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Gr5'.' �boO ;oP 1 open �,i.a st oi:'tne. �t�a tute,,. o rr'k�,ns confers ir,lon.
the council o± municipal coroor,aLJ ohs the Hower to .levy and collect :e t x. cif`
i dO s +and lrhe r e a8 ection 6'S r
,r 9 o£ U aid strltute� adder's .0 or ci•t ies o�. the
v 0, ;first 'C1dss the OOiier un Y eLonthe r at 1ars,e of:'dor;s within the d 7
pora limits of said cities aril to authorize the destruction thereof.
:fl w' w Therefore, Me-.It iirdaineu bi the•`City Connell Vari Arkansas
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J oectizon 1: ghat, an anival taX uue Jan. 1 of each year..; on each male do,
a, ana, oayea female do shall be ,c?- and each un spay female a tax of :`9.5
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:s her :by levied land oraeredi collettied, b_ and aid to the ..reas.rrer of to
frt Seba than count h urnaneCo,C1 e t on e .c:_ c,�:;wit_iri 11e linits Cry
y Y, the City
of 4 �'Bu �en over t_ae .im;e of six :Months.
t4 s Section 2 every oer son Oiinin Or keeping de within the citzr.11 it
wall apply to the Treasurer of the Sebastian r m :S
cunt uane Society, end on :C-
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pa eny O the tax Specill:ea a e, bov shall receive c ani rletel Pl�icerrse i
H check, whlch s id l=icense: Sh311 show the na ie OT the owner, his addr the
sex or i, .the do'; and the amount of the license ;pei,d anu ,e ;ci 1 e of its' isst
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ce Said treasurer. sndll'keep'a register ofr:the euplicmt, His residence
1. nutiber-` he license nd ana the SEX l
Of e,;d0< .paid license 'and li
'O ,cerise,ana license check sh'ali'not be transferab±e, ;nd said `license `ceck
„lust be worn by the at all times.
':tion j o t?:X sri_r'll be a cc°pteL by th" Treasurer of the Sebastian
County iltr ene society and no license shall be is ued io my applicant without
first having the` doxg' ±or) i,ehon' a license is sought va.ccirate a inst.'raoies'...
:-by :a regularly licensed- veterinary'surg,eon, and'.the`'Certificate of u-'1
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c tech shall be exhibited to', s id treasurer befog a 11c nse "to keen 'Such do?
shall be issued Said treasurer shall 'keep a re o.: d: of the; name of :ti�e vet
-er sur eoii and; of the date o said vaccination. Such' vaccination must
have been rnade- within one year :prior to the date of:.is.:uance of any ;such license..
r section 4. any person oWrrine— 'maintaining "or operating co'.merC al kennels
or dog breeding establishments, where dog s are apt.. confinel or, the Drefnses.:
s' of such kennels or establishments or on leash',, snal1 pay an annual license fee
of five collars, said ta..' be, paid' to tee Tr surer:of the ab._r'stian County..
r1 umane 'Society on the first da of ,April e
rilof each iaa:r.or within'thirty. days
after tine COmme dement of operation, of such: comniercial >kennel or breedin:,
establishment.
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Sections. if said dog license tax is not paid by Aori1 first. of.-each ;fear..
there will be a penalty of fifty cents ..ad,ied and collected at time bf 'purchase
.of said dog tax. Yenalty on kennel license will be two dblMars ana fifty cents,
'enaltys to he collected and b::'id to the Treasurer of ,the Sebastjan County
l umane`:Society.
Section 6. It shall be: unlawful for r oi<rner, keeaer.or harborer of any:
fern e dog to permit the sable to run at large in'the city whiele said 4e e
:.maledo,,;,is in heat..
°ectlon 7. any�� dog found in the ,-City upon Which th. applicable tax =as herein
ordvided for has not been paid, or any.:do; found running at large about' which?'
do a'cornplaint is or. has:.bean "made to the Sebastian ,County Humane pociety,
shall be taken up by":said `society and disposed of as'.nereinafter brovided, and'.,
ez any do runnin at l'ar;e.'in violation o;.': any" provision of this Article
`kN sh
all 'be taken up;by'the ebasti :n '.ounty Huriane ociety ^and disposed o£
`:as h reinafter provided.
Section 8. Awry dog taken ;up; by said humane ,society, it servants, agents
or employees, ana which said dig is so injured or diseased as in the discretion.
of such society Lakes the destruction of said dog advisable, shall be 'forth-:'.
with killed and disposed of by such society end -any,other`do.g or dogs taken
u.' by such society shall, be .held for a period of saving: =two hours W end unless'
Within such time called for by. owner, keeper of-or harborer of said dog; and
all taxes and impounding fees due.:thereon paid, may be disposed of by said soap
iety as it is deemed best for the welfare of said d=ig and the :;ublic interest:;:''
Any owners, keeper or harborer of said dog :giro shall call 'for the same y,�ithin.
limited above shall'- in addition to paying; all taxes due on said dog pay in
iddltion a pound' fee Of not less than one collar nor more than five dollars
before feceiving the possession Of swig; c '.from such societ.
