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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 12, Page 649, No Ordinance Number649/ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2 AND 7 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND REGULATING THE LICENSING AND INNOCULATION OF DOGS IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY; PROVIDING FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF VETERINARIANS TO ISSUE LICENSES FOR THE KEEPING OF DOGS; PROHIBITING THE OWNERS OR KEEPERS OF DOGS FROM ALLOWING SUCH DOGS TO BE AT LARGE; IMPOSING PENALTIES UPON OWNERS AND KEEPERS. OF DOGS FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF LICENSE TAXES THEREON AND FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH AND PROVIDING A SEPARABILITY CLAUSE", WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON DECEMBER 23, 1947• BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That Sections 1, 2 and 7 of an ordinance containing the title quoted above, which was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on December 23, 1947, be and the same are hereby repealed, amended and reordained, so that said sections as amended and reordained shall read as follows: "SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company or corporatior, to own or keep a dog or dogs in the city of Paducah, Kentucky, without having first paid a license tax of $2.00 for each so owned and kept shall be due and payable on the twelfth day of March, 1952, for the period ending December 23, 1952. On and after the first day of January, 1953, and on the first day of eafh succeeding year thereafter, any person, firm, company or corporation owning or keeping a dog or dogs shall obtain a license therefor and pay thereon a license tax of $2.00 for each dog or dogs so owned or kept in the city. Any person, firm or corporation acquiring a dog or dogs at any time after January 1 of any year shall pay a licence tax of $2.00 and obtain a license for each dog so acquired and kept, and the license or licenses shall be for the period ending on December 31 of the year in which such dog or dogs were acquired." "SECTION 2. The City Maaager is hereby authorized to employ a sufficient number of veterinarians to innoculate dogs and to issue the license therefor, the veterinarian to receive for his services the sum of $1.75 for each dog innoculated by him. Each veterinarian so employed shall deposit with the City Treasurer the sum of twenty-five cents (.25) for each license tag obtain- ed by him. Upon the payment to him of the license fee of $2.00 by the owner o f a dog, it shall be the duty of the beterinarian to innoculate such dog and deliver to the owner the license tag issued by the city together with a cer- tificate showing that such dog has been immunized against rabies. Any license tag or tags which are not used may be returned to the City Treasurer who shall refund to the veterinarian the sum of twenty-five cents (.25¢) for each unused tag." 650 "SECTION 7. Any dog found at large, either licensed or unlicensed shall be subject to be seized and impounded by the City of Paducah and such dog not claimed and whose release has not been procured within seven days after its seizure, shall be subject to be disposed of in such manner as may be determined by the City Manager. Any licensed dog may be redeemed and released to its owner or keeper within seven days after being taken up and impounded, and for every licensed dog redeemed and released to its owner or keeper there shall be paid to the City of Paducah a redemption fee of One Dollar ($1.00) and in addition, the sum of twenty-five cents per day to cover the cost of keeping such dog while in the pound. If any dog so released has not been licensed, the sum of Two Dollars and Seventy-five cents (2.75) shall be charged and one Dollar and Seventy-five cents of the fee paid shall be expanded for the purpose of having said dog in- noculated at the time of its release, plus the sum of twenty-five cents per day to cover the cost of keeping such dog in the pound." SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners March 11, 1952 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, March 11, 1952•