1. pets
2. dogs

ORDINANCE No.xoo./
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Court of Pulaski County, Kentucky, having determined
that in order to effectively control the running at large of dogs within the confines of Pulaski County, Kentucky, and to prevent certain nuisances, it is
necessary that the Fiscal Court enact Ordinance No.800./
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Fiscal Court of Pulaski County,
Kentucky:
SECTION ONE:
a)
REGISTRATION OF DOGS REQUIRED
It shall be unlawful for any person or group to keep, harbor, or
own any dog within Pulaski County, Kentucky, without first having paid a yearly
license fee of $1.50 thereon.
b)
The license shall cover a period from July l to June 30, or any
part thereof. This fee is due and payable on the first day of July of each year,
or on the first day of the month following acquisition of the dog.
c)
It shall be the duty of the keeper, harborer or owner to register
the same with the County Dog Warden who shall issue a receipt therefor in the form
of a tag or metal or other durable material, having stamped or engraved thereon
the registration number and the year of registration; and it shall be the duty
of the keeper, harborer or owner to attach such tag to a collar and to keep it
on the dog at all times.
SECTION TWO:
PUBLIC NUISANCES PROHIBITED
No person in Pulaski County shall keep, harbor or own any dog which
shall do any one or more of the following objectionable actions, each of which
is hereby declared to be a public
a)
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Habitually barks, howls, yelps, or whines loud enough to be heard
beyond the premises of where it is kept or harbored.
b)
Habitually goes upon any property or premises nor owned or
occupied by the person who keeps, harbors or owns said dog.
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c)
Habitually turns over or gets into garbage cans or milk containers
or damages ,,ghl'Uhl>eiy and items of personal property, located on any premises
other than those owned by the person who keeps, harbors or owns said dog.
d)
When not on the property of its owners or keeper, habitually
runs at, jumps upon, chases, barks at, bites at, or in any way frightens, molests
or scares any child or adult other than the one who keeps, harbors or owns said
dog and the members of his immediate family.
e)
Chases, attacks or kills any other dog, any livestock or other anim<
besides those owned by the person who keeps, harbors or owns said dog.
f)
Bites any person on sidewalks, streets, or any property other
than that of its owner or keeper.
g)
Definitions:
"Habitually" in this document means three or more
times during any one thirty (30) day period.
"Keep or Harbor" in this document means to habitually allow the dog
to remain, or to lodge, or to be fed, within his home, yard, building or enclosure
or on his premises.
h)
This ordinance does not apply to "hunting dogs" running at large
when under the immediate control of the owner, custodian or possessor of said dogs.
The term "under the immediate control" is defined as the power to manage and direct
said dogs and is not limited to actual physical control of said dogs.
SECTION THREE:
a)
IMPOUNDING OF UNLICENSES OR PUBLIC NUISANCE DOGS
Any dog without a ·proper
which has committed any one or more
and current registration tag, or any dog
of the public nuisances ment:!.onetl in Section
Two above, may be taken up at any time by those persons officially appointed to
serve as Dog Warden by the Pulaski County Fiscal Court.
b)
For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed by this ordinance
and to enforce its provision, any Dog Warden is empowered to enter upon the premisi;:::s
upon which the dog is kept or harbured and to request the exhibHion of such dog an• ·
the license for such dog.
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c)
It shall be the duty of all peace officers within Pulaski
County, Kentucky, to support and aid the Dog Wardens in their duties if
called upon, and this shall include the issueing of a summons to the
keeper, harborer or owner of any dog whether licensed or unlicensed,
which has been permitted to be a public nuisance as defined in Section Two.
d)
Impoundment shall be at the Somerset-Pulaski County
Animal Shelter.
e)
Dogs shall be confined in a humane manner.
f)
Unlicensed dogs suffering from injury, infectious disease
or severe illness shall be disposed of immediately by the Dog Warden in
a humane manner.
