HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER #111CHAPTER NO. 111
AN ORDINANCE RES'I~RICTII~JG THE EUNNIMG AT L&RGE ~ITHI~~
itiE CI~ OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, OF FEI.,~RLE DOGS; RE-
qUIRING THE OYstERS OF SUCH DOGS TO PREVENT T}~E SAt~E
FRO~,f R~[.E~NING AT LARGE V~ITHI~ T~ CITY OF SEBASTIA.N;
PRESCRIBING P"~ALTIES FOR ~I~'~E VIOLATION ~'[EREOF
BE iT ORDAINED BY ThqE ?~YOR AND CITY CODICIL OF THE CITY OF
SEE, ASTIAN, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for the owner
or person having custody or control of any female dog, or bitch,
to permit any such dog to run at large within the City of Sebas-
tian, Florida, while such dog, or bitch, is in heat.
Section 2. The owner or person having custody or con-
trol of any such dog described in Section 1 hereof shall keep
such dog, or bitch, securely confined or restricted upon the
premises of the owner or custodian of such dog during the period
of time that such dog, or bitch, is in heat.
Section 3. If any female dog, or bitch, shall be
found running at large in the City of Sebastian contrary to the
provisions of this Ordinance, then it shall be the duty of the
Chief of Police or any police officer of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, or anyone acting under their direction, to take up and
impound such dog and the owner or custodian thereof shall be
required to pay a fee of Two Dollars (i~2.00) as a pound fee,
plus the additional sum of One Dollar (~1.00) for each twenty-'
four (24) hour period that said dog shall be impounded in order
to secure the release of said dog. The officer impounding such
dog shall notify the owner thereof promptly upon such impounding
and if such owner shall be known to the officer. If any dog so
impounded shall not be claimed by the owner or custodian thereof
and the fees herein provided paid within seventy-two (72) hours
after such dog shall be impounded, then the Chief of Police or
the police officer impounding such dog., shall be authorized to
dispose of such dog.
Section 4. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this Ordinance by keeping or permitting to be kept
within the corporate limits of the City of Sebastian, Florida,
any dog without having complied with the requirements of this
Ordinance, shall, upon convictio~, be fined by a fine not ex-
ceeding Five I-iundred Dollars (~500.00) or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding sixty (60) days, either one or both at the discretion
of the court trying the offender.
Section 5. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6. Th~s Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the
Nayor, or upon its becoming a law without such approval.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
passed by the City Council the ~day of September, 1948.
Attest:~
City Clerk
President, City Council
To the ~,~ayor of the City of Sebastian, Florida:
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
passed by the City Council on the ~day of September, 1948.
~pproved by me this ~l~ day of September, 19~8.