Prichard Animal
Resources
Our location
2402 N. Rebel Rd
Prichard, Al 36610
Animal
Resources\Shelter
(251) 456-5399
Email
animalshelter@thecityofprichard.org
Shelter / Adoption Center hours
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Monday thru
Friday |
9:00 am to 3:00
pm |
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Saturday |
Closed |
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Sunday |
Closed |
We are also closed on major holidays.
Animal Resources Operational hours
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Monday thru
Friday |
7:00 am to 4:00
pm |
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Saturday |
closed |
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Sunday |
Closed |
We are also closed on major holidays.
In case of emergency, please contact the police department dispatch at (251) 452-2211.
Important links related to animal services
Our Mission
It’s our mission to improve and save animal lives by promoting quality care and compassion through adoption and education in The City of Prichard.
November 1, 2025
Adoption Event (10 am-12 Noon)
Petco Pet Store
1310 Tingle E. STE B ,Mobile Al, 36606
November 8,2025
Adoption Event (1pm-3 pm)
B&B Pet Stop
5035 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile Al, 36609
Animal Adoption $90.00
Adoption
Fee Includes:
Spay\Neuter
Rabies
and other age-appropriate shots, Microchip and More!
“Powered
by Petco Love”
Vaccination Clinic
November 22, 2025
9:00 am-12 Noon
Prichard
Municipal Stadium
222 Coach Harlod Clark Drive,
Prichard Al 36610
Free Annual Dog (DAPP)
Shots
Free Annual Cat
(FCP)Shots
$12 Microchip (Cash
Only)
$15 Nail Trims for Pets (Cash Only)
$12 Rabies Vaccine
(Cash Only)
Provided
by the Mobile County Health Department
Dogs
Must be leashed.
Cats
must be in Carriers.
ORDINANCE NO. 1640
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, as follows:
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL
CONTROL.
It shall
be the duty of the Supervisor and each Animal Control Officer. to enforce the
provisions of this ordinance in accordance with the law and the terms and
provisions of this ordinance.
It shall
be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person to oppose, resist,
or hinder Animal Control Officers in the discharge of their duties.
All
complaints received by the Police Department or other City agencies relating to
this ordinance shall be referred to immediately and acted upon by the
Department of Animal Control.
All City
agencies shall reasonably assist the Department of Animal Control in the
discharge of its duties pursuant to this ordinance, including the providing of
equipment and manpower when necessary.
The
Department of Animal Control shall be the licensing authority for the issuance
of all licenses and permits required pursuant to this ordinance, and for the
collection of fees incident thereto.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the
purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning
respectively ascribed to them by this section unless taken specific exception
to elsewhere in this chapter.
1. PRICHARD ANIMAL SHELTER: The place designated or used as
such by the City for a place of
confinement for animals. held under the authority of this ordinance.
2. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS: The
Supervisor, Assistant Supervisor, and all enforcement officers assigned to the
Prichard Animal Shelter.
3. AT LARGE: Any animal shall be
"at large" when it is off the property of its owner and not under the
immediate control of a person by sufficient means, such as a lease or
enclosure, sufficient to prevent the free movement of the animal. An animal not
confined in an enclosure and which is more than fifteen feet from the actual
location of the person in charge of the animal shall not be considered under
the immediate control of said person.
4. BEE: A social colonial hymenopterous insect kept in a
state of domestication.
5. BITTEN: Seized with teeth or jaws, such
that the skin of the person or thing seized has been nipped or gripped or has
been wounded or pierced and there has been probable contact of saliva with the
break or abrasion of the skin as determined by a licensed physician.
6. CAGED: Confinement in a humane container
with proper ventilation, which may include a vehicle, in such a way that the
free movement of an animal is restrained and so as to prevent the animal so
caged from biting or attacking a person or animal.
7. CAT: Shall mean and include all
members of the domestic feline family.
8. CORRAL: Any uncovered, enclosed
parcel of land where animals are kept.
9. DOG: Shall mean and include all
members of the domestic canine family.
10. DOG HOUSE: Shelter
constructed-not less that 3X3 in size.
11. DOG PRESUMED TO BE VICIOUS: Any
dog which chases, charges, harasses, or molests moving vehicles, persons, or
other animals on the public streets or public ways, whether or not such dog has actually bitten or
attacked a person or other animal.
12. KEEP: Such term shall include confine, harbor, and allow
to remain.
13. LIVESTOCK: Such term shall be
held to be limited to and to refer to horses, mares, mules, jacks, jennies,
colts, cows, calves, yearlings, bulls, oxen, sheep, goats, lambs, kids, hogs,
shoats, and pigs.
14. OWNER OR.PERSON IN CHARGE: The
actual owner of an animal, or any person assuming the care or control of an
animal.
15. PERSON: Any individual,
partnership, company, corporation or other legal entity.
16. RABBIT: Shall mean and include
all members of the hare family.
17. REPTILE: An animal that crawls or moves (as a snake) on its
belly or (as a lizard) on small short legs, also alligators, crocodiles, and
turtles.
18. RESTRAINT: An animal is considered to be under restraint
if it is confined on the property of its owner, by enclosure, fence, leash or
otherwise, in a manner that prevents it from leaving said property.
19. SQUIRREL: Shall mean and include
all members of the sciuridae family.
20. STRAY: Any animal
running at large, the owner or person in charge of which is unknown.
21. VICIOUS : Any animal which has bitten or attacked a person or
other animal without adequate provocation or cause; or, additionally, in the
case of• a dog, one which has been trained as a guard dog or otherwise, to
attack persons or other animals.
22. PUBLIC NUISANCE: Any animal or animals which:
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a. molests passersby or passing vehicles
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b. attacks other animals
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c. trespasses on school grounds
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d. is repeatedly at large
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e. damages private or public property
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f. barks, whines, or howls in an
excessive, continuous, untimely fashion
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g. is defined to be such by other
provisions of this ordinance.
23. UNDOMESTICATED ANIMAL: Any animal not domesticated such
as a bear, elephant, lion, or tiger.
24. FOWL: Any fowl of the duck,
goose, chicken, guinea, peacock, turkey, or pigeon species or type.
25. STABLE: Any building, structure,
or shed in which sheep, horses, cows, goats, hogs or similar species or types,
or fowl are kept.
SECTION 3. REGISTRATION AND LICENSE
REQUIRED.
It
shall be unlawful, and a violation of this ordinance, for any owner or person
in charge to possess, keep, harbor or maintain any dog or cat within the police
jurisdiction of the City of Prichard that does not have attached to it a dog or
cat license tag, with appropriate decal, issued in accordance with the
provisions of this article.
The
owner or person in charge of every dog or cat more than three (3) months of age
shall register the same as to name, sex, breed, description, owner's name,
phone number, and address. such registration shall be done within thirty
(30)
days of the possession of the dog or cat by the owner or person in charge.
Failure to timely register the ·dog or cat shall subject the owner or the
person in charge to a $10.00 penalty in addition to the license fees required
hereunder.
At
the time of such registration, the owner or person in charge shall obtain a
license for such dog or cat issued by the Animal Control Officer or his agent
and shall pay a license fee as follows:
Unspayed or unneutered
Male or
female $6.00
Spayed or neutered
Male or
Female $3.00
At the
time of the issuance of the license, such owner or person in charge shall be
issued by the Animal Control Officer or his agent a metal tag or decal suitable
for affixing to the rabies tag required by State law as evidence of such
license. The tag shall be affixed by the owner or person in charge to the
rabies tag required by State law and shall be serially numbered bearing the
same number and year as the license bears. one such tag or decal shall be
issued by the City Animal Control Office for the appropriate calendar year for
each dog or cat for which application for such tag or decal is made. Such tag
or decal shall be attached to a collar or harness worn by the dog or cat for
which the license and tag are issued at all times, unless otherwise provided
herein. In the event that the license tag or decal is lost during the year for
which it was procured, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate
by paying to the City Animal Control Office an issuance fee of two dollars
($2.00). The license issued pursuant to this section shall expire on December
31 of the year of issuance, and shall be renewed on an annual basis. The
license may be renewed without penalty prior to February 1 following the
expiration date. A late charge of $10.00 shall be assessed for any license not
timely renewed. The shape and number, or the color, of the metal tag pr decal
shall be changed each year from that of the preceding year. No license tag
shall be issued for any dog or cat until it has been inoculated against rabies
in accordance with the laws of the State, and, at the time of making
application for the license, a rabies inoculation certificatee not over one year old and
covering the particular dog: or at sought to be licensed shall be exhibited and
approved as a prerequisite to the issuance of the license.
The
provisions of this section shall apply to the owners of dogs or cats which are
kept or are to be kept within the police jurisdiction of the City of Prichard
for a period to exceed thirty days. No license shall be required for seeing eye
dogs or governmental police dogs.