All other dogs, licensed or unlicensed, which are
healthy may be kept for not more than seven (7) days after pickup, and
then, if unclaimed, may be disposed of by the Dog Warden in a humane
manner.
g)
Immediately upon impounding of dogs, the Dog Warden shall
make every possible effort to notify
the owners of such dogs so impounded
and inform the owners f the conditions whereby they may regain custody
of such animals.
h)
Carcasses of dogs destroyed by the Pulaski County
Animal Shelter shall be disposed of according to law.
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SECTION FOUR:
RECLAIMING OR BUYING IMPOUNDED DOGS
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Any licensed dog may be reclaimed by its owner upon
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paying a redemption fees as follows:
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$~.00
for the first offense;
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$5'Q".OO for the second offense; and
$~.00
for any subsequent redemptions
of the same dog, together with a veterinarian fee for anti-rabies
vaccination in absence of proof of vaccination for current year, the
costs of boarding and keeping, and any other fees required by the
Pulaski County Animal Shelter, pursuant to the attached sheet, which is
annexed hereto and referred to herein by reference as if fully copied
herein.
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c)
Any dog not claimed within seven (7) days after pickup may be
sold for the accumulated costs detailed in parts "a" and "b" of this Section.
SECTION FIVE:
a)
ENTICING DOG FROM OWNER
It shall be unlawful for a person to entice a dog from the yard
or enclosure of its keeper or owner for the purpose of causing it to be impounded,.
or to remove a muzzel, collar, license tag or chain wihtout the consent of the
Keeper or owner thereof.
b)
Any person who shall violate this Section, upon conviction shall be
fined not less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars, nor more than Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00)
Dollars for each offense, and this fine shall be in addition to any court costs.
SECTION SIX:
RECORDS
It shall be the duty of the Dog Warden to keep or cause to be kept:
a)
Accurate and detailed records of the licensing of dogs.
These
records shall include, breed, sex, coloration, size and name of owner.
b)
Complete records of all dogs collected, impounded, reclaimed,
sold or disposed of, including dates, persons involved and identification of
dogs (as in "a" above).
c)
Accurate and detailed records of bite cases, and of the investigati<
and disposition in each case.
d)
Accurate and detailed records of all monies received, and of all
costs of operation of the Animal Shelter and of those expenses incurred by the Dog
Wardens in the performance of their duties.
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SECTION SEVEN:
PENALTY
Any person, firm or organization violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance, excluding Sections Four and Six, or receiving a summons (referred to in
Section Three), shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than Five ($5.00)
Dollars, nor more than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars for each offense, and this penalty
shall be in addition to all courts costs and to all costs which may be charged un<l
Section Seven.
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SECTION EIGHT:
All complaints concerning a violation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance must be signed by the complaining party.
SECTION NINE:
a)
INVALIDITIES AND CONFLICTS
If any section, paragraph or clause of this ordinance is held
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such section,
paragraph or clause shall not affect any of the remaining parts.
b)
All prior ordinances or portions of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict and to such extent
only.
First reading this ..2.2_ day
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Second reading this /O
day of
Passed this ..112_ day of
f~,, 1988.
1988.
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1988.
This ordinance shall be considered to be in full force and effect upon
the signature of the Pulaski County Judge/Executive.
ATTEST:
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PULASKI COUNTT CLE
PUBLISHED THIS L£'l_ day of
7(::r'h ,
• 1988.
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Pulaski Co. Animal Shelter
4072 N. Hwy. 27
Somerset, Ky. 42501
Dog Warden
DAVID MOSS
(606)679-6432
Co. Judge/Executive
DARRELL BESHEARS
(606)678-4853
AllOPTION FEES FOR PULASKI COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
Effective Date January 1, 1987
MALE ADULT DOGS 1
4 months or older
$40.00- price includes neuter, rabies shot,
parvo and Kentucky dog license.
MALE PUPS1
6 weeks to 4 months old
$22. SO- price includes parvo and wo:r:Ding.
