The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-03-23
ORDINANCE NO. 2O5

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 DEFINING THE CIRCUMSTANCE
 UNDER WHICH DOGS ARE DE-
 GLAZED HEREBY TO BE PUB lLC NUISANCES, AND REGULAT-
 ING THE KEEPING OF DOGS.
 AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
 FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF,
 AND APPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN ELICIT
 HEREWITH
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JUNEAU, ALASKA, HEREBY ORDAINS:
 Section l. That no dog, either
 male or female, shall be allowed to run at large in any public place within the city limits of the City of Juneau, Alaska, nor shall any !, dog be permitted upon any street avenue, sidewalk, city wharf oi other public place within said City unless securely tied to leash that is l held by some person reasonably competent to control said dog, no, shall any dog be permitted to be kept or maintained within said i, City that does not wear a license tag as hereinafter provided, nol shall any dog, that is vicious ol dangerous to the life or health ot a person be kept or maintained ir said City.
 Section 3. That all dogs that are allowed to run at large within said City, or that are permitted upon any street, avenue, sidewalk, city wharf, or other public place within said City without being securely tied to a leash that is held by some person reasonably competent to control sucil dog, or that do not wear license tags as herein after provided or that are vicious or dangerous to the life or health of any person in said City, are hereby declared to be public nuis- ances
 Section 3. That no person shall keep and maintain any dog, either male or female, within the city limits of the City Of Juneau, with out first applying for and secur- ing a license for such dog.
 Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed and authorized to issue a license for any dog to any person applying and paying for a license therefor, which license shall be issued for a term of one year commencing with the first day of June of the year for which such license is issued Upon the issu- ance of such license, the City Clerk shall furnish the applicant with a metal tag upon which shall be stamped a number corresponding to the number of such license and showing the year for which it is issued Either the applicant for said license or the owner or keep CT of said dog shall cause said tag to be fastened and appended to the dog, for which such license is is- sued, by displaying it upon the collar of the dog so license, which collar must be furnished by the applicant keeper or owner at his own cost; and the dog so licensed must wear said license tag upon its collar at all times.
 Section 5. That the Chief of Po- lice is hereby directed and author ized, and the duty is hereby im- posed upon him, to seize, restrain and impound in the city pound all dogs that are kept, maintained, permitted or allowed in said City in contravention of the provisions of this ordinance. Immediately after any dog is so seized and im- pounded the Chief of Police shall give notice in writing to the per- son, if known, who is the owner !, or keeper of such dog, by personal i service of such notice upon such person, if he can be found in said City, and, otherwise, by posting for a period of three (3) days, inn mediately following the impounding of said dog, a notice at the front door of the City Jail and also on the bulletin board near the front door of the City Hall in said City, stating that said dog has been so seized and impounded, and describ- ing said dog, and further stating that at the expiration of said three (3) days said dog, unless re- deemed as hereinafter provided, will be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this ordi- nance.
 Section 6. That against each dog so seized and impounded there shall be levied a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for the seizure and im- pounding thereof, and additional fifty cents (50c) per day for each and every day that said dog shall be kept impounded, which fees shall be paid to the Chief of Po- lice, or the City Clerk, before said dog is released from the pound.