01-18 Amend 505 Animals and Fowl & 506 Dangerous and Vicious Animals

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Strict liability is imposed for the violation of any provision of Sections 506.03, 506.05, 506.07 and 506.09. Section 2. Section 505.02, Dogs and Other Animals Running at Large, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 505.02 DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE. (a) No person being the owner or having charge of any animals or fowl of any kind in the City shall allow or permit such animals or fowl to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands, or upon the premises of another. (b) No person who is the owner or in charge or control of any dog or cat, whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit such dog or cat to run at large within the City. Unauthorized entry by such dog or cat, upon the premises of another or upon any public street or ground shall constitute "running at large" within the meaning of this section. (c) No person who is the owner or in charge or control of any dog shall permit such dog to go or remain upon any public street or ground within the City except when accompanied by a responsible person, and upon a leash as to prevent such dog from entering private property and from chasing or attacking any person, animal or vehicle. Any dog not properly on a leash will be considered "at large" and in violation of this section. (d) The owner, keeper or harborer of a dog or other animal or fowl who per- mits it to run at large in violation of this section shall, in addition to the penalty provided in subsection (h) hereof, be liable for all damages caused by such dog or other animal or fowl upon the premises of another. (e) Every owner or person in charge or control of a female dog shall, during all times when such female dog is in heat, either confine such dog indoors or treat her in such manner as not to attract other dogs. (t) Any land which is enclosed with invisible fencing must have its boundary no less than six feet from public property. (g) This section shall not apply to persons operating wider the guidelines of a program approved by the Director of Safety for providing for the trapping, spay- ing, or neutering, and releasing of cats and dogs with the purpose of reducing the unwanted stray - animal population in the City. (h) (1) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense. (2) Whoever violates any provision of this section in a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Except as other- wise provided in this chapter, whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. shall be and hereby is repealed, and new Section 505.02, Dogs and Other Animals Running at Large, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 505.02 DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE. (a) No owner, keeper or harborer of any animals or fowl of any kind in the City shall allow or permit such animals or fowl to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands, or upon the premises of another. (b) No owner, keeper or harborer of any dog or cat, whether wearing a regis- tration tag or not, shall permit such dog or cat to run at large within the City. Unauthorized entry by such dog or cat, upon the premises of another or upon any public street or ground shall constitute `Sunning at large" within the mean- ing of this section. (c) No owner, keeper or harborer of any dog shall permit such dog to go or remain upon any public street or ground within the City except when accompa- 19