Lindsay Municipal Code § 6.08 Dogs Running At Large

All dogs shall be kept and restrained at all times, either on a leash, chain or in a fenced yard; otherwise they will be classed as running at large. Leashes or chains shall not be in excess of twelve feet in length.

(Ord. 359 § 1, 1979)

Unrestrained dogs may be taken by police, the animal control officer or a humane officer and impounded in an animal shelter, and there confined in a humane manner. Impounded dogs shall be kept for not less than three days unless reclaimed by their owners. If by a permit or license tag or other means the owner can be identified, the animal control officer shall immediately upon impoundment notify the owner by telephone or mail of the impoundment of the animal. Dogs not claimed by their owners within three days, or placed in a suitable new home, shall be humanely euthanized by the animal control officer or by an agency delegated by him or the city council to exercise that power.

(Ord. 359 § 2, 1979)

An owner reclaiming an impounded animal, dog or otherwise, shall pay a kennel fee as provided for by Chapter 6.04.

(Ord. 359 § 3, 1979)

In addition to, or in lieu of, impounding an animal found at large, the animal-control officer, humane officer, or police officer may issue to the known owner of the animal a notice of ordinance violation. The notice shall impose upon the owner a penalty of ten dollars which may, at the discretion of the animal owner, be paid to the city clerk within seventy-two hours in full satisfaction of the assessed penalty. In the event that the penalty is not paid within the time period prescribed, a criminal warrant shall be initiated before a magistrate and, upon a conviction of a violation of this chapter, the owner shall be punished as provided in Section 6.08.070.

(Ord. 359 § 4, 1979)

No owner shall fail to exercise proper care and control of his animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. Excessive, continuous or untimely barking, molesting passersby, chasing vehicles, habitually attacking other domestic animals, trespassing upon school grounds or trespassing upon private property in such manner as to damage property, shall be deemed a nuisance.

(Ord. 359 § 5, 1979)

The director of public safety, his designee, any public safety officer, animal control officer or humane society officer shall have police powers in the enforcement of this chapter and no person shall interfere with, hinder, molest or abuse the director of public safety, his designee, any public safety officer, animal-control officer or humane society officer in the exercise of such powers.

(Ord. 404, 1986: Ord. 359 § 6, 1979)

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine in an amount which is set by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 604 2023, Ord. 359 § 7, 1979)