Provided,
however, that where a license issued for a dog or cat too young to be subjected
to alteration because it is less than six months old at the time said license
is issued, and said dog or cat is altered subsequent to the beginning of the
next license year, upon proof of said alteration the Supervisor may issue said
license free for one license year period only.
The owner
or person in charge shall, at all times, except when the dog or cat is under
restraint or is involved in supervised obedience training or an American Kennel
Club Dog Show, keep the tag affixed to said dog. It shall be unlawful for any
owner to fail to comply fully with all requirements of this section by failing
to obtain a license or otherwise. It shall also be unlawful for any person,
except the owner or his agent, and upon his own premises, to remove a tag from
a dog or cat tagged under the provision of this section, to place a tag upon
any dog or cat for which said tag was not issued, to procure a tag from the
City or its agent by fraud or misrepresentation, or to disfigure or alter the
words or figures upon a tag.
Section 4.
Permits
(a) No
person, partnership or corporation shall operate a commercial animal
establishment or animal shelter without first obtaining a permit in compliance
with this section.
(b) Any
animal housed at any kennel for six months or more shall be required individual
license and rabies inoculation therein.
(c) The
Licensing Authority shall promulgate regulations for the issuance of permits
and shall include requirements for humane care of all animals and for
compliance with the provisions of this ordinance and• other applicable laws.
The Licensing Authority may amend such regulations from time to time as deemed
desirable for public health and welfare
and for the protection of animals.
(d) Upon a
showing by an applicant for a permit that he is willing and able to comply with
the regulations promulgated by the Licensing Authority, a permit shall be
issued upon payment of the applicable fee.
e) The
permit period shall begin with the fiscal year and shall run for one year.
Renewal applications for permits shall be made thirty (30) days prior to, and
up to sixty {60) days after, the start of the fiscal year. Application for a
permit to establish a new commercial animal establishment under the provisions
of this ordinance may be made at any time.
(f) If
there is a change in ownership of a commercial animal establishment, the new
owner may have the • current permit transferred to his name upon payment of a
$10. 00 transfer fee.
(g) Annual
permits shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee:
1.
for each kennel authorized to house less
than 10 dogs or cats or other smaller animals $ 25
2.
for each kennel authorized to house 50 or
more dogs, cats, or other smaller animals $100
3.
for each kennel authorized to house 10 or
more but less than so $50
4.
for every pet shop $75
5.
for each riding stable $75
6.
for each auction $50
7.
for each zoological park $100
8.
for each circus $25
9.
for each performing animal exhibition $50
10. for
each grooming shop $50
(h) Every
facility regulated by this ordinance shall be considered a separate enterprise
and requires an individual permit.
(i)
Persons operating kennels for the breeding
of dogs or cats which handle less than ten (10) animals may elect to license
such animals individually. This applies to other small animals.
(j) No fee
may be required of any veterinary hospital, animal shelter, or
government-operated zoological park.
(k)
Failure to obtain a permit before opening any facility covered in this section
shall result in a fine of $200.00.
(1) Any
person who has a change in the category under which a permit was issued shall
be subject to reclassification and appropriate adjustment of the· permit fee
shall be made.
SECTION 5. LIMITATION REQUIREMENTS
ON AMOUNT OF DOGS OR CATS AT RESIDENTIAL OR BUSINESS PREMISES MAINTAIED FOR PETS OR SECURITY.
Any
residential or business premises maintaining, keeping, harboring, protecting or
utilizing any animal for the purpose of pets or security shall not exceed the total
count of four (4), Any resident or business exceeding the count of four (4)
dogs or cats must be properly zoned
and licensed.
SECTION 6. LICENSE AND PERMIT
ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION.
The
Licensing Authority may revoke any permit or license if the person holding the
permit or license ,refuses or fails to comply with this ordinance, the
regulations promulgated by the Licensing Authority, or any law governing the
protection and keeping of animals.
Any person
whose permit or license is revoked shall, within ten (10) days thereafter,
humanely dispose of all animals owned, kept, or harbored by such person and no
part of the permit or license fee shall be refunded.
It shall
be a condition of the issuance of any. permit or license that the Licensing
Authority shall be permitted to inspect all animals and the premises where
animals are kept at any time and shall, if permission for such inspections is
refused, revoke the permit or license of the refusing owner.
If the
applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the application, the
Licensing Authority shall refuse to issue a permit or license.
No person
who has been convicted of cruelty to animals shall be issued a permit or license
to operate a commercial animal establishment.
Any person
having been denied a license or permit may not reapply for a period of thirty
(30) days. Each reapplication shall be accompanied by a $10.00 fee.
Section 7.
Rabies Vaccination Required
It shall
be unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person to keep, possess
or harbor any dog or cat not vaccinated for rabies in accordance with the laws
of the State and County. The vaccination of dogs and cats, against rabies shall
be good for a period of one (1) year.
Coincident
with the vaccination or inoculation of dogs and cats, the rabies inspector, his
authorized representative or the duly licensed veterinarian administering the anti
rabies vaccine furnish a serially
numbered tag bearing the year such was
administered, together with a certificate of inoculation bearing the same
serial number and year as the tag bears along with the description of animal,
name and address of owner.
In case
the tag provided for in this section is; lost, a new tag may be issued by the
rabies inspector, his authorized representative or the duly licensed
veterinarian who issued the original tag provided the original vaccination
certificate is furnished as evidence of original vaccination. In such instance,
a new certificate. marked "duplicate" may be issued, setting forth
the number of the new tag.
The
serially numbered rabies tag issued at time of inoculation and also the license
tag issued pursuant to this. ordinance shall at all times be attached to a
collar or harness worn by the dog or cat for which the tag was -issued.
It shall
be unlawful for any owner or person in charge of any dog or cat ·not to keep
attached to said dog or cat the tag evidencing the ant rabies vaccine inoculation
as provided in this section; however, said tag need • not be attached during
supervised obedience training classes or American Kennel Club Shows.
SECTION 8. CONFINEMENT OF DOGS OR
CATS IN HEAT.
Every
female dog or cat in heat shall be kept confined by the owner or person in
charge in a solid floored building or in a solid floored structure so designed
that said dog or cat cannot come into contact with the ground underneath said
floor or with the ground surrounding said structure,: all to the end that the
scent from said cat or dog will not be transmitted to adjoining property, or to
places where other cats or dogs on the owner's premises are kept. At any time
the scent from a female cat or dog in heat is found to be causing a disturbance
of cats and dogs on adjoining premises, it shall be the duty of the owner or
person in charge of said dog or cat to confine, immediately, said dog or cat in
such a manner as to avoid said disturbance.
Every
female dog or cat in heat shall be confined in a building or structure as
described above by the owner or person in charge in such a manner that said
female: dog or cat cannot come into contact with another dog or cat except for planned breeding.
This
section shall apply both within the corporate limits and within the police
jurisdiction of the City.
It shall
be unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any such cat or dog to· fail
to comply fully with this section. Any person in violation of this section
shall be punished as provided by the general penalty clause of the City
Ordinance, but not less than $50.00.
SECTION 9. GUIDE DOG ACCOMPANYING
BLIND PERSON.
No owner, lessee,
proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any place of public
accommodation, amusement or recreation, including but not limited to, any inn,
hotel, restaurant, eating establishment, barbershop, billiard parlor, store,
public conveyance, theater, motion-picture house, public educational
institution or elevator shall refuse to permit a guide dog to accompany a blind
person entering such place or making use of the accommodations
available when such blind person is being led by the guide dog; provided, that
such guide dog is wearing a harness; and provided further, that such blind
person shall present for inspection credentials issued by an accredited school
for training guide dogs. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
Section 10. DUTY OF OWNER FOR REMOVAL OF
FECES.
It shall
be the duty of the owner or person in, charge of any dog which has been allowed
by said person to be at large to remove and dispose of any feces deposited by said animal upon any residential
lot of another occupied for human habitation, or upon any right of way adjacent
thereto, upon demand from the owner or occupant thereof, or upon demand of the
Supervisor or any Animal Control Officer.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to remove such feces, provided,
however, that no ' prosecution shall be commenced and no arrest made pursuant to
this section except
upon affidavit made before and warrant! issued by a municipal judge or
magistrate.
SECTION 11. OWNER'S DUTY TO REMOVE
OVERTURNED OR SCATTERED GARBAGE.
It shall
be the duty of the owner or person in charge of any dog or cat which has been
allowed or suffered by said person to run at large, to pick up and remove to
the City landfill, or to a secure authorized container, any garbage or refuse
which said animal has caused to be overturned, spilled, or scattered upon any
residential lot occupied for human habitation, or upon any right of way
adjacent thereto, upon demand from the owner or occupant thereof, or upon demand of the Supervisor or any enforcement officer
under the supervision of the Supervisor, and it shall be unlawful for any such
person to fail or refuse to do so, provided, however, that no prosecution shall
be commenced and no arrest made pursuant to this section except upon affidavit
made before and a warrant issued by a duly appointed municipal judge or
magistrate of the city.
