[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Woodville 8-13-1996 (Ch. 1 of Title 7 of the 1996 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Mammals, reptiles and birds.
To be off the premises of the owner and not under the control
of some person either by leash or otherwise, but a dog or cat within
an automobile of its owner, or in an automobile of any other person
with the consent of the owner of said dog or cat, shall be deemed
to be upon the owner's premises.
Any feline, regardless of age or sex.[2]
Causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable
injury or death.
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
Any warm-blooded animal normally raised on farms in the United
States and used for food or fiber.
Has that meaning as appears in § 967.02(5), Wis.
Stats., and includes a humane officer under § 173.03, Wis.
Stats., but does not include a conservation warden appointed under
§ 23.10, Wis. Stats.
A dog or cat having nonfunctional reproductive organs.
Any person owning, harboring or keeping a dog or cat and
the occupant of any premises on which a dog or cat remains or to which
it customarily returns daily for a period of 10 days; such person
is presumed to be harboring or keeping the dog or cat within the meaning
of this chapter.
An animal kept and treated as a pet.
A parcel zoned as residential, occupied or to be occupied
by a dwelling, platted or unplatted and under common ownership. For
the purpose of this chapter, any vacant parcel or parcels adjoining
a dwelling and under the same ownership shall constitute one lot.
Includes notifying the dog's or cat's owner or an officer
and requesting either the owner or officer to capture and restrain
the dog or cat, or capturing and restraining the dog or cat, and killing
the dog or cat if the circumstances require immediate action.
Not having a valid license tag attached to a collar kept
on the dog whenever the dog is outdoors unless the dog is securely
confined in a fenced area.
A.
Rabies vaccination. The owner of a dog shall have the dog vaccinated
against rabies by a veterinarian at no later than five months of age
and revaccinated within one year after the initial vaccination. If
the owner obtains the dog or brings the dog into the Village of Woodville
after the dog has reached five months of age, the owner shall have
the dog vaccinated against rabies within 30 days after the dog is
obtained or brought into the Village unless the dog has been vaccinated
as evidenced by a current certificate of rabies vaccination. The owner
of a dog shall have the dog revaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian
before the date that the immunization expires as stated on the certificate
of vaccination or, if no date is specified, within three years after
the previous vaccination. The certificate of vaccination shall meet
the requirements of § 95.21(2), Wis. Stats.[1]
B.
Issuance of certificate of rabies vaccination. A veterinarian who
vaccinates a dog against rabies shall complete and issue to the owner
a certificate of rabies vaccination bearing a serial number and in
the form approved by the Village stating the owner's name and address,
the name, sex, spayed or unspayed, neutered or unneutered, breed and
color of the dog, the date of the vaccination, the type of rabies
vaccine administered and the manufacturer's serial number, the date
that the immunization expires as specified for that type of vaccine
by the Centers for Disease Control of the United States Department
of Health and Human Services and the Village.
C.
Copies of certificate. The veterinarian shall keep a copy of each
certificate of rabies vaccination in a file maintained for this purpose
until the date that the immunization expires or until the dog is revaccinated,
whichever occurs first.
D.
Rabies vaccination tag. After issuing the certificate of rabies vaccination,
the veterinarian shall deliver to the owner a rabies vaccination tag
of durable material bearing the same serial number as the certificate,
the year the vaccination was given and the name, address and telephone
number of the veterinarian.
E.
Tag to be attached. The owner shall attach the rabies vaccination tag or a substitute tag to a collar and a collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the dog at all times, but this requirement does not apply to a dog during competition or training, to a dog while hunting, to a dog securely confined indoors or to a dog securely confined in a fenced area. The substitute tag shall be of a durable material and contain the same information as the rabies vaccination tag. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to a dog which is not required to be vaccinated under Subsection A.
F.
Duplicate tag. The veterinarian may furnish a new rabies vaccination
tag with a new serial number to an owner in place of the original
tag upon presentation of the certificate of rabies vaccination. The
veterinarian shall then indicate the new tag number on the certificate
and keep a record in the file.
G.
Cost. The owner shall pay the cost of the rabies vaccination and
the cost associated with the issuance of a certificate of rabies vaccination
and the delivery of a rabies vaccination tag.
A.
License required.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village of Woodville to
own, harbor or keep any dog more than five months of age without complying
with the provisions of §§ 174.05 through 174.10, Wis.
Stats., relating to the listing, licensing and tagging of the same.
