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I X46 - --- - ---- - --- - - - ---- --- ORDINANCE 8696 An Ordinance adopting the provisions of Section 32-2414 O,C.L.A., in so far as the same applies to incorporated citibs. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Every person owning or keeping any dog over the age of eight months within the 8ity of Eugene, shall, not later than March 1st of each year, or within thirty days after such person becomes the owner or keeper of such dog, procure from the ,pity Recorder of the City of Eugene, a license for such dog, paying the following license fee: ~1.OO for each male or spayed bitch dog. X1.50 for each female dog. Or such fee as the County Court shall hereafter fix in each year. i Section 2. The City Recorder be and he is required to secure license forms i and tags from the County Clerk of Lane County, Oregon. Section 3. No dog shall be permitted to be kept within the City of Eugene unless he is wearing a collar to which shall be affixed the license tag furnished by the City Recorder upon payment of tge license by the owner. Section 4. Any dog found wihhin ffihe City of Eugene without being properly licensed and tagged shall be taken by the city officers, placed in the city pound and a notice shall be published describing the dog and stating that he or she is impounded, and in case. the ovvner fails to secure a license and.--pay the costs of keeping the dog within five days from the date of Such notice, the Chief of Police shall cause the dog to be disposed of. Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any female dog in heat, or any dog habitually vicious, or any mad dog to run at large in the i City of Eugene, owned, controlled or harbored by him. Section 6. The Chief of Police of the City of Eugene, vuhenever in his jjudgment he deems it necessary for the preservation of the peace and s~f~ty of the city or its citizens, may summarily kill any habitually vicious or any mad dog ~ running at large in the City of Eugene. Section 7. Any person violating any of the terms of this ordinance shall, upon conviction before the City Recorder, be punished by a fine of not less than X5.00 mor more than X25.00, and the costs of the prosecution. Section 8. That Ordinance No. 8465 passed by the Common Council January 28, 1936 and approved by the Mayor, ~'anuary 30, 1936, be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 9. V~he~eas, the City of Eugene has adopted the state law~.and:~. taken over the collection of dog licenses within the city, and a campaign should be at once commenced for the licensing of dogs vaithin the city, an emergency is declared to exist and it is necessary for to immediate preservation of the peace, health and safety of tine City of Eugene that this ordinance take effect immediately t