Ord G-123(08-51) ORDINANCE
N0. 0-123
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEISAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2 AND 6 OF CHAPTER
XIV OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLOR-
IDA, PERTAINING TO ISSUANCE OF DOG LICENSES; TiL~ EEE TO
BE PAID FOR SUCH LICENSES, AND CERTAIN CONDITIONS PRE-
CEDENT TO THE ISSUANCE THEREOF; AND FUHT~ PROVIDING
FOR THE PAYMENT OF FIFTY CENTS PER .DAY, OR FRACTION
THEREOF, TO THE CITY BY THE O~fNER OF ANY ANIMAL IMPOUND-
ED.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: That Section 1 of Chapter XI¥ of the City
Code of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 1: No dog shall be allowed upon the public
streets, sidewalks, thoroughfares or other public places, in the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, unless said ddg has been licensed
by the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and has an unexpired City
dog license tag affixed to its collar or harness. The license
tax for male dogs shall be One Dollar ($1.00) per year for each
dog; the license tax for unspayed female dogs shall be Five Dol-
lars ($5.00) per year for each dog; and the license tax for
spayed female dogs shall be One Dollar ($1.00) per year for each
dog; and each such license shalY expire on the first day of June
following its issuance, except that any license issued between
May 1st and June 1st of any year shall be valid until June 1st
of the following year."
Section 2: That Section ~f Chapter XIV of the
City
Code of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 2: No license shall be issued for any dog
kept in the City of Delray Beach, Florida, unless the applicant
for such license shall exhibit to the City Clerk a certificate of
a veterinarian, or registered ~urse, or medical technician, show-
ing that said dog has been inoculated against rabies at a date
later than the first day of May next preceding the time of such
application for licensee"
Section 3: That Section 6 of Chapter XIY of the
City Code of the City of Delrqy Beach, Flor±da, be, and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 6: Any dog found upon the public streets or
lthorougb_fare or other public places in this City in violation
~'any of the provisions of these ordinances shall be impounded by
the Police Department of this City° Such animal shall remain
poumded for a period of Five (5) days during which time the owner
may secure the release of said animal by paying to the Police De-
partment of this City a fee of fifty cents (50¢) per day for each
day, or fraction thereof, said animal has been impounded° In addi.
tion thereto, if said animal has not been lnooulated against~rabie~
and licensed by this City, the owner must have said animal inocula-
ted and must purchase a City license for said animal before it can
be released by the Police Department. If any animal remains in th~
custody of the City for more than five (5) days~ the owner thereof
shall lo~e all right to said animal and the City shall proceed to
dispose of same~ either by sale to pay the charges against said
animal~ by turning said animal over to the Animal ~escue League,
or by having said animal ~illedo
PASSED in regular session On second and final reading
this 27th day of August, Ao Do 1951o
ATTEST:
First Reading - August 13, 1951
Second Reading - August 27, 1951
Passed and adopted - August 27, 1951
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