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Show Btfl. Gets Mew Dog Catcher A new dog vatcher litis boon hired by Bountiful. In making the announcement announce-ment Marshal Turner Burning-harn Burning-harn said the? (tog ordinance will now be strictly enforced. This means any dog, licensed licen-sed or not, running loose on a Icily street will be picked up and held for not more than 48 j hours. If the dog has a license jthe owner will be notified. If I the dog is not claimed within the time, it will be clone away with, he said. Under the ordinance a dog may not run loose off the owners own-ers property, the marshal said. ,'lt must be on a leash when off ' the properly. I I A five dollar fine is levied ; i for letting the dog run loose, I j with an additional one dollar I impounding charge, plus one dollar for each day the dog is i held , he said. In cases where a dog cannot be caught, the dog catcher will inquire in the neighborhood neighbor-hood until he finds out who the owner is. He will then swear out a complaint against the owner, and he will have to appear before the justice of - the peace, Marshal Burning-ham Burning-ham said. The Marshal also pointed out dog licenses are now due. They must be obtained before March 1. Dog owners may get a license at the city business office, 2 North Main. Male and spayed female dogs are $3. Females are $10. |