It shall be unlawful for any owner to allow, cause or permit any bitch in heat to
be off the premises of such owner or to remain on such premises to the annoyance of
any other person or to the neighborhood. It shall be the duty of the animal wardens
to take into custody and confine in the city pound any such bitch found off the premises
of its owner and, also, any such bitch kept on the premises of an owner who, after
twenty-four (24) hours' notice from an animal warden, has failed to effectively confine
such bitch in a manner not to cause further annoyance to any person or to the neighborhood.
(Code 1956, Tit. XXI, Ch. 2, § 4; Ord. No. 34917, § 1, 7-3-00; Ord. No. 40180, § 1,
3-16-15)
