05-09-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

Home Browse Search

111ol I(•(,. I)(Spa Tat 1l1( -1 ) ( FOLLOW -Up CASE FILE 88n02367 BADGE 565 OrFENSE Animal Probler DATE 4/28/88 PRINCIPLES) DATE TYPE? 4/=9/88 ?ohn Ho? 1 ander TYPED B1' On 4/28/88 upon my arrival to the office, I found a phone messaae awaitina_ from Mr. John Hollander of 200 Hollander Road, had called statina that he had a racoon in a live tram at his residence. I arrived at 1742 hours, found no one at the residence. I knocked and also yelled outside the residence but no one came to the door. I looked around the residence and was unable to locate the tram anvwhere. On the property, I did find a dog kennel that had three dogs inside. The doq kennel was made of chain link fence with a woolen house attached Also inside the kennel were several miles of defacation inside the cage, anpearinq as if it hadn't been cleaned for several days. Also th(- doa food was dumned uns i de down, lv i na on the cement floor in a mile, not in a dish. Knowina that this was in violation of city ordinance, I took several pictures of the area inside the cage, showing all three dogs and the mess which was inside. I then cleared the residence and came back to the office to do nanerwook . At 1853 hours, I received a radio call to Mr. Hollander's residence. He had returned and wanted the racoon nicked un. I arrived at 1858 hours, met with Mr. Hollander who showed me where the racoon war . I brought this trapped racoon back to rry car and advised Mr. Hollander I would take care of it. I then asked Mr. Hollander who owned the does that were on his property and he stated that they were his and that he also had one more inside for a total of four. He stated that he had owned the dogs for a couple of years now. I asked Mr. Hollander if he had current licenses for the doa- and he stated that ves, but did not know and was unsure of when he had purchased license for them last. I ask;.-d Mr. Hollander if the four doc licenses were the onlv thing that h^ purchased at this time and he stated ves , it was. I advised him that he was ir, violation because the doas were not registered at the time with havirq dog licenses in the don iicensina book. I also advised that he was ii, violation because he did rot have a doc, kennel license which is required i; you have more than two dogs on vour vronerty. I also asked him then when the last tine that he had cleared out the caae where the dogs were outside. He told me that it was two weeks ago, and thev had gotten new dishes at the same time the clean.ina was done. I had a corn of the ordinance with me and showe_j Mr. Hollander that it said that vcu are not to allow solid wastes of a doa to accumulate on the mremise f-r more than 24 Ours. by the amount of defecation that was built un in the fence, you could tell that it had been more than 24 hours as the