HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0206-1972CITY OF KI!~:^[ ORI;I~/A.N¢:I: 2¢)6-72
WIIEREAS, residents of tbi~ city and stato have had occasion to observe
that when dogs, either abandoned or wild or household pets, travel in
groups or packs, said packs of dogs constitute a threat to people, especially
small children, domestic animals, and wildlife; and
t~IIEREAS, the licensing, restriction, or regulations presently provided for
tn Kenat Code, 1963, and the State Statutes have not been effective in the
controlling of dogs acting in groups or "packs" within the City; and
IfltEREAS, recent complaints to the administration of the City of Kenai
demonstrate a continuing and apparently increasing h~zard from dogs, both
licensed and unlicensed, which are traveling in groups or packs ~ithin
the City limits of the City of Kenai;
BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIE COUNCIl, OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section I. There shall be added to Kenat Code, 1963, as amended, a further
Section 3-24, entitled, "Authority to Deal with Dog Packs":
Authority to D~al with Dog Packs
Sect'ion '3-2~. "A Pdli~e o[ficer or the dog Catcher o~ the City
of Kenai, in addition to all other actions authorized pursuant to
the ~ode of the City of Kenat, 1963, as amended, may destroy,
kill, gapture, or otherwise dispose of any one or all of any
dog packs or groups of dogs which, in the view of the said desig-
nated official, or officials, appear hazardous to persons, property,
or wildlife. Such destruction or disposal of the dog, or dogs, is
to be accomplished by any reasonable means.
Section 2. The Code of the City of Kenai, 1963, as amended, is hereby
amended 'tO change Section 3-13. Subparagraph (b) as follows:
Confinement of certain ~ogs
Section 3-13 (a) '-- ~ *
(b) The City Manager may, a~ter publication for not less tha~
two weeks, declare that all dogs will be restrained by ~ence,
leash or otherwise on the propertg o f the owner, such restriction
to continue for a period of not more than _~ days at any one
time. During such. deslgnated period, the dog catcher shall
impound all dogs running at large. No do~ shall be released
except upon payment of the fee provided in Sectfan 3-8.
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r~hi~as ~t to/~ wandebk6g 10o~ ~h~ners' ~emise~ or
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PASSED Z~ day-"~6T,.'J~l~h? 1972.
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A~,EK'I)ING KI!NAI COl)E, 1963, TO }lAKE ~40P, l; S'I'RIX¢iIiNT Till! "I,EA~II I,Ah"' (Section
3-15, KENAI CODE) AND TO ADD A PROVISION AIJTIIORIZI,,C I)IiSTRUCrlO~I OF DOGS
T~VEI, I~fi IN GROUPS OR "PACKS", ~-~h~_~ ....~.;;~-,-Z~ .... -L