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CHAPTER 1. IN
GENERAL. CHAPTER
1 SECTION 10‑101. Keeping
in such manner as to become a nuisance prohibited. 10‑102. Cruel
treatment prohibited. 10‑103. Rabies
control for dogs. 10‑104. Dogs
to wear tags. 10‑105. Running
at large prohibited. 10‑106. Property
owner may impound. 10‑107. Person
designated to take possession. 10‑108. Owner
to pick up. 10‑109. Owner
to pay board for animal. 10‑110. Officer
may impound. 10‑111. Disposition
of unredeemed animals. 10‑112. Disposition
of large animals. 10‑113. Mayor
to make necessary agreements. 10‑114. Inspections
of premises.
10‑101.
Keeping in such manner as to become a nuisance
prohibited. No animal
or fowl shall be kept in such a place or condition as to become a nuisance
because of noise, odor, contagious disease, or other reason.
10‑102. Cruel treatment prohibited. It
shall be unlawful for any person to
abuse or injure any dumb
animal or fowl.
10‑103.
Rabies control for dogs.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor any dog
without having the same duly vaccinated against rabies and
registered in accordance
with the provisions of the "Tennessee
Anti‑Rabies
Law" Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 68‑8‑101 to
68‑8‑114, or other applicable law.
10‑104.
Dogs to wear tags.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor any dog which
does not wear a tag evidencing the vaccination and registration required by the
preceding section.
10‑105.
Running at large prohibited.[1]
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to permit any animal owned
by him or under his control to run at large within the corporate limits to the
injury or annoyance of others, and it shall be unlawful for such animals to be
permitted at large upon the streets or other public ways of the town.
Such action is declared to be a nuisance and dangerous to the public
health and safety.
10‑106.
Property owner may impound.
Any person finding any animal upon his property to his injury or
annoyance may take up same and remove it to an animal shelter. In the case of an
animal displaying threatening or dangerous behavior the such person may hold the
animal in his own possession, and as soon as possible notify the police
department or the Rutherford County animal control officials of this custody,
giving a description of the animal and the name of the owner if known.
10‑107. Person designated to take possession. The police department as soon as possible after receiving
notice will dispatch a person to the premises and to take a report of the
incident. The police department shall also contact the Rutherford County animal
control department and shall provide a copy of the
incident report to the Rutherford County animal control department within
ten (10) days of the incident.
10‑108. Owner to pick up. If the
person dispatched has or with reasonable dispatch can obtain the name of the
owner or custodian of the animal, he will return the animal to the owners or
custodian's address. If there is no
one at the address, he will leave a notice where the owner or custodian may
reclaim the property. He will then
proceed to the animal shelter approved by the town.
In either case, he will then secure or cause to be secured and serve or
have served a warrant on the owner or custodian for permitting the animal to run
at large.
10‑109.
Officer may impound.
Any police officer or other person dispatched by the town for such
purpose is authorized to capture and impound any animal found at large.
Impounding is to be in accordance with the procedure authorized by this
chapter. In the event capture
cannot be effected promptly, the officer or person is authorized to destroy the
animal.
10‑110.
Disposition of large animals.
Should any officer or designated person upon call or upon his own
initiative pick up a large animal such as a horse, cow, mule, or any other
animal not acceptable by any animal shelter, he is authorized to call a trucking
firm or company. The firm or
company will convey the animal outside the corporate limits to one of the farms
which has a working agreement with the town to handle such cases.
The disposition of the animal in this case shall be handled in the same
manner as previously described for small animals.
10‑111.
Inspections of premises.
For the purpose of making inspections to insure compliance with the
provisions of this chapter, the health officer, or his authorized
representative, shall be authorized to enter, at any reasonable time, any
premises where he has reasonable cause to believe an animal or fowl is being
kept in violation of this chapter. |
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