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ORDINANCE NO. 371
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
1UKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR FEROCIOUS OR VICIOUS
DOGS TO ROAM on RUN AT LiffiGi1: IN THE CITY OF
SJ.6.NFORD, FLORIDA, 1\11) REC2UIRING THE SAME TO
BE CONFINED AS IN THIS ORDINANCE PRESCRIBED
AND PROVIDING FOR Tl~IR DESTRUCTION IN NOT
CONFINED AS IN THIS ORDINANCE REQ,UIRED .A}..'TI
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THE
PROVISIONS HEREOF BY 'rHE OVffiER OR KEEPER OF
SUCH DOGS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CI TY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That it shall be unlawful for any ferocious
or vicious dog to roam or run at large within the corporate limits
of the City of Sanford, Florida.
SECTION 2: A vicious dog Within the meaning of this
ordinance shall be one that is of a ferocious or vicious nature
or snaps at people or has bitten people or attempted to bite
pe ople .
SECTION 3: A ferocious or vicious dog at large within
the meaning of this ordinance shall be one that roams the streets,
avenues, alleys or public places of the City of Sanford, Florida,
without being under leash by some person or persons in charge of
such dog and muzzled by a muzzle sufficiently strong to prevent
such dog from biting or attempting to bite people.
SECTION 4: That any ferocious or vicious dog as
defined in Section 2 hereof shall, while on the premises of the
owner or keeper thereof, be securely confined by a chain,wire or rope and.
not allowed to be loose on said owner's or keeper's premises.
SECTION 5: That upon affidavit made by any person
or persons that a ferocious and vicious dog is roaming or running
at large on the pUblic streets, avenues, alleys or public
places of the City of Sanford, Florida, and presented to the
Municipal Judge of the City of Sanford, Florida, said Municipal
Judge shall immediately cause a police officer to serve written
notice upon the owner or keeper of such dog to confine such
dog immediately as herein prescribed and if such owner or keeper
cannot be located within
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hours after such notice is
issued, then it shall be the duty of any police officer to kill
said dog, and if such owner or keeper shall permit such fero-
cious or vicious dog to continue to roam or run at large after
service of such notice, then it shall be the duty of any police
officer to kill such dog.
SECTION 5: Any person or persons violating the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be punished upon cOnviction in
the Municipal Court by a fine not exceeding ~200.00 or by
imprisonment not exceeding ninety days.
SECTION 7: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 8: That this Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
March,
PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day of ~~, 1945.
Attest:
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As the City Commission of the City of
Sanford, Florida.
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C~_ty Clerk of the City of Sanford,
Fl("r~,c18, hereby cert~.fy thflt a t'!~~H~ e.nf. corT'ect copy of the
forego~nt~ Ordinance No. 371, pElS' ('(1 and pdopted by the City
Conmiss1un of the City of S~nford, Flor~_rin, on the l?th day
of }':8.rch, ' ()1(5, 1"88 PCS'IED at t hA front c~oor of the Gi ty Hall
i~ the City of SAnford, Flnr1da, on the 13th dRY of MRrnh,
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