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04-67 ORDINANCE NO. 4-67. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY TO PROHIBIT DOGS FROM RUNNING AT LARGE, DEFINING "AT LARGE" AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. WHEREAS, the City Council has received increasing complaints from residents of the City regarding dogs running at large upon public and private property other than the owner or keeper thereof; of public and private nuisances committed by such animals; and of damage to public and private property and persons by such animals; and WHEREAS, the situation has reached that point where remedial legislation of a stringent nature is necessary to re- quire to be done that which some owners of dogs apparently will not do voluntarily, that is, exercise reasonable restraint and control over their dogs; and, WHEREAS, the City Council is charged with the pro- tection of the health, safety and welfare of the general public; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances of said City be, and the same is hereby amended by adding Section 5-7 to read as follows: "SeCtion 5-7 Running at large - Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person who shall own, or have the care, custody or control of any dog to permit such dog to run at large within the corporate limits of the city. 'At large' shall mean off the premises of the owner or custodian of such dog and not under control by leash, cord, chain or voice control. Any dog found running at large within the city limits is declared to be a public nuisance; and the owner of any such dog found running at large shall be guilty of an offense and shall be punished as provided in Section 1-6 of this Code. In any prosecution brought under this section, it shall not be necessary for the city to allege or prove knowledge or neglect on the part of any accused person." PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session thhs . l~3th day of March , 1967. MAYOR First Reading February 13, 1967 Second Reading M.arch 13.., 1967, DEL~y' BE~CH ~ .g'EWS'JOURNAL. Published ~emi.Weeldy Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida PROOF OFPUBLICATION who o~ o~th .~,~,~thal: he/~a~ is ........ 2 ~.~ .......................... of The Delta7 l~,eaeh News-Journal, a ~rd-weekl7 ne~l~aper published at l~e~ lin7 ~ ha Palm~. ach ~¢ounty, Florida; in the ................................. 'D~¢] ~ _ [ .~ ~ ~/.:t"' ........... '" ........ '2 ............... Court, wa~ publh~ed in ~aid new~a~ ha ~ o~ ................... .~.~mw.~._....~.~_~..~..~..~..~... ......................................................... .~ffiant further ~ that the said Delra7 Beach News-,loumal ~ a newspape~ lxtbli~ed at Delm¥ Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and that the said new~paper ha~ iheretofore been continuously published tn said Palm Beach CountT, Florida, each week and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Delmy Beach, in said Palm Beach County, ~lorida, lot a period of one year next preceding the fimt publication of the attached ¢op¥ of vertisement; and affiant further saTs that he has neither paid nor promised any person, corporation ma>, diseoant, rebate, eomrn~ion or ~efund lot ~e Imrl~e o! ~eear~ ~ adver- tisement for PubLication in the said newspaper. ~ ) , ................ · 4:~ 'v~~~ ~' .......... i: ...................... T' .............. ~,,,o~ to,,~ ~,u~,~,ed,,e~o~ ~ ~ ........ ~... ........... ~ o~,~.,. ............ ,,.~,. .................... MY C©ivl~,'.tS!:',(i;~ F¥?'l:i!.S f[~. 21. 19;39