ARTICLE I. Sec. 14-1. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Animal means all dogs, cats, cattle, horses and other equines, hogs, goats, rabbits, sheep, or wild mammals, reptiles, or fish that have been tamed, domesticated or captured.
Animal shelter means all pens, houses or fenced enclosures where animals are confined, such as, but not limited to, hutches, cotes, lofts, kennels, warrens, feed lots, barns, stables or other buildings or enclosures.
Bite means any actual or suspected abrasion, scratch, puncture, tear, bruise or piercing of the skin caused by any animal which is actually or is suspected of being contaminated or inoculated with the saliva from the animal, directly or indirectly, regardless of the health of the animal causing such bite.
Breeder means any person who maintains an unaltered (unsterilized) dog or cat and breeds such animal for any consideration or profit, fee, or compensation.
Cat is any member of the feline family.
City means the City of Springdale, Arkansas.
Dog is any member of the canine or dog family.
Fowl means all animals that are included in the zoological class Aves.
Harboring means allowing any animal to habitually remain or lodge or to be fed within a home, store, yard, enclosure or place of business of any other premises in which a person resides or controls, which shall be considered as keeping and harboring such animal.
Inhumane treatment means any treatment of any animal which deprives the animal of necessary sustenance, including food, water and protection from weather, or any treatment of any animal such as overloading, overworking, tormenting, beating, mutilating or teasing or other abnormal treatment as may be determined by the animal control officer.
Provocation means taunting, striking, or screaming at the animal or unauthorized entry into the premises where the animal is kept.
Running at large (to run at large) means not confined on the premises of the owner within a fenced enclosure or animal shelter or under the control of a person, either by lead, cord, leash, rope or chain; provided, further, that an animal may be considered confined if on a lead, rope or chain which is securely fastened or picketed in a manner which is sufficient to keep the animal on the premises.
Vaccination means an injection of any vaccine for rabies approved by the state veterinarian and administered by a licensed veterinarian or the person authorized by law to administer such vaccine.
Veterinarian means a doctor of veterinary medicine licensed by the state.
Vicious dog or vicious animal means any dog or other animal that has bitten any person or other animal without provocation or has shown a propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack without provocation, and is able or likely to inflict injury to another person or animal.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Cross reference(s)--Definitions generally, § 1-2.
Sec. 14-2. Penalty.
(a) Any person who shall be convicted of violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of section 1-9 of the Springdale Code of Ordinances. Each day that a violation of this chapter occurs shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as a separate violation.
(b) In addition to any fine imposed, in the case of a vicious dog or other vicious animal, or a wild animal or reptile, the court may order the animal or reptile removed from the city or euthanized.
(c) Any person found guilty of harboring a vicious dog or other vicious animal, or of harboring or keeping a wild animal in the city, shall pay all reasonable expenses associated with housing, removal, or euthanizing that animal or reptile, including shelter, food, and veterinarian expenses, if any.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-3. Enforcement.
The animal services division shall have primary responsibility for the enforcement of this chapter and is hereby authorized to make whatever investigations and to issue such notices, orders, citations, or directions as are necessary for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. However, nothing contained herein shall prevent the code enforcement division from also enforcing the provisions set out in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Sec. 14-4. Authorization for quarantine.
The director of animal services shall report to the mayor in the event a potential outbreak of rabies or other contagious disease is suspected in the animal or fowl population and if the mayor concurs with the director of animal services that the danger to the public safety from rabid or diseased animals or fowl is reasonably imminent, the mayor is hereby authorized and it shall be his duty to issue a quarantine proclamation ordering persons owning, keeping or harboring any animal or fowl to confine it for such time as may be specified in the quarantine proclamation. Upon the publication of such proclamation by the mayor, no person keeping or harboring any animal or fowl shall allow such animal or fowl to run at large as defined in section 14-1. All dogs, cats or other animals or fowl found running at large during the time specified by the mayor in the quarantine proclamation without being properly confined may be killed by any officer of the city under procedures established by the division of animal services.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Cross reference(s)--Health and sanitation, ch. 54.
