City Code Compliance
Administrative Oversight: City Council
Code Compliance Officer: LaTisha Miles
Phone Number: 903-632-5315
FREQUENTLY USED CODES
1.0 Animal Control (Ordinance # 98-06)
NOTE: A copy of the Ordinance can be requested at Bogata City Hall, Monday - Thursday
8:00am - 5:00pm, and Friday from 8:00am - until 12:00 noon. Phone: 903-632-5315
To reach animal control call (903) 632-3515. For after-hours calls, call the number listed and use the emergency number to report the problem.
Please leave a clear detailed message with your name, phone number and the reason for your call. Our voicemail is checked frequently during normal business hours and calls will be returned as soon as possible.
Animal Service Officers are available during regular business hours and for emergencies ONLY between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
1.1 Animal Bites
State Law requires both animal owners and bite victims to contact Bogata Animal Control in the event of an animal bite.
Bite victims should contact Bogata Animal Control immediately at 903-632-3515 and should provide a description of the animal and the location at which the bite occurred. An Animal Control Officer will contact the bite victim to gather pertinent information and to inform the victim of the rabies control measures which will be taken to ensure public safety, including quarantine of the animal involved in the bite.
The owner(s) of an animal involved in a bite are required to secure the animal until Animal Control Officer can take possession of the animal for rabies quarantine. Animals involved in a bite are quarantined for a period of no less than ten days, after which they may be released to the owner.
1.2 Wild or Dangerous Animals
Bogata Animal Control has the authority to place restrictions on or order the removal of animals deemed dangerous. Citizens wishing to report potentially dangerous animals should contact Animal Control. An Animal Control Officer and/or the City Veterinarian will evaluate the animal in question to determine if it exhibits dangerous behavior.
1.3 Animal Control Services
An owner of a dog or cat that has been impounded by the City must go to City Hall to pay the City's fee and the vet fees. There is a $50 fee for the first time offense, a $100 fee for the second offense, and a $150 fee for each subsequent impound. If the owner has proof of rabies vaccination, the dog may be retrieved at City Hall. If no proof provided, the owner will have to go to the vet, of your choice, within three (3) days to retrieve the dog. The vet fees will include any shots that may be necessary. Dr. Kraft's office will require a receipt from the City and will call to verify that fees were paid. Please note that a rabies vaccination is required by state law. For animals deemed to be a danger to the community or have bitten someone, the animal will be held at the Clarksville Animal Shelter. Payment is accepted in Cash, Credit Card, Debit or Check.
1.4 Nuisance Animals & Traps
Nuisance animals such as feral cats are best caught using a live trap. The City of Bogata has a limited amount of animal traps which are available to the Citizens. Please contact City Hall at
903-632-5315 to request an animal trap.
When animals are caught in a live trap, contact Animal Control at 903-632-5315 for removal. An Animal Control Officer will remove the animal from the trap and will provide care and treatment if necessary. Depending on the animal and the nuisance caused, Animal Control Officer will determine the best destination of the trapped animal.
2.0 Comprehensive Cleanup (Ordinance # 11-06)
NOTE: Complete ordinance can be requested from City Hall. Phone: 903-632-5315
Weeds, Grass and Vegetation: It shall be unlawful for any person to suffer or permit uncultivated vegetation, such as weeds, grass or shrubs that are not regularly or systematically cut, mowed or pruned to accumulate on any lot or premises within the city limits. This condition is hereby declared a public nuisance, and dangerous to the public health and welfare.
Refuse and Garbage: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to deposit anywhere in the city limits any piles of refuse, garbage, offal or carcasses of dead animals. This condition is hereby declared a public nuisance, and dangerous to the public health and welfare.
Unsheltered storage of old, unused or non-functional objects or equipment:
It shall be unlawful to accumulate unsheltered old, unused or non-functional objects or equipment in public view from the street or other public or private property; storage of old, unused, abandoned or discarded objects or equipment such as junk vehicles, farm equipment, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers, cans, containers, lumber, junk, trash or debris of any sort is hereby declared a nuisance and dangerous to public health and welfare.
3.0 JUNKED CARS ORDINANCE # 11-05
Note: Complete Ordinance can be requested from City Hall. Phone: 903-632-5315
Junked vehicles which are located in any place where they are visible from a public place or public right-of-way are detrimental to the safety and welfare of the general public, tending to reduce the value of private property, to invite vandalism, to create fire hazards, to constitute an unattractive nuisance creating a hazard to health and safety of minors, and/or detrimental to economic welfare of the State, County, and the City of Bogata by producing urban blight which is adverse to the maintenance and continuing development of the City of Bogata, and such vehicles are therefore declared to be a public nuisance. A junked vehicle is described in the following terms:
1. A vehicle that is self-propelled and;
- Does not have lawfully attached to it;
i. an unexpired license plate;
ii. a valid motor vehicle inspection certificate;
2. Is wrecked. dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or
3. Is inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than;
i. 72 consecutive hours, if vehicle is on public property; or
ii. 30 consecutive days, if vehicle is on private property.
Some exceptions exist. One important exception states that any unlicensed, operable or inoperable antique or special interest vehicles in outdoor storage areas are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health hazard and are screened from public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees, shrubbery or other appropriate means.