1913 ORD PROHIBITING ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE WITHIN COP

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Section 3. To be maintained in sanitary condition. It shall be the duty of every person raising, owning or keeping any animal to keep such creatures and their abodes in a sanitary condition so that such animal, or the place where such creature is kept, shall not emit foul and offensive odors of sufficient strength to be detected on any adjoining property. Section 4. Nuisance. It is hereby declared to be a nuisance for any person to maintain any of the places mentioned in section 3 in such a manner that such places are not free from foul and offensive odors of sufficient strength to be detected on any adjoining property. Section 5. Impounding animals. Any animal running at large or violating any provision of this ordinance in the city limits shall be impounded in the city pound by the animal control officer or any police officer. If any of the animals named in this ordinance are found upon the premises of any person, the owner or occupant of the premises shall have the right to confine such animal until he can notify the chief of police or animal control officer to come and impound such animal; provided the same is done in a reasonable time. When so notified, it shall be the duty of such officers to at once cause such animal to be impounded as herein provided. The city manager shall select and establish a place for impounding all animals impounded under any provision of this crrdinance . Section 6. Procedure when animals bite or scratch person. It shall be the duty of any person owning or having charge of any warm blooded pet which may have bitten, clawed or scratched any persons to have such warm blooded pet confined by a licensed veterinarian for a period of ten (10) days, and, if for any reason the warm blooded pet is not so confined by the owner or other person keeping the same, the animal control officer shall impound such pet for observation. If, at the ex- piration of the ten (10) days, the health of the creature is satisfactory, the creature may be released upon the payment of all expenses incurred by such confinement and compliance with all provisions of this ordinance. In the alternative, at the discretion of the chief of police, any creature subject to the provision of this section may be confined for the required period of time by the owner or keeper of such creature under the supervision and direction of the chief of police or a li- censed veterinarian, provided that the permission hereby granted to keep a creature may be revoked at the discretion of the chief of police. If permitted to be confined by the owner, the owner shall cause a licensed veterinariaa:n to inspect such animal a minimum of four (4) times during the ten (10) day period, at the expense of the owner or keeper of the animal, and at the end of the ten (10) day period of confinement, the owner shall forthwith furnish the chief of police with a written statement from a li- censed veterinarian certifying as to the state of health of the animal involved. Livestock, such as horses, cows, sheep, goats and pigs, are expressly excluded from the provisions of this section.