Owners or
harborers of any dogs or cats
four (4) months old or older
living in the city after June
2016 MUST have a microchip
implanted and registered with
current information. (Sec.
6-44.)
ALL dogs and
cats must have current rabies
vaccinations performed by a
licensed veterinarian (also
Arkansas state law). (Sec.
6-30.)
It is unlawful
for any person to own, keep, or
harbor more than a total of four
(4) dogs and/or cats over the
age of six (6) months on one
premises within the corporate
city limits. (Sec. 6-27.)
If any person
misrepresents the origin of any
animal regarding how or where it
was found, they will have been
found fraudulent (Sec. 6-28.)
A dog and/or cat
shall be deemed to be running at
large when off the premises of
the owner and not under the
control of a person by means of
a leash.
When a dog or
cat has bitten and/or scratched
and drew blood or otherwise
attacked a person, the person or
anyone having knowledge of such
an incident must immediately
notify the Animal Welfare at the
Lowell Police Department.
Animal may be considered a
nuisance or hazardous animal
when they:
1. Chase passerby or passing
vehicles
2. Attack other domestic animals
3. Trespass on school grounds
4. Are repeatedly at large
5. Damage private or public
property
6. Bark, whine, or howl in an
excessive, continuous, or
untimely fashion
7. Cause fouling of the air by
odor and thereby creates
unreasonable annoyance
8. Interfere with refuse
collection or other service
personnel
9. Defecate on property other
than property owned by its owner
keeper or harborer while at
large or while under restraint
Any violation of the above
offenses may result in the
issuing of one or more citations
per animal.
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