State law reference(s)--Quarantines generally, A.C.A. § 20-19-309; city may impose additional measures, A.C.A. § 20-19-310.
Sec. 14-5. Control, protection of animals.
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Permit or allow any animal or fowl to run at large within the corporate limits of the city, except on property of the owner of the animal located in an agricultural (A-1) zone. However, this exception does not apply if the owner's property is in a platted subdivision, even if it is an A-1 zone.
(2) Permit or allow any fowl within the corporate limits of the city, except on property of the owner of the fowl located in an agricultural (A-1) zone. However, no fowl shall be permitted in a platted subdivision, even if the platted subdivision is zoned A-1.
Exception: This provision is not intended to apply to the ducks in Murphy Park, nor to indoor birds kept as pets, such as parakeets, nor to the lawful transportation of fowl through the corporate limits of the city.
(3) Carry out any inhumane treatment against any animal.
(4) Keep or harbor any animal which by loud, frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping or other noise disturbs any person or neighborhood within the corporate limits of the city.
(5) Keep or harbor a vicious dog or other vicious animal within the corporate limits of the city.
(6) Allow unspayed female dogs to be away from confinement on the premises of the owner, except on a lead and under the control of an adult person, when such dog is in season.
(7) Keep or harbor a dog or cat over four months of age within the corporate limits of the city without such dog or cat having a current vaccination against rabies performed by a veterinarian and securing an annual permit issued by the city clerk for a 12-month period beginning at the date of vaccination; rabies vaccination is hereby considered current for 12 months following the date of vaccination; provided, vaccination may not be required if the owner of such dog or cat shall exhibit to the city clerk a statement from a veterinarian certifying that such vaccination would be injurious to such dog due to its health. All dogs and cats shall be provided with a collar by the owner to which shall be affixed the vaccination tag and license tag issued as herein provided. The annual license fee shall be waived in the case of cats and permits issued without the payment of any fee to the city for such permit.
(8) Permit unsanitary conditions to exist on the premises where any animal is kept which would cause odors, attract flies or vermin, or which would be otherwise injurious to the public health and safety, or would obstruct the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by members of the neighborhood, city, or other persons.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
State law reference(s)--Cruelty to animals, A.C.A. § 5-62-101; authority to prevent, A.C.A. § 14-54-103(7); authority to prevent noise, disturbance, etc., A.C.A. § 14-54-103(8); authority of city not restricted, A.C.A. § 20-19-303.
Sec. 14-6. Animals other than dogs required to have vaccination.
All animals lawfully allowed to be kept in the city, and maintained as domesticated pets, are required to have a yearly vaccination against rabies administered by a veterinarian using a proper vaccine, with such animals being subject to section 14-57, except that no permit or registration is required for any animal except dogs or cats.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
State law reference(s)--Authority to tax domestic animals, A.C.A. § 14-54-1103; cities may impose additional measures regarding rabies, A.C.A. § 20-19-310; annual vaccinations required, A.C.A. § 20-19-202.
Sec. 14-7. Wild animals, reptiles.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, sell or have in their possession or under their control within the city any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal or reptile.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, sell or have in their possession or under their control within the city any of the following animals, whether the animal is pure bred, hybrid, or a mixed breed:
(1) All poisonous animals including rear-fang snakes.
(2) Apes; chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla); organgutans (Pongo); and siamangs (Symphalangus).
(3) Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus).
(4) Bears (Ursidae).
(5) Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
(6) Alligators or crocodilians (Crocodilia).
(7) Snakes.
(8) Coyotes (Canis latrans).
(9) Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
(10) Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).
(11) Hyenas (Hyaenidae).
(12) Jaguars (Panthera onca).
(13) Leopards (Panthera pardus).
(14) Lions (Panthera leo).
(15) Lynxes (Lynx).
