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ORDINANCE #24 • AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR CONFINEMENT, LICENSING AND CARE OF DOGS The City Council of the City of Centerville does hereby ordain: SECTION I. DEFINITION. As used in this chapter "owner" means any person keeping a dog. "At large" means off the premises of the owner and not under the control of the owner, a member of his immediate family, or a person designated by the owner, and in the case of a dog, by a leash, cord or chain not more than 10 feet in length. A dog under control solely by means of command or signal shall be considered under control, only if in the presence of the owner or some other person of suitable age and discretion and on the owner's premises, or the premise of another who has given consent to the owner. SECTION II. Confinement of Dogs. No dog shall be allowed by its owner to run at large, and every dog in heat shall be confined during such entire period and until such dog shall not attract other dogs in account thereof. SECTION III. Certain Animals Declared Nuisances. No person shall keep or allow to be kept any dog, cat, or other animal which shall by any noise, disturb the peace and quiet of any other person. No person shall keep within the City limits a dog or cat, or other animals which habitually barks or cries for extended or unreasonable periods of time, and any such animal which damages plantings or structures, or deposits fecal matter on private property of others, after the person owning or harboring the animal has been notified of such acts as herein provided is hereby declared to be a nuisance. Any person aggrieved by an animal nuisance may make a written complaint to the Police Department, or such other persons designated by the Mayor, stating the acts complained of, the name and address of the owner of the animal, and the name and address of the person making the complaint. The Police Department shall then promptly notify the person owning or keeping the animal and shall order the nuisance abated within 5 days. If such animal nuisance is not abated within that time, a charge may be made against the owner or keeper of the animal and any person found to have violated the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. SECTION IV. License Required. All dogs kept or maintained by their owner within the corporate limits of the City of Centerville shall be licensed and registered if over six months of age. Dog licenses shall be issued by the City, upon payment of a fee of /r ,x%7..(10 for each dog, whether it be male or female, spayed or unspayed. Such license shall continue in force for the life of the animal provided that the owner shows proof every two years that the dog has shots within that period and provided that the address of the owner remains the same. A certificate of vaccination authorized by a licensed veterinarian for rabies shots must be presented at the time of licensing and within every two year anniversary date there- after.