SECTION 12. DUTY TO RESTRAIN DOGS.
(a)It
shall be the duty of every owner or person in charge of a dog to keep said
animal under effective restraint, while the same is within the corporate limits
of the City, whether or not said dog is upon or away from his or her premises.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any dog to fail to
keep said animal under effective restraint. Proof that a dog was not properly
restrained, whether on or off the premises of the owner or person in charge,
shall be prima facie evidence of a violation. Negligent failure to provide or maintain
effective restraint shall not be a defense, however, competent evidence that
said failure was occasioned by an unforeseeable and independent act of a third person shall shift the burden on the
City to prove otherwise.
DUTY TO RESTRAIN CATS.
(b) It
shall be unlawful for the owner or any person having custody or control of any
cat within the corporate limits of the City known to said person to habitually
cause destruction or damage to the property of another to allow said cat to run
at large. Provided, however, that no prosecution shall be commenced and no
arrest made pursuant to this section except upon affidavit made before, and
warrant issued by a judge or magistrate of the Municipal Court.
(c) In
addition to Section 12-a, of this ordinance all dogs that are found to be
vicious or in other words will intentionally attack, bite, or try to attack or
bite a human being if the opportunity presents itself regardless whether the
exposure is intentional or accidental shall henceforth be required to be fenced
in by means of a chain link fence not less than six (6) feet high and a roaming
spice therein no less than fifteen (15) feet wide and no less tan fifteen
(15) feet
long per dog and the perimeter base of said fence be fortified with concrete to
prevent dog from digging out beneath fence.
Section
13. STRAY DOGS OR CATS MAY BE TAKEN UP : HOT PURSUIT
(a) Any
person in the City, finding any dog or cat running at large about his premises
or residence, G>r the residence of which he is in charge, whether or not
the! owner or person in charge of said animal is known, may hav such animal confined by the
Supervisor or any Animal Cpntrol Officer as an at large animal or stray.
(b) For
the purpose of this Section 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
or City ordinances when reading meters, when delivering milk when inspecting
animal facilities when making repairs to·any public utility or service upon
said premises or when such property upon 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.
(c) In the
event an animal is found to be a threat to the health or safety of the general
public or running at large and all
attempts on the part of the Animal Control Officers fail to apprehend, whereas
said animal evades capture by running away to another street, yrd or district shall be declared
hot pursuit and all Animal ·Control personnel and Police Officers shall have
full authority to pursue and capture the animal, waving all other legal
formalities of entry onto all premises.
(d) It is
unlawful for the owner or lessee of any property to disallow any Animal Control
Officer to inspect animal facilities and conditions on-premises.
Section
14. DRIVING ANIMALS INTO THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF IMPOUNDING-ABANDONING ANIMALS
It shall
be unlawful for any person to drive or bring, or attempt to drive or bring, any
animal into the City for the purpose of having the same impounded1 provided,
however, that dogs and cats brought in from outside the City may be accepted by
the Supervisor or an Animal Control Officer from the owner or other person in
charge for immediate disposal or adoption only.
Any animal
found to be abandoned by its owner for a period of 72 hours and provided there
exist supportive evidence of said abandonment, then the said animal is to be
brought to the Animal Shelter where it will be kept in a humane manner. Upon
the return of the owner or person in charge the Animal Shelter will inform them
of the requirements to reclaim the animal (s). There shall. be a citation of
$25. 00 in addition to the charges for feeding and keeping the animal. 'The animal(s)
will become the property of the City if the owner fails to reclaim the
animal(s) or notify the Animal Shelter Officials within Four (4) weeks.
Section
15. DOGS, CATS
OR OTHER SMALL ANIMALS
UNLAWFULLY
AT LARGE TO BE CONFINED SALE OF DOGS, CAT'S, OR OTHER SMALL ANIMALS CONFINED.
(a) Any dog or cat found unlawfully
to be at large or otherwise unleashed on
any place of public accommodation facility that is open to the general public
such as night clubs, public schools, hotels, motels, churches, supermarkets,
cafes , etc, within the City and its police jurisdiction is hereby declared to
be a threat to the health and safety of the general public and a nuisance and
shall be
seized and
confined by the Supervisor or an Animal Control Officer at the Prichard Animal
Shelter and cared for in a humane manner for a period of not less than five (5)
working days
provided, however, that for the year beginning on the effective date of this
ordinance, the Supervisor may dispose of any dog or cat so confined, failing to
have a license tag or decal, or current rabies tag affixed thereto after, only
four (4) days confinement, and for the year next thereafter any dog or cat so
confined failing to have a name disposed of after only three (3) working days
confinement.
(b)
MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS - ANIMALS UNLEASHED, AND, OR AT LARGE
In the
event an owner or person in charge of an animal that is found to be unleashed
or at large and said o, owner of premises of same cannot be determined as a
result of no definite boundary and no means of determining which resident a
particular animal may belong, every animal on the premises of a multiple family
dwelling, housing project, apartments or trailer park must be properly
restrained. When an animal is found running at large or unleashed on the
premises of one of the aforementioned, then that animal shall be apprehended
and impounded by the Supervisor, Animal Control Officer, or Police Officer,
provided that one or more individuals that reside in said multiple dwelling
sign a written statement that said animal is a nuisance and owner or person in
charge unknown.
In
addition to, or in lieu of, confining a dog or cat found unlawfully at large,
when the owner or person in charge of said dog or cat is known to the
Supervisor or the Animal Control Officer, the Supervisor or Animal Control
Officer may release the dog or cat to the owner or person in charge and issue a
citation for violation of this ordinance.
(c) Immediately upon confinement of
dogs or cats the Supervisor shall make reasonable effort to ascertain the
identity of and notify the owner or person in charge of such dogs or cats of
their confinement and of the conditions under which they may regain possession
of such animal.
SECTION 16. CHARGES FOR CONFINEMENT AND
CARING.
The City
shall be entitled to and shall receive:
$25.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Horse
$25.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Mule
$25.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Cow
$25.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Hog
$15.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Goat
$15.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Sheep
$15.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Dog
$5.00
Pick up fee $5.00
per day feed & keep – Cat
All other smaller animals e.g.
rabbits, fowls, turtles etc.
$3.00
Pick up fee .50
per day feed & keep
plus
the costs of rabies inoculation and any other veterinary services deemed
necessary to the well-being and life of the animal.
Section
17. REDEMPTION OF DOGS AND CATS CONFINED
AS STRAYS AND NUSANCES.
(a) The owner or person in charge
entitled to possession of any dog or cat
confined under the provisions of this chapter may immediately recover
.possession of such dog or cat upon payment of the charges set forth in Section
16. to the Supervisor provided such owner or person in charge entitled to
recover possession of any dog or cat three (3} months of age or older shall
produce a certificate of proof of ownership such as a written document of
veterinary or medical history pertaining to any one of several references such
as any form of inoculations, showing any degree of office visits for any single
treatment or consultation, or notarized bil of sale with date
of purchase bearing a distinguishable description of animal that also
bears the name of person who is claiming said
animal,
or evidence satisfactory to the Supervisor that such dog or cat has within
twelve {12) months prior to being confined been inoculated for rabies and also
evidence that all required license fees have been paid for the current year.
(b) If the owner or person in charge
entitled f to the possession of any dog or cat so confined is unable to produce
a certificate or satisfactory evidence as set forth in Section 17(a) of said
dog or cat within the twelve (12) month period prior to the confinement of the
dog or cat, then before the Supervisor shall release the dog or cat, it must be
confined until the end of prescribed days of detainment then such dog or cat
shall be duly inoculated for rabies at the expense of the owner or person in charge entitled to possession of
said dog or cat, and shall also upon payment of the proper fee therefore, be
properly licensed before said release.
Section
18. ADOPTION PROCEDURE FOR DOGS, CATS, AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS.
Any
animal not reclaimed by its owner or person in charge within the prescribed
days of detainment shall become the property of the City and shall be exhibited
for adoption he property of the City and shall be exhibited for adoption or
humanely disposed of. If a person chooses to adopt a dog, cat, or any other
small animal, he must follow the same procedures described in Section 16.
SECTION 19. LIVESTOCK AT Large TO
BE IMPOUNDED SALE
OF
LIVESTOCK IMPOUNDED: DISPOSAL: CATS, DOGS, AND
OTHER SMALL ANIMALS REGULATED IN SECTION 18.
(a) Dogs; cats, and other small animals
are specifically excluded from this section since the are regulated in Section
18.
(b) (b) Any animal found to be running at large
within the City is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be seized and
confined by an Animal. Control Officer, and shall be cared for in a humane
manner for a period of not less than five (5) days or such other time
hereinafter provided.
(c) When such an animal has been seized
and continued, the Supervisor or authorized enforcement officer shall proceed
to sell the same at public auction to the highest bidder for cash within the
legal hours of sale in front of the Animal Shelter after first giving five (5)
days notice of the time and place of sale, together with a description of the
animal to be sold, by posting a notice at a conspicuous place in the Animal
Shelter and-by publication one time in a newspaper published in the -City. The proceeds
from the sale shall be paid to the City Clerk-Treasure.
