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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1940-675 Dog regulations (Repealed by 828)t (J ORDINANCE NO. 675 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE KEEPING OF DOGS IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA. The City Council of the City of National City, California, does or- dain: Section 1—For the purpose of this Ordinance the word "dog" is defined to be any male or fe- male dog of the age of Six (6) weeks or over. Section 2—It shall be unlaw- ful for any person owning, hav- ing an interest in, harboring or having the care, charge, custody, control or possession of a dog to suffer, allow or permit such dog to go upon the public streets, al- leys, parks and public places in the City of National City, unless such dog is on a leash and is in the custody of some competent person. Section 3—Every dog found within the corporate limits of said City of National City, in violation of this Ordinance shall be im- pounded, be or caused to be im- pounded by the Chief of Police of said City, who is hereby de- clared to be ex officio Pound Mas- ter, or other officer designated to do said work of Pound Master, and if every such impounded dog be not claimed and taken away by the owner within Three (3) Days from the date of said impound- ment and all costs and charges hereinafter named on keeping such dog pounded, it shall be the duty of the Pound Master or other officer so designated to kill or cause to be killed such dog within Seven (7) Days after the expira- tion of the aforesaid redemption period. In lieu of killing any dog pur- suant to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Chief of Police or Pound Master or other officer so designated may dispose of said dog by public or private sale for not less than the costs and charges of impoundment and maintenance by the said City; provided, that said dog shall not be sold prior to the Three (3) Day period of redemption hereinabove set forth. All moneys received from re- demptions and sales of dogs im- pounded shall be forthwith paid by the Chief of Police into the Treasury of said City. For keeping dogs so impounded under this Ordinance there shall be charged the following costs: One Dollar ($1.0Q) for im- pounding a dog; and Twenty- five Cents (25c) for each day that said dog is held by said City under this Ordinance. In the event that any one dog is impounded more than once within a period of two (2) months, there shall be charged for said impoundment Three Dollars ($3.00) for the second impound- ment within said period of two months, and Five Dollars ($5.00) for the third and each subsequent time during said two months' period. Section 4—It shall be the duty of any and all persons owning or harboring dogs in the City of Na- tional City to keep the same in such manner that the peace and quiet of the neighborhood and traveling public shall not be dis- turbed. Section 5—It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or Pound Master or other officer so desig- nated to impound or cause to be impounded any dog found within the corporate limits of said City in violation of any of the provi- sions of this Ordinance. Section 6—It shall be unlawful for any person owning, having an interest in, harboring, or hav- ing the care, charge, custody, control or possession of a dog to suffer, allow or permit such dog to trespass upon any private property in the City of National City, or to suffer or permit said dog to enter upon, be or remain upon any private property in said City without the consent of the owner thereof. Section 7---The Chief of Police or Pound Master shall make a monthly report of the number of dogs impounded, redeemed, sold, killed or otherwise disposed of, together with a record of receipts and disbursements, and file the same with the City Clerk of said City. Section 8—Any person violating any of the terms and provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, up- on conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00), or by imprison- ment in the City Jail of said City, or the County Jail of the County of San Diego, for a period not exceeding Ten Days (10) or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 9---The City Clerk of the City of National City is here- by directed to publish this Ordi- nance once in the National City News, a newspaper of general cir- culation in the City of National City. Section 10—This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect, Thirty-one (31) Days after its final passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 21st day of May, 1940, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Cordingly, Kilcrease, Thatcher, Warner. NAYS:Councilmen none. ABSENT: Bird. FREDERICK J. THATCHER, (Seal) Acting Mayor of the City of NationalCity, California. ATTEST: DALE SMITH, City Clerk. I hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 21st day of May, 1940. FREDERICK J. THATCHER, Acting Mayor of the City of National City, California. I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of Ordinance No. 675 of the Ordinances of the City of Nation- al City, California, as adopted by the City Council of said City, and approved by the Mayor of said City, on the 21st day of May, 1940. (Seal) DALE SMITH, City Clerk of the City of National City, California By Helen G. Lamb, Deputy.