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AN ORDINANCE ANENDiNG' ORDINANCE NO. 984 ENTITLED
<br /> #A~ ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, FIXING
<br /> THE LICENSE FEE8 TO BE PAID ON DOGS, ESTABLISHING
<br /> THE OFFICE OF POUND-~PER, AND SETTING OUT THE
<br /> DUTIES TO BE PERFO~RNED BY HIE AND FIXING }{IS
<br /> C O~PENSATIO N" .
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<br /> ~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DO 0tkDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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<br /> SECTION .l: That Section 2 of Ordinance No. 984 entitled "An O~dinance of
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<br />the City of Santa Aha, Fixing the License Fees to be Paid on Dogs, Establi.shing the
<br />Office of Pound-keeper, and setting out the duties to be performed by him and fixing
<br />his compensation" be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
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<br /> ',Section 2: That the office of poundkeeper is hereby established, which said
<br />poundkeeper shall also be known as the poundmaster."
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<br /> SECTION ..~: That said Ordinance No. 984 be and the same is hereby amended by
<br />the addition thereto of the following sections at the end of Section ll of said Ordinanc~
<br />No. 984, which said new sections shall be numbered and shall read as follows, to-wit:
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<br /> "Section ll-A: It shall be the duty of the poundmaster and all police officer~
<br />upon receiviD~ an affidavit from any person who has been bitten by a dog, or from any
<br />person who has witnessed such occurrence, to notify the owner, possessor, or custodian
<br />of such dog, in writing, to keep such dog at all times, on the property or premises
<br />where such owner, possessor, or custodian ~esidee, or on the property or premises of
<br />an~ person to whom the custody of such dog may be given, and to post a notice
<br />conspicuously on such premises bearing the ~w~ds "Beware of Dog", in letters at least
<br />one and one-half inches high, or to securely hold said dog or cause said dog to be
<br />securely held by a leash or other device or means, so as to prevent said dog from wander.
<br />lng, straying, or getting beyond the control of its custodian.
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<br /> "After ~he receipt by the ova~er, possessor, or custodian of such dog, of the
<br />notice provided for in this section, said owner, possessor, or custodian shall, at all
<br />times thereafter, keep such dog, or cause such dog to be kept, on the property or
<br />premises where such owner, possessor, or c~stodian resides, or on the property or
<br />premises where the person resides to whom the custody of such dog has been given, and
<br />post a notice conspicuously on such premises, bea~ng the words ~Beware of Dog' in
<br />1e~r~ers at least one and one-half inches high, or such ov~er, possessor, or custodian
<br />sb~ll securely hold said dog, or cause said dog to be securely held by a leash or other
<br />device or means, to prevent said dog from wandering, straying, or getting beyond ~he
<br />control of said owner, possessor or custodian, and if such dog is found roaming at
<br />large or out of control of person having charge of same, it may be sumn~rily destroyed
<br />by any police officer or the poundmaster.
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<br /> "Section l!-B: The poundmaster, or person in charge of said pound, shall not
<br />give, sell or cause to be given, any live animal in his care, for the purpose of vivi-
<br />section or experimental purlm~ses~
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<br /> "Section ll-C: It shall be unlavrful for any'person not the owner thereof,
<br />without the consent of the ovn~er thereof, to hold or retain possession of any animal for
<br />a longer period than twenty-four hours (£4) unless such person shall have reported the
<br />same with true description thereof, name and address of person holding or having
<br />possession of the same, to the person in charge of the city pound.
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