(d) Any animal not claimed by its owner and not being
purchased when placed at public auction shall become property of the City and
shall be disposed of in a }humane manner at the discretion of the Supervisor.
SECTION 20. ADVERTISING CHARGES AND
CAGE
OF IMPOUNDED LIVESTOCK J CATS, DOGS, AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS REGULATED IN
SECTION 18.
(a}
Cats, dogs, and other small animals l are specifically excluded from this
section since they. are regulated in Section 18.
(b)
The City shall be entitled to and shall receive the fees as described in Section 16,
plus the cost of advertising as set forth in Section 18, for such animals
kept
and cared for by the City pending the redemption or sale of same.
SECTION 21. DEFINING OWNERSHIP
INVOLVING A DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PERSONS CLAIMING THE SAME ANIMAL.
(a)
Any person who finds an animal that does not belong to him and wishes to keep
the animal, shall report their findings to the Animal Shelter. The Animal
shelter must hold the animal for five (5) working days. If the original owner
has not reclaimed the animal in the five (5) day period then the finder shall
have the option to claim
the
animal by paying. the fees as set forth in Section 16 to the Animal Shelter to
legally establish full ownership.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any secure
to secure any dog or cat from the Prichard Animal -Shelter without authority to do so.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any employee of the Prichard Animal Shelter to redeem
any dog or cat or become
directly or indirectly interested in the redemption of any
dog
or cat not owned by such an employee of the Prichard Animal Shelter prior to
being taken up by the supervisor or animal control officer.
SECTION 22. WHEN DISPOSAL OF DOGS
AND CATS MAY TAKE PLACE.
(a)
After a dog or cat or any other small animal. has been confined for the period
of time provided by Section 15 of this ordinance, and if the owner or
person in\ charge entitled to possession fails to make application; for the
release of such dog, oat, or any other small ani1nal, as herein provided, or
fails to pay the charges as herein provided I or fails to pay for the proper
inoculation for· rabies, or if such satisfactory evidence as required by
Section 1 7 was not provided, then such dog, cat or other small animal has
hereby declared a nuisance and a danger to the health, safety and welfare of
the City and the supervisor or authorized Assistant Supervisor shall cause such
dog, cat or small animal to be humanely destroyed as herein provided, however,
any dog or cat under two weeks old or whose eyes have not opened since birth,
may be humanely disposed of immediately upon being impounded where they
have been found in violation of this ordinance.
(b) The Supervisor, or any Animal Control
Officer · authorized by the Supervisor to carry a sidearm, assisting in
impounding any dog or cat shall have the authority to shoot and kill such dog
or cat, if in attempting to capture the same or in otherwise keeping the same,
it shall become an immediate hazard to· the health and safety of said: person
or to the health and safety of persons or animal a, in the immediate vicinity.
(c ) Any confined dog or cat that is injured or
diseased, and the owner is not known, will, as an act of mercy, be humanely
destroyed immediately after inspection by a veterinarian, or by the supervisor
or his representative, if it is agreed that such destruction is necessary! to
prevent unnecessary suffering, to prevent.
SECTION
23. MANNER OF DISPOSAL OF DOGS AND CATS
The Supervisor, when required to dispose of dogs or cats under the
provisions of Section 22 shall do so by such process as is recognized by
veterinary science as being a humane manner in which to destroy dogs and cats.
SECTION
24. KEEPING WILD OR VICIOUS MAMMALS, FOWL OR REPTILES, POISONOUS OR NOT
ALLOWING SAME TO BE AT LARGE.
(a} It
shall be unlawful for any owner or person in charge to keep any wild,
dangerous, or poisonous animal on his premises in such a manner as to prevent
such animal from biting or attacking a person or another animal.
(b)It
shall be unlawful for any owner or Person
in charge to suffer, allow, or permit
any animal which is vicious or presumed
to be vicious to be off the premises of the owner or person in charge unless
said animal is caged or leashed and muzzled and under effective control or
restraint such as will prevent
(c) It
shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge to keep or to permit to be
kept on any residential premises any wild or vicious animal for display or for
exhibition purposes either gratuitously or for a fee.
d) This
section shall apply both within the corporate limits of the City and within the
police jurisdiction thereof.
SECTION 25. NOISY ANIMALS
(a) It
shall be unlawful and a nuisance for any person to keep on a residential lot or
premises within the corporate limits of the City any animal or group of
animals, known to said person, habitually, continuously, or intermittently to
make or emit sound or noises of such volume and nature as to unreasonably interfere
with or disturb the peace, quiet, comfort and repose of persons of ordinary
sensibilities within the neighborhood in the reasonable use and enjoyment of
adjacent property.
(b) It
shall be unlawful and a nuisance for any person to keep on any tract, lot, or
premises within the City any animal or group of animals, whether the same is Housed in a corral, kennel, building or
other structure (s) under such circumstances that the sounds or noises emitted
by said animals are of such volume and nature as to unreasonably interfere with
or disturb the peace, quiet, comfort and repose of persons of ordinary
sensibilities .·in the reasonable use and enjoyment of any adjacent property
used for residential purposes.
(c) Any
owner or person in charge violating this section shall be guilty of maintaining
a nuisance. Provided, however, that no prosecution shall be commenced
and no
arrest made pursuant to this section, except upon affidavit made before, and
warrant issued by a municipal Judge or Magistrate of the City.
SECTION 26. SANITATION OF PREMISES
WHERE ANIMALS
KEPT.
(a)
It
Shall be unlawful for any owner or person in charge to keep or maintain a pen,
stable, or e-closure wherein animals are kept in such· an unsanitary condition
that the lives, health of the public generally, of the owner or person in
charge or his family, or of the animals contained, shall be endangered. The
presence in or about such pen, stable, or enclosure of the live larva 0 flies under conditions which
permit or favor growth or development of flies shall be prima facie evidence of
keeping or maintaining such pen, stable, or enclosure wherein; animals are kept
in violation of this section. All pens, stables,
or enclosures where animals are kept shall comply with all the regulations of
the Mobile County Health Department pertaining to same and shall be cleaned
each day and the residue disposed of in a sanitary manner.
Every
stable shall have, either within or immediately adjoining it, an approved flyproof
container or room for receiving and holding animal manure and litter accumulating
between the times of removal from the premises. The fitness of such container (30-gallon
galvanized can with ID and plastic liner within) shall be passed upon by the!
Animal Control Department or its agent. such bin or container shall be located
at a point most remote from any dwelling
or other structure owned or occupied by other than the owner of the premises
and shall likewise be placed at a point most remote on the premises from the
street or avenue.
(b) All
accumulations of manure, and bedding material soiled by animal waste, in and
about such stable, corral, or pen shall be collected at least once each day and
immediately deposited in the container provided or in Section 26(a). Such
collections may be kept stored within such container for a period of not more
than one week,, after which time such collection shall be removed from the l
premises and disposed of in such a manner as to prevent fly breeding and odor
therein. In lieu of storage, as I herein provided, manure and other soiled
material, when collected in accordance with the provisions hereof and being
free of live fly larvae or pupae, may be disposed of within twenty-four hours
from the time of collection, by burial underground, or by spreading same thinly
upon the surface of the ground in a granular fashion at some place distant from
human habitation so that such collections
will be exposed to the effects of sunlight, provided, that any of
such persons may use such manure on their
premises for the purpose of enriching their own ground or for any other use to
which manure can properly be put when the same is not offensive or unsanitary.
(c)
STORAGE OF FEED IN STABLES
All such stables shall have • a feed
·bin for the storage, .of feed which is of ratproof construction. All grain,
malt, or other animal feed, except hay, stored or kept In such stable, shall be kept in
such· feed bin. Such feed bin shall be kept closed at all times, except when
momentarily; opened to take food therefrom or when the same is being
filled. No feed shall be scattered about
outside such bin or in the stable, and all such feed found on the floor or in
the stalls of such stable shall be removed daily and placed in the manure
receptacle. No foodstuff intended for human consumption shall be kept or stored
in any stable 1or any other place where animals are kept.
(d)
APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.
The
provisions of this section shall not apply to licensed stockyards, holding
pens, sales barns, wholesale cattle dealers, or slaughterhouses.
SECTION 27. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
(a) Any person who (a) overrides,
overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, tortures, torments, deprives of
necessary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutilates, or cruelly kills, or causes or
procures to be overridden, overdriven,
overloaded, driven when overloaded, I tortured, tormented, deprived of
necessary sustenance, cruelly beaten, mutilated, or cruelly killed any animal
and (b) any, person who having the charge or custody of such animal, either as
owner or otherwise, inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon same, or fails to provide
the same with proper food, drink, or protection from the weather, or cruelly
drives or beside or
allows to be ridden or overdriven when unfit for labor; and any person who having the charge or
custody of any animal known to him to
require medical treatment or care in order to prevent unjustifiable physical
pain, suffering, or death, who having such knowledge fails to provide\ proper
treatment and care, or in the alternative
to cause
said animal to be humanely disposed of, and (d) any peron who unlawfully or maliciously
kills, disables, disfigures injures any animal, without good excuse, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor but this section shall not be construed' as prohibiting the
dehorning of cattle.