(16) Monkey, old world (Cercopithecidae).
(17) Piranha fish (Characidae).
(18) Pumas (Felis concolor), also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers.
(19) Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae).
(20) Tigers (Panthera tigris).
(21) Wolves (Canis lupus).
(c) Those animals and reptiles listed in subsection (b) of this section are specific animals or reptiles prohibited, but this section is not limited to those animals or reptiles listed and any animal or reptile which meets the prohibition of subsection (b)(1) of this section, although not listed in subsection (b), is also prohibited.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) Entertainment or promotional events approved by the city council in advance, such as the Rodeo of the Ozarks and the Shriner's Circus.
(2) Medical institutions.
(3) Educational institutions.
(4) Veterinarian clinics in possession of the animals prohibited under this section.
(5) Persons temporarily transporting such animals through the city, provided they remain in the transport vehicle while they are being transported through the city.
(e) The police department or the animal services division, or anyone acting under the authority of the police department or the animal services division, are authorized to take custody of any wild animal or reptile which is being kept or maintained in the city and which is prohibited under this section of the Code of Ordinances, and are further authorized to have the animal or reptile impounded and/or removed from the city.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
State law reference(s)--Control of predators and pests generally, A.C.A. § 15-46-101 et seq.; wildlife preservation generally, A.C.A. § 15-45-101 et seq.; city may prevent anything dangerous, offensive, etc., A.C.A. § 14-54-103.
Sec. 14-8. Swine prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any swine within the corporate limits of the city, except:
(1) When such swine are being raised in a lawful agricultural operation located in an A-1 zone, except that swine are prohibited in all platted subdivisions, even if the platted subdivision is zoned A-1.
(2) Bona fide circuses, fairs, research or educational institutions, or veterinarian clinics complying with applicable laws and regulations.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-9. Trapping.
(a) No person shall set any trap to catch any animal, permit any trap owned by them or in their control to be set to catch any animal, or allow a trap to be set to catch an animal on their property unless approved by the division of animal control. When a dog or cat is so trapped, the animal control division of the public works department shall be immediately notified, and the dog or cat shall be immediately relinquished to animal control or delivered to Springdale Animal Services.
(b) This section shall not apply to the indoor trapping of rats and mice.
(c) Nothing in this paragraph shall apply to furbearing season traps authorized by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission pursuant to Game and Fish Commission Code of Regulations, Sections 10.02 and 10.04.
(d) Any wild animals inadvertently caught by use of a trap will be the responsibility of the person setting such trap and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Sec. 14-10. Rules and regulations.
The animal services division of the city may promulgate suitable regulations, not in conflict with this article, governing the care or disposition of any dead or diseased animal found within the limits of the city.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Sec. 14-11. Diseased or injured animals.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly keep:
(1) Any injured animal without providing proper treatment for such injury; or
(2) Any animal infected with a disease which may contaminate other animals and which may be a health hazard.
A person acts "knowingly" when they are, or should be aware that such circumstances exist.
(b) Any such untreated injured animal or any diseased animal shall be immediately treated or, when necessary, humanely destroyed, to prevent unwarranted suffering. The disposition of such animals shall be at the direction of the police chief or a licensed veterinarian.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-11.1. Expense for treatment of diseased or injured animals.
An owner who reclaims or redeems an animal which has been treated under the provisions of section 14-11 of this chapter shall, prior to the release of the animal to the owners, reimburse the city or the treating veterinarian for expenses incurred. If the owner makes direct payment to the veterinarian for such treatment, the owner must provide Springdale Animal Services with a receipt of such payment before the animal is released to the owner. The payment for the expense incurred in the treatment of such animal is in addition to the redemption fees assessed, which are required to be paid to Springdale Animal Services for keeping the animal.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-12. Keeping of livestock.
It shall be unlawful to keep cows, goats, horses, sheep or other hoofed animals in any area except on property zoned A-1, except that no such livestock shall be allowed in any platted subdivision within the city, even if the subdivision is zoned A-1.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-13. Nonconforming keeping of livestock.