FEMALE DOGS:
6 weeks and older
$45.00- price includes spa:y, worming, parvo,
rabies shot and Kentuck;r dog license •.
Owners Claiming A Dog That Has Been Picked Up
B7 The Pulaslci County
Animal Shelter Will Be Charged A Fee Of1
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$50";t)O $~
first time
Second time
- Third time
Owners Will Also Have To Show Proof
Of
Rabies Shot
and Kentucky
Dog License.
There Will Be A $10.00 Charge for Picking up a Personal Dog and A
$5.00 Charge for Dog11 BroUBht in b;r the Owner.
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CATS ADULT1
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KI1I1'1'ENS:
$10.00 -
Short Hair
$15.00 -
Long Hair
$5.00
Price Includes Rabies Shot
AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 800.l
"THE PULASKI COUNTY DOG ORDINANCE"
WHEREAS, The Fiscal Court of Pulaski County lrns determined that
veterinarian costs have increased affecting current adoption fees
at the Animal Shelter;
BE IT NOW TIIBRJE:FORD OlIDAUffiJ) by the Fiscal Court of Pulaski
County~
Kentucky~
It shall be mandatory that all animals adopted from the Pulaski
County Animal Shelter be spayed or neutered with the following
fees to be charged:
Fifty ($50.00) for male or female dogs.
Thirty--five ($35.00) for cats.
First reading this 26th day of January,
1993~
;2) day of Febr·uary, 1993.
Second reading this
This Ordinance shall be considered to be in full force and
effect upon the signature of the Pulaski County Judge Executive
and retroactive to February 1,
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Publiolted this
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PREAMBLE
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF DOGS
RUNNING AT LARGE; DOGS AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE;
DOG WARDEN POWERS JI.ND DUTIES; VICIOUS DOGS;
PENALTIES.
AMENDMENT PULi\ SK 1 COUNTY ORD lNl\NCE NO: _f3:J.:l:__g.
SECTION ONE shall be amended
(d).
proof
Any
dog
as
follows:
that bites a child or adult shall have
of rabies shots.
If owner of said dog cannot produce
proo( oi rabies shots, the dog shall be taken to the Pulaski
County
period.
owner
Shelter
and guarantied for the ten (10) day
After tl10 ton
(10) day guarantied period is up the
Animal
shall
tl10
dog
pay
up,
vaccination,
a twenty-five
plus
costs
a
of
($25.00) dollar foe to pick
veterinarian
fee
for
anti-rabies
boarding and keeping, and any other
fees required by tho Pulaski County Animal Shelter.
SECTION TWO shall bo amended as follows:
(a)
enough
or
Constantly
to
barks,
howles,
yelps or whines loud
be heard beyond the premises of where it is kept
harbored.
Constantly meaning continually, persistently
or its common sense definition.
(b)
Habitually goes upon any property or premises not
owned or occupied by the person who owns the dog.
SECTION THREE shal 1 be amended os follows:
The Dog Wardon sholl have the power to issue a citation
to the keeper,
or
unlicensed,
harborer or owner of any dog whether licensed
which
has
been
nuisance as defined in Section Two.
permitted
to be a public
PREhMELE
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF DOGS
HUNNING AT LARGE; DOGS l\S A PUBLIC NUISANCE;
DOG \<11\RDEN PO\</Ef\S !\ND DUTIES; VICIOUS DOGS;
PENALT[ES.
PUL1\SKI COUNTY O!WINANCE NO:
MlENll~ffN'l'
SECTION ONE:
(a)
kt'C p
It
1-\cntucky,
or
bo 11nlawful for any person or group to
own
any
dog
within
Pulaski
County,
h'i thout first l1uving puid a ycurly license fee of
thoroon.
Sl.~O
(b)
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on
shall
h~1rbor,
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HEGISTIU\TION OF DOGS REQUIRED/DOG BITES
Tho
liconso
sl1all cover a period from July l
to
Thi1; [oc is duo and payable
JO,
first day of July of each year, or on the first day
tho
o[ the montl1 following acquisition of the dog.
