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Ordinance 1754Alameda City Ordm*ances Ordinance No. 1 New Series Adding amending and repealing certain sections and articles of the alameda municipal code relating to animals health nuisances and enforcement provisions See. 15-521. Quarantine of Siting Animals. Whenever it is shown that any dog orother animal has bitten any person or animals or exhibits evidence of rabies, no owner or per- son having custody or possession thereof, upon order at the Alameda County Health Officer, shall fall refuse or nealect to quarantine such animal and keep It tied up or con- fined for a per.iod of ten (10) days In the case of cots and dogs, or fourteen (14) dugs in the case of other animals, or shall fail, refuse or neglect to allow the Alameda County Health Officer or his deputies to make an inspection or examination thereof at any time during said period. No such dog or animal shall be removed or released during the quarantine period -without written permission of the Health Officer or his deputies, Unless otherwise speclf led by the Health Officer, such animals shall be confined in the Alameda City Animal Shelter or a veterinary hospital at the owner's expense, 11 i V1.1 MMA i MEDMIRMIUM&MM0110 �* AMM1111" In tuff NXIF y. Sec. 15-525. Duty of Custodian of are (d) The persistent maintenance or emission of any noise or sound Animal Bitten by Known Rabid or produced by an animal or Suspected Rabid Animal. Whenever animals which, by reason of Its any persona having charge, care, raucous or nerve- racking nature, contrail, custody, or possession of shall disturb the peace of comfort any animal of a species subiect to or be In €urlous to fhe health of any rabies has knowledge that such person or persons. animal has been bitten by a known (e) The maintenance of any rabid or suspected rabid animal or real or personal. property, has been in intimate contact with a whether improved or rabid or suspected rabid animal, the unimproved, in such a manner Person having char e, care, control, that dust., sand or any other custody or possession of such animal foreign material shall be caused shall report said fact forthwith to the to be blown into the atmosphere Poundaster. The report shall give or spread or drift upon property a description of the animal bitten as or pr'era°al..aes of-any other person, well as the biting animal and the firm or corporation, in such a time and place the animal was bit- manner as to be a detriment to the ten, as well as rather information public health mesa= safety and /or requested by the Poundmaster. A the property v( such fathers. copy of the report shall be forward - ed to the Alameda County Health Sectio n 11. That Title XV, Chapter 7 Officer within forty -eight (48) hours. of the Alameda Municipal Code is Upon learning that hls animal has hereby amended by adding Article 3 been bitten by p known rabid animal thereto, consisting of Sections 15 -731 or suspected rabid animal, no owner and 15 -732, to read as follows: or person having custody or bosses - sion of the bitten animal upon order article 3. Enforcement of Health of the Alameda County Health Of- Nuisances by Citation Method; ficer shall fail, refuse or neglect to County Health Officer, Pound - quarantine the animal in a place and master, or Peace Officers for the mangler approved by the Health Of- Purpose of Enlorcement, ficer or his.detau ies for a period of six months or estrov the animal Seca 15-731, In addition to any with the following exception in the anther means of enforcement provid- ed herein or otherwise authorized by case of dogs and cats, If the dog or low, the provisions of Sections cat has been vaccinated against 9.121 9A22 9 -123 and 15 -711 may be rabies Within two years but not less enforced by the method provided In than 30 days with chick.embryo Title 1, Chapter A of the Alameda rabies vaccine, or with live tissue Municipal Code and Section 853.6 of vaccine within one year but not less the penal Code of the State of than 30 days, the dog or cat may be California. revacc €noted in a manner Sec. 15-732, Said provisions shall prescribed by the County Health Of- be enforced by members of the ficer and quarantined in a place and Police Department and, in addition, manner approved by the County the Poundmuster or any of his depu- Health Officer for a period of 30 ties, and may be enforced by the days. The County Health Offices" or Health Officer of the county of his deputies shoal be allowed to Alameda, said persons are hereby make on inspection or examination designated ass and given the powers thereof at any time during the of, and determined to be peace of- ouarantine period. No such animal ficers for the purpose of enforcing shall be removed or released during said provisions in the manner set th6clbarantine period without writ- forth in Title I; chapter 4 of the ten Permission of the Health Officer Alameda Municipal Code, and Sec - or his deputies. Unless oth6ewITF tion 853.6 of the Penal Cade of the specified by the Health Officer such State of California provided, animal shall be confined In the however, that the Health Officer or Alameda City Animal Shelter or a his representatives, the Pound - veterinary hospital at the owner's roaster or his deputies shall not be expense. considered for any purpose Section ig. That Section 15 -711 tat the members of the Alameda Police Department. Alameda uncipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 12. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the . Sec. 15 -711 ofal #loots Declared a a expiratioai of thirty (30) days from the Nuisance. For the purpose this data of its final passage. article the existence of any one of TERRY LA CROIX, JR. the following conditions, being a Presidina Officer menace to the Public health, Is of the Council hereby declared to be a nuisance: Attest: (a) The maintenance ref any City Cle ETH l e rin. PICT rk animal quarters, kennel, animal ® ® hospital, burn, stable, chicken 1, the undersigned, hereby certify Yard, rabbit hutch, or other that the foregoing Ordinance was duly enclosure or yard In which and regularly adopted and passed by animals are kept in such to the Council of the City of Alameda in manner that there Is fly breeding regular meeting assembled on the 18th or excessive odors, day of February, 1975, by the following . (b) The burning of animal vote;towit: manure rendering neighboring AYES: Councilman Beckam,Corica, Premises uncomfortable and un- Hurwitz, McCall and President Lal fit for occupancy, Croix, Jr., (5). (c) The discharge of sewerage, NOES: None, garbage or any other organic filth ABSENT: None, into or upon any place in such a IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have manner that transmission of in- hereunto set racy hand and affixed the fective material to human beings officinal seal of said city this 19th day of may result therefrom, February, 1975. (SEAL) ETHEL M. PITT City Clerk of the City of Alameda Legal No, 963. Publish: Feb. 21, 1975.