040703 - Revision history

Jgoodson205: /* Section XIII. Disposition of Impounded Animal. */

2021-10-24T22:48:12Z

Section XIII. Disposition of Impounded Animal.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XIV. Shelter Fees. */

2021-10-24T22:47:42Z

Section XIV. Shelter Fees.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XIV. Shelter Fees. */

2021-10-24T22:47:01Z

Section XIV. Shelter Fees.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XIV. Shelter Fees. */

2021-10-24T22:45:00Z

Section XIV. Shelter Fees.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XV. Redemption of Impounded Animals. */

2021-10-24T22:44:14Z

Section XV. Redemption of Impounded Animals.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XV. Redemption of Impounded Animals. */

2021-10-24T22:43:45Z

Section XV. Redemption of Impounded Animals.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XVII. Annual Immunization of Dogs, Cats, or Any Other Animal Required: Vaccination Tag and Certificate Requirement. */

2021-10-24T22:43:20Z

Section XVII. Annual Immunization of Dogs, Cats, or Any Other Animal Required: Vaccination Tag and Certificate Requirement.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XVIII. Animals Suspected of Rabies to Be Held for Observation. */

2021-10-24T22:42:52Z

Section XVIII. Animals Suspected of Rabies to Be Held for Observation.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XIX. Dog, Cat or Any Other Animal That Bites A Person or Other Animal; Confinement; Notice to Owner; Examination; Release or Destruction. */

2021-10-24T22:42:30Z

Section XIX. Dog, Cat or Any Other Animal That Bites A Person or Other Animal; Confinement; Notice to Owner; Examination; Release or Destruction.

Jgoodson205: /* Section XIX. Dog, Cat or Any Other Animal That Bites A Person or Other Animal; Confinement; Notice to Owner; Examination; Release or Destruction. */

2021-10-24T22:42:18Z

Section XIX. Dog, Cat or Any Other Animal That Bites A Person or Other Animal; Confinement; Notice to Owner; Examination; Release or Destruction.

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 ==Section XIII. Disposition of Impounded Animal.==
-===A. Sale, Destruction, Etc. of Impounded Animal.===
+=====A. Sale, Destruction, Etc. of Impounded Animal.=====
 Once an animal has been impounded for a period five (5) days and not redeemed by the owner, the Animal Control Officer shall, at his/her sole judgment, forthwith destroy the animal, place the animal for sale, or turn the animal over to the Department of Parks and Recreation for display in public zoos. The Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer shall be in charge of selling all impounded livestock. If livestock is placed for sale by the Animal Control Officer, the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his delegated agent shall have published in a newspaper of general circulation the description of the livestock, the name of the owner, if any, that the sale will be for the purpose of defraying cost of impounding, the location and hour of the sale  shall be posted at the city office and identified in the newspaper. If the livestock is not sold at the sale, the Animal Control Officer may destroy it or offer it for sale again.
-===B. Vaccination for Rabies.===
+=====B. Vaccination for Rabies.=====
 It shall be be unlawful for the purchaser of any impounded unvaccinated dog or cat to fail to present a certificate from a licensed veterinarian showing the said dog or cat to be vaccinated for rabies within ten (10) days after purchase.

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 ==Section XIV. Shelter Fees.==
 =====A. Poundage Generally.=====
 The following shall be the fees charged as poundage for all animals except cattle, horses, cows and livestock:
 # For taking in, impounding and care of animal......$10 a day
 # Age less than normal weaning age with their mother......$2.00 a day
-B. Poundage for Cattle, Horses, etc.
+=====B. Poundage for Cattle, Horses, etc.=====
 The following fees shall be charged as poundage for all cattle, horses, cows and livestock:
 # For taking in, impounding and care of animal....$25 a day
-C. Advertisement of Sale.
+=====C. Advertisement of Sale.=====
 The fee for preparing advertisement of sale is twenty  five dollars ($25.00). The owner shall be responsible for cost of advertisement.
-D. Handling and Disposing of Dead Animals.
+=====D. Handling and Disposing of Dead Animals.=====
 The following shall be the fee charged for handling and disposing of dead animals:
 # It shall be the responsibility of the owner to properly dispose of any dead animal.

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 ==Section XIV. Shelter Fees.==
-A. Poundage Generally.
+=====A. Poundage Generally.=====
 The following shall be the fees charged as poundage for all animals except cattle, horses, cows and livestock:

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 ==Section XIV. Shelter Fees.==
 A. Poundage Generally.
 The following shall be the fees charged as poundage for all animals except cattle, horses, cows and livestock:
-. For taking in, impounding and care of animal......$10 a day
+# For taking in, impounding and care of animal......$10 a day
-. Age less than normal weaning age with their mother......$2.00 a day
+# Age less than normal weaning age with their mother......$2.00 a day
 B. Poundage for Cattle, Horses, etc.
 The following fees shall be charged as poundage for all cattle, horses, cows and livestock:
-. For taking in, impounding and care of animal....$25 a day
+# For taking in, impounding and care of animal....$25 a day
 C. Advertisement of Sale.
 The fee for preparing advertisement of sale is twenty  five dollars ($25.00). The owner shall be responsible for cost of advertisement.
 D. Handling and Disposing of Dead Animals.
 The following shall be the fee charged for handling and disposing of dead animals:
-.	It shall be the responsibility of the owner to properly dispose of any dead animal.
+# It shall be the responsibility of the owner to properly dispose of any dead animal.
 ==Section XV. Redemption of Impounded Animals.==

