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. e .. " ," .-. . . ' ORDINANCE NO. 416 \ \ I i ~ THE STA7~ OF T~~S: COUNTY OF HARRIS: CITY OF LA PORTE: AN 03DINAII!CE PROHIBITING THE RUNNING AT L.ARGE OF DOGS ON THE STR~TS, SIDE'!~ALKS OR PUBLIC GROUNDS O~ TIlE CITY OF LA. PORTE, TEXASj AUTHORIZING AIm PRESCRIBING A FEE 'OF $1.50 TO BE PUD TO THE CITY FOR THE CATCHING OF EACH STRAY DOG; AUTHORIZING Al\1D PRESCRIi3n:G \ CHJ1..RGE OF 50~ PER DAY FOR THE CARE OF EACH DOG TI1POUNDED BY THE CITY, A FINE OF a;lO.OO FOR ,AN Qf:NER SUFFERING OR PERl.':IT'l'ING A DOO TO RUN AT URGE AND A FINE OF $100.00 FOR ANY PE.1tSON ],i'OlJND GUILTY OF TAMPERING l.I'l'H THE CITY DOG. POUND OR IN ANY l'ANN1!:R INTERFERING WITH THE SAFE-KEEPING OF DOGS THEREIN. ************************* BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: ,:t Section 1. That it shaJ.l be unlawful for any person or persons o'\"ming or having in their possession,' any dog, to allow same to be at large upon the streets, sidewalks, or public grounds of the City of .LIa Porte, Texas, and any dog found upon the aforesaid public places, shall be considered to be at'large and the owner or owners thereof, the person or persons having the care, control or , -custody thereof; shali be -deemed -to have violated this Ordinance; save and except a dog under tho control of a person or persons b,y means of a chain, rope, cord or leash of not more than fifteen feet in len~th and suitable to control the action of said dog. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to a, . tamper with the City Dog Pound or in any manner interfere with the safe-keeping of the dogs therein.... Section 3. It shall be. the duty of the officer designated by the City of La Porte, Texas, to take up and take charge of any and all dogs found at large upon the places aforesaid and to take said dogs to the City Dog Pound, or other suitable place, there to be impounded and detained for a period of three (3) calendar days. Section 4. Notice of Impounding. As soon as possible after any dogs have been delivered to the city dog pound it shall be the duty of the City to post a notice at the door of the dog pound describing each of said dogs, vmether bearing a license tag or not, and giving the number of the t~and the ,~ name of the person registerine the dog in each case where the dog bears a license tag. In case the dog bears a license tag, then in addition to posting notice ~:'-l;; ~- 'it c,l,/I I . t l~j: I), , 1 crt ,,I I : 'J ';.(r'-l"." '" \,oJ., If' ..