3-1-8. CHAPTER 8. c. Provides adequate ventilation and protection from the elements. The owner of such dog shall, however, be entitled to plead and prove in mitigation of damages that he had no knowledge of any circumstances indicating such dog to be or to have been vicious or dangerous or mischievous, and, if he does so, he shall be liable only to the extent of the actual expenses incurred by the person so bitten or injured as a result of the bite or injury. Title 3. (Acts 1990, No. The affidavit or testimony of the health officer or his or her authorized agent, who delivers or mails the instructions, shall be prima facie evidence of the receipt of such instructions by the owner of the animal. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Right of officers, etc., of humane societies to take charge of and care for neglected or abused animals; written notice to owner from whom animal taken; lien for expenses for care and keeping of animal. Animal Control - Calhoun County, Alabama Ala. Code 1975 3-1-1 - 29; 3-6-1 - 4; 3-6A-1 - 8; 3-7A-1 - 16; 3-8-1; 9-11-305 - 307; 9-11-238; 45-37A-53.01, AL ST 3-1-1 - 29; 3-6-1 - 4; 3-6A-1 - 8; 3-7A-1 - 16; 3-8-1; 9-11-305 - 307; 9-11-238; 45-37A-53.01. 3-1-11. 3-6A-4. Is capable of being locked with a key or combination lock when the dog is within the structure. The Calhoun County Commission would like to welcome you to the Calhoun County WEB site and hope you will return often. Part 4. (3) Dog. Current as of January 01, 2019 | Updated by FindLaw Staff. No dog shall be permitted except on leash within any wildlife management area except in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, and whoever shall be the owner of any dog at large within any wildlife management area shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (1) If the court determines that the dog is dangerous and has caused serious physical injury or death to a person, the court shall order the dog to be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian or an authorized animal control official. The bond extension shall be considered in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection (g). Applications shall be provided to the chair of each county board of health during the month of November. (a)(1) When a person claims that a dog is dangerous, the person shall make a sworn statement before a city magistrate or sheriff setting forth the name of the dog owner, if known, the location where the dog is being kept in the city or county, and the reason he or she believes the dog to be dangerous. Please be assured that your information will remain confidential and will not be shared. Government, Calhoun County, Alabama. (b) Nothing in this chapter is designed to abrogate any civil remedies available under statutory or common law. or persons having such dog or dogs in his or their charge from allowing such dog or The county commission shall be empowered to adopt and enforce a leash law in the unincorporated areas of the county and if it deems necessary it may enter into a contract with an incorporated municipality in the county for enforcement of such law. (2) The sworn statement shall be delivered to an animal control officer who shall complete a dangerous dog investigation. Liability of owner, etc., for injuries to livestock, etc., caused by dog while off premises of owner, etc. 3-7A-7 . 82- 626, p. Anniston, AL - Municode Library Local Laws & Ordinances for Roaming Cats Near You - Alley Cat Allies Construction with other laws; penalties. 2nd Monday of each Month 5:30 P.M Work . (Acts 1990, No. Council Schedule. Name Changes - Calhoun County, Alabama Chapter 1. Animals. Calhoun County Circuit Clerk's Office. 3-1-5.1. Alabama law does not make this action a crime, although theft or property damage laws may apply. A signed paper copy of the certificate prescribed herein shall be delivered to the owner of the animal immunized. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) Animal control officer. 2023 LawServer Online, Inc. All rights reserved. e. The enclosure shall be constructed to allow the dog to stand normally and without restriction and shall be not less than four times the length of the dog and two times the width of the dog. Family, Bankruptcy, Business and Divorce. Birmingham School of Law and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University Jacksonville State University and Gadsden State Community College Alabama. . Most courts now offer at least some materials and forms to help you understand and manage your child custody case. AL 35128. If any dog shall, without provocation, bite or injure any person who is at the time at a place where he or she has a legal right to be, the owner of such dog shall be liable in damages to the person so bitten or injured, but such liability shall arise only when the person so bitten or injured is upon property owned or controlled by the owner of such dog at the time such bite or injury occurs or when such person has been immediately prior to such time on such property and has been pursued therefrom by such dog. Cullman, AL (35055) Today. FISH, GAME,AND WILDLIFE. TITLE 9. 9 sec. [Link to page for provisions for Chilton County only (Ala.Code 1975 45-11-172 - 172.08)]. 4 - County-Wide Hospital Districts in Certain Large Counties. Activities relating to fighting of dogs prohibited; violations; confiscation; procedures for disposition of animals; bond for the care of seized dog; forfeiture. Welcome to FindLaw's Cases & Codes, a free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. Penalties for violations of provisions of article, etc. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the power of any county or municipality to adopt and enforce ordinances or regulations that comply with at least the minimum applicable standards set forth in this chapter. (a) The county board of health shall nominate annually one duly licensed veterinarian from each county within the state for the position of rabies officer. The court may correct, alter, or otherwise adjust the bond or funds to be deposited upon a motion made before the expiration date of the previous bond or deposit of funds. 90-530, p. 816, 14; Act 2009-636, p. 1949, 1.). In lieu of printed certificates, licensed veterinarians may elect to utilize electronically generated and maintained certificates if the certificates contain substantially the same information as required above. Get Help With Alabama Child Custody. A dog owner may be fined between $2 and $50 for failure to leash the dog. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or negate the requirements of the rabies control law contained in Sections 3-7A-1 to 3-7A-15, inclusive. