0140 (A Nuisance for owners of poultry )ORDINANCE N0./40
AN ORDINANCE, declaring it a nuisance for owners of
poultry to permit same to run at large within the corporate
limits of the City of Okeechobee, damaging the property of
another; to provide for puntkhment for the violation of
said ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
Section 1. If any poultry running at large within the city
limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, damages the property
of any person, other than the owners of said poultry, and
the person, whose property is so damaged, makes a complaint
to the Mayor or Chief of Police of said City, the same shall
be, and is hereby, declared a nuisance, and is expressly
prohibited.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, or
any other police officer, when a complaint is made, to
immediately notify the owner of such poultry 'rho shall take
such steps as are necessary to prevent said poultry from
running at large and damaging the property of any other person.
Section 3. Any person who permits poultry owned by them, to
run at large within the said City of Okeechobee, Florida, after
having been notified by the Chief of Police of other police
officer as provided in Section 2 of this Ordinance, upon con-
viction shall be fined not less than 4,A1P4q and not more than
%Lo
VN or be imprisoned in the City Jail for not more
than /U days, or both such fine and imprisonment, for each
offence.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effectiae inmediately
upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.
Section 5. All Ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Read a first time and by unanimous consent passed to a
second reading.
Read a second time and by unanimous consent passed to a
third and final reading.
Read a third time and passed in open session this 8th.
day of December, A. D. 1932.
ATTEST: -
City
President City Council
The above and foregoing Ordinance is hereby
approved by me this d day of Decenber, A. D. 1932.