607, p. 812, 9901, as amended, effective January 1, 1980. TITLE 9. (i) The pleading and practice in all cases to petition the court to declare a dog to be dangerous under this section shall be in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and rules of the courts governing municipal courts in this state unless otherwise specified by this chapter. Dogs who are running at large and are not wearing valid rabies vaccination tags will be impounded by a local board of health or law enforcement official. (b) A local law requiring a dog to be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained does not apply to an agricultural work dog at any time while the dog is engaged in agricultural work or a hunting dog at any time while the dog is engaged in hunting wild game. Please note, there are many state laws that require dangerous dogs to be on leashes and muzzled to protect public safety. Owners of such dogs will be fined up to $100 for the first offense, and up to $200 for subsequent offenses. Inspect public and private property for violations of the Weed & Litter Ordinance, Zoning Ordinances and Criminal Littering law. 9-11-305 . An additional paper copy or electronic copy or listing shall be provided to the local rabies enforcement authority upon request by the authority and in the manner as so requested. The governing body of every municipality may make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances to prohibit or regulate the running at large of dogs. LIABILITY OF OWNERS OF DOGS BITING OR INJURING PERSONS. Iowa does not have a state-wide leash law. WebAnimal control officers investigate animal abuse and provide services, including Leash Law (PDF) enforcement, regulating barking dogs, regulating vicious/dangerous dogs, rabies Destruction of impounded dogs and cats; when authorized; redemption by owner; sale of impounded animals. Article 3 - Boards and Commissions. (Code 1907, 2471; Code 1923, 5679; Code 1940, T. 3, 6.). d. The dangerous dog shall be spayed or neutered. Jefferson County Subdivision & Construction Regulation. The state of Wisconsin holds dog owners and keepers liable for all damages caused by dogs that run at large. Owners must restrain their dogs on leashes when dogs are not on their owner's property. Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions. Sworn statement; dangerous dog investigation; hearing; procedures. Fuel Gas Codes Amended July 09, 2020. Oklahoma authorizes each municipality to regulate dogs running at large. Impoundment of dogs; redemption or destruction of impounded dogs. Any person who hunts, pursues, captures or kills a wild turkey in this state with the aid of a dog at any time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense. Every female dog in heat shall be confined in a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that the female dog cannot come in contact with a male dog except for a planned breeding. Quarantine of dog or cat which bites human being; destruction of animal and examination of head; certain acts of or omissions by owner unlawful; delivery of quarantine instructions to owner; report of results; canine corps and seeing eye dogs. Animals may not run at large, however. (4) Ferret. It is unlawful for any dog to run at large in New Hampshire, except (1) when the dog is accompanied by its owner or a custodian; or (2) where the dog is being used for, or being trained for, hunting, herding, or supervised competition and exhibition. When any person owns or keeps a vicious or dangerous animal of any kind and, as a result of his careless management of the same or his allowing the same to go at liberty, and another person, without fault on his part, is injured thereby, such owner or keeper shall be liable in damages for such injury. CHAPTER 6. 9-11-307 . When person deemed lawfully on property of owner of dog. Alabama/ Title 45. Local municipalities and local governments may enact leash laws -- please check with yours for leash laws in your area. N - Suite 530 Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone Number (205) 325-5628 The Law Library does not accept credit cards. Generally, no female dog in heat or vicious dog may go at large. 9-11-238. The court shall set a hearing date no more than 10 days from filing of the application and shall give notice of the same to the owner or keeper of the dog. Alaska does not have a state-wide leash law. (4) Dangerous dog. Provided, however, the owner has the option of quarantining the animal or animals based on the recommendations of the Alabama Department of Public Health upon consultation with the U.S. Public Health Service. Construction with other laws; penalties. (2) If the court determines that the dog is dangerous, but has not caused serious physical injury or death to a person, the court shall determine whether the dog has a propensity to cause future serious physical injury or death. 