HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-3033 DEFINING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS ORDINANCE NO. 3033
AN ORDINANCE relating to public safety and morals; defining
potentially dangerous dogs; requiring leashes, muzzles
and other restraint for potentially dangerous dogs and
amending Section 6.14.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 6.14.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6.14.010 Leashes required.
A. It is unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog to cause,
permit or allow such dc g to roam, run, stray, or to be away from the
premises of such owner or custodian and to be on any public place, or on
any public property, or the private property of another in the City of
Yakima, unless such dog, while away from such premises, is controlled by
a leash or chain not more than eight feet in length, such control to be
exercised by such owner or custodian or other component and authorized
person; and any dog found roaming, running, straying or being away from
such premises and not on leash as herein provided may be impounded
subject to redemption in the manner provided by ordinance.
B. "Potentially dangerous dog" means any dog that when unprovoked:
inflicts bites on a human or a domestic animal either on public or
private property, or chases or approaches a person upon the streets,
sidewalks, or any public grounds in a menacing fashion or apparent
attitude of attack, or any dog with a known propensity, tendency, or
disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury, or to cause injury or
otherwise to threaten the safety of humans or domestic animals.
C. It is unlawful for the owner or custodian of a potentially
dangerous dog, as defined herein, to cause, permit or allow such dog to
be off the premises of such custodian or owner unless such dog is under
the direct control of an adult person by means of a leash or chain not
more than eight feet in length and a muzzle."
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and
by the City Charter.
-1c7
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL signed and approved this co-0 day of
July, 1987.
/AdOP
MAYOR orr,2-7z
ATTEST:
/i › ei 40-444-4_)
CITY CLERK
Publication Date: AUG 0 2 1987
Effective Date: SEP 0 1 1987
LEGAL 01