'dofg, "deliver such, person •tag 24 to indicate such license has been paid,'tooethor:wiLh said reoeipt ' 25 ' sied by„himsel'f.`" The,numbur of the•recei.pt and: the ta�.issus gn 26 .to correspond exactly, and shall -keep a record of tne'copy thereof• 2T which will remain a a a_ permanent re,cora in "the office ,of the - Citg -_.:... W 28' " Clerk . . 29 Provided, however, that if, the office of thePound' N ?aster 30' shall be est'ablishedrby . contiact;'or othervvise, the duties Yierein °' f above','set' forth °W and snecified.and required of the icense Collector 31 -f or collecting of aog licenses' and` of rerceipts :and` tag3 o 32'. ,issuing therefor -shall - .be in all respects. performed by '•the Pourid Master'. s 12 u +t the :bare, pha *ge,rcu3tody, control 'of, possession ~of any-.'dog o. 13 do g s'- within the City ofC Lynvaood„ ands`tivno z after ,the 10 days follo'ij s , ,• a •'_.,` �- r 4 # `:% 'ry ' 14 ing January i ofi :any . shall fail to pay the n 'licese" f 0 pro m } .r •; J 15 Ju ided and •,, ^pecifed �.n thls Or<d�nanco, such; Berson or persons wQ o'w shall' be d"aemed `guilty` of a misdemeanor„ and the police ; or_ 'any u °aJa 17 deputy, or, 'the Pound Ma,s if: any the, e be, oz h "cs deputty, after due notice and legal process of law ,_shall s have . authority to enter •: I! ora e premi ses.-QT such ners`on and - remove dog or dogs $' F 2 0 as areunlicensed,.o'vei four (4)i months of •rage, snd`-confi 'a it' -or 21': them: - n the City ;Pound, vhare "it or they ill be held foe a 22•'; period of seven (7) daps unless soon$r. redeemed, ♦r ©demntion to 23 � r be made and cYiarges of,fo�s and expense to.•be in „accordance with Section 22 of this Ordinance. If' any suoh :•dog is;',not so redeemeda` 25 at shall be drspo.ped 'of z "as provided in said Section 22 of thisr t >, 26 Ozdinance. t 27; Section 16 f,t It ` §hall ber' unlawful ,witYiV the City ,limits ,of the City of 2S , ' L for,•any person outning, harboring or having the''care, ° cueto or control h , carge or possession of any dog'; or dohs o „ o-alIow or " 30: t permit such;dag or do s to go frae or, to a lhrge or upon any 31 public streot, alley,,, pTZb�hc roacj, hghway,,.puolig bark;.. school *, ' X32` N b yard ;br any other public place or in or upon any uneAclosed tl y r 1 f L 4c fi , Y or{ lnremise.` ' z ` r � `� 4 w • ♦ j s 1 1 ♦ t - -... L • • 3 t section 18 i • f . J-, i1 - The eriner, oarataker or custodian of any`do'g despribe'd na » t this Ordinance and f6r , which - 1`icense: tag is paid and a numbered - a ♦ liceise ta,g issued, shall sacuv.f Dly fasten such tag to a.,substantia " "`"•. z . - ♦ 3 i:.. ..,' , -: , . - ' t <... - ,:. ,. A y ., r n ,. < <� fir:.. Saction '14:' V . > It sha be the + duty, of ;the Police and of rthe Pourid` blaster if any there be to enf once the- pt ovis ions "of this 0i dinance,. t - - Section 15 i Nhenev6 ariy person or persons * owning , harboring or having v. t f{ x ':> n r e & a ,. • ; . aid f.:.:. 