The lawful use of a building or a lot for keeping livestock and which was existing at the time of the annexation of the building or lot to the city may be continued although such use does not conform with the provisions in this article. If a nonconforming use of any building or lot for keeping livestock is discontinued for a period of six months, the use of such building or lot shall thereafter conform to the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-14. Condition of pen and premises generally.
It shall be unlawful for any person keeping or harboring any animal to fail to keep the premises where such animal is kept free from offensive odors to the extent that such odors are disturbing to any person residing in the area.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-15. Kennels.
(a) In this section "kennel" means an establishment wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, grooming, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs or other animals. Kennels are only allowed in a zone authorized by the zoning ordinance of the City of Springdale.
(b) All kennels shall, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter and the zoning ordinance, comply with the following minimum standards of this section. Failure to meet these standards shall be grounds for denial of a business license or revocation of a business license.
(1) Enclosures must be provided which shall allow adequate protection against weather extremes. Runs and/or cages with adequate drainage into a closed sewer system must be provided. Floors of building, runs and walls shall be made of impervious material to permit proper cleaning and disinfecting.
(2) Building temperatures shall be maintained at a comfortable level. Adequate ventilation shall be maintained.
(3) Each animal shall have sufficient space to stand up, lie down and turn around without touching the sides or top of cages.
(4) Cages are to be of material and construction that permit cleaning and sanitizing.
(5) Cage floors of concrete, unless radiantly heated, shall have a resting board or some type of bedding.
(6) Runs shall provide protection from the weather. Runs shall have an impervious surface.
(7) All animal quarters and runs are to be kept clean, dry and in a sanitary condition.
(8) The food shall be free from contamination, wholesome, palatable, and of a sufficient quantity and nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the animal.
(9) All animals shall have fresh water available at all times. Water vessels shall be mounted or secured in a manner that prevents tipping and be of the removable type.
(10) Kennels and boarding facilities, except licensed veterinarian facilities, shall provide an adequate exercise area of a minimum of 25 feet by 25 feet.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-16. Pet shops.
(a) In this section "pet shop" means any establishment that offers to sell two or more species of live animals with intent that they be kept as pets.
(b) All pet shops, including pet shops run in conjunction with another holding facility, shall in addition to the other requirements of this chapter and other ordinances of the city, comply with the following minimum standards of this section. Failure to meet these standards shall be grounds for denial of a business license or revocation of a business license.
(1) Hot water shall be available for washing cages and disinfecting, and cold water shall be accessible at the shop. Fresh water shall be available to all species at all times. Containers are to be cleaned and disinfected each day.
(2) The room temperature of the shop shall be maintained at a level that is healthful for every species of animal kept in the shop.
(3) All cages and enclosures are to be made of material for easy cleaning and disinfecting. Each cage must be of sufficient size that the animal will have room to stand, turn and stretch out to his full length.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-17. Animal bites.
When any animal has bitten, scratched, or otherwise attacked a person, or other animal, that person or any other person having knowledge of such incident shall immediately notify the police department. The animal shall be quarantined for a period of ten days from the date of the bite either in the facilities of Springdale Animal Services, in which case the owner shall pay Springdale Animal Services the daily board rate and a rabies observation fee for the period of quarantine, or at a veterinary hospital within the city limits at the expense of the owner, or in the alternative, the owner may relinquish the animal to Springdale Animal Service and the animal shall be euthanized and its head taken to the state health department for a pathological examination.
If the owner fails to reclaim the animal at the end of the quarantine period, then after five-days notice to the last known address is sent to the registered owner, Springdale Animal Services, or its designee, may euthanize the animal.
If the owner is unknown or an address cannot be determined for the animal after a diligent search, then the five-day notice requirement does not apply, and the animal may be euthanized at the end of the ten-day quarantine period.
