Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-05
ORDINANCE NO. IS
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING DOGS
RUNNING AT LARGE TO BE MUZ-
ZIED

The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Eel Centre do ordain as follows:
SEC. lit shall be unlawful for any
person owning, having any interest in,
or harboring, or having the charge,
care, control, custody or possession of
any dog, to allow or permit such dog
to go free or to run at large in or
upon any public street, alley or other
public place, or in or upon any un-
enclosed lot, or premises of the City
of Ell Centre, unless such dog is so
muzzled as to prevent the same from
biting any person or animal.
SEC. 2.-The word dog" as used in
this ordinance shall be deemed to
mean a female, as well as male dog.
The term "unenclosed lot or premises
as used in this ordinance is hereby
defined to be any lot, land or prem
ises not enclosed in such a manner
as to prevent any dog confined therein,
or thereupon, from escaping therefrom.
SEC. 3.-It shall be the duty Of the
Marshal of the City of El Centric, and
of his deputies, and of every police Off
Ger of said city, to take up or kill
every dog not muzzled, as required by
this ordinance, found going free or run
ming at large in or upon any public
street, or other public place, or in or
upon any unenclosed lot or premises
within the said city.
If any such dog is taken up by any
person, other than the Marshal, his
deputy, or deputies, such dog shall be
delivered to said Marshal and he shall
impound him in the public yard of said
city to be provided for such purpose,
all dogs taken up pursuant to the
provisions of this ordinance.
SEC. 4.-Upon the receipt by the
Marshal of any such dog, If the said
Marshal shall have reason to believe
that the same is afflicted with the rab-
les or hydrophobia, or has been bit
ten by any dog afflicted with or sus-
pected of being afflicted with rabies or
hydrophobia, or has Deen exposed to
the infection of rabies or hydrophobia,
the said Marshal shall separately con-
fine and keep so confined such dog and
shall Immediately notify the County
Health Officer thereof. The County
Health officer may thereupon make
such examination of such dog as he
may deem necessary. If, upon such
examination the County Health Off
Ger shall determine that such dog is
afflicted with rabies or hydrOphobia,
and shall so notify the Marshal, the
said Marshal shall kill such dog at
such time and in the manner directed
by the said County Health officer.
Should the said County Health Officer
neglect or refuse to examine such dog
or dogs, or cause same to be exam
ined, then ii shall be the duty of the
Marshal to cause such dog CT dogs to
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or other competent person, to deter
mine whether or net such dog is af.
ficted with rabies or hydrophobia, and
upon such examination, if said Marshal
is convinced that such dog or dogs is
afflicted with rabies, or hydrophobia,
he shall kill the dog immediately
It shall be the duty of the Marshal
to keep every such deg suspected OF
having rabies or hydrophobia so con-
fined for such time as the County
Health Officer or the veterinary sur
geon examining such dog may direct,
and such dog shall not be redeemed or
released except upon an order in writ
ing, signed by the said County Health
Officer or the veterinary surgeon eX-
amining such dog.
SEC. 5-The Marshal shall keep
confined at the public pound, properl.'
provided with food and water, all dogs
delivered to him pursuant to the pro-
visions of this ordinance, and in the
event that there is attached to any
such dog so delivered license tag
OF the City of El Centro for the year
in which such dog shall have been so
delivered, issued pursuant to the ordi-
nances of the City, it shall be the duty
of, the Marshal to give notice of the
impounding of such dog to the owner
Of or the person claiming to own such
dog, or to whom such tag shall have
been issued, as shown by the record
thereof. Such notice shall be given
by mailing to such person, postage pre-
paid, a notice in writing stating the
fact that such dog has been impound.
ed which notice shall be addressed
to such person at the address shown
by such record. The said Marshal
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