Animals and fowl.

Memphis Charter, art. 77, § 854

in effect

Sec. 854. - Animals and fowl. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Memphis shall have authority to regulate by ordinance lower animals and domestic fowl in the City of Memphis, including dogs, cattle, sheep, horses, goats, mules, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. They shall also have authority to regulate by ordinance the running at large of dogs on the streets, alleys, parkways, and in the parks and other public places in the City of Memphis; the harboring and keeping of dogs; and they shall have authority to provide for the registration and licensing of dogs, to provide means of apprehending and disposing of dogs running at large, and to provide for detention and examination of dogs suspected of being infected with contagious diseases. The Board of Commissioners shall also have authority to provide for the operation of a pound, and to create a board to be known as the Memphis Animal Shelter Board, and to prescribe the powers and duties of said board. Said Board of Commissioners shall also have authority to provide penalties for the violation of any such ordinance. (Priv. Acts 1937, ch. 121, § 3; Ord. No. 2296, § 1, 9-2-1975)

Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART77POVASPPU_S854ANFOFetched: 10/28/2026