Sentences with phrase «city dog ordinances»

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In a statement from the village, Trustee Pat Gira encouraged community members to come and share their opinions at the meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Village Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia Ave.. The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance banning the sale of dogs, cats...

The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance banning the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from commercial breeders last month.

They do likely establish that the tenant had a duty of care to keep his dog under control (per ordinance in most cities and towns), and it not, to ensure the mail carrier was aware of the presence of a dog.

Conversely, the city of Lawton, with an average income below the state average and a poverty level above the state average, has had in - house spay / neuter for all animals for four years, was the first city in Oklahoma to ban the chaining of dogs and has the most stringent spay / neuter ordinance in our state, an ordinance that is rigorously enforced.

In the spring of 1972, an unusually high number of rabies cases in wild animals in East Tennessee prompted the city of Morristown to pass an ordinance quarantining all dogs and cats for three months.

Existing pit bull dogs would be allowed to remain within the city, provided that the dogs are registered and the dogs are kept as required by the ordinance.

Complaints about cruelty to animals and dog fighting have dropped significantly during the past year, and Lawrence Humane Society officials credit changes made to city ordinances.

The draft left much of the city's existing ordinance in place but did address provisions regarding dangerous and vicious animals, which primarily applied to dogs.

PATTI DONEGAN»S letter focused on the problem of puppy mills, backyard breeders and dog brokers.Florida Statute 585.195 states each dog offered for sale shall be inoculated against canine disease prior to sale.Florida Statute 823.15 requires sterilization of dogs and cats released from an animal shelter or humane society.The problem in Orange County is the lack of enforcement of these laws, and the need to extend sterilization requirements to back - yard breeders.The public can become involved by encouraging the county commission and city councils to enforce the rules and regulations presently on the books, until a countywide ordinance can be made law that protects the needs of the consumer and the lives of the animals.

In August, a federal court in Phoenix rejected a pet store's challenge to that city's ordinance banning the sale of commercially - bred dogs.

Although there were nine dogs in the house, including a pregnant pit bull, the animals did not violate any city ordinance because six of them were puppies.

DELTONA — City commissioners voted unanimously Monday for changes to an ordinance aimed at making it easier to impound a dangerous dog after just one attack.

Mayor Owen Sheppard said signs prohibiting animals in parks have been posted for years but the city has lacked a pertinent ordinance.Shook could not be reached for comment Wednesday, but her assistant, Jeanne Scholz said the vicious dog ordinance is the result of increased reports in Florida of attacks by pit bull terriers.

Several members agreed that Deltona should tweak its own ordinance, instead of following a state law that allows a dog to attack two pets before removing it from the city.

We at KCDA keep hearing stories of animals getting confiscated from owners due to inadequate housing (even though Spay / Neuter Kansas City's outreach program has free dog houses available to needy families), animals confiscated from owners because they are not altered under the mandatory spay / neuter ordinance for pit bulls, and others that are confiscated because they can not afford the fine associated with having not licensed their dog.

Pets soon may be banned from city parks while vicious dogs could be muzzled and impounded if they display aggressive behavior, according to two newly proposed laws from the city's Animal Control Department.Vickie Ann Shook, department director, requested adoption of the ordinances to give her officers better control over animals in the city.

Like their counterparts in big cities, dog owners in Lake County may have to start cleaning up after their pets with pooper scoopers.That was one of several changes to the county's animal control ordinance suggested during a public hearing Tuesday.The revamped proposal, which aims primarily to stop vicious animals before they bite or harm someone, will undergo more tinkering to include suggestions like cleaning up after dogs.Pooper scoopers will be needed if the county sticks with the idea to ban defecating by dogs on both public and private property other than that belonging to the animal's owner, County Commissioner Richard Swartz said.

Over the past couple of years, Vandalia, MO's police department has been tasked with addressing citizen's concerns over loose dogs — and apparently enforcing the city's «pit bull» ordinance (I am not aware of the specifics of the law).

[22] The City of Austin, on the other hand, has an old ordinance on the books mandating an obsolete PEP protocol based on a six - month isolation period for all cats and dogs exposed to rabies, regardless of vaccination status.

Cities can make their own ordinances tougher, and it looks like Deltona will, voting unanimously Monday to allow a dog to be impounded after one attack.

TAVARES — Charlene Gibson, who owns dogs that neighbors say constantly bark and attack children, plans to fight a charge that she violated the city's nuisance ordinance.

We are active advocates for animal welfare in our state, having written and lobbied the Department of Agriculture, the Nebraska Unicameral and local city councils to close puppy mills, to stop dog fighting, to insist on responsible pet ownership guidelines and to enforce dangerous dog ordinances.

«Although there currently are no retail stores selling dogs or cats in Portland, the passage of this ordinance will prohibit any in the future,» the city staff wrote in a memo to the council.

That ordinance restricted pet stores from selling dogs or cats from commercial breeders, but was ultimately nixed months later by Arizona's governor, who signed a counter bill giving the state — and not cities — power to regulate pet stores.