1 - : z S dd fF .i n Ti f �• r 4T 1 ?f i ,, 'C }�(' F tl -i s t •r t �t fv � F .a "i,= ° > iw � ..: M f d r� , f � r' : - r ' -•. Fv Sat a a y ' r+ Section 17 , + + k 1,nver*, rot =rson owning or,,harbor2 -ng of shaving charge; care, castod control or osssession of air dog "or Y p y dogs not kept' with- w an an onclbsure sue iciant to re strain such 3og or dogs "from 'run F A 6 .� <�:' z ..` r ping at large, sPia. be:roquired to re-strain said dog or; do et gs.•by: ' a sutistantzuZ chaih ar leash x not eceodina,:six {fi) fast -in Zongth 8 and in +chaz;ge, care, custody or control, of f a competent p`eison.'' , Section 1S.'' i, 1 ' 7 No person-o aping, :harboring or. i�auin ; chare care, cus control orf po 3sass9 on of any d`og r o clogs shall cause, permit e u + alloiy the s'a es to be in'any =utomobil'o or other vehicle upon any is w l3� sti 6o t"! lane, alley, court or„ other ` public' place within `•the ,corp r }` 14„ oratA +limits `of the aid' City of Lyn�voad, unless such do or clogs`= cZ °off 15'' be restrained by a substant2al`chain le "ash not exceod3ng six M '. ao 1.6 ` JQ o w (6) fe in' ho e length r nd zna change, car a, custody or` tY+e 'uo.ntrol of oz 17 , a competent person. 0 s 18x. n Sect;'on 19. 19 No oer,san owning or haYig charge, care, custody or.cantrel + 20 of r any dog o' doffs shall cause; permit or, allo of t same . to go 2] into; nor shall it- or they be, taken' into 'any, plac �ahere?;food,`is 22• hanaled, pr epared,`served or sold, 'nor tinto apy public or private ' r ' 23 sch6 building or schools orounds'�v1 1. the corporate limits .of ' 24'° said'.'City of. Lynvidod, a 25', c 26:,�Y , :The City CouneiZ of tho C'rty of Lynwood ma�, .an annual, 27 : conrra�t far ,the ampaun ng of any a do 'Gs, cats or eatsor 28.; oth ©r animal or animals,: z o.als = odents, . and for; the. iiiipouning T 29 of any dog or dogs;n ` o which dog, licen3o tax° remains unpaiu sr +, i 30> W a' after Januay* ls rt'oi e ac h year'or for. any doh or "dohs fGund: 31, .y runnzig at Marge I d viol`ation of the provisions 'of this 'oi dinarice: :The City Coui'cil of,`said 'City of Lynwood shall deputize as S ' r qI'A , 41" I'lt n S , ., of lsaid 'City,"I Pouft . ' officer -the d�. Ma� ter, ah:d . s., aoputies .,., assi;stan a a s. , may. or t ' bo necassary. ; for 'enforcing t di A'Sl�ofil this�,,Or,dinanc6l*' 5- Suc iff"fears, sha hi,ldt 'the;L , tilie,�of; or 6 r emova l o f ,, l any dog , or dogs'! Proia :a pr em)-s6, 'if aEd, . od i'a de care or n_thereo'f­i.a- notted-' ..cu stating', the , .cause do gs; t he cat on d w' s wfl.'l I -,b a: impounde ''�' and �i` te fol wh 7 10� �subh`dog 'thle b uss Yo ', the the rate0of ffib ler &f. - -the� City `Lynw.00d An -, 13 - IM Ir or his ' _ a 6 t ­ shall have f autft il f *' t he'll t t o emorce t h6 'Dr 6v i s iD S `0 f thi's din r r4 'The cffii6a:�; , q f -Pound o f,': , the".. i t nu t CX� o o Z % 66t d : nd%-such Poune, ma t n - ac t IT , l created. , �a w I h" is ' .'- d bf thel City C olinciz: o'f said C i as, : ^in to :b C' tyI".i(V th� lhay ' -. 1 y surh s uc u pursu ' 2 0. 