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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1938-662 Rabies control (Repealed by 828)Br cd fir ORDINANCE NO. 662 AN ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL ANI) ERADICATION OF RABIES AND '1'IIF: RTINNING AT LARGE OF DOGS IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CiTY, CALIFORNIA. The City Council of the City of National City, California, DOES ORDAIN as follows: 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 months or Over." SECTION 2: Tt shall be unlaw- ful for any person owning, having an interest in, harboring or hav- ing the care, charge, custody, con- trol or possession of a dog to suf- fer, tallow or permit such dog to go upon the public streets, alleys, parks, and public places in the City of National City, California, un- less such dog has been vaccinated wish canine rabies vaccine —one injection or other approved method within a period of twelve (12) months. and is officially tagged as provided in Section 3 hereof. SECTION 3: Said vaccinations shall be performed at the expense of the owner, by the Health Of- ficer or any duly qualified and licensed physician or veterinary. The persons vaccinating said dog shall issue certificates of vaccina- tion, which certificate of vaccina- tion or a ce•itified copy thereof shall he registered with the City ('lerk of the City of National City, California, who shall thereupon issue an official vaccination tag, which shall be securely fastened to a collar or harness, which collar or harness at all times be wo"n by cosh vaccinated dog. It shall he un- lawful to attach an official vaccin- ation tag to any dog unless the arse has been duly vaccinated as herein provided. SECTION •1: It shall be unlaw- ful for any person owning, having an interest in, harboring or having the care, charge, control, custody or possession of any dog, to suffer, allow, or permit such dog, to enter any restaurant. grocery store, milk depot, fruit or vegetable market, meat market. or any other place of business in the City of National City, California, where food or foodstuffs of any character used for human consumption is manu- factured, sold, served or handled. Si?CTION 5: It shall he unlaw- ful for any person owning, having an interest in, harboring or having, the care, charge, custody, control nr possession of any ring within the City Limits of the City of Na- tional City, California, which has not hccn vaccinated with canine rabies vaccine within a period of twelve (12) months and which is not officially tagged, as provided in Section 3 hereof, to permit or allow such dog to come into con- tact with the general public in any manner. or to go free or run at large upon the public streets, al- leys, parks and public places in the City of National City, California, whether such dog 1S wearing a muzzle or is on a leash, or is in the custody of any person, or in any manner; provided, however, that any such person owning or having an interest in any dog which has rot been vaccinated may obtain from the Chief of Police of the City of National City, California, or the Health Officer a permit to transport such dog for the purpose of having such dog vaccinated. or to remove such dog from the City of National City, California, but for no other purpose. SECTION 6: For the purpose of this ORDINANCE, the term "Gen- eral Public" shall not include any person or pe"•sons upon the private premises of the owner or custodian of any dog ur dogs who is upon said private premises at the in- stance and request of said owner or custodian. SI•)CTiON 7: If any ring shall bite any person or animal within the City of National City, Calif- ornia, the owner or person having control of such dog shall, upon re- quest of the Health Officer or any peace officer, deliver such dog to such Officer to be isolated for ten (10) days, for the purpose of de- termining whether or not such dog is afflicted with rabies, and the owner or person having control of such dog shall pay all the expens- es of the keeping of such dog dur- rug the time the dog shall he so isolated. SECTION S: Whenever the owner or person having the cue• tody of an animal shall observe or learn such animal has shown symptoms of rabies, or is acting in a manner which would lead to the belief that such animal might have rabies, such owner or person having the custody or possession of such animal, shall immediately notify the Health Officer or Chief of Pollee, and such person shall allow the Health Officer or any Peace Officer of the City of Na- tional City, California, to make an inspection or examination of such animal until it shall be estab- lished to the satisfaction of the Health Officer that such animal has or has not the rahics. SECTION 9: Whenever any ani- mal shall he bitten by any other animal having rabies, the owner or person having the custody, pos- session or control of the animal so bitten shall, upon being informed thereof, either kill such animal or quarantine it and keep it tied up for a period of six (6) months, and the 'Health Officer or the Chief of Police or other Peace Officer of the City of National City, Calif- ornia, shall have the power to kill or destroy or quarantine the an- imal so bitten in case the owner ot• person having the custody, control or possession thereof shall fail to do so immediately, or in the event the owner or person having the care, custody or control of such animal is not readily assessable. SECTION 10: Any person vio- lating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Fifty ($50.00) Dollars, or by imprison- ment in the City Jail of said City of National City, California, or county jail of the county of San Diego, California, for a period of not more than ten (10) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 11: All proper of- ficials of the City of National City, California, are hereby authorized to examine and enter upon all pri- vate premises for the enforcement of this Ordinance. SECTION 12: Tt appearing that there is an epidemic of rabies throughout. the State of California, County of San Diego and within the City Limits of the City of Na- tional City, California, it is here- hy directed necessarily for the pre- servation of the public health and safety that this Ordinance go into effect immediately upon its adop- tion and one publication in the Na- tional City News, a newspaper of (r^neral circulation in the City of National City, California. SECTION 1:3: If any word, phrase, clause, or section of this Ordinance shall be held unconsti- tutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other word, phrase, clause, or Section of this Ordinance. SECTION 11: The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Or- dinance ogee in the National City Netts a newspaper of general ci'•- colution in the City of National City, California. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Gty Council of the City of Na- tional (lily, California, this 5th day of July, 1938, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councihnen Kilcrease, Thatcher, Warner, Bird. NAYS: Councilmen none. ABSENT: Cordingly. D. W. BIRD, Mayor of the City of National City, California (Seal) ATTEST: DALE SMITII, City Clerk. 1 hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 5th day July, 1938. D. W. BiRD, 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. 662 of the Ordinance of the City of National City, California, as adopted by the City Council of said City, and ap- proved by the Mayor of said City, on the 5th day of July, 1938. DALE SMITH City Clerk of the City of National City, California, (Seal) By I-lelen Gibbs Johnson Chief Deputy