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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1966-23VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH ORDINANCE NO. 66-23 An Ordinance Concerning Dog Control in the Village of Plym- outh and Providing got L&== - We of Dopa and Other Regula- tions Relating Thar"* The Village Council of the Vil- lage of Plymouth Do Hereby Or- dain As follows: Section 1. Definitions. 1.01 "Owner means any per- son, group or corporation awning, keeping, harboring or having cus- tody of a dog or dogs. 1.02 A dog is "at large" when he is off the property of his own- er and not under restraint. 1.03 A dog is "under restraint" if he is controlled by a leash not exceeding six feet in length, or at heel beside a competent per- son having custody of him and obedient to that person's com- mands, or within a vehicle being driven or parked on a public street or within the property lim- its of his owner's premises. 1.04 "Platted areas" means those areas within the village which have been subdivided by platting or by means of a Regis- tered Land Survey and with re- spect to which official plats os' Registered Land Surveys have been filed and placed on record in the offices of either the Reg- ister of Deeds or Registrar of Titles of Hennepin County. Section 2. Licensing. 2.01 No person shall own, har- bor, keep or have custody of a dog over six months of age with- in the village, unless a current license for such animal has been obtained as herein provid-ad. 2.02 Licenses shall be issued on an annual basis and shall he made for the whole or unexpircd portion of the year ending on De- cember 31st next following the first effective day of the license. 2.03 The license fee for each male dog or spayed female dog shall be $2.00 and A5.00 for an unapayed female dog. 2.04 If the license is obtained while the dog is impounded by the village, or after the 1 equired license period has commenced, there shall be added to the reg- ular license fee a late -license pen- alty equal to the amount of the license. 2.05 All licenses shall be is- sued by the Village Clerk and application therefore shall be ac- comp,Rnied by a certificate or tag issued by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of Min- nesota, showing that the dog in question has been vaccinawd against rabies within the past twelve (12) months. 2.06 The Village Clerk shall provide and furnish for each licensed dog a metallic tag upon which there shall be stamped or engraved the register number of the dog, the word "Plymouth" and the year when licensed 'he Village Clerk shall keep a regis- try of the dogs so licensed and said registry shall contain the name and address of the owner, a description of the dog, and the number of the license. 2.07 If any license tag is lost or stolen, the owner may obtain a new tag by surrendering the receipt for the first tag or by other proof of the fact that the dog in question has been pre- viously licensed and by paying the sum of 50 cents. 108 Every owner shall plow and keep around the neck of the dog a collar on which the license shall be securely fixed. 2.08 No persona shall coun- terfeit any such license tag or use a counterfeit tag. A license tag is not tranderable to any other animal nor to a new owner of the dog with respect to which such tag was issued. Section 3. restraint. 3.01 No owner shall permit his dog to be at large within any of the platted areas of the village South of the centerline of 38th Avenue North as extended to the West boundary of the village, but within such areas shall keep such dog under restraint at all times. 302 No owner shall allow a fen, ale dog in heat nor a fierce, dangerous or vicious dog, nor any dog which molests pede- strians to be at large anywhere within the village. Evidence that a dog outside of the owner's pro- mises has bitten a human being, has attacked another dog or do- mestic animal, or has rushed at or jumped upon a person shall be prima facie evidence that such a dog is fierce, dangerous and vi- cious. Section 4. Public Nutaanoaa. 4.01 No person shall own, keep, or harbor any dog which by loud and frequent barking, howl- ing or yelping shall cause noise, disturbance or annoyance to per- sons residing in the vicinity thereof. 4.02 Upon the receipt of a written complaint of such annoy- ance by two or more persons re- siding in the vicinity of such a dog, the village shall notify the owner to abate the nuisance within 48 hours. Failure to obey such notice shall be a violation of this ordinance. For the pur- poses of this provision members of the some family unit residing in the same dwelling shall be re- garded as one person. Section 5. Village Pound. 5,01 The Village Council may provide for a village animal pound, either within or outside the limits of the village. 5.02 It shall be the duty of the police department together with the person or persons designated oy the village council as the dog catcher or animal warden to en- force the provisions of this or- dinance and to transport or cause to be transported to the village pound any or all dogs kept with- in the village contrary to the pro- visions of this ordinance. 3.03 Any dogs so impounded shall be kept for at least five days unless sooner reclaimed by the owner thereof. The owner of any impounded dog may reclaim the same by paying an impound- ing fee of $19.00 plus the cost of the keep of such dog in said pound and upon exhi'siting to the keeper of the pound a license duly issued pursuant to the pro- visions of this ordinance. 5.04 Any dog not reclaimed within five days after being im- pounded may be disposed of by the pound keeper, provided that such dog has noc bitten or been suspected of biting any person.. 