The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-03-25
Dog Ordinance.

Sec BE it ordained by the city
council OF Dawson and it is hereby
ordained by the authority OF the same,
that from and after the passage OF
this ordinance it shall be unlawful for
anv person to permit any dog to run
at large upon the streets or any other
place in the city OF Dawson Tor a pc.
Rod of ninety days from the date OF
the passage of this ordinance.
Sec. BE it further ordained that
each and every dog in the city OF Daw-
son must be inoculated against the
disease of rabies on or before the first
dav of April in each year, beginning
with the year 1924, such incubation
to be had with recognized serum to
prevent rabies for a period of one year
and such incubation must be admins
tered by a competent veterinarian,
who shall furnish a certificate show
I ing the date Of such incubation, and
! the name OF the producer OF the, vac
cine used in making such inocuIation.
1 The veterinarian in each instance be-
/ fore delivering said certificate to the
owner OF the dog inoculated shall
/ cause said certificate to be recorded
bv the clerk of the city council in a
/ book to be kept for that purpose. Each
veterinarian who inoculates any dog
in accordance with the provisions OF
| this section. shall at the time OF issu-
| ing his certificate showing such 1nocu-
/ lation, furnish to the owner OF such
/ dog a tag which must be attached to
collar and worn by the dog lnOcu-
lated. which said tag shall show the
/ wear of such incubation and shall be
good only for the year issued; said
tag when issued in accordance with
the provisions OF this section shall be
evidence of such incubation.
Sec. 3.-Be it further ordained that
after the expiration Of 90 days from
/ this date dogs may be permitted to
run at large in the discretion of the
fowner, provided that such dogs be re-
auired to a wear a collar having at
tached thereon a tag showing that
such dog has been inocuated in &C
cordance with the provisions Of sec
ton two of this ordinance.
Sec. 4.-Be it further ordained that
any dog found running at large in the
city Of Dawson without having the
tag showing his inoculaton as pro-
vided in section two shall be caught
and impounded, and the owner of such
dog Immediately notified. Said owner
must within twenty-four hours after
such notice pay impounding charges
OF $500 and have such dog ;noculat-
ed, and the failure Of the owner to do
either within the time specified shall
be cause for such dog to be killed. In
the event that the owner of any dog
impounded in accordance with the
provisions of this section cannot be
notified as herein provided, then such
dog shall be kept at least three days,
and if after the expiration OF such
time such owner cannot be notified
then such dog so impounded shall be
killed.
Sec. 5.-Be it further ordained that
any person failing to keep his dog
confined as provided in section one,
shall upon conviction thereof be pun
ished as provided in section 100 of the
city code. That any person violating
any OF the provisions of sections two,
three and four of this ordinance shall
be punished as provided in section 100
OF city code.
Sec. 6-Be it further ordained that
all laws and parts OF laws i'll conflict
with this ordinance be and they are
hereby repealed.
Passed as an emergency ordinance,
this March 20, 1924
A. L. McLENDON, Mayor; r R.
Jones, City Clerk 3-25-1t