477, p. 541; Code 1923, 6073; Code 1940, T. 3, 2.). Building Codes Amended July 09, 2020. (Acts 1990, No. Liability of owner, etc., permitting vicious or dangerous animal to be at liberty, etc., for injuries caused by same. It shall be unlawful for any person having knowledge that a human being has been bitten or exposed by a dog, cat, or ferret to fail to notify one or more of the aforementioned officers. If any owner or possessor of a female dog shall permit her to go at large in the District of Columbia while in heat, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $20. Title 45. When person deemed lawfully on property of owner of dog. b. WebJefferson County ordinances prohibit dog and cat owners, harborers or keepers from allowing their animals from running at large. The dangerous dog shall be microchipped. Under Connecticut law, it is unlawful to permit a dog to run at large. Colorado does not have a state-wide leash law, but all dogs must be under control at all times. WebJefferson County Law Library Jefferson County Courthouse 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. (6) Impounded. Penalty for dog or cat without tag or certificate. If the owner of an impounded animal is known, the owner shall be given direct notice of the impoundment. In Pennsylvania, dogs must be confined within their owners property; firmly secured on the premises so they cannot stray; or reasonably controlled by a person. Killing or disabling livestock; penalty. In case the owner of an impounded animal desires to redeem the animal, he or she may do so on the following condition: He or she shall pay for the immunization of the animal and a penalty equal to the minimum fine established in Section 3-7A-6 if a certificate of current immunization cannot be produced, and for the board of the animal for the period for which it was impounded. (b) Nothing in this chapter is designed to abrogate any civil remedies available under statutory or common law. Dogs and cats to be immunized; certificate; validity; to whom sale, etc., of vaccine may be made. Nothing in this section shall prevent the owner of any dog or dogs or other person or persons having such dog or dogs in his or their charge from allowing such dog or dogs to accompany such owner or other person or persons elsewhere than on the premises on which such dog or dogs is or are regularly kept. It is unlawful for any dog, except a hunting dog, to run at large in Maine. 3-1-7. (g) After confiscation, any entity holding a dog confiscated pursuant to this section may make application to the circuit court for issuance of an order requiring the owner or keeper of the dog to post a bond or deposit funds with the clerk of the court to cover the reasonable costs of the seizure, care, keeping, and the possible disposal of the dog. 84-796, p. 206; Act 2011-542, 1.). (b) When a dog, cat, or ferret has no owner as determined by the rabies officer or the health officer after reasonable investigation, or if the owner of a dog, cat, or ferret agrees in writing, or if ordered by the health officer, the animal shall be humanely destroyed immediately after the exposure and the head shall be submitted for rabies examination to the state health department laboratory. (b) It shall be a Class C felony for any person to be knowingly present, as a spectator, at any place, building, or tenement where preparations are being made for an exhibition of the fighting of dogs, with the intent to be present at such preparations, or to be knowingly present at such exhibition or to knowingly aid or abet another in such exhibition. In state parks, dogs must be leashed at all times. Building Codes Amended July 09, 2020. Leash laws; enforcement. Web(b) A local law requiring a dog to be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained does not apply to an agricultural work dog at any time while the dog is engaged in agricultural work or a hunting dog at any time while the dog is engaged in hunting wild game. By. 3-1-5. The rabies officer may be removed from office, for cause, by the county board of health or the State Health Officer. Missouri has a "State Lands Leash Law." Web(b) A local law requiring a dog to be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained does not apply to an agricultural work dog at any time while the dog is engaged in agricultural work or a hunting dog at any time while the dog is engaged in hunting wild game. 3-6-2 . (c) If a dog that has previously been declared by a court to be dangerous, when unjustified, attacks and causes physical injury to a person, the owner of the dog shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (e) In addition to any fines imposed by the court, a person guilty of violating subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall pay all expenses, including, but not limited to, shelter, food, veterinary expenses for boarding, and veterinary expenses necessitated by impoundment of the dog, medical expenses incurred by a victim from an attack by a dangerous dog, and other expenses required for the destruction of the dog. Activities relating to fighting of dogs prohibited; violations; confiscation; procedures for disposition of animals; bond for the care of seized dog; forfeiture. (i) At any time, if a dog is confiscated pursuant to this section, the state or entity holding the dog may file a petition with the circuit court seeking civil forfeiture of the seized dog. Kansas does not have a state-wide leash law. 607, p. 812, 9901, as amended, effective January 1, 1980. New York law allows local governments to make leash laws. Permitting dogs to run at large; applicability of provisions of section in counties and certain cities or towns. Electrical Codes Amended July 09, 2020. At public rabies clinics, the rabies officer may charge an immunization fee established by a committee consisting of the State Health Officer, the State Veterinarian, and the president of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association, and approved by the State Board of Health prior to the first day of January each year. (a) Every owner of a dog, cat, or ferret required to be immunized for rabies as defined in this chapter, shall cause the animal to be immunized by the rabies officer, his or her authorized representative, or any duly licensed veterinarian, when the animal reaches three months of age and subsequently in accordance with the intervals specified in the vaccine's license. 