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Criminal Records and Identification Unit P.O. 9-11-305. The Legislature finds that certain dogs are an increasingly serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of citizens of this state by virtue of their unjustified attacks on and associated injury to individuals; that these attacks are in part attributable to the failure of owners to confine and properly train and control these dogs; that existing laws inadequately address this problem; and that it is therefore appropriate and necessary to impose a uniform set of state requirements on the owners of dangerous dogs. TITLE 9. An enclosure for the confinement of a dog that has been declared dangerous that is suitable to prevent the entry of the general public and that does all of the following: a. b. (b) If a dog that has not been declared by a court to be dangerous, when unjustified, attacks and causes serious physical injury or death to a person, and the owner of the dog had prior knowledge of the dangerous propensities of the dog, yet demonstrated a reckless disregard of the propensities under the circumstances, the owner of the dog shall be guilty of a Class C felony. Vaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets may be authorized to be quarantined in the home of the owner of the animal by the appropriate health officer. 607, p. 812, 9901, as amended, effective January 1, 1980. (9) Owner. 3-7A-6. The rabies officer may be removed from office, for cause, by the county board of health or the State Health Officer. 9-11-306. (c) For purposes of this section, livestock is defined as equine or equidae, cows, swine, goats, and sheep. on which such dog or dogs is or are regularly kept. Quarantine of dog or cat which bites human being; destruction of animal and examination of head; certain acts of or omissions by owner unlawful; delivery of quarantine instructions to owner; report of results; canine corps and seeing eye dogs. 383, p. 813, 8; Code 1940, T. 8, 89.). 3-1-8 . ; failure to burn or bury dead animal, etc. It ensures that you can not restrain pets with a leash or tether unless you are outside watching them. [ 3-1-15 - 3-1-27 omitted because unrelated to dogs]. (a) 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. The owner or person in charge of any dog, who knows that such dog has been bitten by a rabid dog or has knowledge of such facts that if followed up would disclose the facts that such dog has been bitten by or exposed to a rabid dog, if such dog becomes a rabid dog and bites any person, stock, hogs or cattle shall be liable to twice the damages sustained by the person injured, including appropriate medical treatment, such damages to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. 3-1-1. (Acts 1990, No. It shall be unlawful for any person having knowledge that a human being has been bitten or exposed by a dog, cat, or ferret to fail to notify one or more of the aforementioned officers. CHAPTER 6. Destruction of domesticated species exposed to rabid animal; quarantine as option on recommendation of Department of Public Health. Injury or destruction of dipping vat of another. (j) It shall be presumed that a dog is not a dangerous dog pursuant to this chapter if the dog was on property owned by the owner of the dog when the event subject to a claim under this chapter occurred or if the victim was trespassing on any property when the event subject to a claim under this chapter occurred. Calhoun County - Seventh Circuit Court of Alabama Back to Top Alaska Leash Law Any agent, officer or member of a duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals may lawfully destroy or cause to be destroyed any animal found abandoned and not properly cared for which may appear, in the judgment of two reputable citizens called by him to view the same in his presence, to be superannuated, infirm, glandered, injured or diseased past recovery for any useful purpose. (d) In the event the dangerous dog investigation leads the animal control officer to believe the allegation is unfounded, the animal control officer shall advise the complainant of his or her findings and the animal control officer shall submit the results of the investigation to his or her supervisor. For the purpose of this chapter a person shall be considered to be lawfully upon the private property of the owner of such dog when he is on such property in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by the laws of this state or by the laws of the United States or the postal laws and regulations of the United States, when reading meters, when delivering milk, when making repairs to any public utility or service upon said premises or when on such property upon the invitation, either expressed or implied, of the owner or lessee of such property. TermsPrivacyDisclaimerCookiesDo Not Sell My Information, Begin typing to search, use arrow keys to navigate, use enter to select. Any person who hunts, pursues, captures or kills a wild turkey in this state with the aid of a dog at any time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense. (c)(1) In the event a dangerous dog investigation leads an animal control officer to believe the allegation is founded, all of the following shall occur: a. Do not send reports of suspected abuse or neglect via email. Every municipality with a population over 5,000 in which the county pound is not located shall maintain a suitable pound or contribute their pro rata share to the staffing and upkeep of the county pound. Local Laws. Those interested should complete the Rescue Application and email it to the address below or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to call. (c) The county health department is authorized to promulgate and enforce any reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement this section. Relation to Volunteer Service Act. 3-1-10 . 3-1-8 . 607, p. 812, 9901, as amended, effective January 1, 1980. 668, p. 1061, 8; Code 1940, T. 8, 110(8); Act 2019-369, 1.). All four sides of the fence or pen must be sunk at least two feet into the ground or the fence or pen must be built over a concrete pad to prevent the dog from digging out. f. The owner of the dangerous dog shall be required to pay an annual dangerous dog registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100) to the county or municipality for a dog deemed dangerous by a court or pay a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) to the county or municipality for non-registration within two weeks. Contact information is as follows: Calhoun County Animal Control 3605 Morrisville Rd Anniston, AL 36201 Phone: 256-241-2929 animalcontrol@calhouncounty.org