Show AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD oli RABIES PROVIDING FOR THE quarantine inspection MUZZLING AND destruction OP OF DOGS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE bo be it ordained by the tha board of colin county commissioners millard county state ot of utah SECTION 1 whenever the owner or any person having in custody or possession any dog g shall have reason to bellevo believe that such dog has rabies or has shown ot of bablo such auch owner or person shall immediately toly notify tho the heriet ot of the county or the constable of tho the pre are einck to make inspection or examination of such animal and shall immediately confine such animal until inspection or examination Is matte mails SECTION 2 it it shall appear to the sheriff or constable upon such examination or inspection that a log has rabies it shall bo be tho duty of such auch officer to kill tho the sanie bamo SECTION 3 whenever any person poran peran an shall be bitten by a log dog the own or er or person having the custody ot of such dog shall immediately confino such dog clor ard and keep tile tho same confined tor for a period ot of ten tell days and shall notify tho ui sheriff or constable Con as heroin pro eded thereof and it shall 0 io o the duty ot of the officer to mahe of 0 such dog within the said period ot of ten days as may bo be required to whether tho the dog has haa rabies and it it shall appear upon stich examination that such log dog has haa rabies tile tho same shall be dimmed lately killed SECTION 4 whenever any animal al shall bw bg bitten by a dog having rabies the owner or person having custody or possession ot of the animal so bitten shall upon being informed thereof either kill such animal forth bilth or quarantine it and keep it tied up or confined tor for a period ot of tei days and the sheriff or constable shall have power in his discretion to kill or quarantine any animal so BO bitten in case tho the owner or person haying having custody or possession thereof shall tall fail to do so immediately or in case the owner or person having tho custody thereof Is not readily acceus sable SECTION 5 it it shall appear to the sheriff or constable that there la Is danger of at the spread ot at rabies among dogs it shall bo be tho the duty of said officer to make an order immediately giving aubi notice that nil all dogs clogs must bo be muzzled or in such a way as to prevent their being able to bite any other animal or person and thereupon it shall be tile tho duty of at every owna owner or person having the custody of at any dog to cotuno confine or provide the same with a substantial sub muzzle approved by tho the sheriff or constable and to keen said dorcon dog confined or muzzled without interrupt tion during tho the period covered by the order and notice ot at tile the oan officer car said bald notice may bo be given by publish ing the same once onca in a newspaper published and printed in this county br by posting in tareo conspicuous public places in said county said bald notice shall contain the order of the D and shall require tile the muzzling or confining ot of all dogs within a period 0 of not exceeding ton days from tho the date of publication or posting ot of such auch notice and to continue tor for such time as the said officer may in his discretion determine SECTION 6 it after the giving 0 of tile the notice in section 4 provided for or there shall bo be found in this county any dog running at mi largo it shall be the tha duty ot of the officer or his representative to kill hill the same forthwith disposition ot of tho the carcases of the dogs so killed shall be made by the officer at the expense of the county SECTION 7 every person who shall violate any ot of the provisions of this ordinance shall bo be guilty of a and upon conviction thereof shall ho be fined in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars or by bv imprisonment in tho the county jail not exceeding days or by both such fine and imprisonment annual tax on dogs to bo be for males and for famales EMOTION 8 all ordinances tri in parts ot of ordinances in conflict herewith are he hereby reby repealed SECTION 9 this ordinance shall take effect ton days after date dale of publication li or posting and to remain in force until repealed by the hoard board of 0 county commissioners dated this day ol of february A D 1917 passed cassea by tile the doard board on tho the following vote 11 E maxfield J A Df Bb eckstrand ekstrand and carl L drown brown voting YES RICHARD luchana T county clerk cler first publication february 16 1917 1017 |