6hbnd land"rtuk posssion,f any,.dog , so'orP_s' k 0 ' appr e e %d e� ' _or 4116we'd 'or DertAtted be'-kept 'qr ma'intaihed i, ''t h, e p r.ovis i6h!',of� this Or d i na n de, and: impound t plade anch f �ied,, and'she it" dr or 'o f I animal Aentali,, jn- vY .bance'Lth th© r ir 6 24' - 6 b Compensaltiloln­for Polund� !IiiLs - t fixed qy' contract' 251� I i , dtin'.22.' se ci -: 20 r. The' ast'er sn'al Au 0 ' l i­ ta�k luo -and inb b,uncdng 97, . 7 - Abi I d ogs or any f oVjl�, an ",lor' ro ent iUthix d a`24 (�qg 28 " f the_­tlak pbssessionj�tliereo pi '-Cip b n the�p 29, "0 thellCt,ty -Hall-i of the C.i ty. 'o nwoo - .'and, uboil� 3 the '.Post Ofizt e of-.'the ci'ty �of Lym400d J 3l' I l3� the," City �o such -d'o,g o_r'.6ogrs 111 , ,-or.; snch 0 o r , r; w1s, anzirala or rbdbh'tq notice :that the same nay e,-ro d peaned 7 n s f � y 3 within w seven (7) days. after the posting of "such iotice by the pay- merit { ,of . 6 - " , 4 car,otaker; or custodian,of such dog or dogs or }_ ; fowl ;: animal. or to the Pound h_astzr., the sum -of pl 50.;, _'rodent impounding , fee for each "dog,, fovi1,J animal os rodent, together with `r a charge of 50� per day tor` fraction thereof, including . first day, .for caring for each do g,, ,,animal or fowl or, 'rodent. ' If such, dog or.dogs,:,fowl, animal or, 'rodent, is='not redeemed- '' within seven (7) ' days from hosting' notice.'•thereof the `same may { 7 0 be sold :for' timpounding .fees,. accrued- thereon or;'at the ;discretion 1t:- • of the %Pound Plaster, humanely- destroyed and .disYiose'd of "aocoiding . 12' to: --law. ,. . 7 3 >' The fees above set fobt)f,to be in no vvrise a ` .impounding IT penalty but 'compensat;iorr for ,necessary expense in' impounding... y , ° �Z o' ].5; Land' ' ''such caring for; /f eeding,e8ei2 of dogs, fowls; animals - , or rodents I 1.6 � . t. impounded s as se,t'..forth: 17 Section, 23. 3 It shall oe" the, ditty, of,'th�, ?ound..lvIas't.er.,to take any dog, , ,. 19 reported. to have.. bitten'any..human tieing, '•if said. dog• has not,beeri i 20 :immuriized against rabies, 'and any other.$ogror -do,gs rels ably.re 21'" ported to, be infecte, w th rabi0s,,,a.nd remove such dog to the or. dogs 22• Czty. Pound:.and impourtai sxzdia dog = /for a period of '10 days'. for ob servation by the Veteriinarian,of Los Angeles County Health Depart;, 24 ment' for. symptoms. of. rabies The-- Pound Plaster +to post noticeof 25' subhr imT. oduding 'and to specify' therein the length of ti,ine said dog'. '27 It:: - shb I be :the further duty of the` .Pound Mas ;ei :to seoure 2$ the - inspection of such dog•'or':dogs`tiy such veterinarians If -said {, 29 dog of dogs shall not develop rabies. within 10 days;' it "shal., 6 ;',' 30. the cnty ;of the Pound 'Master' to allo-Wu they owner o party from .' 3I w ich said'dog pas taken, to- redeem "s aid dog ox, dogs by,paying 32 -the re 'gular "''ipound' saes and caretaking fees -as above set, forth. w r. if srzch doe shail. not'be redeemed'uvitYluZ 24'hogrs after .. notice :o f." said.dbg.,being free of rabies, such dog may be sold. or, 4• d oin 'otherwise provided In this 'Ordinance. i'spose,d 'of as. her 7 Section 24.. Upon 'oornplaint' that any dog bitten "a huirian'bein 'the g, Pound Naster and; the' toliee of the City .of %L�yni�joo;d are ;hereby authorized 'to go upon any „premises within the City of