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• <br />L <br />• <br />(V <br />W <br />3 <br />• <br />0 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTIONS 1 AND 2 <br />OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />THAT SECTIONS 1 AND 2 OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF <br />1945 BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY AMENDED AND RE—ENACTED SO AS TO READ AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />SEC. 1. DANGEROUS ANIMALS AT LARGE. <br />NO PERSON SHALL SUFFER OR PERMIT ANY ANIMAL BELONGING TO HIM <br />OR UNDER HIS CONTROL AND KNOWN OR REASONABLY SUSPECTED OF BEING <br />DANGEROUS TO GO AT LARGE IN THE CITY9 OR BE KEPT IN SAID CITY AT <br />ANY TIME EXCEPT IN STRICT CONFINEMENT IN SUCH MANNER AS TO BE SAFE <br />FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR ANY PERSON WHO MAY HAVE OCCASION TO GO <br />ON THE PREMISES ON WHICH SUCH ANIMAL IS KEPT. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS <br />SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE DOLLARS <br />NOR MORE THAN TWENTY—FIVE DOLLARS AND EACH DAY SUCH ANIMAL IS ALLOWED <br />AT LARGE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. (CODE'9132, SEC. 322.) <br />SEC. 2. SAME --FAILURE 07 OWNER TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY AFTER NOTICE. <br />IF THE OWNER OF ANY ANIMAL KNOWN OR REASONABLY SUSPECTED OF <br />BEING DANGEROUS SHALL. FAIL TO TAKE IT INTO CUSTODY AFTER BEING NOTIFIED <br />TO DO SO BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE SAID ANIMAL MAY BE KILLED BY ANY <br />POLICE OFFICER WHO MAY DEEM IT NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLICe <br />UPON COMPLAINT OR WARRANT ALLEGING THAT A DANGEROUS ANIMAL IS BEING <br />ALLOWED TO RUN AT LARGE IN SAID CITY, OR IS NOT BEING CONFINED IN THE <br />MANNER PROVIDED BY THE PRECEDIVG SECTION, THE OWNER OR PERSON IN CONTROL <br />OF SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICE OF <br />SAID CITY AND, AFTER INQUIRY INTO THE FACTS, SUCH JUSTICE SHALL ORDER <br />SUCH ANIMAL KILLED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR MAKE SUCH FURTHER ]DISPOSITION <br />OF THE CASE AS SHALL INSURE THE FUTURE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC FROM DANGER <br />FROM SUCH ANIMAL, AND IF SUCH OWNER OR PARTY IN CONTROL OF SUCH ANIMAL <br />CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED, THEN SUCH ANIMAL SHALL BE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY <br />THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND UPON ITS BEING DETERMINED THAT THE PRECEDING <br />SECTION 1S BEING VIOLATED WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ANIMAL IT SHALL BE DISPOSED <br />OF AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED JUST AS IF THE OWNER OR PARTY IN CONTROL OF <br />SUCH ANIMAL WERE PRESENT. (ID.) <br />CLERK <br />ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 18, 1950 <br />AYES: MR. BARR, MR. HADEN, <br />MR. HAMM, MR. HILL, <br />AND MR. TEBELL• <br />NOES: NONE <br />PRESIDENT <br />