The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-23
DOG-CATCHER
MAY BE BACK
Chief Logan Says Old Dog
Catcher Law May Be
Revived Here.
TOO MANY STRAY DOGS

There is imminent danger that dog
catcher will be put to work soon IN
Kenosha, according to the statement
made this morning By Chief of Po-
lice Thad Logan. The chief declares
that unless owners of dogs within a
reasonable time take it upon them
selves to care for their pets and pre-
vent them from being troublesome to
others, the department will be forced
to revive the old dog catcher law
which has been ineffective in Kenosha
for the past Is years.
More than that Chief Logan says
that if it is necessary he will invoke
the use of the state law which not
only legislates against the unlicensed
dog but which also gives the police
power to pick up any dogs found off
the premises belonging to it's owner
between sunset and sunrise. The law
recognizes the right of 6 licensed dog
to roam the streets at will during
the day time but puts into the hands
of officials the power to force owners.
to keep their dogs on their own prem
Uses at night.
OWnGTS IAN lake warning.
"These ordinances are drastic and
we do not care to put them back into
effect unless forced to do it." said
Chief Logan. Eve hope that dog own
ers, realizing the danger which dog
catcher ordinance would place on
dogs, will take this warning and CO.
operate with the police in the meth
DDS now in use to regulate dog owner
ship in. Kenosha. That refers both to
the payment of dog license fees and al
so to keeping the dogs either in the
house or in leash so that they do not
tear up neighbours gardens or become
nuisances in other ways. We have
had many complaints this year and
may be forced to resort to the old or
dinance to bring about remedy of
conditions"
The dog catcher ordinance was pass
ed by the city council of Kenosha in
1898 and was rigidly enforced for sew
eral years. 1t has been ineffective for
several years but is still on the stat
ute books. 1t reads as follows:
The Dog Catcher Ordinance.
Kenosha shall engage a proper person
as dog catcher whose duty it shall be
to take and confne every dog found
at large on any of the public streets,
alleys or grounds in the city of Keno
sha and upon which the license pro-
vided for in ordinance No. 1876 is I'M
paid or any dog so running and found
at large which shall not have attached
to its collar the badge provided for
in this ordinance.
Such dog catcher shall hold every
dog so taken for a period of three
days and if not redeemed within that
time, then such dog or dogs shall be
summarily destroyed by such dog
catcher.
The owner of every dog taken by the
dog catcher as provided for herein
shall be subject to fine of one dollar
if when taken, such dog is not duly Ii
censed.
No dog shall be released by such dog
catcher except upon written, order
from the city clerk stating that such
fine and license has been paid"
State Law More Drastic.
The state law which Chief Logan al
so suggests might be put into effect
is even more drastic. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
"Any dog found or discovered off the
premises of its owner between sunset
and sunrise and unaccompanied by it's
owner or some person in control of it
shall be, considered an unlicensed dog
and private nuisance and may be
seized, restrained, impounded and dis
posed of as provided by this section
by any one during said time and be-
fore it returns to the control or prem
Uses of its owner"