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 The owner of any impounded animal may reclaim same as follow:
 A. Before sale by:
-. Paying all accrued expenses.
+# Paying all accrued expenses.
 B. After sale by:
-. Paying the purchaser the amount paid by him for the animal and his reasonable expense incurred in the buying and caring for such animal; provided that the owner so redeems the animal within thirty (30) days after the date of sale; otherwise, the animal shall become the absolute property of the purchaser.
+# Paying the purchaser the amount paid by him for the animal and his reasonable expense incurred in the buying and caring for such animal; provided that the owner so redeems the animal within thirty (30) days after the date of sale; otherwise, the animal shall become the absolute property of the purchaser.
 ==Section XVI. Sale Liability.==

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 ==Section XVII. Annual Immunization of Dogs, Cats, or Any Other Animal Required: Vaccination Tag and Certificate Requirement.==
 A. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or keep any dog, cat, or any other animal beyond the normal weaning age in the City unless the dog, cat, or other animal immunized annually against rabies by a state licensed veterinarian in an amount sufficient to produce an immunity. Young dogs, cats, or other animals shall be vaccinated within thirty (30) days after they have reached the normal weaning age. Unvaccinated dogs, cats, or other animals acquired or moved into the City shall be vaccinated within thirty (30) days after purchase or arrival unless under normal weaning age.
-B. The veterinarian shally supply the owner of an animal that he has vaccinated, a vaccination tag, which will have stamped upon it,the veterinarian's name and a vaccination certificate number. It shall be unlawful for the owner to have, harbor, or keep, or to cause or permit to be harbored or kept, any dog, cat or other animal, without a current vaccination tag fastened securely to a harness, or collar worn about the shoulders or neck of the dog, cat, or other animal.
 C. The veterinarian shall issue a written vaccination certificate, signed by the veterinarian administering the vaccine, or his designated agent, giving an accurate description of the animal, date of immunization, and the name and address of the owner.
 D. The Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his duly delegated employee or any police officer may request to see and said vaccination certificate at any time, and the failure of said owner or person in possession of said dog, cat or other animal, to exhibit said vaccination certificate upon request, shall constitute an offense under this Ordinance.

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 ==Section XVIII. Animals Suspected of Rabies to Be Held for Observation.==
 A. Every animal that has rabies, or symptoms thereof, or any animal that bites, scratches, or otherwise attacks any person or other animal, within the City Limits of the City of Naples, shall be impounded and held in strict isolation for a period of ten (10) days for observation in a licensed veterinary hospital of the owner's choosing within the county or the owner's or harborer's home under certain circumstances, when approved by the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent. All cost shall be the responsibility of the owner or his harborer.
 B. The owner, keeper or person in charge of any animal that has rabies, or that has been exposed to rabies, or that has symptoms thereof, or that has bitten, scratched or otherwise attacked any person or other animal within the City Limits of the City of Naples shall, on demand, turn over said animal to the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent.
 C. No animal so held or confined for observation of rabies shall be released to the owner until a licensed veterinarian or the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent certifies that the animal has been held for the specific time and is demonstrating no clinical symptoms of rabies.
 D. The body of any animal that has died of rabies shall not be disposed of except as directed by the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent.
 E. All examinations by a veterinarian shall be at the owner's expense.
 F. Any wild animal that bites, scratches, or attacks any person or other animal, shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as applicable to any domestic animal regulated by this Ordinance.

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 B. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer, or his duly designated agent, when a complaint is received that a dog, cat, or other animal has bitten a person or other animal, to take the dog, cat, or other animal into custody and to notify the owner of the animal, if known. The animal shall be held in isolation for observation for a period of ten (10) days in a licensed shelter or in any licensed veterinary hospital within the county, of the owner's choosing, unless the owner agrees to the following:
-## Have animal examined by licensed veterinarian or Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent, and if found to have no clinical symptoms of rabies, and has been immunized in compliance with this ordinance, then said animal may be released to the owner upon his signing an agreement to have the animal penned up for observation for a ten (10) day period and to have the animal re-examined by a licensed veterinarian of the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his duly designated agent. If said dog, cat, or other animal has not been immunized as required hereof, the such animal shall be confined at the owner's expense, in accordance with this Ordinance. In any case, the dog, cat or other animal, while penned up for observation during the ten (10) day period, shall be made accessible for observation by the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent, at any time, upon request.
+# Have animal examined by licensed veterinarian or Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent, and if found to have no clinical symptoms of rabies, and has been immunized in compliance with this ordinance, then said animal may be released to the owner upon his signing an agreement to have the animal penned up for observation for a ten (10) day period and to have the animal re-examined by a licensed veterinarian of the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his duly designated agent. If said dog, cat, or other animal has not been immunized as required hereof, the such animal shall be confined at the owner's expense, in accordance with this Ordinance. In any case, the dog, cat or other animal, while penned up for observation during the ten (10) day period, shall be made accessible for observation by the Chief of Police and/or Duly Authorized Officer or his designated agent, at any time, upon request.
-## If upon re-examination, the dog, cat, or other animal is found to have rabies, or symptoms of rabies, or is suspected of having rabies, such dog, cat, or other animal shall be returned to the Chief of Police and/or in accordance with Section XIX of this Ordinance until a definite diagnosis has been made.
+# If upon re-examination, the dog, cat, or other animal is found to have rabies, or symptoms of rabies, or is suspected of having rabies, such dog, cat, or other animal shall be returned to the Chief of Police and/or in accordance with Section XIX of this Ordinance until a definite diagnosis has been made.
 ==Section XX. Harboring Prohibited Animals.==