Animal Law - Limestone County Commission Resolution

Limestone County Commission Resolution

LIMESTONE COUNTY HEREBY ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE FOR DOG AND CAT CONTROL POLICY IN LIMESTONE COUNTY:

  • Calls will be answered Monday through Friday, from 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
  • Traps may be provided for dogs and cats. County personnel will transport animals to the animal shelter.
  • Injured or sick dogs and cats will be picked up by County personnel only if the Humane Society does not respond.
  • Animal Control will respond if wild dogs or cats present a health threat as determined by the Health Department or Rabies Inspector.
  • Emergency calls will be answered after 3:30 P.M. holidays and on weekends to pick up a dog or cat that has bitten someone. The dogs or cats will be taken to a veterinarian for proper disposition.
  • Destruction of the property of others, threatening situations, and public nuisances are civil matters and are not the responsibility of Animal Control.

The CODE OF ALABAMA addresses livestock and other animals as a law enforcement responsibility.

Limestone County Resolution
WHEREAS, Limestone County Commission, realizes many persons owning any dog or dog permit them to run at large and many are reported to be a danger to neighbors and other animals, and
WHEREAS, Alabama Code, Section 3-1-5, provides provisions for counties to require every person owning any dog or dogs to keep said dogs in their charge.
NOW, THEREFORE, Limestone County hereby requires every person owning or having in charge any dog or dogs shall at all times confine such dog or dogs to the limits of his own premises or the premises on which such dog or dogs is or are regularly kept. Nothing shall prevent the owner of any dog or dogs or other person or persons having such dog or dogs in his or their charge from allowing such dog or dogs to accompany the owner or other person or persons elsewhere than on the premises on which such dog or dogs is or are regularly kept. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $2.00 no more than $50.00.

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