90-530, p. 816, 8; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, 1.). 607, p. 812, 9901, as amended, effective January 1, 1980. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as diminishing any right or liability for injury by dog bites now existing under the laws of this state. Running at large means allowing the animal to free-roam, without physical restraint by its owner, when it is off of the owner, harborer or keeper's property. 3-1-1. Guide dogs must be on leashes when out in public. Fuel Gas Codes Amended July 09, 2020. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it shall be illegal to own, maintain, sell, or trade any canidae or felidae for which there is no USDA licensed rabies vaccine. (c) The period of quarantine for animals other than domesticated dogs, cats, and ferrets which have bitten or exposed a human being shall be determined by the Alabama Department of Public Health upon consultation with the U.S. Public Health Service. It shall be the duty of the rabies officer to immunize for rabies all dogs, cats, and ferrets covered under this chapter and he or she may employ as many licensed veterinarians to serve as deputies to aid him or her as he or she may desire. Georgia does not have a state-wide leash law. 3-8-1 . In counties where the population is 80,000 or more, Nebraska law prohibits dogs from running at large. When collected, the said penalty shall accrue to the rabies officer or his agent, except in the case of a rabies officer employed full- time on salary, in which case the penalty shall accrue to the employing agency or agencies. WebAnimal control officers investigate animal abuse and provide services, including Leash Law (PDF) enforcement, regulating barking dogs, regulating vicious/dangerous dogs, rabies (Code 1852, 186, 191; Code 1867, 3733, 3738; Code 1876, 4408, 4420; Code 1886, 3869; Code 1896, 5090, 5091; Code 1907, 6230; Code 1923, 3212; Code 1940, T. 3, 9; Acts 1982, No. 518, p. 1242; Act 99-698, 2nd Sp. Dogs running at large or an untagged dog is subject to impoundment. (3) The owner or keeper may choose at any time to surrender the dog to the local animal shelter or other animal housing facility holding the dog. WebTo report Criminal Dumping, call our hotline at (205) 582-6555 Mission Enforcement of Jefferson County Ordinances and State of Alabama laws pertaining to Code Enforcement. Indiana does not have a state-wide leash law. No dog shall be permitted except on leash within any wildlife management area except in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, and whoever shall be the owner of any dog at large within any wildlife management area shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In South Carolina, dogs must not be allowed to run at large. (b) In addition to being guilty of a Class C felony, any person who unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously kills, disables, disfigures, destroys, or injures the livestock of another while the livestock is on the premises of the owner of the livestock, or on the premises of a person having charge thereof, shall be liable for damages sustained by the killing, disabling, disfiguring, or destroying of the livestock in an amount equal to double the value thereof. Placement of area under quarantine; additional measures. The state requires dogs to be on leashes when on an officially designated public highway rest area. Indiana Petition for Waiver of Reinstatement Fee, California Codes > Government Code > Title 3 - Government of Counties, Florida Statutes > Chapter 7 - County Boundaries, Florida Statutes > Title XI - County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations, Illinois Compiled Statutes > 55 ILCS 5 > Article 1 > Division 1-1 - Short Title, Boundaries, Jurisdiction, Illinois Compiled Statutes > 55 ILCS 5 > Article 1 > Division 1-2 - Alteration Of County Lines, Illinois Compiled Statutes > 55 ILCS 5 > Article 1 > Division 1-3 - New Counties, Illinois Compiled Statutes > 55 ILCS 5 > Article 1 > Division 1-4 - Uniting Counties, Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 55 - Counties, Missouri Laws > Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government, New York Laws > Alternative County Government, Texas Constitution > Article 9 - Counties, Texas Constitution Art. Wanton, malicious, etc., destruction, injury, etc., of animal or article or commodity of value of another -- Prohibited. (7) Owner. TITLE 3. The State Health Officer or any county health officer as defined in Section 22-3-2, or his or her designee. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) Animal control officer. Destruction of certain abandoned animals by members, etc., of societies for prevention of cruelty to animals. (Acts 1939, No. 3-1-28 . However, a dog running at law may be declared a public nuisance. Jefferson County Municipalities. Any duly authorized officer or employee of a recognized humane society shall have the right to take charge of any animal which is sick or disabled due to neglect or is being cruelly treated or abused and to provide care for such animal until it is deemed to be in suitable condition to be returned to its owner or to the person from whose custody such animal was taken. (1) If the court determines that the dog is dangerous and has caused serious physical injury or death to a person, the court shall order the dog to be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian or an authorized animal control official. Liability of owner, etc., permitting vicious or dangerous animal to be at liberty, etc., for injuries caused by same. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 3-1-10 . WebUniversal Citation: AL Code 3-1-5 (2017) Section 3-1-5 Permitting dogs to run at large; applicability of provisions of section in counties and certain cities or towns. Wanton, malicious, etc., destruction, injury, etc., of animal or article or commodity of value of another -- Prohibited. (b) This section shall not apply to the running at large of any dog or dogs within the corporate limits of any city or town in this state that requires a license tag to be kept on dogs nor shall this section apply in any county in this state until the same has been adopted by the county commission of such county. Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations. Construction and application of chapter. 3-6A-8. (g) An owner of a dog that is the subject of a dangerous dog investigation who refuses to surrender the dog to an animal control officer or law enforcement officer, upon the request of the animal control officer or law enforcement officer, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. An enclosure for the confinement of a dog that has been declared dangerous that is suitable to prevent the entry of the general public and that does all of the following: a. ANIMALS. 3-1-29. (3) To permit any act in violation of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. WebThe "leash law" that requires that dogs and cats, when off of the property of their owners, harborers or keepers, must be under the physical restraint of a leash, tether, leader or other form of physical restraining device. Injury or destruction of dipping vat of another. A licensed veterinarian as defined in Section 34-29-61, duly appointed by the county board of health and approved by the State Health Officer and State Veterinarian. Local Laws Current as of January 01, 2019 | Updated by FindLaw Staff Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. Title 3. A dog, regardless of its breed, that has bitten, attacked, or caused physical injury, serious physical injury, or death to a person without justification, except a dog that is a police animal as defined by Section 13A-11-260, used by law enforcement officials for legitimate law enforcement purposes. Leash laws; enforcement. 3-7A-6 . Jefferson County Subdivision & Construction Regulation. The owner shall provide proof of the surety bond each time the annual dangerous dog registration fee is paid. A licensed veterinarian and his or her assistants, whether compensated by fee or otherwise or not compensated, when assisting the county rabies officer at any officially designated rabies vaccination clinic shall be considered a volunteer for the purpose of Section 6-5-336. 3-1-1 . Part 4. The leash law requires all dogs that are not on the property of their owner, keeper or handler to be on a leash up to 8 feet long, with their owner, handler or keeper maintaining control of the leash, according to commission documents. If reliable epidemiologic data is lacking for an animal species regarding duration of rabies virus secretion from the salivary glands, the animals shall be humanely destroyed and the head submitted for rabies examination to the state health department laboratory. 3-7A-7 . ; failure to burn or bury dead animal, etc. This chapter is known and may be cited as Emilys Law. b. In Arizona, dogs must be leashed when they are at public parks and on public school property. Rabies; Title 3. ANIMAL. 3-7A-11 . In Louisiana, dogs are not permitted to run at large. Click on the links below to download PDF versions of these documents: Jefferson County Zoning Regulations. WebRegulations & Ordinances. Placement of area under quarantine; additional measures. When dogs permitted in areas; liability of owners of dogs at large in areas. (c) The county health department is authorized to promulgate and enforce any reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement this section. TITLE 9. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law. No owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, amusement or recreation, including, but not limited to, any inn, hotel, restaurant, eating establishment, barbershop, billiard parlor, store, public conveyance, theater, motion-picture house, public educational institution, or elevator shall refuse to permit a guide dog to accompany a blind person entering the place or making use of the accommodations available when the blind person is being led by the guide dog; if the guide dog is wearing a harness; and the blind person presents for inspection credentials issued by an accredited school for training guide dogs or the dog is being trained by a person employed by an accredited school for training guide dogs. Chapter 37 - JEFFERSON COUNTY. Injury or destruction of dipping vat of another. 3-7A-9 . CHAPTER 1. (2) For amusement or gain, to cause any dog to fight with another dog, or cause any dogs to injure each other. 