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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
PRESENTED June 13. 1990
90-0-16 ADOPTED June 13, 1990
AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE II OF THE TOWN CODE TO AUTHORIZE
THE LOUDOUN COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT TO IMPOUND
VICIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG
WHEREAS, the Town Code does not currently empower the County to impound animals that are
a threat to persons and property; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Attorney, Town Attorney, Police Chief and Animal Control Warden
recommend that the Town Council authorize the Loudoun County Animal Control Department to
impound vicious and destructive animals.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. Chapter 4, Article II of the Town Code is amended by adding the following Section
4-27.
Sec. 4-27. Vicious and Destructive Animals
(a) No person shall keep, in the town, an animal which is known by such person to be vicious,
which has evidenced a disposition to attack human beings without provocation or which is known to be
destructive of property.. However, such an animal may be kept where adequate provisions to protect
persons and/or property, from such animal have been made.
(b) An actual attack by such animal upon a person conducting himself in a lawful manner at
the time of such attack, whether such attack occurs on or off the property, of the owner or custodian of
such animal, shall be deemed prima-facie evidence that such adequate provisions as mentioned in
subsection (a) hereof were not made.
(c) If a person is charged with a violation of this section, the animal allegedly kept in violation
thereof may be impounded by the Animal Warden until such time as the owner or custodian thereof
provides evidence that adequate provisions have been made to protect persons and/or property from such
animal, which provisions may include, but are not limited to, securing such animal on the premises of
the owner or custodian with defined limitations of access, muzzling or both. An animal released under
such conditions shall be kept under such restraint, and a person failing to keep such animal under such
restraint~ after release from impoundment~ shall be deemed guilty of a separate violation of this section.
(d) The owner or custodian redeeming such animal from impoundment as provided in
subsection (c) hereof shall also make:
Payment of the current pick-up fee established by the Loudoun County Animal
Control Department~ and
Payment of the current boarding fee established by the Loudoun County Animal
Control Department. If the animal is a dog, the owner or custodian shall furnish
a current dog license therefor.
AN ORDINANCE:
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AMENDING CHAPTER 4, AttTICLE II OF THE TOWN CODE TO AUTHORIZE
THE LOUDOUN COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT TO IMPOUND
VICIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG
(e) An animal not redeemed within ten working days of disposition by the court of the original
charge shall be dealt with in the same manner as if the dog had been impounded for being unrestricted.
However, any disposition of the original charge of a violation of this section, other than a finding of
gull ,ty, shall invalidate the effect of the section.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption.
PASSED this lSth day of June , 1990.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Cler~ of C'ou~cil ' I (~/
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