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<br />Ordinance No. 8766
<br />An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 8764 entitled "An Ordinance prohibiting
<br />dogs from running at large during the months of April, May, June, July, August,
<br />and September of any year in the City of Eugene, declaring an emergency and
<br />providing penalties," passed by the Common Council on the 22nd day of NTarch, 1943
<br />and approved by the Mayor on the 23rd day of NTarch, 1943.
<br />TIC CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO~~JS:
<br />Section 1. That Ordinance No. 8764 entitled "An Ordinance prohibiting
<br />dogs from running at large during the months of April, Tray, June, July, August,
<br />and September of any year in the City ,of Eugene, declaring an emergency and
<br />providing penalties," passed by the Comrrion Council on the 22nd day of March, 1943
<br />and approved by the TvTayor on the 23rd day of March 1943 be amended so that
<br />Section 6 thereof shall read as follows:
<br />"Section 6. An officer impounding a dog shall report to the., Police Department
<br />upon a slip to be furnished, a description of the dog impounded giving the
<br />size, color, weight, sex, breed and apparent age and his license number,
<br />if any. The Chief of Police shall cause notice to be given the owner of
<br />the dog if known or disclosed by the license, by mails and shall cause a
<br />notice to be published once in tYie Eugene Register-Guard describing dogs so
<br />impounded and notifying the ov4ner or ownez~s to immediately call for said dog,
<br />pa,y the costs of impounding, procure a license if the dog has none, and
<br />give the Chief of Police reasonable assurances that the dog will not again
<br />run at large. Upon compliance by the owner, the Chief of Police shall direct
<br />that the dog be released to his owner, and the owner exonerated."
<br />And that Ordinance TV'o. 8764 be further amended so that Section 10 thereof shall
<br />read as follows:
<br />"Section 10. Any person, firm or corpmatian violating any of the provisions
<br />of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof in the Recorder's Court be
<br />fined not to exceed :10.00 and the costs of the prosecution and upon default
<br />in payment of the fine, may be imprisoned in the City Jail one day for each
<br />X2.00 of such fine unpaid."
<br />And that it be further amended by adding thereto section 102 reading as follows:
<br />"Section 102. That the Counci_1 hereby declares that dogs running at large
<br />during the garden season, polluting streets and vegetation and trespassing
<br />upon private property is hez°eby declared to be insanitary, a threat to
<br />public health, and a public nuisance."
<br />Section 2. VtTH:[~.;REAS, the United Stated is at VVar and the Administration has
<br />declared that the maintenance of Victory Gardens is essential to the national
<br />preservation, and
<br />Ut~I~REAS, NO whole-hearted compliance with the administration's policy can
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<br />be had if dogs are permitted to run at la me and destroy gardens, and
<br />V~HEREAS, the time has arrived for the preparation of gardens and theref ore
<br />an emergency is declared tm exist ahd the Council declares it to be necessary for
<br />the peace, health, a¢Id safety of the City of Eugene that this Ordinance take effect
<br />immediately upon its passage by the Com on Council and its approval by the Mayor,
<br />and Tt is So Ordered.
<br />Passed by the Common Council
<br />this 30th day of March, 1943.
<br />/s/ John Fields =
<br />City Recorder Pro Tem
<br />A~~proved by the Tv~ayor this
<br />30th day of NTarch, 1943.
<br />/s/ Elisha Lame
<br />~~~ayor
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