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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RUNNING AT LARGE OF DOGS,
PROHIBITING OWNERS TI1EREOF FR0::1 ALLO!r;ING SUCH DOGS TO BE AT
LARGE, PROVIDING FOR RESTRAINING AND DESTRUCTION OF SUCH DOGS
'::HEN AT LARGE CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
AND I::IPOSING PENALTIES ON 071NERS OR 7 FPERS THEREOF FOR
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMIISSIOHERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
It shall be unlawful for any dog either licensed or
unlicensed to be at large and not restrained or confined in
an enclosure unless and until such dog shall first be inoculated
for rabies. Any owner or keeper of any dog who has paid the
city license tag thereon shall, upon producing receipt for such
license tar, be entitled to have such dog inocluated for rabies
by the City Veterinarian or Live Stoc1; Inspector ;ithout cost,
and any such dog so _noculated shall be certified by a receipt
or certificate from suc`: Veterinarian or Live Stoc._ Inspector
of the City of Paducah which shall be delivered to suc'.a ovmer
or eeper of such dog, and which.certificate or receipt shall
be conclusive evidence for twelve (12) months from the date
thereof that such dog has been immunized against rabies, and
such dog will not be subject to the :enalties herein provided.
Should the o:ner or keeper of such dog prefer to have the dog
muzzled, such dog vill be perm -it -'.:d to wear a muzzle of a. kind
v:hich must be examined -,nd.approved by the City Veterinarian
or Live Stock Inspector and a certificate or recent or approval
of such muzzle s`.all be first ;>rocured .by the owner or keeper
of such dog before the dog shall be permitted to be at large
or v.•ithout an enclosure, and no such dog shall be permitted at
large or without an enclosure without wearing such muzzle
securely fastened in such a way as to render it impo.sible for
him to attack or bite any person or any animal. No dog either
inoculated or muzzled and -hich is knor;n to be dangerous or
vicious shall be permitted to run at large.
SECTION 2.
All dogs found at large contrary to the prov_s`:.ons of
this Ordinance shall be subject to be seized and impounded by
the City of Paducah, and such dogs not clai.::ed, and Waose
release has not been procured shall be subject to be destroyed
in such manner ac :hey be deterwined b,- the City Veter l.nar ian
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or Live Stock Inspector, and no such dogs shall be released
until its license tax has been paid and it has been inocluated
or irr_lunized against rabies or a muzzle procured as herein
provided. All muzzles for dogs shall be procured at the
expense of the owners or keepers thereof, and the City shall
in no event be responsible or liable for the cost or expense
of such muzzle.
.For the purpose of carrying' this ordinance into
effect, any police officer or any person especially employed
or appointed for that :)urnose may seize and im?ound any do -
found at large in violation of the 7rovisions of this ordinance.
SECTION S.
Any person being the os.ner or kk_ee;'er of any dog in
violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, and litho
permits or allows the same to be at large in violation of the
provisions of this ordinance, or fails to restrain or kee)
confined any do in violation of the provis=ons of this ordinance
shall upon conviction be fined not less than N 5.00 _.Or more
than ti: 100.00. All fends derived from fines under the
provisions of this ordinance shall be covered into the Tre-.sury
of the City and shall be used in its General Fund for public
purposes. Provided, however, any licensed Veterin^.rian may
inoculate a dog as re,.;uired by this Ordinance and ':is
certificate of successful inoculation shall entitle the owner
or 'keeper of such do; to receive a tag as provided in Section
4 hereof.
SECTION 4.
When any oe:ner or ,eeper has had such dog inoculated
as provided Zn Section 1 hereof, in addit'.on to the receipt
o ' r certificate of such inoculation furn.isiied to such oi;-ner cr
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keeper, the City Veterinarian or Live Stock Inspector shall �
also furnish to such orner or '.ieeper of such dog a tag which
shall be securely fastened to a collar and shall be worn by
such dog continuously, and the failure to have such tag so
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attached to such dog shall subject the o-:.ner or keeper thereof i
to the penalties provided :in Section 5 hereof.
SECTION 5.
This Ordina.-ice shall be in full force and effect from
and aft:r ltE; adoption.
3r :.iayor
Passed by the Boa -.rd of Co;Lmissioners, Jsnu-.ry `'Ita, 10:5.
Recorded by Rudy Ste..a.rt, Cler:. January F:;;t:i, 12-_•5.
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