(c)
It
bo tho duty of tho keeper,
shall
owner
to
sliall
issue
metal
or other durable material, having stamped or engraved
thereon
register
harborer or
the
registration;
a
the same with the County Dog Warden who
receipt
therefore
rcgistrotion
and
it
shall
in the form of a tag or
number
and
the
be
duty
of the keeper,
the
year
of
harborer or owner to attach such tag to a collar and to keep
i t on
the dog at all
(d)
proof
Any
dog
time~.
that
of rabies shots.
proof of rabies shots,
County
Animal
Shelter
!\[tor the ten
bites a child or adult shall have
If owner of said dog cannot produce
the dog shall be taken to the Puleski
and guarantied for the ten (10) day
(JO)
day guarantied period is up the
(f)
Bites
any
person
on sidewalks, streets, or any
property other than that of its owner or keeper.
Definitions:
( g)
"Habitually" in this document means
three or n1ore times during any one thirty (30) day period.
"Keep
~llow
Harbor" in this document means to habitually
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tl1c
dog to remain, or to lodge, or to be fed, within
l1is l1c)n10, y0rd,
This
(11)
running
owner,
L11c
building or enclosure or on his premises.
at
ordinance
large
ct:stodi~n
docs
when
not apply to "hunting dogs"
under the immediate control of the
or possessor of said dogs.
i1J11J1ecll;iLe control" is dc[inocl as
direct
said
dogs
and
is
not
The term "under
tlw power to manage and
limited to actual physical
control o( said dogs.
SEC1'10N
Tl!REE:
- - -IMPOUNDING
OF
UNLICENSED
OR PUBLIC
NlJlSl\NCE DOGS
-------(a)
l\ny dog without a proper and current registration
or
any dog which has committed any one or more of the
tag,
public
taken
nuisances
up
mentioned
in
Section
Two above, may be
at any time by those persons officially appointed
to servo as Dog Warden by the Pulaski County Fiscal Court.
(b)
by
For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed
this
Warden
ordinance
is
and
empowered
to
enforce its provision, any Dog
to enter upon the premises upon which
the dog is kept or harbored and to request the exhibition of
such dog.
(c)
The
Dog
Warden
ciLatlon to the keeper,
shall
have the power to issue a
harborer or owner of any dog whether
owner
pay
shall
the
dog
up,
a twenty-five ($25.00) dollar fee to pick
plus
a
costs
\:accination,
veterinarian
of
fee
for
anti-rabies
boarding and keeping, and any other
fees required by the Pulaski County Animal Shelter.
SECTION TWO:
PUBLIC NUISANCES PHOHIBITED
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No
person
dog
which
objectionable
in Pulaski County shall keep, harbor or own
sl1all
do
actions,
any one or more of the following
each of which is hereby declared to
be a public nuisance:
Constantly
(a)
to
enough
or
barks,
howl es,
yelps or whines loud
be heard beyond the premises of where it is kept
harbored.
Constantly meaning continually, persistently
or its commo11 sense definition.
(b)
IL1bi tually got'S upon any property or premises not
owned or occupied by the person who owns the dog.
(c)
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Habitually turns over or gets into garbage cans or
containers
property,
or damages shrubbery and items of personal
located on any premises other than those owned by
the person who keeps, harbors or owns said dog.
(d)
When not on the property of its owners or keeper,
habitually runs at,
in
any
other
jumps on, chases, barks at, bites at, or
way frightens, molests or scares any child or adult
than
the one who keeps, harbors or owns said dog and
the members of his immediate family.
( e)
livestock
Chuses,
attacks
or
kills
any
other
dog, any
or other animal besides those owned by the person
who keeps, harbors or
own~
said dog.
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First reading this
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Second reading this .j) -- day of
Passed this
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1999.
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Ordinance shall be considered to be in full force
upon
the signature of the Pulaski County Judge
Executive.
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PULASKI COUNTY JUDGE/EXECUTIVE
ATTEST:
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1999.