3-1-11 . ARTICLE 10. BreedSpecific Laws It is also known as Breed Discriminatory Legislation , is basically a set of laws that urge certain restrictions on owners of specific dog breeds in the hopes of decreasing human dog bite injuries. BreedSpecific Laws It is also known as Breed Discriminatory Legislation , is basically a set of laws that urge certain restrictions on owners of specific dog breeds in the hopes of decreasing human dog bite injuries. Article 5 - Constables. N - Suite 530 Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone Number (205) 325-5628 The Law Library does not accept credit cards. Nothing in this chapter shall be held to limit in any manner the power of any municipality to prohibit dogs, cats, or ferrets from running at large, regardless of rabies immunization status as herein provided; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed, in any manner, to limit the power of any municipality to further control and regulate dogs or cats in such municipality. It is unlawful for the owner to sell, give away, transfer to another location, or otherwise dispose of any animal that is known to have bitten or exposed a human being until it is released from quarantine by the rabies officer, duly licensed veterinarian, or by the appropriate health officer. The owner or person in charge of any dog, who knows that such dog has been bitten by a rabid dog or has knowledge of such facts that if followed up would disclose the facts that such dog has been bitten by or exposed to a rabid dog, if such dog becomes a rabid dog and bites any person, stock, hogs or cattle shall be liable to twice the damages sustained by the person injured, including appropriate medical treatment, such damages to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. A dog owner may be fined between $2 and $50 for failure to leash the dog. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50). WebThe law prohibits the Circuit Clerk from giving legal advice. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. If the dog is impounded with a veterinarian chosen by the owner of the dog, the owner of the dog shall be liable for paying to the veterinarian the cost and expenses incurred in impounding, feeding, and providing veterinary care or treatment for the dog. Utah authorizes municipalities to regulate the keeping of dogs. Click on the links below to download PDF versions of these documents: Jefferson County Zoning Regulations. Arkansas does not have a state-wide leash law. this Section. 3-6A-7. 3-1-9 . 668, p. 1061, 8; Code 1940, T. 8, 110(8); Act 2019-369, 1.). A person, firm, corporation, or organization having a right of property in a dog, or who keeps or harbors a dog, or who has a dog in his or her care or acts as the custodian of a dog, or who permits a dog to remain on or about any premises occupied by him or her. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. CHAPTER 11. A dog is considered to be running at large if it is off the premises of its owner and not under the control of the owner or some other person. 668, p. 1061, 6; Code 1940, T. 8, 110(6).). Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages. Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations. They must be appropriately confined at all times, either by a leash when off the property or other means to keep them within an owner's property. They must be appropriately confined at all times, either by a leash when off the property or other means to keep them within an owner's property. Any person employed by a county or municipality who performs animal control functions or any person who performs animal control functions who is employed by an entity under agreement or contract with a county or municipality to perform animal control functions or to enforce this chapter. The leash law requires all dogs that are not on the property of their owner, keeper or handler to be on a leash up to 8 feet long, with their owner, handler or keeper maintaining control of the leash, according to commission documents. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law. 607, p. 812, 9901, as amended, effective January 1, 1980. The proposed leash law would require all dogs that are not on the property of their owner, keeper or handler, to be on a leash up to 8 feet long, with their owner, handler or keeper maintaining control of the leash, Nole said. Local Laws Current as of January 01, 2019 | Updated by FindLaw Staff Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. It is unlawful for female dogs to run at large while in heat. Activities relating to fighting of dogs prohibited; violations; confiscation; procedures for disposition of animals; bond for the care of seized dog; forfeiture. (9) Owner. 3-1-6. e. The owner of the dangerous dog shall be required to pay all expenses involved with the investigation, pickup, and impoundment, and any court costs or fees related to the hearing to determine whether the dog is dangerous. Ala.Code 1975 34-3-6. Need more information on state laws? You're all set! The owner of any dog running at large for 10 days without a collar as required shall be fined an amount not to exceed $25. Local governments and municipalities may enact leash laws. The state allows local governments and municipalities to enact leash laws for their respective areas. The surrender shall not be considered a presumption of guilt. From sunset to sunrise, dogs must be: (1) confined in an enclosure that prevents escape; or (2) firmly secured with a collar or chain or other device, so they can't stray from the premises; or (3) under the reasonable control of some person.
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