(b) Any person who, as the operator of
a motor vehicle, strikes a domestic animal shall stop at once and render such
assistance as may be possible and shall immediately report such injury or death
to the animal’s owner; in the event, the owner cannot be ascertained and
located such operator shall at once report the accident to the appropriate law
enforcement agency or to the local humane society.
(c) Chicken or ducklings younger than eight weeks
of age may not be sold in quantities of less than twenty-five to a single
purchaser.
(d) No person shall expose any known P, poisonous
substance, whether mixed with food or not so that the same shall be liable to be eaten
by any animal, provided that it shall not be unlawful for a person to expose on
his own property common rat poison mixed only with vegetable substances.
(e) Any individual that has in his or
her possession any animal that is hurt, crippled, suffering from malnutrition,
or obviously in need of veterinarian treatment. The owner or person in charge
will be required within 24 hours to have said animal admitted to an animal admitted
to an animal hospital. If said animal is
not treated within 24 hours, the animal
will be confiscated and placed· with a licensed veterinarian. The owner or
person in charge will be obligated to pay the fees that are charged for services
rendered by the veterinarian. If the owner or person in
charge
refuses to do so after being advised, then he or she shall be placed on the docket.
The dog will become the property of the City and will be humanely disposed of
as, a last result of the problem if the owner or person in charge cannot afford
the veterinarian fees or the Animal Shelter cannot find another home for said
animal.
(f) This section shall apply within the
corporate limits of the City and the police jurisdiction thereof.
SECTION 28. HUMANE TRAPS.
(a) The Supervisor or any Animal
Control Officer is hereby authorized, in order to apprehend animals in
violation of this ordinance, which are otherwise difficult to apprehend, to use
traps designed humanely to capture said animals by placing the same upon any
public property of the City, upon the right of way of any public street or
highway, or upon the private property of any person granting permission therefore.
It shall
be the duty of the supervisor or any animal control officer to check such traps
daily and remove captured animals therefrom to the Prichard Animal Shelter
where they shall remain be disposed of as otherwise provided herein.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to molest or tamper with any such traps to remove
any animal captured in any such trap or interfere with the Supervisor or any
Animal Control officer in setting or servicing any such trap.
(b) Any owner or person in charge of
any premises within the corporate limits of the city may set their own humane
traps on such premises for the purpose of removing any animal, except
songbirds, which have entered onto the premises.
It
shall be the duty of the of the owner or person in charge to check such trap
daily and deliver any animal captured therein to the Prichard Animal Shelter or
to the animals owner.
(
c) Any owner or person in charge of any dog captured in a humane trap which is
off the premises of the owner of person in charge, therefore, shall be prima
facie presumed to have allowed, suffered or permitted such animal to be or to
run at large. At any time a dog or cat is captured by the use of such trap, and
the owner of the person in charge is known or becomes known to the supervisor
or an animal control officer, such owner or person in charge shall be given a citation
to appear in the municipal court as provided in section 28. Hereof.
Section 29. CITATIONS
When
any animal is found by the Supervisor or by an Animal Control Officer to be in
violation of any provision of this ordinance, and the person or persons
responsible become known to the Supervisor or to an Animal Control Officer, he
may issue a citation to the owner or person in charge for said violation
directing him to appear in the Municipal Court of the City of Prichard,
Alabama, at a time and a date stated therein to answer to charges of violations
of this ordinance, which said charges shall be stated in said citation. It
shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to fail to appear in the Municipal
Court of the City of Prichard, Alabama, at the time and place stated in a
citation issued by the Supervisor or an Animal Control Officer. Any person
failing to or refusing to accpt said warning or citation to show
acknowledgment of said presentation will be grounds for immediate arrest of
said person and fined no less than $ 50.00.
All
persons will be obligated to present some type of personal identification when
being served an official
warning or citation. If a person is in violation and refuses to present
personal identification, the animal is to be impounded immediately and held for
the prescribed days of detention in this ordinance and the person promptly arrested and fined no less than
$50.00. In addition to other ordinance violations, said person may reclaim animals
under the procedures so prescribed in Section 16.
Section 30. DISPOSITION OF FEES.
All
monies collected, as provided for in this ordinance, shall be turned over and
delivered forthwith
to the City Clerk-Treasurer.
Section 31. APPLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE
TO POLICE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY.
Due
to the large and sparsely populated area within the police jurisdiction of, but
without the corporate lifts of the City, only certain sections of this ordinance
apply
within
said police jurisdiction. Neither the Supervisor nor any Animal Control Officer
is required regularly to patrol or to answer calls or complaints within said
police jurisdiction; however, any person may initiate a prosecution for the violation of those
sections which by their terms apply within said police jurisdiction by
appearing before a duly
authorized magistrate of the City and making an appropriate application under
oath.
SECTION 33. MINIMUM PENALTIES.
Any
person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be punished as provided
in the general penalty provision of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Prichard, provided, however, that where any person is found guilty of violating
any provision of this ordinance for which a fine is provided and imposed, in
addition to such other punishment as may be provided by the court, the minimum
fines shall apply as follows:
|
Description Of Offense |
Fine |
Fine |
Fine |
|
|
|
1st offense |
2nd offense |
3rd offense habitual |
|
|
Allowing an animal other than a dog or cat to be at large |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Allowing a dog or cat to be at large without a proper license affixed |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
|
|
Undomesticated or poisonous animals to be at large |
$200.00 |
$500.00 |
10-day confinement |
|
|
Allowing a dog or cat to be at large having a proper license tag
affixed |
$15.00 |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
|
|
Insufficient Veterinarian care |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
|
|
Menacing |
Docket |
|
|
|
|
Failure to attach tag and license to collar or harness of dogs and
cats |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
|
|
Improper tag not properly confining a female dog or cat in heat |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Permitting cock or animal fights |
$200.00 |
$500.00 |
10-day confinement |
|
|
Failure to license animal |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Cruelty to animals |
$200.00 |
$500.00 |
10-day Confinement |
|
|
Violation of guide dog accompanying blind person |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
No Shelter for animal |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Failure to remove and dispose of animal feces |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Owner refusing to remove overturned garbage |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Animal on leash whereas chain reaches off the owner’s property |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
|
|
Abandoned Animal |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Allowing an animal known or presumed to be vicious to be at large |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
Failure to restrain an animal |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
$200.00 |
|
|
Interfering with the Animal Control Officer |
Docket |
|
|
|
Section 33. DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS
It
shall be unlawful for any person to cast, throw, drop, or otherwise deposit any
dead animal in or upon
any street, sidewalk, park, or other public places within the corporate limits
of the City or the police jurisdiction thereof.
SECTION 34. DISPOSAL OF DEAD
ANIMALS.
All
owners or persons in charge of animals that die or are killed in their
possession or custody, other than such as are slaughtered for food within
twenty-four (24) hours, shall notify the appropriate City official, as set
forth in Section 35, of such dead animal and request its removal as provided in
Section 36, or shall cause the remains bf such animals to be buried at least
two (2) feet below the surface
of the ground in accordance with this ordinance. Animals dying from any
communicable disease whatever shall
be reported to the City in accordance with Section 35. No such animal shall be buried
sufficiently near a residence or residences or in such a manner as to create a nuisance In no case shall a dead horse, bull, mule,
cow, or other large animal be buried within three hundred (300)feet of a residence.
This section shall apply both within the corporate limits of the City and
within the police jurisdiction thereof.
Section 35. APPROPRATE CITY OFFICIAL FOR NOTIFICATION.
A
small dead animals, such dog, cats, fox, skunks, etc shall be reported to the
supervisor or an animal control officer.
A
large dead animal, such as a horse, mule, cow, hog, etc., shall be reported to
the Superintendent of Public Works.
Animals
dying from any communicable disease shall be reported to the Mobile County
Health Department in addition to reporting such dead animals to the appropriate
official for removal.
SECTION 36. REMOVAL BY CITY OF DEAD
ANIMALS.
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to permit t
the dead body, of a horse, mule, cow, goat, sheep or dog to remain on his or their
premises for a period longer than twenty-four (24) hours. it shall be the duty
of the owner or person in charge of such dead animal or, if the owner or person
in charge is not to be identified, then it shall be the duty of the owner; of
the property upon which the animal was said to have died to remove the carcass
at his or their expense.
