The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-19
ORDINANCE NO. ieo
Conserving Dogs
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE c,rv
COUNCIL OF THE CITY or
GREELEY. STATE OF colo.
RADIO:

section livery owner or nos-
season and every person who harbors
or keeps any dog or dogs within the
corporate limits Of the City of Cree
ley, shall annually on the first Mon
day In May. pay to the City Clerk
OF the City OF Greeley. for the use
and beneiit Of the City. the sum of
Two Dollars for each and every male
dog and the sum Of Four Dollars for
each and every female dog owned
possessed. harbored or kept by such
person.
Section 3.-Every such owner or
possessor and any person who har.
bors or keeps any dog or dogs as
aforesaid. upon making payment al
prescribed In section l. shall cause
such dog to be registered In the otflce
OF the City Clerk and shall also OBJ
tain through such clerk . metallic
tag. to be stamped ~ hereinafter
required: and It shall be the duty of
every such person to place upon the
reck of every such dog . collar made
OF durabls material, to which said
owner shall securely attach the afore.
Raid metallic tag. II such collar
shall be lost or removed from the
neck Of any such dog. 1t shall lie the
duty OF tie owner. possessor o. per-
snn whp t.ll Ors or keeps III. s.me.
to cause G. l.sr Immediately t. re
replaced upon such dog. II said me-
tp,;r. regis;er teg shall be lost or re-
moved from the neck Of any such dog
1t shall be the duty Of the owner. pos
SCISSOR or person who harbors or
keeps the same to secure from the
City Clerk another metallic tag, for
which said owner shall pay said clerk
the sum of Fifty cents.
Section S.-The City Clerk shall
provide. each and every year. such
number of metallic tags a. shall be
necessary and of such size and shape
as may be deemed expedient, the
shape thereof to be changed each
year, having stamped thereon in nu-
merical order, beginning with No.
and also indicating the year for
which the same are issued. and the
words. Greeley Dog Tax. and 1t
shall be the duty of such clerk to
deliver or cause to be delivered one
of such metallic tags to each person
upon the payment of the tax upon
any such dog. and he shall also keep
record OF the date or issue Of the
same and to whom issued and the
number thereof.
Section Amy such person who
shall violate any of the provisions
OF the foregoing sections of this or
dinance shall. upon conviction. be
fined not less than Ave and not more
oRense.
6ectiOa B.-Whenever the Mayor
shall be OF the opinion that any dan
ger exists from hydrophobia In the
city. Or other danger EXISTS from
dogs running At large within the cor
porate limits he shall issue his proc
lamation requiring every owner or
possessor and every person who har-
bors or keeps any dog or dogs. either
to confine or to securely muxzle,
whichever In his opinion is most nee
fare. said dog or dogs. for such time
as he may designate, during which
time II shall be unlawful for any
dog to run at large within the limits
OF the city unless SO securely muz-
zled. in the event that said procla-
nation shall require muxzling. 1t
shall be the duty OF the City Marshal
and any other police oficer of the
city, to take up and impound any dog
that may be found running at large
during the time 30 designated by the
Mayor as aforesaid unless muxzled
as herein provided. And the owner
or possessor or person who harbors
or keeps any such dog who shall vio-
late any Of the provisions of this sec
tion shall, upon conviction, be fined
In sum not less than Five nor more
than Ten Dollars for each and every
offense.
Section 0.-All dog licenses shall
expire upon the first Monday in May
the duty of the City Marshal to make
complaint to the Police Magistrate
against all persons who fail to com'
ply with or who violate any Of the
provisions of this ordinance. tha.
they may be tried and fined rs herein
provided; and 1t shall he the duty
of the City Marshal TO catch and i'm.
pound any unlicensed dog or dogs
found running at large In violation OF
this ordinance, in pound to be des-
ignated by the City Council for such
purpose, where such dog or dogs
shall be kept for a period of three
full days after being SO impounded,
unless sooner redeemed.
Section Upon any such dog be-
ing impounded, It shall be the duty
OF the City Marshal to notify the