Exception: The provisions of this chapter do not apply to law enforcement canines who bite a person or another animal while engaged in law enforcement related duties.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-18. Cutting and skinning of animals, game or fowl.
It shall be unlawful in public view to cut-up, skin or dress out animals, game, or fowl, and it shall further be unlawful to place on public view the carcass of any animal, game or fowl.
Exception: This section shall not apply to commercial businesses engaged in taxidermy, meat cutting or meat processing, or related businesses, provided the work on the animals, game or fowl is conducted inside such business, and such business is operating lawfully in the correct zone with a valid business license from the City of Springdale.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Secs. 14-19--14-30. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. Sec. 14-31. Registration.
The owner, keeper or harborer of a dog or cat is hereby required to register such dog or cat with the city clerk, making application for a permit as provided in this article.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-32. Rabies vaccination.
Any dog or cat maintained or harbored at any time in the city shall be vaccinated against rabies with an approved vaccine administered by a veterinarian who shall maintain a record of vaccination for a period of at least two years and who shall issue the owner of the dog or cat a vaccination certificate which shall be retained by the owner until the vaccination is renewed.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
State law reference(s)--Rabies vaccination required, A.C.A. § 20-19-202.
Sec. 14-33. Vaccination tags.
The veterinarian administering the rabies vaccination shall issue a metallic tag for the particular dog or cat vaccinated on which tag shall be distinctly marked the veterinarian's name or veterinary clinic name, address and tag identification number. The month and year of issuance also shall be distinctly marked, which shall be the same as the year of vaccination.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-34. False statements in certification, permit application.
(a) Any false statement in a rabies certification or application for a dog or cat permit shall render null and void the permit issued for such dog or cat and shall subject such dog or cat to being impounded in accordance with the rules and regulations set out in this chapter.
(b) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in any application or other document required by this chapter or any regulation prescribed thereby shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-35. Annual licensing/permit fee; penalty for nonpayment.
(a) The dog permit fee is established at $5.00 for either male or female dogs covering a period of 12 months from the date of vaccination; provided, that a person owning, keeping or harboring a dog which has been retired from the U.S. Armed Forces, a dog trained to lead a blind person which is registered as a seeing eye dog, or police department or sheriff's dog shall be not be required to pay the permit fee upon the registration of such dog, but shall be subject to all other regulations and requirements. The city clerk shall impose a 25 percent per month penalty on all dog permit renewals beginning 30 days following the expiration of the previous permit, and on all dogs not previously or currently covered by permit.
(b) There is an annual animal licensing/permit fee in the amount stated above provided on each dog or cat owned or kept within the city. The fee shall be paid to the city or to a licensed veterinarian. It shall be the duty of any licensed veterinarian collecting a fee under this subsection to remit the fee to the city by the 10th of the month next following the month in which said fee is collected. The issuing veterinarian shall be permitted to keep $1.00 of the $5.00 permit/licensing fee collected as a handling fee.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4092, § 1, 8-14-07)
Secs. 14-36--14-55. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. Sec. 14-56. Duties of animal control officer.
The animal control division is part of the department of public works and the animal service director is supervised by the director of public works. The animal services division shall be responsible for enforcing provisions of this chapter. The animal control officers and the animal services division director shall have the authority to issue citations, orders, notices, or directions as may be necessary to properly enforce the provisions set out in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Sec. 14-57. Authority.
The animal service director is hereby authorized to appoint animal control officers to carry out the provisions of this article, and to take up, impound, sell or destroy any animal running at large in violation of the terms of this chapter, or any animal that has bitten a person or another animal, or any animal suspected of having a disease transmissible to human beings. Such animal may be taken up or impounded without the necessity of filing a complaint and shall be subject to the provisions in this article.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Sec. 14-58. Notice to owner.
The animal services division shall notify the owner of an animal covered by permit impounded under this article by telephone, personal service or certified mail posted not later than the day following such impoundment, with return receipt requested, addressed to the owner of such animal at his last known place of residence.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Sec. 14-59. Time period for confinement; care.
