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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1681611,7 ORDINANCE N0. �� d AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, REGULATING THE KEEPING.AND.IMPOUNDING OF.DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS IN THE CITY OF RENTON, IMPOSING LICENSE AND IMPOUNDING. FEES, DECLARING CERTAIN PRACTICES OF CERTAIN ANIMALS TO BE PUBLIC NUISAN- CES, . DEFINING OFFENSES AND. PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, REPEALING .CHA,P.TER-- 16.OF / TITLE V (BUSINESS REGUI,A T IONS ) OF THE . CODE OF., GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE . CITY OF RENTON _AND _ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN_ CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I: It shall be unlawful to own or keep a dog of more than four (} months of age unless the owner or keeper thereof shall have a valid and subsisting license for each such dog. SECTION II: The annual license fee for each dog over four months of age shall be as follows: EACH MALE DOG /. EACH FEMALE DOG - L4 b PROVIDED THAT if the application for a license for a spayed female dog is accompanied by a certificate from a duly licensed veterinary surgeon, that said female dog has been properly spayed, the annual license fee shall be the sum of for such female dog. SECTION III: Said license diall.be obtained by making appli- cation to the City Clerk of the City of Renton, upon forms approved and provided by the Clerk and.upon payment of the required fee the license tag, in such form as may be approved by the City Clerk, will be issued to the applicant and said tag shall be attached to the collar worn by the dog so licensed at all times. SECTION IV: It shall be unlawful to permit any vicious (jog or dangerous animal to go unrestrained or any reptile or fowl to'run at large, or to permit any female dog or cat to run at large while inheat whether or not a license tag is attached. It shall be unlawful to :oder, delay, or obstruct the impounding of any animal, reptile or fowl, to willfully and cruelly injure or kill any animal, or if otherwise causing it in or injury, to fail to stop and render aid. It shall be unlawful to place or pose any poison in any public place or on premises owned by another party or acing it in such a manner that it may be taken internally by any child,, person domestic animal or fowl. Page One r Y SECTION V: It shall be unlawful to suffer or permit any animal, reptile or fowl to trespass on private or public property so as to damage or destroy any property or thing of value and same is hereby declared to be a nuisance and any such animal, reptile or fowl may be impounded by the poundmaster. Whenever it shall be affirmed in writing by three or more persons having separate residences, or regularly employed in the neighborhood that any animal, reptile or fowl is an habitual nuisance by reason of trespassing, howling, barking, or other noise, or damage to property, being vicious or by its actions potentially vicious or in any other manner causing undue annoyance, the poundmaster, if he finds such nuisance to exist in fact, shall serve notice upon the owner or custodian, that such nuisance must be abated within forty-eight (48) hours, after which the poundmaster shall decide whether such nuisance has been abated and if not, any such animal shall be impounded by him. Refusal to release to the paundmaster any such animal, reptile or fowl, shall constitute a violation of this Ordinance. The owner or custodian of any animal, reptile or fowl impounded under the provisions of this Section, shall pay to the poundmaster a fee of 45.00 in addition to all other charges payable under the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION VI: The keeping or harboring of any dog, cat or other animal or fowl, whether licensed or not, which by habitual howling, yelping, barking or other noise disturbs or annoys any person or neighborhood is uplawful; and is hereby declared to be a nuisance and each day shallconstitute a separate offense hereunder. SECTION VII: It shall be unlawful to permit any dog or other animal, whether licensed or not, to run at large in any public park, public beach, pond, fountain or stream.or upon any public play- ground or sehoolground. The owner or custodian of each dog shall, during the nighttime, confine such animal within doors or on leash and any dog not so confined is hereby declared to be a public nui- sance and may be impounded and thereafterdisposed of as is prescribed herein. Page Two d 1' SECTION VIII: The City Council of the City of Renton is hereby authorized to employ a poundmaster whose duties shall include the picking up and impounding of all dogs and other animals found in violation of any provision of this Ordinance. The poundmaster shall collect and dispose of all dead animals found in the City and if the owner is known a fee of 12.50 may be collected therefrom for such service. All sick or injured animals shall be impounded when not in the ownerts possession and may be humanely destroyed at the discretion of the poundmaster unless redeemed by the owner as hereinafter set forth.. Any stray animals found may be detained at the City Pound until the owner or the person proves his right to the same to the satisfaction of the poundmaster, subject to payment of penalty, fees and costs as herein provided. Any dog,.cat or other animal requiring a license found running at large without a valid license tag attached is declared to be a public nuisance and shall be impounded. The owner or keeper of such impounded animal as defined in this paragraph may redeem same within seventy-two (72) hours upon payment of license fee and impounding fee of 01.50, and beginning the day after such impounding an additional fee of X1.00 per day or part thereof for care and feed as maybe accrued, provided such animal is not suffering from any serious injury or disease requiring special services. SECTION IX: Any animal impounded for want of a license tag, not redeemed as above I provided shall be humanely destroyed,or in the discretion of the poundmaster, may be held for a longer period., and any person, upon approval of the poundmaster may obtain such animal upon payment of license fee and other accrued charges as provided in this Ordinance. The poundmaster shall keep a record of all animals handled under this Ordinance, with description, dates and charges imposed. Any impounded animal other than a dog or cat not claimed and released upon required payment shall at the expiration of at least three (3) days be sold publicly by the poundmaster, but prior to any such disposition or sale, a copy of such notice shall be served upon the owner, if known to the poundmaster, and such service Page Three to be had at least one (1) day prior to any such sale or disposition. The poundmaster shall payfromthe proceeds of any sale all expenses incurred, and the balance thereof shall revert to the City for the operation of the City Pound. SECTION X: The owner or custodian.of any dog or other animal or any person to whom custody of the same has been entrusted or any person who has the actual possession -of said dog or other animal, who shall permit said dog or -other animal to violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be demed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not to exceed $100.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION XI: Chapter 16 of Title V and all other Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION XII: This Ordinance shall be in. full force and effect after its passage, approval and legal.publication as provided by law. PASSED SY THE CITY COUNCIL this % day o f , 1958. ..._.... Elton L. Alexander, City lerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this / day. of '.,7cixe,r 195$ • Approved as to form: Gerard M. Shellan, _• City Attorney. Page Four