Whenever
a request is made to the Supervisor or an Animal Control Officer for the removal
of a small dead animal, or when a request is made to the Superintendent of
streets for the removal of a large dead animal, it shall there upon be the duty
of the official receiving the request to demand
of such person his name, address, and phone number including street and house
number, and a description of the dead animal. Immediately upon receipt of the
information demanded, the official receiving the request shall cause the
remains of such dead animal to be removed and buried at least two (2) feet
below the surface of the ground or to be burned if the death is due to a
communicable disease, the remains shall be burned. Provided, however, that
the supervisor or an Animal Control
Officer may require that the requesting party place said small dead animal in
a, securely fastened plastic bag or similar container and make the same
accessible at the curb or at such other place upon the property as he may
direct .
This section shall apply both within the
corporate limits of the city and within the police jurisdiction thereof.
Section 37. FEES FOR REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMAL
BY CITY.
For
the removal of any large dead animal such as a horse, mule, cow, hog, etc., the
owner or person in charge of such animal requesting its removal by the City
shall be charged a fee of TWENTY-FIVE AND NO/100 ($25.00) DOLLARS. For· removal
of any small dead animal such as a dog, cat, fox, skunk, etc., the owner or
person in charge of such, animal requesting its removal by the City shall be
charged a fee of SIX AND NO/100 ($6.00) DOLLARS. This section shall include all
licensed veterinarians and kennels, however,
the supervisor may, if he chooses to, enter into a written in kind
service agreement with designated veterinarians for veterinarian service to the
City and its citizens. without charge in exchange for the City picking up dead
animals from veterinarians without charge and that either party, if he chooses,
may void said in kind agreement for simple cause, thus reverting automatically
• back to the fees charged in this section and the veterinarians charging the
qi ty for services rendered. This section shall apply within the corporate limits
of the City and within the police jurisdiction thereof. It shall be unlawful
for any person liable for the expenses of such removal to fail to pay such fees.
SECTION
38. UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE DEAD ANIMAL EXCEPT AS PROVIDED.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to remove any dead animal from any public
street, sidewalk, park or: public place or from any private premises in the
City or the police jurisdiction thereof, except in the manner provided by this
ordinance.
SECTION 39. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE
QUARANTINE
OR CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS.
The
Mobile County Health Officer, Supervisor, or Rabies Inspector shall have the
authority to quarantine or require confinement of any or all animals in any
part or all of the City or police jurisdiction thereof, for such period of time
and in such manner as he may determine whenever he considers such quarantine or
confinement necessary for the control of rabies.
SECTION 41. CONFINEMENT OF ANIMALS
KNOWN OR SUSPECTED
TO HAVE RABIES.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to keep, on or about any place or premises in
the City or police jurisdiction thereof, any animal which is known to have, or
reasonably suspected of having rabies unless such animal is securely confined
in such a manner as effectually to prevent contact with or injury to persons or
other animals, and any animal not so confined shall either be destroyed or
removed to the Prichard Animal Shelter, veterinarian or other appropriate place
by a person designated for that purpose by the City and there securely confined
as aforesaid, under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian or Mobile County
Health Department for observation.
SECTION 42. CONFINEMENT FOLLOWING
BITTING OF HUMAN BEINGS.
It shall
be the duty of the owner or person in charge of any animal required by the laws
of the State of Alabama to be inoculated against rabies which has bitten a
human being to notify the health officer, Supervisor, or County Rabies
Inspector of such fact immediately upon learning thereof, and it shall
thereupon be the duty of such owner or person in charge to have the said animal
confined under the direct care, custody, control and supervision of a licensed
veterinarian for a period of ten (10) days. It shall
be unlawful for any person having knowledge that any person has been bitten by
any such animal to refuse to notify of
the health officer, Animal Shelter, or County
Rabies Inspector promptly. It shall be unlawful for the owner or person
in charge of any such animal to refuse or to fail to comply with the written
recommendations made by the County Health Officer, County Rabies Inspector, or
Supervisor in any particular case. Any expenses incurred in the handling of any
animal under this section shall be borne by the owner or person in charge. The
veterinarian under whose care the animal has been committed shall report the
results of his observations of said animal to the attending physician of the
person bitten and to the Animal Shelter. Any animal known or reported to have
bitten a person shall be confined by the owner or person in charge as herein provided,
or in the alternative, the owner or person in charge may authorize the Mobile
County Health Department or the Supervisor to dispose humanely of the animal
and to submit its head to a public laboratory for proper - examination and test
Any animal confined by the Supervisor or Animal Control officer which is known
or reported to have bitten a person, and which is a stray animal, as determined
by the Supervisor or County Rabies Inspector, with no owner or person in
charge, or a wild animal that was in confinement or captured after the bite, or
where the owner or person in charge of any exotic or wildlife pet agrees in
writing, the animal can be humanely destroyed immediately after the bite and
have said animal submitted to a licensed veterinarian for decapitation and the
head submitted for appropriate examination: by the state a health Department Laboratory
for rabies examination.
If the owner or person in charge of
a biting! Animal fails to have said vicious animal confined by a licensed
veterinarian within twenty-four (24) hours after being notified, the owner will
be issued a warrant and the said biting animal will be confiscated and placed
with a ]licensed veterinarian and the owner or person in charge of the animal
will be fined no less than fifty ($50.00) dollars and will also be held
responsible for the veterinarian fees. This action will also be upheld in the
event of a multiple dog-biting incident. If the owner or person in• charge
cannot afford to have the animal observed for ten (10) days then the animal
will be humanely disposed of and its head sent to the State Health Department
Laboratory for rabies examination.
Any
person that has in his or her possession any animal that has attacked or bitten
any one person three
times within a twelve (12) month period, or attacks or bites three(3) separate individuals
within a twelve (12) month period or any person that has been officially warned
three (3) times or more for allowing a vicious animal to be at large within a
twelve (12) month period, then this animal f ill be declared an extreme threat
to the general public's I safety and health. The animal's owner or person in charge,
shall submit said vicious animal to a licensed veterinarian or Animal Shelter
to be humanely disposed of. If owner or
person in charge fails to submit said vicious animal then the animal shall be
confiscated and owner put on docket and fined np less than one hundred
($100.00) dollars for violating this ordinance section. This section shall
apply within the City and the police jurisdiction thereof.
SECTION 43. CONFINMENT OF ANIMALS
BITTEN BY SUPECTED ANIMALS.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to keep, harbor maintain on or about any place
or premises in the City
any animal whatsoever which has been or is reasonably suspected to have bitten
or otherwise injured by or in contact with another animal afflicted with or
suspected of: being afflicted with rabies in such a manner as to permit or
favor transmission of such disease, unless such animal so bitten, injured or in
contact shall be securely confined ! for not less than four (4} months.
SECTION 44. AUTHORITY OF HEALTH
OFFICER, SUPERVISOR, AND COUNTY RABIES INSPECTOR.
The health
officer, Supervisor, or County Rabies Inspector shall have the right at any
time to move or cause to be moved to the Prichard Animal Shelter or other place
designated by him under
direct veterinarian supervisor on
for observation or examination, any animal which is ' reasonably suspected to
be afflicted with rabies, or which has bitten or otherwise injured a human
being in such manner as
would permit or favor the transmission of the virus of rabies, or which has
been, or is reasonable suspected to have been bitten or injured, or in contact
with another animal afflicted or
reasonably suspected of being afflicted
with rabies, and it shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, obstruct, or
interfere with the health officer, Supervisor, or county Rabies Inspector or
their authorized agent
or deputy in the exercise of the authority herein conferred upon him. It shall be the duty of
the health officer, supervisor, or County Rabies Inspector to destroy, or cause
to be destroyed, any animal found to be afflicted with rabies.
SECTION 45. LAW ENFORCEMENT DOGS
EXEMPT FROM
QUARANTINE.
Dogs used
in law enforcement work under the control and supervision of a law enforcement
officer shall be \ exempt from the quarantine period where such bite occurs in
the line of duty and evidence of proper vaccination against rabies, but shall
be examined at the end of ten (10) Days
by a licensed veterinarian.
SECTION 46. CORRALS, PENS &
STABLES- MINIMUM AREA-ANIMALS
It shall
be unlawful for any person to keep any sheep, horse, cow, goat, hog, or similar
species or types, In
any corral in the City or police jurisdiction thereof 1unless such corral shall
have a stable and a minimum area of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet for
one such animal and an
additional ten thousand ( 10, 000) square feet f out each additional animal there kept to every
portion of which each and every animal shall have free and unrestricted access.
Every stable, shed or lot where a
horse, mule or cow
is kept in the City or police jurisdiction shall be kept! clean and dry and
such stable shall have sufficient light tr make cleaning practicable and
sufficient ventilation to keep the air of such building pure at all times. Every stable, shed or building where a horse,
mule or cow is kept in the City or
police jurisdiction should be constructed no less than nine (9) feet long,
twelve (12) feet
wide, and nine ( 9) feet high for one
horse, mule or cow.
SECTION 4 7. CORRALS, PENS, STABLES
- MINIMUM AREA FOWL.
