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ORDINANCE NO.
8 8 1 (5-88)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6.04
(ANIMAL CONTROL), DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, many citizens have expressed a concern about the
need for additional animal control authority, specifically, those
animals of a vicious nature running at large within the City of
Jacksonville; and,
WHEREAS, there is a need to deal specifically with dogs
that have a propensity for viciousness in order to protect the
health and safety of Jacksonville residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION ONE: Jacksonville Municipal Code Section 6.04.010
(Definitions) shall be amended to include the following definition:
6.04.010
Stray Animal - Any animal which has been under the
care of any person for more than fifteen (15) days
shall become the property of said person for purposes
of this Ordinance.
SECTION TWO: Jacksonville Municipal Code Section 6.04.080
(Impoundment) shall be amended to include the following:
6.04.080
6. Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the
contrary, the Animal Control authority may humanely
destroy any animal impounded in the animal shelter or
left at the animal shelter at the rate of Ten and
00/100 Dollars ($10.00) per animal. No animals from
outside the City limits shall be accepted for euthan-
asiation, except in cases where it is necessary to
prevent disease or injury to other animals or humans.
SECTION THREE: Jacksonville Municipal Code Section 6.04.050
(Vicious Animal - Restraint) shall be amended to include the
following:
Vicious Animal - Restraint
A. It is hereafter unlawful for any person, firm, or corpora-
tion to keep within the corporate limits of the City any
vicious animal unless it is muzzled, confined to a secure
pen or any other enclosed area, or secured on a short
leash or chain of sufficient strength to restrain the
animal.
B. All animals which are known to be or are suspected of
having vicious propensities must be muzzled, confined to a
secured pen or any other enclosed area, or secured on a
short leash or chain of sufficient strength to restrain the
animal to the owner's property. printed notices shall be
conspicuously displayed whereby the same may be seen by
persons passing in the vicinity where such animal is kept.
C. In any case where an animal bites, molests, or injures or
it is believed that the animal has bitten, molested or
injured any person, or if said animal is discovered running
at large and is suspected of being diseased, such animal
shall be confiscated by the Animal Control authority,
impounded in accordance with the provisions of this
Code, and, if appropriate, humanely destroyed in accordance
with the provisions of this Code.
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SECTION FOUR: Jacksonville Municipal Code Section 6.04.120
shall be amended to include the following:
D. The owner or keeper of any breed of animal with a propen-
sity for viciousness as identified in the American Kennel
Club and/or the united Kennel Club Breed Standards as
having a propensity for viciousness which allows said
animal to run at large or does not properly restrain said
animal in accordance with the terms of this Code, shall be
gui~ty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
as follows:
Licensed Animal
Fine
Unlicensed Animal
Fine
First violation
Second violation
Third violation
Fourth violation
Subsequent violations
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$ 30
$ 75
$150
$300
$500
$ 40
$100
$ 200
$ 375
$600
plus $2.00 per day that animal is at Animal Shelter.
No animal confiscated under this action shall be adopted by
any person until such time as the accumulated fines and
fees are paid.
SECTION FIVE: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are specifically repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
SECTION SIX: It is hereby ascertained and declared that
an emergency exists and this Ordinance, being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety,
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS
7th DAY OF APRIL, 1988.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS
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TOMMY SWAI~ M~~R
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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