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ORDINANCE NO. 6 3 3
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ANIMALS IN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,
AMENDING ORDINANCES 535, 539, 135, 219, AND 24, AND CHAPTER
6.04 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF JACKSONVILLE, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE,
ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Ordinance Numbers 535, 539, 135, 219, and 24,
and Chapter 6.04 of the Jacksonville Municipal Code are amended
to read as follows:
Chapter 6.04
ANIMALS
Sections:
6.04.060
6.04.070
6.04.080
6~04.090
6.04.110
6.04.130
6.04.140
6.04.180
Vaccination
Impoundment - Disposal of Unclaimed Dog
Euthanasia of Animals
Reclaiming Dogs ·
Dogs and Cats Suspected Rabid
Warrant of Arrest for Violator - Procedure
Inspection and Confinement of Certain Dogs and Cats
Bitches - Confinement
6.04.060
Vaccination
No person shall own, keep, harbor or have control over any
dog or cat in the City of Jacksonville without vaccinating the
animal at the age of four (4) months. All such dogs or cats
shall be vaccinated against rabies annually in accordance with
the Arkansas Rabies Control Act. ~
All veterinarians who are licensed to practice shall be
appointed registrars of the City of Jacksonville and shall regis-
ter each dog or cat that receives a rabies vaccination if such
dog or cat is to be kept within the corporate limits of the City
of Jacksonville. The tity wi.Il furnish a four-part registration
form and tags to all veterinarians who may register dogs or cats
within the city. Each veterinarian shall remit to the city all
monies collected for licenses at the end of each month with two
copies of the registration form, except fifty cents per license
to be given to the veterinarian.
6.04.070
Impoundment - Disposal of Unclaimed Dog
The animal control workers of the city shall take into
custody any dog found at large in the city and shall impound the
dog in the city animal shelter or such other place as such ani.mal
control workers may designate for purpose of impoundment. Such
impounded dog shall be held for a period of six (6) days, at the
end of which time the. dog shall be destroyed unless custody of
the dog is released prior thereto under the following conditions.
During the first four (4) days of such impoundment, the animal
control workers of the city shall make diligent effort to deter-
mine the owner of such dog and notify him of such impoundment.
If the owner of such dog fails or refuses to claim and repossess
such dog by the payment of the proper fee as described herein
within the first four (4) days of such impoundment then the
animal control workers may deliver custody and possession to any
person other than the owner upon payment of the following fee
between the fourth day of impoundment and the sixth day of impound-
ment.
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Dogs - $2.00 per day of impoundment with a minimum of
a $10.00 charge.
Cats - $1.00 per day of impoundment with a minimum of .
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Those dogs which the owner cannot be found and which have
bitten a human shall be confined under the supervision of a
veterinarian for ten (10) days at the expense of the person who
was bitten. Specific guidelines are defined in the Arkansas
Rabies Control Act.
Euthanasia of all dogs and cats will be done as recommended
by the American Humane Society and under the supervision of a
practicing Jacksonville veterinarian. Euthanasia may be per-
formed by the animal controller if properly administered as
determined by any practicing Jacksonville veterinarian.
6.04.080
Euthanasia of Animals
Persons bringing animals to the shelter for euthanasia shall
pay a fee according to the following schedule:
o - SIb s. - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~; S. 0 0
1 Animal
5-40 lbs.------------- 10.00
1 Animal
40 lbs. or over ------ 15.00
1 Animal
This fee is to be paid if the animal is owned or individual
is representing the owner and an appropriate extermination form
is filled out. The disposition of the animal will be determined
by the animal control officer and time periods specified in
Section 6.04.070 ,del not apply. If an individual finds a stray
animal and brings the animal to the shelter within three (3)
days after possessi0n, the disposition of the animal will be de-
termined by the animal control officer and the individual will
not be required to pay a fee.
All owners who live outside the city limits of Jacksonville
will dispose of their animals through the appropriate county or
city. All animals will be euthanized by approved methods of the
American Humane Society.
6.04.090
Reclaiming Dogs
Any person owning, possessing or keeping a dog which has
been allowed to run at large and which has been impounded may
claim and retrieve such dog from the city animal shelter by
paying a fee of $2.00 per day plus:
First offense-------------------------$lO.OO
S e con d 0 f fen s e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~; 2 5 . 0 0
Third and subsequent offenses---------$SO.OO
This fee will be effective for a period of one year on the
above offenses.
The above procedures apply if the dog has been vaccinated
within the current year next preceding such impoundment as re-
quired by law. In the event the dog has not been vaccinated
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within a year preceding the impoundment the fee shall be as stated
above plus $25.00. The burden of proof as to vaccination shall be
upon the party attempting to claim the dog from the animal control
worker under this chapter. Any person claiming unvaccinated and
unlicensed dogs residing within the city limits shall, after the
payment of the fee assessed herein and prior to the release of the
dog, purchase a city license and sign a promise in writing to the
animal control officer that such person will within three (3) days
have the dog vaccinated if the animal is released to him. The
animal control worker shall keep such statements in a safe place
and should such a statement be signed and the dog be again impound-
ed without having been vaccinated as promised, then the animal
control worker, prior to release, shall require a fee of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) to be paid by the person claiming the dog
and shall require another promise in writing to have the dog
vaccinated before he releases the dog to the person claiming the
same. Upon such subsequent impoundment of such dogs, the same not
having been vaccinated and licensed, an additional fee of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be assessed.
6.04.110
Dogs and Cats Suspected Rabid
Any dog(s) or cat(s) having rabies, or symptoms thereof, or
suspected of having rabies, or which has been exposed to rabies
shall be immediately released by the owner or custodian of such
dog(s) or cat(s) to the city animal control workers or code en-
forcement officer for disposal or confinement in a veterinary
hospital approved by the city. Such dog(s) or cat(s) shall be
immediately and securely confined and kept under the supervision
of a veterinarian for a period of ten (10) days, or for a longer
period of time if in the opinion of the state veterinarian con-
finement is determined necessary. The owner of the animal shall
be responsible for any expens~s incurred.
6.04.130 Warrant for Arrest of Violator - Proc~dure
Any person damaged, .harmed, inconvenie~ced:.or_injured in any
way whatever by any violation of this chapter may swear out an
affidavit ~,.for a warrant for the arrest of the alleged violator.
Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this
article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars (SSOO.OO).
6.04.140
Inspection and Confinement of Certain Dogs and Cats
When any dog or cat has bitten, scratched or otherwise
attacked a person, that person or anyone having knowledge of such
incident shall immediately notify the animal control workers, code
enforcement officer or health officer and such dog or cat shall be
confined as stated in the Arkansas Rabies Control Act. One
noted exception to the Arkansas Rabies Control Act is the Jackson-
ville City Pound will not provide quarantine facilities. Such
confinement will be at a veterinary hospital or appropriate
facilities as determined by the animal control worker in con-
junction with a licensed practicing veterinarian. Such facilities
shall be the responsibility of the owner, or when ownership cannot
be determined, it shall be the person bitten.
6.04.180
Bitches - Confinement
All persons having dogs within the city shall be required to
confine bitches owned by them or of which they have custody during
the breeding season.
There is no specific leash law regarding cats, but if a cat
or cats is regarded as being a "nuisance" as determined by the
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animal controller, such cat or cats will be impounded and treated
with the same type of rules and regulations that apply to dogs.
SECTION 2. All ordinances before mentioned are hereby
repealed to the extend of such conflict.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 16 DAY OF _April
, 1981.
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS.
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ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
(EMG. CLAUSE NOT AFFIXED, ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE
16TH DAY OF MAY, 1981)