1|ENGROSSED HOUSE | |BILL NO. 1045 By: Duncan of the House | 2| | | and | 3| | | Anderson of the Senate | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| | | | 7| An Act relating to animals; amending 4 O.S. 2001, | | Section 43, which relates to regulation and control | 8| of dogs running at large; eliminating certain | | population restriction; and providing an effective | 9| date. | | | 10| | | | 11| | | | 12|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 13| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 4 O.S. 2001, Section 43, is | | | 14|amended to read as follows: | | | 15| Section 43. A. The board of county commissioners of any county | | | 16|with a population of two hundred thousand (200,000) or more| | | 17|according to the last Federal Decennial Censusmay regulate or | | | 18|prohibit the running at large of dogs withinsaidthe unincorporated | | | 19|areas of that county, and causesuchthe dogsas may berunning at | | | 20|large to beimpoundedanddisposed: | | | 21| 1. Impounded; | | | 22| 2. Disposed of as otherwise provided for by law; orsold| | | 23| | | | 24| | | | arsid12797434 ENGR. H. B. NO. 1045 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 3. Sold to discharge the costs and penalties provided for the | | | 2|violation ofsuchthis prohibition and the expense of impounding and | | | 3|keeping the same for such sale; and. | | | 4| The board of county commissioners may also provide for the | | | 5|erection of all needful pens, pounds and buildings for the use of | | | 6|saidthe county at any place withinsaidthe county. | | | 7| B. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of | | | 8|any county undertaking the regulation and taxation of dogs insaid| | | 9|the county under thisactsection to establish and enforce rules | | | 10|governing the same, and they shall enter into a definite cooperative | | | 11|agreement with the sheriff ofsaidthe county prescribingsaidthe | | | 12|rules and regulations and the manner and terms of enforcement | | | 13|thereof, and for the financing and compensation therefor. | | | 14| C. The board of county commissioners may also regulate and | | | 15|provide for taxing the owners and harborers of dogs, and authorize | | | 16|the humane killing or disposal of dogs, found at large, contrary to | | | 17|any ordinance regulating the same. | | | 18| D. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any rule or | | | 19|regulation made by such board of county commissioners under the | | | 20|authority of thisactsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and | | | 21|shall be punished as provided by the laws of this state in any court | | | 22|of competent jurisdiction, provided that in the case of continuing | | | 23|offenses, each day on which the offense occurs shall constitute a | | | 24|separate offense. | | | arsid12797434 ENGR. H. B. NO. 1045 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2009. | | | 2| Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of February, | | | 3|2009. | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| Presiding Officer of the House of | | Representatives | 7| | | | 8| Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2009. | | | 9| | | | 10| | | | 11| Presiding Officer of the Senate | | | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14| | | | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | arsid12797434 ENGR. H. B. NO. 1045 Page 3©2008-09 eCapitol, LLC. All rights reserved.
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