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AN OBTITNI' NCE providin for the licensln^; of do;, s and
prohibitinM doffs f --°om running; at large
unless said dogs are on ]Bash, all in th._
Town of' 'elm; pr- o,ridinm for the inpoundin
of do (ts °ound running p at lar. ,o-e contra-- to
tti,.e - ,)- ovisions of this ordinance; - rovidi_ng
for notice to owners of impounded dogs of the
in-o- indin ',hereof; fi-.xinsT the nature and
lenmth of such notice; fi_- _i.nr the terms for
redemption of i nnounded dogs; r ,,nd p 'ovi .in
for the disposition and killing of dogs not
redeemed from sl.rch _mnoundin, ^ ;; acid p_ °ovi tll ing
penalties fo.,- the violation fo thi_s ordinance;
and pealing Ordin':nce No. L_O of the Town of
Yelm and all other ord.:i.nn aces in corL fl ict
herewith; and declaring an erae- - °P-,ency.
i l: IT O? 'D '. lI`T }' ;}� 1r � 'ti L n; TTD ' O- TT (' 01.�'Ti` L Cfn r� TT J rn�'',11'd OF
Y. Li`'1, as f ollows :
Section 1. It 'shall be unlawful for any person to keep or
,r-ai_nta r ,in a Ao� within the Town of ` , lm, Jas hi.n� ;ton, without first ob-
tain.in, a 1`cense therefor, such license to be obtained from the Town
Clerk upon anpli_ca.ti.on to be if i.i.rn1sh -ed by said Town Clerk.
The annul1.1 license fee to -paid is as 'ollows:
1. For male and spa.ved �'.em -_le doffs, y2.00 each.
2. For female dogs, y %3.00 each.
On tho payment
shall issue a license taf7
the license taal --y so issued
or harness. The Town Clerk
which °ile shall contra` n a
na.r -es and ad.dr°esses of thw
issuance of the 1-1_cense.
of the necessary license fee, the Town Clerk
in -r'orm. to be determined by sd.id Clerk, and t
shall be suitabley fastened to the doe's collar
shall keep a °ile of all licenses issued,
brief desc^i_ntion of all dogs licensed and the_
owners therof, as w611 as the date of the .i
)ecti,on 2. It shall be unlawf, {1 for the owner of an.y dog
t0 '?E�'i111 t the S E t0 run at .1dihin the Town limits of the Town
of Yelm, and by at large i -s meant loose and free of ph sical
restraint; p--ovid.ed, however,, that a person may pe rtit a dog to travel
on the streets, alleys, h _rrways and public -property or any other
nr oper °tv not b ton- inc- to the owner of the dog; so long as sAid dom is
on leash.
Secti -on 3. The Police Department of the 'Town of Yelra and
all members the -- °or: , are author ized and directed to take all dogs
found in the Town so -ifcud, kept, or m= .intained in violation of this
ordinance and to impound the same.
Section opt1V after, a doss is impounded as provided
for herein, and in the event that the owner of daid do c, is licensed or
know, -the Police Department will notify said owner of the imnoundin�; of
said doh;, nd said notice shallprovide that said dog must be redeemed
by its owner frnm said p and t.,rithin five da.Trs f -om the giving of s'zeh
notice, or in the event the owner fails to redeem the do from the
no,rnd as in said notice n -°ovided, then such -;,om shall be disposed of
bA7 the 1'ol. ce De?-nartment as hereinafter set Forth.. For the nurnoses
of this sect on !,he notice he_ei-n pr ovided for shall be served by -
de „rosi�.in- in the �)ni_ted S!;at ;es - -)ost o Tice at Ye1m., '.Ja.shi_ngton, a
nostcard no'—'ice d.'rected to the owner of said dog, which notice shall j
give a description of the dog impounded, sha!11 state the date unon
which. such `,M-)oi.ind_:i-nm_ occourred, and sh ^11 advise the owner that the
do,; will be d` snosed o” by the Police Department unless redeemed within
fie days from the date of the mpilin.g of said notice.
In the event that the owner of daid dog is not known, -'then
the notice of the impoundi_n -1. of said do;T shall be liven by posting
a coT) ; of such notice on `ho bulletin boar °d maintained by the Town of
Yelm in the Oit;T Hall in the Town of Yelm, WasIninmton, and the five
days 1 notice hhall be.Tin to run from the date of said posting.
Section 5. In the event th6 dog owner desires to redeem his
dog from the pound he shall p ^y to the Police Depart-ment an impound-
ing fee of y-2-50 plus 50 per day for t' --e feeding and maintenance of
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said do sThile impou ded. In `,h.e event that the i mnounded do r, has not
been licensed, it will likewise be' necessary to p -Ltr the license fee
prior to such rede-P- otion.
The Police Depa tment shall issue duplicate receipts for all
�.onies rece?.vc:d by it b; virtue of this ordin,.: ce, the on ginal of which
shall be delivered to the person makln,,7 n^Lyment. The dupli_cai;e shall be
kept on file in the Police Department.
Section 6. In the event that any dom is not redc;emed from
said doh ooLUZd b its owner wi-1,hin said five day period provided for
the .redemption thereof, then the doq so unded.eemed shall be sold by the
Police Depa; trnent in the evF nt that a sale can be obtained therefor,
or in the event that a sale is not made, then the dom so un- redeemed
slh:all be humanely destroyed in sl_ich a manner as the Police Denartment
ma-a select.
Section 7. All funds received by the P of ce Depa tment by
vi.rtue of_ this ordi nar.ce sha.11 be delivered to the Clerk-Treasurer of
the Town of 17'olm not less than once each -month and shall be deposited
by the said Town Cle.rk- rpreasurer to the cr di.t of the Current Ex -)ense
fund of said Town. At the time the Police Department sh>_,11 make a diuplicate
re,00rt, the ori!;inal of which shall be delivered to the Town
Clerk- Treasurer vr_i.th the de- :)osit, and the dupl- cate co-o which shall
be retained in the Police Department.
All sums received in ?orosecutions for the - violation Of' this
ord_n .nce shall be di_s-oosed of in ' -he same manner as other- funds received
in prosecution for violation of Town ordinances.
Section 8. Any person violating the • te-rms of this � ordina.nce
sha I be giaildy of a misdemeanor acid upon conviction thero.f shall be
fined in a sum not less than X5.00 and not more than x4')100.00
Section Q. Ordinance No. 40 of the Torn of lelm and all
other ordinance or parts of o- ciin-nces in. conflict ,,iher. ewith are hereby
re-oealed.
Section 10. This ordini.nce is necessary for the irimodiate
presorvation of the public peace, health, and safety, and having been
—' passed by the un�,n.imoia.s vote of the council, shall take ef''ect immediately
unon its nassa7e and publication.
ayor
Passed: September 23, 1959
Anproved: September 23, 1959
Publi-shed: October 1, 1959