HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-5-6518ORDINANCE 2002-5-6518
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14-44 OF
CHAPTER 14, "ANIMALS" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 14-44 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14-44. Penalties.
(a) If any dog shall, when unprovoked, kill or wound or- wefy or assist in killing
or wounding any dog domesticated animal, the owner or keeper of said dangerous dog shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, pay be punished by not less than a $250.00
fine nor more than a $500.00 fine. For eaeh ..ubsequei # vielation the e ,,%e er- keeper of suet'
dog shall r „ fire of net loss than $250.00, M 1V1e than $500.00.
(b) If any dog shall, when unprovoked, attack, assault, wound or otherwise injure
a human being, the owner or keeper shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00, nor more than $500.00 or
imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months, or both.
(c) If any dog shall, when unprovoked, attack, assault, wound or
otherwise cause serious physical injury to or kill a human being, the owner or keeper shall be
deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of
$500.00 and imprisoned for a period of not less than six months nor to exceed to 12 months.
(d) Any person violating any provision of this article for which another
penalty is not otherwise provided shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00, or be imprisoned for a period not
to exceed 12 months, or be both so fined and imprisoned. Each day a violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
(e)y_person violating the provisions of Sections 14-32, 14-33, or
14-34 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine
not to exceed $500.00 or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed 30 days, or be both so fined
and imprisoned and if applicable, shall be ordered to remove the number of dog(s) necessary in
order to achieve compliance with Section 14-32 within seven (7) days. Failure to comply with
the court's order in this regard will result in removal of the dog(s) by the city warden. Each day
a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense
SECTION 2. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060, the City Commission suspends the
requirement of a second reading of this ordinance. As grounds therefor, the City Commission
maintenance within the City. This ordinance shall become effective upon the first reading of this
ordinance and publication of same.
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ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, Asst. City Clerk
Introduced and adopted by the Board of Commissioners, May 28, 2002
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, Asst. City Clerk, May 28, 2002
Published by The Paducah Sun, June 5, 2002
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