O#83 ORDii~ANCE 1~0. 83
AN ORDIi~'ANCE TO _~GULA~E A~D PREVENT DOGS
FROi¥[ RU~[I~iNG AT LARGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
DESTRUCTION ·
BE IT ORDAINED BY T~FE T O~VN CO~[~iSSION OF T~
TO~f OF BOT~[TON, FLORIDA:-
seCtion 1. That it shall be unlawful to permit
am~y dog to run at large, unaccompanied by its owner,
possessor ~or.~harborer, or by his or her representative
in any street or public place, within the corporate
limits of the Town of Boynton, Florida. Provided that
no dog shall be deemed to be at large, within the
visions of this ordinance, while upon the property of
the owner, possessor or person who harbors it, or
upon the property of a neighbor who shall consent
thereto.
Section 2. That the owner, possessor or harborer
of every dog shall take out a license for such dog from
the Town Clerk, of said Town of Boynton, Florida, which
license shall show the number of the iie-ense~ the
name of the licensee, and the breed, color aud..sex
of the dog; and each dog so licensed shall wear a
collar arc,mad the neck, having engraved upon a:.meta!
surface thereto, or attached thereto, the name of the
licensee and the registered number of said dog. Every
dog' not .'~o licensed, and not wearing a cotiar~ marked
as herein provided, shall be deemed to be at large
when found on any street or ~ubiic place within said
Town, whether accompanied or not by the owner, possessor
or ~arborer of said dog or his or her representative
and shall be liable to seizure as herein provided.
Each owner of a dog shall pay a license tax of
ONE DOLLAR (~1o00)o Each o~mer of a bitch shall
pay a license tax of FIVE DOLLARS (~5.00) The
license tax under this section must be paid to the
Totem Clerk of said Town before the Certificate of
Registration and License is issued, and said license
taxes so collected shall be deposited in the General
Fund of said Town.
Section 3. AND BE IT FDZaTi~ER 0F~DAINED, that all
dogs running at large, in the manner aforesaid, whether -
licensed or not, shall be seized~ captured and de-
livered by such person or persons as may be designated
by the B. oard of To~.~n Commissioners, of the Town of
Boynton, Florida, for that purpose, and only such
dogs, whose owners, ~ossessors, or harborers have
complied with-Section 2, of this O'rdinance;' sh~ll
be detained for the space of ~venty-four hours, and
if not Claimed or redeemed by the owner, possessor
or person harboring same, or some other person, within
twenty-four hours thereafter, and by owner paying a
penalty of TWO DOLLARS (;~2.00)', shall be killed and
destroyed in such manner and by such person or persons
as said Board of Town Commissioners may designate.
Provided, that whenever the name of any person appears
on the collar of any dog seized, under this Ordinance,
such pets on shall forthwith be notified of the se2~ure
in writing, by postal card duly addressed to him or
her and deposited in the Post Office~ Any monies
received from such fees Shall be paid to the To'~a~
Treasurer for the use of said Town° Every dog
seized and 'unredeemed within the time and u~der the
conditions herein described shall be kil!ed~ and the
carcass shall be buried by Such person as shall be
appointed by the Board of Tow~ Commissioners.
. ~-~E that no
Section ~ ~D BE IT FLy, tiTHER ORDA±~D~
person slaail hinder or molest any person or persons
so appointed by the Board of Town Commissioners~ while
engaged in seizing or capturing and such dog~as afore-
said~ or in performing any other duty intended by the
propulsions of this Ordinance, u~der a per~alty of not
less than FIVE or more than T~NTY-i'~gE DOL~&RS for
each and every offense, to be imposed upon the com-
plaint of any person so hindered or molested.
Section ~. The provisions of this Ordin~nc~
shall not appl'~ to dogs temporarily in or passing
through said Town when accompanied by their nor~
resident owners, possessors or harborsrs~
Se~tio~ V~ it shall not be lawful for any
person or persons~ having knowledge of the bad or
vicious habits of any dog~ whether male or female,
and of which such perso~ or persons shall be the
owner~ or custodian, to permit such dogs to r~ at
large on the public streets or places of the Town
of Bo~nton~ Florida~ ~nder a penalty not exceeding
TEN DOL~RS for each and every offense
Section 8. if any dog has bitten or muti-
lated any person or persons, horse, cow, sheep or
other animal in any public place or thoroug~hfare
it shall be the duty of the ~v~ayor;and he shall have
the power, to direct the Chief of Police to demand
such dog, after such biting or mutilating, or an
attempt so to do, of the owner or custodian thereof,
for the purpose of killing or destorying the same;
and in the case of refusal or neglect on the part
of such o~aer or custodian shall have an opportunity
to be heard in defense of said dog, and show cause
shy s~ch killing should not take place~ said dog
the meantime to remain in the custody of the Police
Department of said Town.
Section 8. It shall be lawful for the Board of
Town Conmmissioners of said Town at amy tiem, when in
its ~pinion the public safety may require it, to
issue its proclamation authorizing the destruction
of all dogs, male or female, fot~d running at large
within the limits of said Town, except such as shall
be properly mmzzted with a wire or leather muzzle
about the nose, securely fastened~ after one day's
public notice by written or printed bulletin or
handbill; ~provid~d that nothing in said proclamation
shalZ'~'appiy to a dog or dogs of ~ non-resident passing
through the said Town accompanied by the owner or
owners, custodian or custodians of such dog or dogs;
and may thereupon appoint one or more persons o~
said Town, with full power and authority to kill
any dog,' male or female, found running at large
without such muzzle within said Town, or said dog
or dogs may be impounded, disposed of or killed by
said person?~or~ p~rsons in the manner provided in
the third Section of this Ordinance.
Sec.tion 9. No dog or dogs, male or female,
shall be permitte~ to run at large through the
business portions of said Town, or through the
streets or market places thereof~ under a penalty
of TE~ DOLLARS (~10.00) for each and every offense;
and such dog or dogs shall be considered to be at
large unless fastened to a tether held by the owner
or custodian of such dog or dogs. And the owner
or custodian of such dog or dogs shall not permit
the same to commit any nuisance while so tethered
or fastened~ under a like penalty.
S~ction I0o BE IT ~-%~RTHER ORDAINED that the
passage of the above and foregoing Ordinance is
urgent and is essential to the immediate preser-
vation of the public peace and safety of said Town
of Boynton, Florida, and that an emergency does
exist for the immediate adoption of such Ordinance.
Section 11. BE iT FURTH~R ORDAINED that all
Ordinances, Resolutions or Orders or parts of
Ordinances, Resolutions or 0rd~rs inconsistent or
in conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby,
rescinded and' repealed.
Section 12. BE IT FURT~R 0.~qDAINED that the
above and foregoing 0rdi~amce be~ and the same
hereby is, passed and adopted on this 8th day of
July, A. D. 1927, being a Regular lvieeting of 'the
Board of Town Commissi oners of the Town of Boynton~
Florida, and being the meeting at which same was
introduced; and further that such Ordinance shall
become effecti~e innnediate!y.
Board of Town Commissioners,
of the To~m of Boynton, Florida.
R. O. 5~yers, (Signed)
~ayor
Harry Benson, (Signed)
Vice i~layo r
E. L, Winchester., (Signed)
Town Clerk