Milford chronicle., 1962-04-20
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An Ordinance regulating the keep
ing Of dogs within the City of Ffil-
destruction of dogs, and providing
penalties for violations.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY the Council
of the City of Milford
Section /. Definition of terms. AS
used in this Ordinance. unless the
context otherwise indicates:
(a) Dog" shall mean either male
or female:
(b) Owner shall mean any per-
son or persons, firm, association or
corporation owning, keeping or har
boring a dog;
(c) AT large" shall mean off the
premises of the owner and not under
the control of a human being either
by leash, cord, chain, or otherwise
Section 2. Custody of dogs, running
at large prohibited
The owner of any dog within the
City of Milford shall keep the same
securely upon his own premises or
under the control of the said owner
or some other person by means Of
leash, cord chain or otherwise. No
dog shall be permitted to run at large
within the City at any time.
Section 3. Appointment of dog
catchers; impounding dogs.
The Police Committee with the
proval of Council will he authorized
to appoint any person they designate
TO act as dog catcher. 1t shall be
the duty of the dog catcher to ap-
prehend any dog found running at
large contrary to the provisions of
Section and to impound such dog
in the City pound or other suitable
place. The dog catcher who impounds
a dog shall make a record of the
breed, color and sex of such dog and
of the number of its license tag, if
any. a compila ton of the records Of
all dogs caught and impounded shall
maintained
Section 4. Notice to owner and re
demption.
| Not more than twenty-four C2D
hours after the impounding Of any
dog, the owner, therefore, if known
or ascertainable from the Sta e
license records shall be notified, if
such owner shall he found within the
City of Milford, and a notice of the
impounding of such dog describing
the dog and the place and time of
taking shall be posted at the police
station. The owner of any dog so
impounded may reclaim such dog up
on payment of the fine and costs inn
posed for violation Of this Ordinance
and a charge of fifty cents ($0.5O)
per day for keeping and maintaining
said dog.
Section 5. Disposition of unclaimed
or infected dogs
All dogs so impounded will be turn
ed over to the State Dog Warden for
| disposition in accordance with the
provision of the Delaware Game, Fish
and Dog Laws and Regulations. Any
dog which appears to be suffering
from rabies or affected with hydrop-
hobia, mango or other infections or
dangerous disease shall not he re-
| leased but may be forthwith destroy
ed.
Section s. Penalties
Any owner whose dog is caught
running at large within the City of
Milford at any time will be consider
ed violator of this Ordinance and
will he fined as follows:
/ /. For the first offense $500.
2. For the second OffenSe $500
g. For the third and each subSe-
| quent offense $1,000
These fines will be payable at the
| Milford Police Station
! Section 7. Barking dogs
/ Any person or persons, owning,
keeping or harboring any dog which
being confined to any house, building,
yard or otherwise, and shall disturb
any person or persons by barking.
/ bowling, or not being confined shall
annoy any person, aforesaid, shall
| forfeit and pay "A fine of not less
than five dollars (S5. O0) for the first
| offenSe and ten dollars $4,000 for
each subsequent Offense.
| ADOPTED: APRIL 10, 1862
! EFFECTIVE: MAY I, 1862 4-20-1t