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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinances-1979-80 I ORDINANCE NO. 1979-80 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL OF DOGS AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, AND ACTING IN LIEU THEREOF, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE IMPOUNDING AND KEEPING OF ANIMALS IN THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA • BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of • Tiffin, Iowa: SECTION I. Definition: As used in this Chapter the following terms are defined: 1. "Animals" shall mean all living creatures, not human; • 2. "At large" shall mean any animal found off the -5 premises of its owner and not under the control of a competent person. Not being restrained on, a leash, restrained in a motor vehicle, or house, veterinary hos- pital, or kennel; 3. "Owner" means any person owning, keeping, sheltering or harboring' an animal; 4. "Licensed Dog" shall mean any dog bearing a currently valid tag under Chapter 351 of the Code of Iowa. SECTION II. Animals Running at Large: It shall be unlawful for an owner to allow dogs, cats, swine, sheep or other similar animals or fowl to run at large in the corporate limits of the City. SECTION III. Bothersome Animals: It shall be unlawful for • a person to keep within the City such bothersome animals as barking dogs, bees, cattle, horses, swine and sheep which tend to disrupt the peace and good order of the community unless kept on property zoned agricultural. SECTION IV. Damage or Interference: It shall be unlawful for the owner of an animal to allow or to let such animal to pass on the premises of another thereby causing damage to or interference with the premises. SECTION V. Number of Dogs: It shall be unlawful for any person to `keep upon property zoned residential, more than two dogs, except for pups. In the event that a female dog has pups the above regulation to two dogs, shall not apply until such pups are eight (8) weeks of age, at which time they will be considered dogs, and, fall under the two dogs limitation. SECTION VI. Annoyance or Disturbance: It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dog to- allow or permit such dog to cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any person or persons by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking or otherwise; or by running after or chasing persons, bicycles, automobiles or other vehicles. 1 -2- SECTION VII. Vicious dogs: It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor Or keep a vicious dog within the city. A dog is deemed to be vicious when it shall. have attacked or bitten any person without provocation or when propensity to attack or bite person! shall exist and, is known or ought reasonably to be known, by the owner. • SECTION VIII. Disposal of Animals Other Than Dogs: If the owner of any animal apprehended other than a dog and cannot be located after reasonable effort by the local author- ities such animal may be humanely destroyed- or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the law. • SECTION IX. Impounding: Any dog found at large, or any dog found without' proper immunization tags shall be impounded at the facility prescribed by the City of Tiffin, Iowa. The owners of any licensed dog shall be notified, and upon payment of the $15. 00 impounding costs plus $3. 00 per day boarding fee, , such animal will be returned. If the impounded licensed dog is not recovered by its owner within three days after notice, the slog shall be disposed of by the Animal Shelter personnel', or as otherwise orderedaby the Mayor. Any impounded unlicensed dog may be recovered by the owner upon proper identification and by producing at the time or recovery a current license from the County of Johnson County, Iowa, and also a record of immunization against rabies administered within two years of the date. of recovery. Upon said showing and paying the impounding costs of $15. 00 within three days after impounding, the dog shall be returned{ to its owner. If said conditions are not met within the three days the unlicensed dog shall be disposed of by the Animal Shelter personnel or as other- wise ordered by the Mayor. SECTION X. Infected Animals: Any dog or other animal that appears to be infected after being impounded, or during an attempt to impound such animal may be disposed of or handled in any manner which seems reasonable and prudent to the Animal Shelter personnel at the time. , SECTION XI. Responsibility of Owner: Nothing contained in this Ordinance shall relieve the owner or owners of any animal from responsibility for any damage committed by such animal as provided by the laws of the State of Iowa. SECTION XII. Summons Issued: The owner of any licensed dog or the owner, if known of any unlicensed dog or other animal shall be issued a summons to appear in court to answer charges permitting such dog or animal to be at large in violation of this article. SECTION XIII: Anyone violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall upon conviction be subject to a fine not exceeding $100. 00. REPEALER: All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SAVING CLAUSE: If any section, provision, or part of this ordinance shall be °adjudged to be invalid or unconstitu- tional, such adjudication shall .not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. ' d -3- WHERE EFFECTIVE: This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval , and publication, as provided by law. Passed by the Council the /Oil2 day of 1979, and approved this // day of �'" 1979 . MAYOR Attest: Clerk • The foregoing ordinance entitled, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL OF DOGS AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, AND ACTING IN LIEU THEREOF, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE IMPOUNDING AND KEEPING OF ANIMALS IN THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA, was published on the day of , 1979 , by posting copies thereof in three public places within the limits, two of which places were the mayor' s office and the • post office . Clerk • Councilman introduced the foregoing Ordinance which was then read to and duly considered ,by the Council Its adoption was move4 by Councilman (/j and seconded by Councilman c 6 On roll call Councilmen aWith)-7/ • voted "Aye. " `mil CLfvry Nays. Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried. Councilman Zri2g then moved that the rule or law three readings of this Ordinance on three different dates be dispensed with. On call or roll, Councilmen 712 voted "Aye" .. Nays. The Mayor then declared Y this Ordinance duly passed and adopted on this /®th day of gan416A1, 1979. Posted in three places within the corporate limits of Tiffin, Iowa. -� Attest 'f r iibi • Town Clerk a":r ..- f 'in 4 ° -4- I. , Town Clerk of Tiffin, Iowa, do hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of Ordinance No. 1979-80 passed by the Town Council of Tiffin, Iowa, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 1979; as the same appears . of record in my office. DATED this - day of , 1979. 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