5.05 The pound keeper shall keep an accurate account of all dogs received at the pound and of all dogs killed, released or dis- posed of therefrom and shall make a monthly accounf.ng thereof to the village Clerk. Section 6. Haling Dogs. 6.01 Whenever any person owning, possessing or harboring any dog within the corporate limits of the Village of Plymouth shall learn that such dog has bit- ten any human being, such per- son shall immediately impound said dog in a place of confine- ment where it cannot escape or have access to any human being or other animal and shall also im- mediately notify the Chief of Po- lice. 6.02 Whenever the Chief of Police shall learn that any hu- man being has been bitten by any dog within said village, he shall ascertain the identity of such dog and the person owning, possessing or harboring it shall immediately direct such person to forthwith impound such dog as herein required. If in the opinion of the Chief of Police the person owning, possessing or harboring such a dog cannot or will not so impound it, the Chief may order and direct the village animal warders or any police officer of the Village of Plymouth to trans- port such dog to the village pound. Any dog so impounded shall be kept continuously so con- fined for a period of fourteen (14) days from the day the dog bit a human being. 6.03 Upon learning that a dog has bitten a human being, the Chief of Police shall immediately notify the Village Health Officer and inform him of the place where the dog is impounded. It eha?1 be the duty of the Village Health Officer to inspect said dog from time to time during its per- iod of fourteen (14) days' con- finement and determine whether such dog is infected with rabies. For this purpose he shall have access to the premises where such dog is kept at all reasonable hours and may take possession of the dog and confine it in the vil- lage pound or other suitable place at the expense of the own- er. The owner or person in pos- sessior or harboring such dog and why has i, ipounded it on his own premises pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall immediately notify the Village Health Officer of any evidence of sickness or disease in the dog during its period of confinement, and shall promptly deliver its carcass to the Village Health Of- ficer in case of its death during said period. Section 7. PenWIT 7.01 Any person violating any of the prop isions of this ordin- ance shall be guilty of a misde- meanor. 7.02 The penalty for convic- tion of such violation shall be a fine in an amount not to exceed $100.00 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days. Section 8. FJh"ve Dale. This ordinace shall take effect January 1, 1967. Adopted by the Village Council the 19th day of September, 1988. ss: Loring M. Staples, Jr. Mayor Attest: Gerald G. Splinter Village Clerk. (W 10/6,166) \_j ri VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH ORDINANCE NO. 66- 23 All ORDINANCE CONCE&4ING DOG CONTROL IN THE vILi.AGE OF PLYMOUTH KID SOV NG THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 3. Definitions. 1.01 "Owner" means any person, group or corporation owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of a dog or dogs. 1.02 A dog is "at large" when he is off the property of his owner and not under restraint. 1.03 A dog is "under restraint" if he is controlled by a leash not exceeding six feet in length, or at heel beside a competent person having custody of him and obedient to that person's commands, or within a vehicle being driven or parked on a public street or within the property limits of his owner's premises. 1.04 "Platted areas" means those areas within the village which have been subdivided by platting or by means of a Registered Land Survey and with respect to which official plats or Registered Land Surveys have been filed and placed on record in the offices of either the Register of Deeds or Registrar of Titles of Henne- pin County. Section 2. Licensing. 2.01 No person shall own, harbor, keep or have custody of a dog over six months of age within the village, unless a current license for such animal has been obtained as herein provided. 2.02 Licenses shall be issued on an annual basis and shall be made for the whole or unexpired portion of the year ending on December 31st next following the first effective day of the license. 2.03 The license fee for each male dog or spayed female dog shall be $2.00 and $5.00 for an unspayed female dog. 2.04 If the license is obtained while the dog is impounded by the village, or after the required license period has commenced, there shall be added to the regular license fee a late -license penalty equal to the amount of the license. 2.05 All licenses shall be issued by the Village Clerk and application therefor shall be accompanied by a certificate or tag issued by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota, showing that the dog in question has been vaccinated against rabies within the p2st twelve (12) months. 2.03 The Village Clerk shall provide and furnish for each licensed dog a metallic tag upon which there shall be stamped or engraved the register number of the dog, the word "Plymouth" and the year when licensed. The Village Clerk shall keep a rsgistry of the dogs so licensed and said registry shall contain the name and address of the owner, a description of the dog, and the number of the license. 2.07 If any license tag is lost or stolen, the owner may obtain a new tag by surrendering the receipt for the first tag or by other proof of the fact that the dog s� in question has been previously licensed and by pay- ing the sum of 50 cents. 