The San Diego City Council has approved the second and final reading of the Companion Animal Protection Ordinance, which bans the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores in the cCity Council has approved the second and final reading of the Companion Animal Protection Ordinance, which bans the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores in the citycity.

SAFETY HARBOR — «A topic first brought to the commission by a concerned resident about a year ago was passed by the City Commission as a new ordinance Monday prohibiting the retail sale of cats and dogs within city limits.&raCity Commission as a new ordinance Monday prohibiting the retail sale of cats and dogs within city limits.&racity limits.»

if the City Council approves a proposed ordinance banning the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in retail stores.

The Las Vegas City Council will consider an ordinance banning the sale of dogs and cats not obtained from an animal shelter, nonprofit humane society or nonprofit animal rescue organization.

«Jamaica Plain City Councilor Matt O'Malley introduced an ordinance nicknamed the «Puppy Mill Bill» on Feb. 22 that would ban the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores in Boston, according to a press release.»

Jeff Fausett, left, owner of the Las Vegas Petland store listens with his representative, Jay Brown, as the Las Vegas City Council considers an ordinance to ban the retail sale of cats and dogs on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

But his passion borders on zealotry and he's been prompted by a legion of animal welfare fanatics to propose a city ordinance that will ban the retail sale of dogs and cats in Tucson unless they come from animal shelters.

Breed discriminatory laws would be prohibited ``... except in those instances where the rule, regulation or ordinance pertains to spaying or neutering of pit bulls and staffordshire bull terriers located in the city of Warwick, and provided such rule, regulation or ordinance shall not apply to licensed breeders of such dogs.»

Encinitas has become the fourth city in San Diego County to approve an ordinance to ban the sale of dogs and cats from commercial breeders.

Local ordinances We will not adopt a dog to a home if it puts you over the city allowed animal limit, whatever that number may be.

In an effort to put an end to inhumane «puppy mill» breeding operations, Sacramento lawmakers passed an ordinance that permanently bans the sale of non-rescue dogs, cats, and rabbits by pet stores in the city.

Owners of dogs that make «excessive noise» could face fines of up to $ 250 a day under an ordinance approved yesterday by a Chicago City Council committee.

Grove City Council chambers were packed on Tuesday evening with sides for and against an ordinance putting restrictions on Petland and other new pet stores about future dog purchases.

Kansas City, Mo. passed an ordinance mandating the spay / neuter of «pit bull» dogs in August 2006.

Due to many city ordinances and laws the pug must be at the local shelter for a specified number of days before the rescue can step in and take the dog.

City repeals decade - long breed - discriminatory law and replaces it with a safety - focused dangerous dog ordinance that treats all dogs as individuals.

Two Sioux City dog owners want Sioux City's ordinance banning pit bulls declared unconstitutional, claiming it violates their right to due process.

The ordinance makes Austin the first city in Texas to ban the sale of all dogs and cats at retail establishments and one of only a handful of cities in the nation to close off a primary channel for the sale of dogs and cats produced in cruel puppy and kitten mills.

City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: Chapter 78 - 22 of the City of Milwaukee Code of Ordinances places special requirements on owners of dogs that are one half or more American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Miniature Bull Terrier or Rottweiler.

SIOUX CITY Two Sioux City dog owners want Sioux City's ordinance banning pit bulls declared unconstitutional, claiming it violates their right to due process.

Sioux City's ordinance describes a pit bull as an American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier or any dog that looks like or has characteristics of being one of those breeds.

So, although the city attorney says it's unnecessary, the commission will consider an ordinance Tuesday night that states that the county's law against stray dogs and cats is operative in Kissimmee, too.

Fearing the teeth of a proposed animal control ordinance could punish those who own guard dogs, the City Council has sent the law back for more work.The ordinance, which the city has been trying to rewrite for two years, includes a provision that would keep dogs who have attacked people or other animals at home.However, council member Guy White said he is worried that a dog that bites a trespasser would be considered a vicious dog and a homeowner could be penalized for defending his propeCity Council has sent the law back for more work.The ordinance, which the city has been trying to rewrite for two years, includes a provision that would keep dogs who have attacked people or other animals at home.However, council member Guy White said he is worried that a dog that bites a trespasser would be considered a vicious dog and a homeowner could be penalized for defending his propecity has been trying to rewrite for two years, includes a provision that would keep dogs who have attacked people or other animals at home.However, council member Guy White said he is worried that a dog that bites a trespasser would be considered a vicious dog and a homeowner could be penalized for defending his property.

State and local ordinances require licensing of all dogs (and cats in some cities) as a means of rabies control.

Dale Bartlett from the Humane Society of the United States said the pet industry is taking notice of cities» anti-puppy mill ordinances, and that's going to improve how dogs are treated and acquired.

Under the ordinance no person «shall own, harbor, or keep within the City of Memphis, a dog or cat over the age of six months, which has not been spayed or neutered».