3538 Dogs Running at LargeAN ORDINANCE relating to dogs, prohibiting dogs from running at
large, in the City of Salina, defining certain nuisances,
providing a penalty for the violation of this ordinance,
and repealing Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1976, being
Section 1-106 of the ReFA sed Ordinances 1925.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for the owner or person
in charge of any dog to permit any such dog to run at large within
the City of Salina between the 15th day of April and the 15th day
Of September, provided that any dog kept securely within an enclosure
on private premises or lead by a chain, strap or rope by some person
in charge of such dog, or riding inside of any vehicle with the owner
or person in charge of such dog, shall not be deemed to be running at
large within the provisions of this ordinance. _
Section 2. That any dog found running at large within the
City of Salina contrary to the provisions of Section 1 of this
ordinance shall be taken up by any policeman of the City of Salina
or by any other person duly appointed and employed for that purpose
by the City Manager and shall be impounded in a place provided for
that purpose by the City, which shall be under the charge of the
Chief of Police, who shall make a record of all dogs so impounded,
with their description and date of impounding. If within three days
from the date any such dog is impounded the owner of such dog, shall
appear and claim any such dog, and shall pay to the Chief of Police
the sum of $5.00 to pay the cost of impounding and keeping said dog,
such dog shall be returned to such owner; provided however that the
claiming of any such dog shall be prima facie evidence of the violation
by such owner of this ordinance and shall subject such owner to the
penalty provided for herein. If any dog so impounded id. not claimed
by. the owner thereof within three days of the date of such impounding,
the Chief of Police shall cause any such dog to be killed, or any such
dog may be sold by the Chief of Police to pay the cost of keeping and
impounding such dog, upon public notice given for three consecutive days
in the official city paper, such notice to contain a brief description -
of the dog or dogs to be sold, and the proceeds of any such sale and
any amount paid to the Chief of Police on account of this ordinance shall
be paid into the City Treasury; Provided further that the payment of
a license as required by the ordinance of the City of Salina upon any
dog shall not prevent the impounding, killing or sale of any dog under
the provisions of this oridnance, but if any dog so taken shall have a
license tag for the current year, the owner of such dog as shown by the
records of the City Clerk shall be notified before such dog is killed or
sold.
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Section 3. Any person who shall permit any dog owned by
him or in his charge to run at large in violation of the provisions
of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined in the sum of not less than $5,00
nor more than X25.00 for each offense.
Section 4. 'that Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1976, being
Section 1-106 of the Revised Ordinances 1925, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
after its publication in the official city paper.
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Introduced, May 14th, 1928
Passed May 21st, 1928
Guy T. Helvering
Mayor
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker
City Clerk
STATE 01 KANSAS
COUNTY OF SALINE
I., Chas. E. Banker., City Clerk of the City Of Salina,
Kansas,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of ordinance No. 3538 passed and approved by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Salina, May 21st, 1928, and a'record
of the vote on its final ad -option is found on page Journal
No. 11.
C I y le r
(Published in the Salina 'Journal / °�/ 1928)
ORDINANCE NO. 3538
An Ordinance relating to dogs, prohibiting dogs from running
at large, in the City of Salina, defining certain nuis-
ances, providing a penalty for the violation of this
ordinance, and repealing Section 1_of_Ordinance No. 1976,
being Section 1-106 of the Revised Ordinances 1925.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of.
Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for the owner of person
in charge of any dog to permit any such dog to run at large
within the City of Salina between the 15th day of April and the
15th day of September, provided that any dog kept securely
within an enclosure on private premises or lead by a chain,
strap or rope by some person in charge of such dog, or riding
inside of any vehicle with the owner or person in charge of such
dog, shall not be deemed to be running at large within the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 2. That any dog found running at large within
the City of Salina contrary to the provisions of Section 1 of
this ordinance shall be taken up by any policeman of the City
of Salina or by any other person duly appointed and employed
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for that purpose by the City Manager and shall be impounded in
a place provided for that purpose by the City, which shall be
under the charge of the Chief of Police, who shall make a record
of all dogs so impounded, with their description and date of
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impounding. If within three days from Adate. any -such dog is im-
pounded the owner of such dog shall appear and claim any such
dog, and shall pay to the Chief of Police the sum of $5.00 to
pay the cost of impounding and keeping said dog, such dog shall
be returned to such owner; provided however that the claiming
of any such dog shall be prima facie evidence of the violation
by such owner of this ordinance and shall subject such owner to
the penalty provided for herein. If any dog so impounded is
not claimed by the owner thereof within three days of the date
of such impounding, the Chief of Police shall cause any such
dog to be killed, or any such dog may be sold by the Chief of
Police to pay the cost of keeping and impounding such dog, upon
public notice given for three consecutive days in the official
city paper, such notice to contain a brief description of'the
dog or dogs to be sold, and the proceeds of any such sale and
any amount paid to the Chief of Police on account of this ordi-
nance shall be paid into the City Treasury; Provided further
that the payment of a license as required by the ordinance of
the City of Salina upon any dog shall not prevent the impounding,
killing or sale of any dog under the provisions of this ordinance,
but if any dog so taken shall have a license tag for the current
year, the owner of such dog as shown by the records of the City
Clerk shall be notified before such dog is killed or sold.
Section 3. Any person who shall permit any dog owned by
him or in his charge to run at large in violation of the provisions
of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined in the sum of not less than $5.00
nor more than $25.00 for each offense.
Section 4. That section 1 of Ordinance No. 1976, being
Section 1-106 of the Revised Ordinances 1925, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force after its publication in the official city paper.
Introduced, May 14th, 1928
Passed --- May 21st, 1928
Attest: or
City Cler