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ORDINANCE NO. NS-517 AMENDING SECTION 4115 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Section 4115. of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 4115. Doqs Runninq at Larqe Prohibited - Penalty. (a) No person owning, keeping or harboring any dog shall permit such dog to be on any public street or other public place in the City except when such dog is wearing a collar and current license tag and is secured to and controlled by the person in charge of such dog by a leash of sufficient strength to support at least 40 pounds dead weight and having a length of not more than 8 feet, or permit such dog to tres- pass or be upon the private property of any other person without the consent of such other person. (b) Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 4115. (a) shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as follows: By a fine of $5.00, except that upon a second conviction within one year of a prior conviction for violation of said sub- section (a) punishment shall be a fine of not less than $15.00 nor more than $50.00= however, the maximum fines herein pro- vided shall not apply to any person allowing a vicious dog to run at large after such person has been notified by the Animal Control Man, by written notice following the biting of a human being, to keep said dog at all times restrained as provided for in Section 4117.1. (c) No person owning, keeping or harboring any unspayed female dog shall permit such dog to run at large, be led on a leash or tied or maintained at any place that is not securely fenced in a manner to keep out all other dogs, while such female dog is in heat or breeding condition, and every female dog kept in violation hereof is declared to be a public nuisance and may be taken up, impounded and delivered to the Orange County Pound and there be released or disposed of as provided for in this Part. The provision for impounding shall be in addition to any punishment for the violation of this subsection (c). SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days from and after the date of its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the l~%h day of Ma~ , 1961. ATTEST: OF ~HE 'r~0UNC IL -1~