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Sec. 583. Bitches in heat.

No person shall permit any bitch in heat to go at large in the


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street, or allow her to remain on his premises to the annoyance
of the neighborhood. The owner of any bitch violating the provisions
of this section shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than
$10, and the bitch shall be taken into custody by the police, and
if not redeemed by the payment of the fine within twenty-four
hours, the bitch shall be killed; but the killing of the bitch shall
not exempt its owner from the fine.