It' shall
be , unlawful for any person to keep any
fowl, as defined in this section, in any corral in the City pr its
police jurisdiction thereof unless such corral shall have a minimum area of
fifteen (15) square feet of space of each fowl to which space each fowl shall
have access. Injured, diseased or dead fowl shall, immediately upon discovery
of the injury, disease or death, be removed from the crate or coop in which
same are shipped, carried or kept.
SECTION 48. DISTANCE OF CORRALS
FROM DWELLINGS, ETC.
It shall
be unlawful for any owner or person in charge
to keep any animal or fowl in the City or the police jurisdiction thereof in
any corral or stable any part of which
is within two hundred (200) feet of a dwelling occupied by a person other than
the owner or person in charge of said animal or fowl or if such dwelling is occupied, owned by a person other than the
owner or person in charge of said animal
or fowl, provided, however, that this section shall not apply to enclosures
where animals or fowl have been continuously kept since prior passage of or
amendment to this ordinance.
SECTION 49. KEEPING OF HOG
PROHIBITED: EXCEPTIONS.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person
to keep hogs Within
the corporate limits of the City, except on established farms where hogs have
been kept continuously since prior to the passage of this ordinance, and\ under
( circumstances where no noise, odor, or pollution violation or nuisance is
occasioned thereby, and at a p1ace more
than nine hundred (900) feet from any residence, business !house, church, or
school yard other than the residence of the owner or person in charge of said
hogs.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person within the
police jurisdiction of the City to keep a hog pen, table, or enclosure wherein hogs
are kept within nine hundred (900) feet of any residence, business house,
church or school other than the residence of the owner or person in charge of
such hogs.
(c) All hogs in transit or housed or penned for
sale at a duly authorized marketing place within the corporate limits of the
City or the police jurisdiction, thereof, shall be removed by sale,
slaughtering, or otherwise within eight ( 8) days. All pens or enclosures
wherein said hogs are
kept shall have concrete floors with ample drains and water connections, as
approved by the Health Department, and must be cleaned daily and suitable
insecticides or deodorants, or both, as approved by the Health Department, shall be used each day to the
extent that fly control is satisfactorily maintained. Any person in violation
of this section shall be punished as provided by the general penalty clause of
the City Code, but in no event less than $50.00.
SECTION
50. CITY DECLARED BIRD SANCTUARY1 ABATEMENT OF
BIRDS
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; CAPTURING ORI KILLING BIRDS, SQUIRRELS, ETC., IS PROHIBITED.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person
to pursue, injure, capture, kill or destroy any squirrel or song bird of any kind, at any time,
within the corporate limits
of the City. Provided, however, that squirrels may be captured ·1n a humane trap, furnished
by the owner or person in charge of the premises, on the premises of the owner
or person in charge thereof and delivered to the Prichard Animal Shelter. This
section shall not be construed so as to apply to the Supervisor, the Animal
Control Officers or to any law enforcement officer when a nuisance exists or
when there is a hazard to health or safety which, in the judgment, of said
officer· cannot be otherwise remedied.
(b) The entire area embraced within the corporate
limits of the City of Prichard shall be, and the same is hereby designated as a
bird sanctuary.
SECTION
51. HORSES NOT TO STAND IN STREET UNLESS HITCHED OR ATTENDED.
It
shall be unlawful for any owner or person in charge to allow a horse to stand
in any street within the City or police jurisdiction thereof unless the owner
or person in charge
is in attendance or the horse is securely hitched. Any horse not attended or
securely hitched shall
be considered to be at large.
SECTION 52. MAINTAINING BEES.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to raise, keep, house, farm, or maintain
Bees within the corporate city limits of Prichard, Alabama. It shall be unlawful for any person within
the police jurisdiction or City to keep, raise, house, farm, or maintain bees
in any pen or enclosure wherein bees are kept within three hundred (300) feet
of any residence, business
house,
church, or schoolyard other than the residence of the owner or person in charge
of such bees.
SECTION 53. CASE NUMBER ASSIGNMENT
AND ANIMAL ORDINANCE VIOLATION REPORTS
The
City of Prichard Animal Control Agency is hereby assigned a case number
relating to any and all animal ordinance violations, arrests, and court
schedules. The case number will be documented within the Police Department
Magistrate or Judge's Office and Animal Control Agency. The case number shall bare the prescribed initials P-A-0 representing Prichard
Animal Ordinance and proceeded by the number of the year this ordinance is
adopted 1985 -followed by additional digits to the end of the case number which
will represent a combined total of case referred to citations, docket or court cases
initiated by the Animal Control Agency.
The
Animal Control Officer shall he1ceforth have the authority to directly petition
the Municipal Judge or their Magistrate for writs of arrest, speedy warrants,
and court dates. Any and all animal ordinance violation reports made· by the Animal Control Officer shall have
the same meaning and affect as a police report.
SECTION 54. LICENSING PROVISION
EFFECTIVE.
The
licensing provisions of this ordinance shall
be effective for the license year beginning January 1, 1986.
SECTION 55. SEVERABILITY.
(a) Each and every provision of this
ordinance is hereby declared to be an independent provision and the holding of any provision
hereof to be void and invalid shall not affect any other provision hereof, and
it is hereby declared that the other provisions of this ordinance would have been enacted regardless
of any provision which might have been held invalid.
(b) All other stipulations· or procedures for the purchase,
adoption, release of animals existing in City ordinances prior to the adoption
of this ordinance and any other ordinance that may conflict with this ordinance
shall become void.
SECTION
56. HARDSHIP CASES.
The
Supervisor shall hereby be authorized to Void any citation issued under this
Ordinance if in the Supervisor's judgment said violator is a hardship case. And
further, said violator agrees in writing to have violation corrected within a
reasonable and safe designated time to be determined by the supervisor.
Section 57. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take effect upon its
adoption and publication.
Approved:
_______________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________
City
Clerk
CLERK'S
CERTIFICATE: This· Ordinance having been passed by the City Council on
September 18,1985, and not having been returned to me, as City Clerk, by the
mayor with his approval or veto within the ten days after its passage by the
Council, in compliance with Title 11, Section 45-4, Code of Alabama, 1940, recompiled
in 1975, the same has been published as herein provided.
EVA C. GREENE, CITY CLERK-TREASUER
SECTION
57 A: REGISTRATION AND PERMIT
REQUIRED FOR LIVESTOCK
It
shall be unlawful, and a violation, and a violation of this ordinance, for any
owner or person in charge to possess, keep, harbor, or maintain any livestock
within the police jurisdiction of the City of Prichard that does not have
issued a permit with appropriate decal issued in accordance with the provisions
of this article.
The
owner or person in charge of every horse more than three (3) months of age
shall register the same as to name, sex, breed, description, owner's name,
phone number, and address. Such registration shall be done within thirty (30)
days of the horse by the owner or person in charge. Failure to timely register
the horse shall subject the owner or person in charge to a $50.00 penalty in
addition to the permit fees required hereunder.
At
this time of such registration, the owner or person in charge shall obtain a
permit for such horse or other livestock issued by the Licensing Authority. The
permit shall be extended for one year. A permit shall be issued after payment
of Applicable Fees:
1. Application Fee $150.00
2. Renewal Permit $75.00
3. Failure to Show Vaccinations
Certify $50.00
4. Permit Replacement Fee $10.00
In
the event the permit is lost during the year for which it was procured, the
person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate by paying the City Animal
Control Office an issuance fee of ten dollars ($ 10.00). The permit issued
pursuant to this section shall
expire on December 31, of the year of issuance and shall be renewed on an
annual basis. The permit may be renewed without penalty prior to February 1,
following the expiration date. A late charge of $10.00 shall assessed for any
permit not timely renewed. No permit shall be issued for any horse or other
livestock until it has been inoculated against vaccinations in accordance with,
the laws of the State.
At
the time of making an application for the permit, a vaccination inoculation
certificate covering the particular horse or other livestock sought to be
issued a permit shall be exhibited and approved as a prerequisite to the issuance
of the permit. The vaccination period inoculation certificate must be less than
one year old, pursuant to Alabama State Code 3.
All
other Sections of this ordinance shall remain in effect.
This
Amendment to Ordinance # 1640 shall have a full-force effect upon its approval
as required by law.
Adopted
on this 1st day of November 2007.
Section 58.
Registration and Permit Requirements for Parading Horses.
Section 1. Registration and Permit Requirements for Parades and
Parading Horses.
A. It Shall be unlawful, and a violation of this ordinance for any
person or Madri Gras Association or, Organization to use parading horses within
the police jurisdiction of the City of Prichard that does not have an issued
Parading Horse permit with an appropriate decal issued in accordance with the
provisions of this article.
B. The owner or person, or Mardi Gras association or organization
in charge of every parading horse is required to register the animal with the
City of Prichard Animal Resources Department within 14 days before any parading
horse can be used in any parades within the police jurisdiction of the City of
Prichard.