2.08 Every owner shall place and keep around the neck of the dog a collar on which the license shall be securely fixed. 2.08 No persons shall counterfeit any such license tag or use a conterfeit tag. A license tag is not trans- ferable to any other animal nor to a new owner of the dog with respect to which such tag was issued. , Section 3. Restraint. 3.01 No owaar shall permit his dog to be at large within any of the platted areas of the village South of the centerline of 36th Avenue North as extended to the West boundary of the village, but within such areas shall keep such dog under restraint at all tip". 3.02 No oar Shall allow a female dog in heat nor a fierce, dangerous or vicious dog, nor any dog which molests pedestrians to be at large anywhere within the village. Evidence that a dog outside of the owner's promises has bitten a human being, has attacked another dog or domestic animal, or has rushed at or jumped upon a person shall be prima facie evidence that such a dog is fierce, dangerous and vicious. Section 4. Public Nuisances. 4.01 No person shall own, keep, or harbor Any dog which by loud and frequent barking, howling or yelping shall cause noise, disturbance or annoyance to persons residing in the vicinity thereof. 4.02 Upon the receipt of a written complaint of such annoyance by two or more persons residing in the vicinity of such a dog, the village shall notify the owner to abate the nuisance within 48 hours. Failure to obey such notice shall be a violation of this ordinance. For the purposes of this provision members of the same family unit residing in the same dwelling shall be regarded as one person. Section 5. Village Pound. 5.01 The Village Council may provide for a village animal pound, either within or outside the limits of the village. 5.02 It shall be the duty of t' -we police department together with the person or persons designated by the village council as the dog catcher or animal warden to eaforce the provisions of this ordinance and to transport or cause to be transported to the village pound any or all dogs kept within the village contrary to the pro- visions of this ordinance. -2- 5.03 Any dogs so impounded shall be rept 2or at least five days unless sooner reclaimed by the owner thereof. The owner of any impounded dog may reclaim the same by paying an impounding fee of $10.00 plus the cost of the keep of such dog in said pound and upon exhibiting to the keeper of the pound a license duly issued pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance. 5.04 Any dog not reclaimed within five days after being impounded may be disposed of by the pound keeper, provided that such dog has not bitten or been suspected of biting any person. 5.05 The pound keeper shall keep an accurate account of all dogs received at the dog pound and of all dogs killed, released or disposed of therefrom and shall make a monthly accounting thereof to the Village Clerk. Section 6. Biting Dogs. 6.01 Whenever any person owning, possessing or harboring any dog within the corporate limits of the Village of Plymouth shall learn that such dog has bitten any human being, such person shall immediately im- pound said dog in a place of confinement where it cannot escape or have access to any human being or other animal and shall also immediately notify the Chief of Police. 6.02 Whenever the Chief of Police shall learn that any human being has been bitten by any dog within said village, he shall ascertain the identity of such dog and the person owning, possessing or harboring it shall mediately direct such person to forthwith impound such dog as herein required. If in the opinion of the Chief of police the person owning, possessing or harboring such a dog cannot or will not so impound it, the Chief may order and direct the village animal warden or any police officer of the Village of Plymouth to transport such dog to the village pound. Any dog so impounded shall be kept continuously so confined for a period of fourteen (14) days from the day the dog bit a human being. 6.03 Upon learning that a dog has bitten a human being, the Chief of Police shall immediately notify the Village Health Officer and inform him of the place where the dog is impounded. It shall be the duty of the Village Health Officer to inspect said dog from time to time during its period of fourteen (14) days' confinement and determine whether such dog is infected with rabies. For this purpose he shall have access to the premises where such dog is kept at all reascn- able hours and may take possession of the dog and confine it in the village pound or other suitable place at the expense of the owner. The owner or person in possession or harboring such dog and who has impounded it on his own premises pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall immediately notify the Village Health Officar of any evidence of sickness or disease In the dog during its period of confinement, and shall promptly deliver its carcass to the Village Health Officer in case of its death during said period. -3- Adopted by the VW.r.oe Council the 1�& day of , 1966. Attest: 1 MI-1 age C-10-017--/7 5 Section 7. Penalty. 7.01 Any person violating anp of tho provisions of this be ordinance shall guilt,; of a misdomeannor, 7.02 The penalty for conviction of such violatfcu shall be a fine in an amount not to exceed $100.00 or imprisonment for a period not Vexceed 90 days. Section 8. Effective Date. 4 7 This ordinance shall take effect January 1. 1,67. Adopted by the VW.r.oe Council the 1�& day of , 1966. Attest: 1 MI-1 age C-10-017--/7 5