19760921 1976-24ORDINANCE NO. 197~-24
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3-8 OF THE
FAIRFAX CITY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia that Section 3-8 of the Code of the City of Fairfax be,
and hereby is, amended and reenacted to read in its entirety as
follows:
"Sec. 3-8.
Impoundment of dogs found runnin§ at large;
redemption of impounded dogs; impounded dogs
havin~ or suspected of havin$ rabies; disposi-
tion of unredeemed do~.s."
"Any dog running at large or not confined to its owner's or
custodian's premises shall be seized and impounded in the city
pound for not less than seven days. Any dog so seized and impound~
and not rabid or suspected of being rabid, may be redeemed by the
owner at any time within seven days after impoundment upon:
a) Payment of a five dollar fee; and
b) Payment of a boarding fee of tw~, dol]'~r~ and fifty cents
per day; and
c) Presentation of a certificate from a licensed veterin
showing that the dog has been effectively vaccinated or inoculated
against rabies.
These redemption fees shall be paid to the treasurer of the
city, and the receipt for such fees presented at the pound for
the dog's release; provided, however, that in the meantime,
such dog has not been declared by a licensed veterinarian to
be rabid, or suspected of being rabid. If rabid, or suspected of
being rabid, the dog shall not be released from the pound, but
shall be held for further observation or destroyed at the discretic
of a licensed veterinarian after due consideration of the facts
in the case. Any dogs which are not redeemed within seven days
from the date of seizure may be destroyed or disposed of by the
dog warden of this city by sale or gift to a federal agency or
state-supported institution or agency in the Commonwealth of
Virginia, or otherwise, and any money derived from the sale of
such dogs shall be deposited in the general fund of the city.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the destruction of a critically
injured or critically ill dog for humane purposes.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
Introduced: September 7, 1976
Adopted: September 21, 1976
Attest:
C~ty ~lerk