C. No permit shall be issued for any parading horse until it has
been inoculated against the vaccinations required by state law.
D. All parading horses must be vaccinated against: Rabies, Tetanus, Eastern/Western Equine Encephalitis, West
Nile Virus, Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1), and Equine Influenza.
E. A vaccination inoculation certificate covering the horse sought
to be issued a parading horse permit shall exhibited and approved as a
prerequisite to issuance of the parading horse permit. The vaccination period
inoculation certificate must be less than one year old.
F. Parading horses must undergo a prior medical evaluation by a
licensed veterinarian, and riders must attend a training course covering basic
riding and equestrian skills to parade.
G. The permit issued under this section expires on December 31 of
the year of issuance and must be renewed annually. It must be renewed without
penalty before January 1 following the expiration date. A late charge of $15.00
will be assessed for any permit not renewed timely.
Section 2.
Annual Parades Permits shall be issued upon payment of applicable fees:
Application Fee -Mardi Gras Association\Organization $200.00
For each individual
parading horse $50.00
Permit Replacement
Fee $15.00
Late Fee $15.00
Approved:
_______________________________________
George McCall Jr, Council President
ATTEST:
______________________________
Jimmie Gardner, Mayor
Adopted this the_________ day of February 2025
Animal Control Ordinance #
1640
Section # 3 Registration and License Requirements
All cats and dogs three months of age or older are required
to be licensed.
The Permit issued under this section shall expire on
December 31, of the year of issuance and shall be renewed on an annual basis.
Owners must register such pet(s) with the City of Prichard
Clerk’s Office located at 216 East Prichard Lane (Office hours are from 8:00 am
until 4:30 pm Monday-Friday.) Owners must present a current certificate of
rabies vaccination before such a license can be issued.
License fees are as follows:
Non-Spayed or Neutered
$6.00 for non-spayed or neutered cats or dogs.
$3.00 for non-spayed or neutered cats or dogs (Senior
Citizen 65 of age)
Spayed or Neutered
$3.00 for non-spayed or neutered cats or dogs.
$1.50 for non-spayed or neutered cats or dogs (Senior
Citizen 65 of age)
Questions?
Call us at 251-456-5399 or email at: animalshelter@thecityofprichard.org
Animal Control Ordinance #
1640
Section # 57 Registration and Permit Requirements for
Livestock
The Permit issued under this section shall expire on
December 31, of the year of issuance and shall be renewed on an annual basis.
Owners must register such pet(s) with the City of Prichard
Animal Shelter Office located at 2402 Rebel Rd, Prichard, Alabama (Office hours
are from 9:00 am until
3:00 pm Monday-Friday.) Owners must present a current
certificate of vaccination before such a license can be issued.
Permit fees are as follows:
Application Fee $150.00
Renewal Permit $75.00
Failure to show Vaccination Records $50.00
Permit Replacement Fee $10.00
Animal Control Ordinance
#2135-25
Section 58. Registration and Permit
Requirements for Parading Horses.
The Permit issued under this section shall expire on December 31, of
the year of issuance and shall be renewed on an annual basis.
Owners
must register such pet(s) with the City of Prichard Animal Shelter Office
located at 2402 Rebel Rd, Prichard, Alabama (Office hours are from 9:00 am
until 3:00 pm Monday-Friday.) Owners must present a current certificate of
vaccination before such a license can be issued.
Application
Fee -Mardi Gras Association/Organization
$200.00
For each
individual parading horse $50.00 Permit
Replacement
Fee $15.00
Late
Fee $15.00
City of Prichard Animal Resources
How to file A Complaint
https://prichardalcitizenrequests.portal.iworq.net/PRICHARDAL/new-request/700/6607
Animal Shelter FAQs
Q. How do I see what
animals you have available for adoption?
You can visit our shelter at 2402 Rebel Rd
or visit our website at Prichard Animal Resources
Q. What do I need to
bring when I come to adopt an animal?
You will need to bring a valid driver's license and your lease agreement
stating you are allowed to have pets if you rent.
Q. Does the animal I
adopt have to be spayed or neutered?
Yes. All animals adopted from our shelter must be spayed or neutered before
they are placed into their new homes.
Q. Can I take the animal
to my own vet to have them spayed or neutered?
No. We have contracted with local vets for the procedure to ensure compliance
with Alabama State Law.
Q. How do these pets
come to us?
Q. What can we tell you
about our adoptable animals?
If
you adopt from us:
Q. What can you tell me
about Animal Bites?
How
to avoid a bite:
If
you are bitten or scratched by an animal:
Q: What can you
tell me about Leash Laws?
A leash is a great way
to protect your pet from the dangers of the outside world such as cars, wild
animals, and other people's pets. By keeping your pet on a leash, you are
also acting as a good neighbor.
The City of Prichard
Animal Control ordinance requires that a person who owns an animal, such as a
dog, shall control it at all times. In a public place, with some exceptions,
the City of Prichard Animal Control ordinance
requires that an owner shall have his/her animal under control and shall not
allow it to roam neighborhoods or have access to other people's property.
Controlling an
animal means simultaneously monitor, direct, and restrict an animal's
movement and activities in a humane manner.
Control by leash means
to control an animal by securely attaching a leash, chain, or an item that is
physically capable of restraining the animal, including an electronic collar,
to the animal which is in the secure possession of a person physically and mentally
capable of monitoring, directing, and restricting the animal's movements and
activities.
Control by command means
to control an animal by visual or audible commands, or a combination thereof,
to which the animal responds promptly and accurately. Control by the command is
only allowed if the following criteria are met:
All three of the above
criteria must be met in order for a pet to legitimately be off-leash in
public. Examples of allowed activities may include dog agility trials,
retriever training, and throwing/catching a Frisbee. The ordinance doesn't
allow for off-leash dog walking unless the pet is in a designated off-leash dog
park space.
Q: What can you
tell me about Trapping and Confining Loose Domestic Animals?
Prichard Animal Resource
Department provides humane live dog traps for nuisance dog problems. Cat traps
are only provided to capture sick or injured cats, not healthy domesticated
cats or feral/wild cats. If you are interested in acquiring a live dog or cat
trap, please do the following:
Animal Control Officers
will empty the trap as you catch stray animals. The Trap Agreement explains how
to have that done.
Q: What types of
donations do you accept?
Your generous giving
helps support the animals in our care.
Q. Is there a discount
for adopting more than one pet?
No. The adoption fees are used to pay for the surgical procedures to spay and
neuter the animals, therefore we are unable to reduce fees for multiple
adoptions.
Q. Can you hold an
animal for me until I can make it in to see it?
No. Because we have a high number of animals that need a home, we are unable to
hold the animals. We work on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Q. What should I do if I
find a lost or stray animal?
Contact Prichard Animal Resource at (251) 456-5399 to schedule a pickup or
to obtain the number from your local animal control agency.
Q. Can I come there to
look for my lost pet?
Yes. You can come anytime during our normal business hours to see if your pet
has been brought in.
Q. What hours do the
Animal Control Officers work?
Animal Control Officers are on duty Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to
4:00PM p.m. The office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
Q. What if I have an
animal problem after business hours or on the weekend?
You will need to call the Prichard Police Department Non-Emergency number at
251-452-2211. At that time, the dispatcher will send an officer to respond,
then it will be determined if an Animal Control Officer is needed. If so, the
dispatcher will notify the officer.
Q. What do I do if my
pet becomes lost?
If your pet is missing, please contact all your local animal shelters. It is
best if you present the positive identification of your pet. You can visit the
City of Prichard Animal Shelter at 2402 Rebel
Road to see if your pet was brought into the shelter by Animal Control.
If so, you will have seven (7) days to reclaim your animal before it becomes
the property of the City of Prichard Animal Resource.
Q. If my animal is
impounded, what are the fees for me to reclaim?
Fees can vary. Please call Prichard Animal Shelter staff at (251) 456-5399.
Q. Does my pet have to
be on a leash?
Yes. Any time your pet is off your personal property, it must be on a physical
restraining device such as a leash. Electronic/shock collars are not
appropriate physical restraints. If your property is not fenced in to prevent
escape, your pet must be on a leash.
Q. Am I required to
register my pet with the City of Prichard?
Yes. All dogs & cats are required to register animal at City of Prichard
Animal Shelter. All animals must have a current rabies tag. The tag must be displayed on your
pet at all times.
Monthly Shelter Statistics
Below you will find
depicting this month's Intake and Outcome statistics for The City of Prichard
Animal Shelter. The Data shows the
outcome of every animal that left the shelter, broken down into the way they
left (adoption, rescue, owner reclaim, transfers to Placement Partners, or
euthanasia). The euthanasia statistics are further broken down into categories,
showing the reason the animal was euthanized (illness/injury, age-too young to
survive on its own, breed, behavior, or space).
Prichard Animal
Resources Department is required by law to pick up all stray dogs. It also
impounds animals identified as sick or injured. Prichard Animal Shelter will
continue to publish this information every month.
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