The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-17

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ulating the Ownership and
Keeping of Dogs. PrexsztinE
the running Of Dogs At large
in the City of Key West.
providing for a tax and the
Vaccination and Imposndins
of dogs in the City.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the City
Council of the City Of Key
West
Sec. /: No dogs, male or f.
male, shall be owned or kept IN
the City of Key West unless the
license tax hereinafter provided
shall be paid and said dogs vac
einated against rabies, in the
manner hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2: 1t shall be unlawful
under any circumstances for AM
person to keep or harbor IN the
City Of Key West any vicious o.
dangerous dog or one so noisy =.
to be q nuisance in the neighbor-
hood where said dog is kept.
Sec. 3: No person shall be a.
lowed to keep any dog, male or f.
male, in the City Of Key West III
less said person shall first pay :
license tax of $500 per annum
for each male dog and $3.0e per
annum for each female dog. And
upon payment Of said tax 70 the
City Tax Collector Of the City OF
Key West, the said Tax Collector
shall issue a receipt for said tar
and upon presentation Of said re-
ceipt to the Chief of Police Of the
City Of Key West, the Chief shall
deliver a metal tag, bearing :
number, to be worn by said dog
continuously. Upon the issue Of
said tag the Chief Of Police shall
make a record Of the name OF the
owner Of said dog, the number Of
the tag and the date that said tag
was issued. and shall retain the
Tax Collectors receipt until after
the City Auditor has audited ms
accounts for the disposition Of
said tag. Said metal tags shall be
numerically numbered and issued
in regular sequence.
Sec. 4: Before the City Tax
Collector is authorized 70 receive
any license tax for any dog. male
or female, and before the CHIEF
Of Police is authorized 10 issue
any metal tag for any said dog.
said dog shall be first inOculated
or vaccinated under the directions
Of the City Health Officer against
the disease known as rabies. And
the owner of said dog shall pre-
sent a certificate to the Tax Col
leetOr showing that said dog has
been duly inOculsted or vacci-
mated.
Sec. 5: The City Health Off
Ger Of the City Of Key West Is
hereby authorized TO designate
some skilled person who shall have
charge Of the incubation Of al
dogs against rabies in the city Of
Key West, and after said vacci-
nation shall deliver TO the owner
thereof a certificate certifying
that said dog has been duly Facci-
mated. The City Health Officer
shall first approve the vaccine %
be used in the incubation Of am
dog in the City Of Key West, and
shall prescribe the periods Of
time when said dogs shall be vacei-
mated. The said person designated
TO vaecinate the said dogs shall
receive a fee Of fifty cents for ms
services in vaccinsting said dog.
which shall be paid By the owner
of said dog.
Sec. s: Any dog, male OF fe-
male, found running at large On
any Of the public streets, parks,
alleys, or vacant lots in the City
of Key West, not wearing the
license tag as herein provided,
shall be impOunded by any p0lics
officer or sanitary officer Of the
City Of Key West and said dog
shall be securely kept for three
days. Said dog may be redeemed
by the owner thereof, By paying
the tax ss provided in Section 2