Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-169

SECTION 12. POUNDKEEPER TO COMPLY WITH STATE ACT. It shall be the duty of the Poundkeeper to comply with the requirements of that certain Act of the Nevada State Legislature entitled "An Act Relating to the Duties of Peace Officers, Poundmasters or Other Persons Who Impound or Impound and Sell Livestock" Approved March 21, 1925. SECTION 13. UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE ANIMAL FROM POUNDKEEPER BY FORCE, FRAUD OR STEALTH. It shall be unlawful for any person to take his own animal, dog or fowl, or that of any other person out of the cus­tody of the Poundkeeper by stealth, by fraud or by force. SECTION l4. ONLY POUNDKEEPER MAY IMPOUND. It shall, be unlawful for any person other than the Poundkeeper to impound the animals, dogs or fowls of another and it shall be the duty of eveiy person who shall take into his possession any animal, dog or fowl not owned by him or not placed in his possession by the person having the lawful custody or control thereof to immediately deliver the same to the Pound- keeper. SECTION 15. TRESPASSING ANIMALS OR FOWL. Any dog, animal or fowl found doing damage or tres­passing on private property in the City of Las Vegas may be taken up by any police officer or poundkeeper and delivered forthwith to the pound. Any such dog, animal or fowl trespassing shall be held by the Poundkeeper for a period of not more than seventy-two (72) hours, and shall be released upon demand to the person legally entitled thereto upon payment for the keep of said dog, animal or fowl, and if no demand is made, then such dog, animal or fowl shall be sold or disposed of as provided in this ordinance. SECTION 16. DUTY OF POUNDKEEPER WHEN ANIMALS AND FOWL FOUND RUNNING AT LARGE. It shall be the duty of the Poundkeeper and of every police officer while on duty to take up and deliver to the public pound, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, all animals, dogs or fowl found running at large or trespassing on any private enclosure, or found upon any public highway or street or alley or court or public grounds, or upon any unfenced lot or not within a sufficient enclosure, within the City of Las Vegas; pro­vided, however, that all horses, ponies, asses or mules harnessed or saddled and bridled, or dog, led by a string, rope or chain and having around its neck a license tag issued by the City of Las Vegas in conform­ity with the provisions of this Ordinance, and in the actual present custody and control of some person or persons, are excepted from the operation of this section. SECTION 17. VICIOUS DOGS. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, harbor or own any vicious dog or any dog which by its constant threat of attacking and biting, or by biting shall cause annoyance to the neighborhood or injury to any person or persons upon the sidewalks, alleys or streets or other public places in the City of Las Vegas, provided that the person so bitten was not at the time trespassing upon the person or property of the owner or person having control of such dog, and provided further that the person so bitten was not provoking or teasing such dog without cause. Upon conviction under the provisions of this section the court may, in addition to the imposition of penalty in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, order that such dog be muzzled or kept within a sufficient enclosure or that such dog be delivered to the Poundkeeper and destroyed. In addition thereto the charge for impounding a vicious dog shall be FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00)for the first impounding, and TWENTY-FIVE ($25.00), for each impounding thereafter. SECTION 18. BITING DOG TO BE IMPOUNDED. Any dog biting any person in the City of Las Vegas shall be seized, on or off the premises of the person owning, keeping or harboring such dog by the Poundkeeper and impounded in the public pound for a period of not to exceed fourteen (l4) days during which time such dog shall be kept under observation to determine if said dog is rabid or otherwise diseased. If the Health Officer of the City of Las Vegas shall determine that such dog is diseased, and, by reason of such disease is dangerous to person or to other animals, he shall notify the poundkeeper in writing, to destroy such dog and a copy of such notice shall be served on the registered owner of the dog as the same appears in the records of the Poundkeeper, If it shall not be determined that such dog is diseased, and if the dog shall have been duly licensed for the current calendar year, the Poundkeeper shall notify by mail the per­son to whom the license for such dog was issued and at the address from which the dog was surrendered to the Poundkeeper and shall upon demand release such dog to the owner or person lawfully entitle thereto, upon payment of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) per day, and impounding fee in the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) for the keep of such dog, together with a transportation fee in the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) if said dog has been transported by the Poundkeeper, provided that if no person lawfully entitled to such dog, shall within seventy-two (72) hours after the date of mailing said notice, appear at the pound and require the release of such dog, and pay said charges, such dog shall be sold or destroyed by the Poundkeeper in the manner provided in this Ordinance. SECTION 19. DESTRUCTION OF ANIMALS OR FOWL. All dogs, animals, or fowls taken into the custody of the Poundkeeper, and which, by reason of age, or disease, or injury or other cause, are, in the opinion of a licensed Veterinarian unfit for further use or dangerous to keep impounded, shall be forthwith des­troyed by the Poundkeeper. SECTION 20. CHARGES UPON IMPOUNDING. The charges upon animals impounded shall not exceed the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) per day for keeping any animal other than a dog or cate or fowl, plus the actual cost of transporting said animal to the pound and the sum of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) for keeping any dog, cat or fowl, except as otherwise provided for vicious dogs and for copulating dogs. SECTION 21. RECLAIMING OR REDEEMING IMPOUNDED ANIMALS AND FOWL. The owner or person entitled to the custody or possession of any dog, animal or fowl impounded by the Poundkeeper, may at any time before the sale or other disposition thereof reclaim or redeem the same by paying to the Poundkeeper all charges imposed thereon, as provided for herein, and in the case of dogs, by exhibiting to the Poundkeeper the license certificate for the then current calendar year. SECTION 22. SALE OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS OTHER THAN DOGS, CATS, AND FOWL. All animals, excepting dogs, cats, or fowl, taken into the custody of the Poundkeeper, if not redeemed within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter, may be sold at public auction by the Poundkeeper, after giving at least three (3) days notice of such sale. If ho purchaser can be found upon such sale, the Poundkeeper may dispose of the animal by gift, or otherwise. The notice shall describe the animal and shall state the time and place of sale, and shall be posted at the entrance of the pound. At the time advertised, the Poundkeeper shall seel all of the animals so advertised at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. SECTION 23. SALE OF IMPOUNDED DOGS, CATS, AND FOWL. All dogs, cats, and fowl shall be impounded for seventy-two (72) hours, and if not redeemed within such time shall be disposed of by sale, gift, or otherwise; provided, however, reasonable means shall be taken to discover and notify the owner of such im­pounding within said period.