Section In the event of the prevalence of hydrophobia to such an extent',
aB in the discretion of the Board oI trustees of the Sebastian !county humane
Society to rake such action advisable, said .society may by proclamation require
TS: all dogs owned, kept or harbored in the city he kept confined upon the
Mise5 oe aho Oner£ keepers or harborers of such offs.: for Such time S
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i be aesl ;Hated in such proclamation, and such such take-effect d
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uoor .ublication thereof by such society in a newspaper havinf: e 7,eneral
and bona fide circuletion in the the City of Van huren, and any dog not
so confined after the effective date of such proclamation shell be taken
up by such society and disposed of as provided in section eight.
:13::31101:10. Any person required bv the terms of this ordinance to PeY
any tax or purchase any license who shell suffer the loss of the receipt
or evidence of the same shall forthwith procure from the Treasurer of the
Sebastian tiumeno Society a duplicate receipt or other evidence of the
payment of said tax or license fee. The said Treasurer shall collect a
fee of fifty cents for ench duplicate so issued.
Section 11. Dorking of D073. No person shall own, keep or harbor env
dog which by loud frequent or habitual barking howling or yelling shell
annoy or disturb any neighborhood.
•ection 12. Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordin-
ance shall be deemed guilty of a iilisdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
-shalJI be fined not lesr than 2ive Dollars nor more than Twenty-five dollars.
Section 1). All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolution or
part of resolutions of the City of Van Puren, Arkansas in conflict here-
with aro repeled.
Section 14. This ordinance being im•edietealy Necessary in providing
for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist and !This ordinance shell be end take effect and be
in 2orce after it: Passe Publication.
FASSZI AND AFP:OVED ThEs 6Th jAi ON *J L, 1964
Lau
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ATTEST:
City Cl6rk
Section 7. Any dog found in the City upon which the applicable
tax as herein provided for has not been paid, or any dog found run-
ning at large about which dog e complaint is or has been made to
the Sebastian County Human Society, shall be taken up by said society
and disposed of as hereinafter provided, and shall be taken up by
the Sebastian County Humane Society and disposed of as hereinafter
provided.
Section 8. Any dog taken up by saidhumane society, its
servants, agents, or employees, and which said dog is so injured
or diseased as in the discroation of such society makes the
destruction of said dog advisable, shall be forthwith killed and
disposed of by such society and any other dog or dogs taken
within such time called for by owner, keeper of -or herborer of
said dog, and all taxes and impounding fees due thereon paid,
may be disposed of by said society as it is deemed best for the
welfare of said dog and the public interest. Any owners, keeper
or harborer of said dog who shall call for the same within
limited above shall in addition to paying all taxes due on said
dog, pay in addition a pound fee of not less than one dollar nor
more than five dollars before receiving the possession of said
dog from such society.
Section 9. In the event of the prevalence of hydrophobia to
such. an extent as in the discretion of the bored of trustees of
the Sebastian County Humane Society to make such action advisable,
said society may by proclamation require that all dogs owned,
kept or harbored in the city be kept confined upon the premises
of the owners, keepers or harborers of such dogs for such time as
may be designated in such proclamation, and such proclamation to take
effect upon publication thereof by such society in a newspaper
having a general and bona fide circulation in the City of Van Buren,
and any dog not so confined after the effective date of sic h
proclamation shall be taken up by such society and disposed of as
provided in section eight.
Section 10. Any person required by the terms of this ordinance
to pay any tax or purchase any license who shall suffdr the loss
of the receipt or evidence of the same shall forthwith procure
from the Treasurer of the Sebastian Humane Society a duplicate
receipt or other evidence of the payment of said tax or license
fee. The said Treasurer shall collect a fee of fifty cents far
each duplicate so issued.
Section 11. Barking of Dogs. No person shall own, keep or
harbor any dog which by loud frequent or habitual barking howling
1 or yelling shall annoy or disturb any neighborhood.
Section 12. Any person who shall violate any provision of this
ordinence shall be deemed guilty of o misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than Five Dollars nor more than
Twenty -five dollars.
Section 13. All ordinances thr parts of ordinances or resolut-
ion or part of resolutions of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas in
conflict herewith are repealed.
Section 14.' This ordinance being immediate necessary in pro-
viding for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety,
an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall be and
take effect and be in force after its passage and publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 1964
Attasted: Allen R, Toothaker (8)
Mayor
6eo L. Crofton (s)
City Clerk