Lynwood,' to pursue, recov9r, take` and impound such dog: 1,0, Section 25. a `13 ; person•violating; ahy'of °the provisions -of 'this 0�dinance ' 12 , all're deemed : guilty, ; of ,a misdemeanor and upon_,conviction here-_ _ 13' of shall' be punished by :a fine of more 'tnan 200 00'•or by , 14” 4, imp r.isonmont in the `City Jail for arperiod _`of not more' than .100 �w a m 7 T; days. or, by both such fine and � irprisonrnent. ... d; 16_ ach;sepdrate day'and any portion tYiereof'dnr }ng which, any �o F mo.Z 17 ' violation of tnis.'Ordinan e'o,cours'and continues, shall constitute u m 78' -, of any person . ' offense and upon 'conviction /ther66ii`shall be. pun iblid d a• 19; as herein provided' for. 20` 'Section 26. 2I This Ordinance Is an emergency a'inance' affecting the 22`, health,' peace and safety of `tre'ueople of the .City of Lynvi'ood; 23• :and. it shall therefore fake.,effect "•and be full force'a, ' 24 nd effect immediately upon, the final,paspagp and adoption,,a. 25 publication thereof. - The facts contatuting the , are ; _ -. - 26. as 'foliovis:, 27 .• l'dithin ,tYie• County of Los Angeles 'then. e,.have.•developed, -a 28 of animal rabies, principally in,dogs;.,that.•said number', of-oasea 29` 'd sease,;,which is sus o being comirunicated to .human being.- 30 cons titute's a •di'stinc,•t'�present mena'co to the puUlic - peace ;' he'slth` 31; A . ,and, safety of.tle citizens of" the C Lynwood, California, 32 and ,_the "control of dogs to prevent 'L ,aunning at large is nec - fr .. r' .. . , te n. • _ ,_ essarye-in order to adequately relieve the people of,-the City.of Lynwood from said menace. . That ,this Ordinance should therefore take.effect,at`the ' eas iest possible moment in order - to'effectively, combat'. said 6 - 7. d"i;sease"and. prevent, its further development withiri said City and 7. surrounding ar.sas s ' ;.. • Secti6n�:27. - •, If .any section ,.subs'ection;,sentence; clan, or phrase of his is'for „any - reason - held to be unconstitutional 'or 7 :1 in violation of - law or` inoperative, -' such 'decision' shall riot affect.' 'of 12 3 , the - va,lid,ity of "the remaining portions -of this Ordinance The 13 .'City Council "of the City of Hynwo,od heretiy, declares that it would 14- have passed this Ordinance and each section; sentence "; c1°ausa' or. �w 15 chrase thereof irrespen,ti've of the'f.aet any,one.or' more ,.' ]:6 other sections ; ' subs ections, °sentences, clauses`or phrases be : •. =ua o 17. 'd:e�lared.unconstitutional,_in violation of the law or inoperative. u 'm , Section 19 The 'City;;Clerk.shall, certify to tfie passage of this 0P6in- 20 ' . - ante'- by. :the City to ,its signature bythe' Mayor and: to ,..21 its attestation by the City Clerk; 'end shall cause this'Ordinance . -. .. '22 to be 'published - in ,the ,`next regular issud',of the Lynwood Press, „ 23 a ynesdspaper of general issue,.,,published and circulated .in said. Cit .. �4 of Lynwood, California: 25' PASSED AND ADOPTED. THIS .. __ L1 _ _' d ay of - Sep'cember, 1 1 <.; 26 27 A OR.' F T -H' G- .. OF: r � . _ OOD s \Attes t r, 29 ` , 30 - erk, ibnwood r { c' r+. 31. , C ;•� Q ;� ,