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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 372-1927 - Prevent Dogs Running At Large Until Vaccinated For Rabies - 04/28/1927'-. ''---' ORDINANCE NO. 372. AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT ])()GS RUNNING AT LAR GE ON STREET.Ii UNTIL VACCI- NATED FOR p..;,.BIES AND UNTIL LICENSE TAX ON SUCH DOGS HAVE BED PAID FOR CUR.lIBNT YEAR; PROVIDING THAT NO ])()G SRALL BE ALLOWED TO RUN AT LARGE WITHOUT DOG TAX RECEIPT TAG FASTElf2ID TO HARNESS; PROVIDING THAT LICENSES SH.li.LL NOT BE ISSUED FOR DOGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED F OR RABIES WITHIN TWO MONTHS; PREVENTING PROUD BITCHES RUNNING AT LARGE; PROVIDING • -.. ,• f I THAT ])()GS RUNNING AT LP..RGE IlJ VIOLI1.TION OF THIS ORDINANC E B E PLACED IN . . CITY POU1TD; PROVIDING FOR RED~{PTION FEES; A..-rffi EROVITIING FOR Al1POINTJv~UT OF DOG CATCHER AND FOR HIS COMPENSATIOU. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEX.AS: Section 1. Hereafter no dog shall be permitted to run at large in the streets and alleys of the City of Lubbock, Texas, until such dog shall have first been vaccinated for rabies. nor unti l the license tax of One Dollar on sue h dog shall have been paid to the City of Lubbock., Texas, for the current year. Section 2. No dog shell be permitted to run at large in the streets and alleys oI the City of Ltbbock 9 unless auoh dog haa fastened to his collar or other harness a dog tax receipt tag issued for such dog for the current year by the City Tax Collector of the City of Lubbook,Texss. Section 3. The City Tax Collector for the City of Lubbock, shall not issue any license or dog tax receipt for ony dog until the owner or U person in charge of such dog shall have obtained and presented to such tax collector a certificate from a veterinarian, licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Texas, that such dog has been vacci- nated for rabies within a period of t wo months·, prior to the date s uch dog license ia applied for. or such dog tax ia paid. Section 4. No bi toh whioh ia 1'proud 11 shall be allowed to run at large upon the streets or alleys of the City of Lubbock, Texas. Section 5. All dogs found upon the streets or in the alleys of the City of Lubbock, and 1..not under leash, in violation of the fore g oing p-ovisi ons of this ordinance, shall be taken by the Dog Catcher and placed in the City Pound. Dogs placed in the City Pound sha.l.l be kept for a period of three days. and at the end of that time they shall be killed, unless r i I • '----' -.... .,,,) redeemed by the owner or other person by the payment of a pound fee of ~l.00, and ~.lo per day for each day such dog shall have remained in said pound. The person or persons in charge of suoh pound shall not allow any dog in the pound to be redeemed until the owner or other person applying for the redemption of such dog, shall have presented satisfactory proof that such dog has been vaccinated for rabies within a period of twelve months prior to the time application for the release of suoh dog from the pound is made, nor until the City license tax shall have been paid on such dog for the current year. Section 6. The Mayor· and City Commission ahal:l appoint some comq:ietent person to act as City Do g Catoher, and as oom p.ensati~n for his services, he shall receive all pound fees, and for dogs hot claimed and whioh are killed, he shall receive a fee of One Dollar for each dog, to be paid by the City. Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordimnoes in confliot herewith are hereby repeal ed. Passed first reading, this 28th day of April, A.D 1927. Passed Seoond. reading, this 12th day of May, A.D. 1927. /TTEST: ~~4"~ 1y 13ecretary • ._) No Text Ordinance Bo5~ AN ORDINAUCE TO PREVJ!:NT DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE ON STREETS UNTIL VACCINATED :FOR RABIES AND UNTIL LICENSE TAX ON SUCH DOGS HAVE EKEN PAID FOR CURRENT YEAR; PROVIDING THAT NO DOG SHALL BE ALL01fllD TO RUil AT LARGE WITHOUT DOG TAX RECXIPT TAO FASTENED TO HARNESS; PROVIDING THAT LICENSES SHALL NOT BE ISSUED FOR DOGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED FOR RABIES WITHIN TWO MONTHS; PREVENTING PROUD BITCHES RUNlllHlG AT LARGE; PROVIDING THAT DOOS RUNNING AT LARGE· Ill VIOLATION OF :!nS:(!)RDDJAifC.i: BE PLACED IN CITY POUED; PROVIDING FOR :romma:PTION FEES; AND PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF DOG CATCHER AND FOR HIS COMPEBSATIOll. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CpDISSIOlf OF TEE CITY OF LUB:OOCK, TEXAS: Section 1. Hereafter no dog shall be permitted to run at large in the streets and alleys of the City of Lubbock, Texas, until such dog shall have first been vaccinated for rabies, nor until the license tax of One Dollar on such dog shall have s een paid to the City of Lubbock, Texas, for the current year. seation 2. No dog shall be permitted to run at large in the streets and. alleys of the City of Lubbock, unless such dog has fastened to hie collar or other harnesa a dog tax receipt tag ie- aued for such dog for the current year by the City Tax Collector of the City of Lubbock, Texas. section 3. The City Tax Collector for the City of Lubbock, shall not issue any license or dog tax receipt for any dog until the owner or person in charge of such dog shall have obtained and present- ed to such tax collector a certificate from a veterinarian, licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Texas, that euch dog has been vaccinated for rabiee within a period of two months, prior to the date auoh dog license is applied for, or such dog tax is paid. < the City of Lubbock, and not under leash, in violation of the fore- going provisions of this ordinanca, shall be taken by the Dog Catcher and placed in the City Pound. Doge placed in the City Found shall be kept for a peri@d of three day~, and at the end of that time they shall be killed, unless redeemed by the owner or other person by the payment of a pound fee of $1.on, and $.10 per day for each day such dog shall have renained in said pound. The person or persons in charge of such pound shall not allow any dog in the pound to be redeemed until the o,mer or othe r person applying for the redemption of such dog, shall have presented satisfactory proof tbat suoh dog bas, been •accinated for rabies within a period of twelve months prior to the time application for the release of such dog from the pound is made, nor until the City license tax shall have been paid on. such-dog for the current year. section 6.-The Mayor and City Commission shall appoint some com- petent perspn to act as City Dog Catcher, and as 'compeneation for his services, he shall receive all pound fees, and for doge not ~ ~~ which are kille4, he shall receive a fee of~ ~.e e@JKa·for each dog, to be paid by the City. sec:tion 7. All ordinances or part• of ordinancee in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed firot reading, thio :?;.,J>.5 day of~, A. D, 1927, Passe4 Second reading, thio/,2~day of~• A, D. 1927, A 7i ~~ ~ l!ayor.-:P ro Tem. Attest: