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THIS ORDINANCE TO BE EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 1, 1955. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL JUNE 7, 1954 AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. VEINBERG. NOES: NONE. CLERK PRESIDENT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 3 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 26 RELATING TO THE CONFINEMENT OF A DOG THAT HAS BITTEN A PERSON. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT CHAPTER 3 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED, IS HEREBY AMENDED AND RE—ENACTED BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 26 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 26. CONFINEMENT OF A DOG THAT HAS BITTEN A PERSON. • UPON INFORMATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE GAME WARDEN THAT A DOG HAS BITTEN A PERSON, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR GAME WARDEN, OR THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EITHER, UPON ASCERTAINING THE IDENTITY OF SUCH DOG, TO DIRECT THAT IT BE CONFINED FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS AND NOT MORE THAN FORTY—FIVE DAYS; SUCH CONFINEMENT TO BE EITHER IN THE 110 CITY POUND OR WITH A VETERINARIAN APPROVED BY THE HEALTH OFFICER, AS THE PERSON WHO OWNS OR �f1 c'V CONTROLS SUCH DOG SHALL SELECT, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PERSON WHO OWNS OR CONTROLS SUCH DOG SHALL BEAR THE COST OF ANY SUCH CONFINEMENT WITH A VETERINARIAN. IT SHALL FURTHER BE THE DUTY OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR GAME WARDEN, OR THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EITHER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER DIRECTING THAT SUCH DOG BE SO CONFINED, TO NOTIFY THE HEALTH OFFICER AND HE OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL THEN ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPERVISING SUCH CONFINEMENT AND ORDERING THE DOG TO BE RELEASED WHEN HE DEEMS THAT IT IS SAFE FOR THE DOG TO RUN AT LARGE, SHOULD THE PERSON WHO EITHER OWNS OR CONTROLS SUCH DOG FAIL OR REFUSE TO CONFINE IT AS HEREINABOVE PROVIDED, THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR GAME WARDEN, OR THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EITHER, SHALL IMMEDIATELY TAKE SUCH DOG INTO CUSTODY AND CONFINE IT IN THE CITY POUND AND SUCH PERSON OWNING OR CONTROLLING IT SHALL FORTHWITH BE SUMMONED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR :aAME WARDEN, OR THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EITHER, INTO THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICE COURT WHERE THE MATTER SHALL BE HEARD AS ALL OTHER MATTERS ARE HEARD ON CRIMINAL WARRANTS, AND UPON FINDING THAT SUCH PERSON EITHER OWNS OR CONTROLS A DOG THAT HAS BITTEN A PERSON, THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICE SHALL ORDER THE DOG CONFINED IN THE CITY POUND OR WITH A VETERINARIAN APPROVED BY THE HEALTH OFFICER FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS AND NOT MORE THAN FORTY—FIVE DAYS AT THE COST OF THE PERSON WHO OWNS OR CONTROLS SUCH DOG AND SUCH CONFINEMENT SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE HEALTH OFFICER -OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, EITHER OF WHOM SHALL LATER INFORM THE COURT, WHEN, IN HIS OPINION, SUCH DOG MAY WITH SAFETY BE RELEASED. ANY PERSON OWNING OR CONTROLLING A DOG ORDERED CONFINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY THE CIVIL AND POLICE JUSTICE WHO SHALL FAIL TO COMPLY WITH SUCH ORDER, SHALL BE FINED NOT LESS THAN TWENTY DOLLARS ($20.00), NOR MORE THAN FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), AND EACH DAY'S VIOLATION OF SUCH ORDER SHALL CONSTITUTE A SEPARATE OFFENSE, ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL JUNE 21, 1954 AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL AND MR. VE 1 NBERG. NOES: NONE (MR. TEBELL ABSENT) CLERK ) PRESIDENT