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An Ordinance making it unlawful for dogs to be upon or roam
at large upon the streets or alleys of the City of,.Sebastian,
Florida, providing a penalty for the violation of this Ordinance
and for other purposes.
Be It Ordained by the Mayor and City Council of the City of
Sebastian, Florida;
Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Ordinance
it shall be unlawful for any dog to be upon or roam at large
over any. Of the streets or alleys of the said City, and upon
any dog/~und upon or roaming at large on any of the streets or
alleys of said City it shall be prima facie evidence that the
owner or person in charge or possession of such dog or dogs,has
unl'awfully permitted such dog or dogs to be upon or roam at
large upon the streets or alleys of said City, and such owner
or person in charge or possession of such dog or dogs, shall
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceeding
$100.00, or imprisonment not exceeding Thirty days, either one
or both, at the decision of the Court trying the defendant.
Section 2. That it shall be the duty of the Marshall of
said city, upon finding any dog or dogs upon the streets or
alleys of said City, to immediately impound the said dog or
dogs in the City pound, and to give public notice at three
public places in said City of the impounding of such d_og or
and describing the said dog or dogs so impounded,
dogs,/and of the day on which said dog or dogs were impounded,
and if the owner of such dog or dogs does not claim the same
within a period of five days from the date of such impounding,
and pay all charges and expenses that have accrued as a result
of such impounding, said dog or dogs shall after the expiration
of five days from the date of posting of such notice as aforesaid,
be killed by the said Marshall of said city.
Section 3- The City of Sebastian shall collect the sum
of $1.O0 per day for each dog so impounded, together with such
other actual and reasonable expenses that the Marshall ef said
City may be put to in capturing and keeping said dog or dogs,
which charges shall be ~aid by the owner or person redeeming
the same before such dog or dogs shall be released from the
City pound as aforesaid.
BUt the releasing of such dog or dogs from said City pound
shall not relieve the owner or person in possession or control
ef such dog or dogs of the penal liability incurred hereunder
f0rpermitting such dog or dogs to be roaming at large or being
upon the streets or alleys o~' said City.
$ec.4. Be it Further Ordained that all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sec.5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately
upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, or by its becoming
an ordinance without such approval.
hereby certify that the feregoing ordinance was duly
ipasZ'ed.~by the City Council ths 12th day cf December, 1927.
President,'City Council
TO: The Mayor of the City of Sebastian, Florida:
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly passed
by the City Council the 12th day of December , '1927. /~
City Clerk.
Approved by me this 12th day of December, 1~9~7' ·