An impounded animal that has not bitten a person or other animal, or that is not a diseased animal, shall be confined in the approved pound for a period of at least 72 hours before being disposed of, with such period of time beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the morning following the day of notification or of posting of the notification to the owner as provided in section 14-58. If the animal is a dog or cat that is unvaccinated and/or not covered by a permit, no notice is required and such animal shall be confined for a period of 72 hours before being disposed of, and said 72 hours begins at 9:00 a.m. of the morning following its capture. Such animal shall be provided with sufficient food, water and sanitary shelter.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-60. Impoundment, boarding, and microchip fees.
Any currently vaccinated animal covered by permit as required in this chapter may be reclaimed by its owner upon the payment to the city of an impoundment fee and a fee for each day in which the animal has been boarded, as set out in section 14-66 of this chapter. Upon the first time an owner reclaims an animal from animal services, the owner shall also be required to pay for implantation of a microchip, and such microchip fee is set out in section 14-66 of this chapter. Impoundment, boarding and microchip fees shall be collected by Springdale Animal Services and paid over to the city clerk.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
Sec. 14-61. Permit and vaccination fees.
Any unvaccinated animal which is required by this chapter or any other ordinance to be covered by a permit may be reclaimed by its owner upon payment of all impoundment and boarding fees owed to the city, and the current fee being charged for a voucher to have the animal vaccinated. These fees shall be collected by Springdale Animal Services and paid over to the city clerk.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-62. Disposition of unclaimed animals.
All animals not claimed within the period provided by this chapter may be sold subject to the provisions of this chapter, or may be destroyed.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-63. Redemption of suspected diseased animals after veterinary evaluation.
All animals impounded for reasons of suspected disease may be reclaimed by their owner upon evaluation and treatment by a veterinarian who shall certify the release of such animal.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-64. Treatment or destruction of diseased animals.
If it shall be determined that any animal confined under the provisions of this article is diseased, and by reason of such disease being transmissible to human beings or, in the case of rabies or ringworm, to other animals, the animal control officer or owner shall upon notice thereof after veterinary medical consultation, cause such animal to be properly treated by a veterinarian or destroyed.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
State law reference(s)--Control of contagious diseases generally, A.C.A. § 2-40-101 et seq.; unvaccinated stray cats and dogs subject to destruction, A.C.A. § 20-19-304(b); power of city not limited, A.C.A. § 20-19-303.
Sec. 14-65. Confinement of animals that have bitten persons or other animals.
The director of animal services, in the course of his duties of investigating cases in which animals have bitten persons, shall immediately notify the owner of such animal which has bitten any person to surrender the animal to Springdale Animal Services, or a licensed veterinarian, to be kept for a period of not less than ten days after the biting of such person, during which period it shall be determined whether or not such animal is suffering from any disease. In case such animal is not suffering from any disease, it may be released after the ten-day observation period, provided that payment of all fees and costs associated with the confinement have been paid.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
State law reference(s)--Confinement of animal when person bitten, A.C.A. § 20-19-307; power of political subdivisions not limited, A.C.A. § 20-19-303.
Sec. 14-66. Fees charged by Springdale Animal Services.
The fees charged by Springdale Animal Services are set out herein, and are subject to change by duly authorized resolution passed by the Springdale City Council. The fees are as follows:
Adoption of animal . . . . $ 40.00
Rabies voucher . . . . 10.00
City tag . . . . 5.00
Impoundment fee redemption:
Initial . . . . 10.00
Each additional day . . . . 7.00
Incinerator disposal fee . . . . 35.00
Out of city limit drop (per animal) . . . . 50.00
Deposit on cat traps . . . . 55.00
Rabies observation fee (per day) . . . . 12.00
Microchip implantation fee . . . . 5.00
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4093, § 1, 8-14-07; Ord. No. 4154, § 1, 1-8-08)
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