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2017 Docket Enabling Ordinance January 2, 2018 Ord. # 2018-001 Page 82 1. Permit or allow the confinement of the dog in any container or vehicle in such a manner that places the dog in a life or health-threatening situation due to exposure to heat or cold; 2. Permit or allow the unsanitary or offensive accumulation of dog feces in an open area, run, cage, or yard wherein dogs or other animals are kept; 3. Permit or allow the tethering or confinement of a dog in such a manner or place as to endanger the health or welfare of the dog, or in any such manner or place which causes injury or pain to the dog Any Each violation of this Section shall be a gross misdemeanor punishable as set forth in KCC 6.01.050. 6.01.250 Removal of dog waste from public areas. It is unlawful for the owner or other person with custody of a dog to fail to remove any feces excreted by the dog from any public place not designed to receive dog waste, including without limitation streets, sidewalks, parking strips and public parks, or any private place off the dog owner's premises. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Section shall be fined one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for each violation. 6.01.260 Rabies inoculation required 1. All dogs over the age of six months or dogs with a full set of canine teeth shall have a current rabies vaccination administered by a licensed veterinarian. 2. A current rabies vaccination means that a dog vaccinated between three months and one year shall be revaccinated within one year and revaccinated at least within every three years thereafter, or according to the guidelines set for by the manufacturer of the rabies vaccine. 3. Any dog that has bitten any person shall immediately be confined for a period of ten days. The location of confinement shall be determined by department and shall be at the expense of the owner or custodian. The period of confinement shall not be required if the dog is euthanized by a licensed veterinarian. 4. It is unlawful for any person to release a quarantined dog from confinement until such release has been approved by the department. 5. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog that has bitten any person to destroy such dog before it can be confined by the department. The owner or custodian of any dog that has been reported as having inflicted a bite on any person shall on demand of the department produce such dog for examination and quarantine as prescribed in this section. If the owner or custodian of any such dog refuses to produce such dog, the owner or custodian shall be subject to immediate arrest if there shall be probable cause to believe that the dog has inflicted a bite on any person and the owner or custodian is keeping or harboring the dog and willfully refuses to produce the dog upon such demand. Such persons shall be taken before the judge of the district court, who may order immediate production of the dog. If the owner or custodian knowingly conceals or refuses to produce the dog, each day of concealment or refusal to produce shall constitute a separate and individual violation of this section. 6. When a dog under quarantine shall have been diagnosed as being rabid by a licensed veterinarian, the veterinarian making such diagnosis shall immediately notify the county health officer and the department and advise such officers of any reports of human contact with the dog. If any dog under quarantine dies while under observation, the department shall immediately notify the county health officer and take immediate action to obtain a pathological exam, as required by the local health officer. The health officer shall be provided any reports of human contact with the dog. 7. When a dog has been bitten by or exposed to a rabid or suspected rabid animal the department shall immediately notify the county health officer.