(2)
The owner of any dog more than five months of age on January 1 of
any year, or five months of age within the license year, shall annually,
or on or before the date the dog becomes five months of age, pay a
license tax as set by the Village Board and obtain a license.[1]
(3)
Upon payment of the required license tax and upon presentation of evidence that the dog is currently immunized against rabies, as required by § 212-2 of this chapter, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall complete and issue to the owner a license for such dog containing all information required by state law. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall also deliver to the owner, at the time of issuance of the license, a tag of durable material bearing the same serial number as the license, the name of the county in which issued and the license year.
(4)
The owner shall securely attach the tag to a collar, and the collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the dog for which the license is issued at all times, except as provided in § 212-2E.
(5)
The fact that a dog is without a tag attached to the dog by means
of a collar shall be presumptive evidence that the dog is unlicensed.
Any law enforcement or humane officer shall seize, impound or restrain
any dog for which a dog license is required which is found without
such tag attached.
(6)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, every dog specifically trained to
lead blind or deaf persons is exempt from the dog license tax, and
every person owning such a dog shall receive annually a free dog license
from the Village Clerk-Treasurer upon application therefor.
B.
Multiple animal license.[2]
(1)
Any person who keeps more than four dogs may, instead of paying the license tax for each dog required by this chapter, apply for a multiple animal license. Such person shall pay for the license year a license tax as set by the Village Board. Upon payment of the required license tax and, if required by the Village Board, upon presentation of evidence that all dogs over five months of age are currently immunized against rabies, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall issue the license and a number of tags equal to the number of dogs authorized to be kept. A multiple animal license for a residential lot may only be issued following a public hearing and approval by the Village Board; the Board may attach conditions to such approval as a conditional use under Chapter 525, Zoning, of this Code.
(2)
The holder of a multiple animal license shall keep at all times a
license tag attached to the collar of each dog over five months old
kept by the person under a multiple animal license, but this requirement
does not apply to a show dog during competition or to a dog securely
confined indoors.
(3)
No license shall be issued to a keeper of multiple dogs who fails
to provide proper food and drink and proper shelter for the dogs or
who neglects or abandons said dogs. Designated officials shall investigate
any complaints regarding the failure to maintain proper standards
or investigate any premises upon their own initiative.
(4)
It shall be a condition of the multiple animal license that the licensed
premises may be entered and inspected at any reasonable hour by appropriate
Village officials without any warrant, and the application for a license
hereunder shall be deemed a consent to this provision. Any refusal
to permit such inspection shall automatically operate as a revocation
of any license issued hereunder and shall be deemed a violation of
this section. Should any licensed premises be found to constitute
a public nuisance, the license shall be revoked and the nuisance abated
pursuant to Village ordinances.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall assess and collect a late
fee as set by the Village Board from every owner of a dog five months
of age or over if the owner failed to obtain a license prior to April
1 of each year, or within 30 days of acquiring ownership of a licensable
dog, or if the owner failed to obtain a license on or before the dog
reached licensable age. Said late fee shall be charged in addition
to the required license fee.
A.
Dogs and cats confined. If a district is quarantined for rabies,
all dogs and cats within the Village shall be kept securely confined,
tied, leashed or muzzled. Any dog or cat not confined, tied, leashed
or muzzled is declared a public nuisance and may be impounded. All
officers shall cooperate in the enforcement of the quarantine. The
Village Clerk-Treasurer shall promptly post in at least three public
places in the Village notices of quarantine.
B.
Exemption of vaccinated dog or cat from Village quarantine. A dog or cat which is immunized currently against rabies, as evidenced by a valid certificate of rabies vaccination or other evidence, is exempt from the Village quarantine provisions of Subsection A if a rabies vaccination tag or substitute tag is attached to the dog's or cat's collar.
C.
Quarantine or sacrifice of an animal suspected of biting a person
or being infected or exposed to rabies.
(1)
Quarantine or sacrifice of dog or cat. An officer or animal warden
shall order a dog or cat quarantined if the officer has reason to
believe that the animal bit a person, is infected with rabies or has
been in contact with a rabid animal. If a quarantine cannot be imposed
because the dog or cat cannot be captured, the officer may kill the
animal. The officer shall attempt to kill the animal in a humane manner
and in a manner which avoids damage to the animal's head.
(2)
Sacrifice of other animals. An officer may order killed or may kill
an animal other than a dog or cat if the officer has reason to believe
that the animal bit a person or is infected with rabies.
D.
Quarantine of dog or cat.
(1)
Delivery to isolation facility or quarantine on premises of owner.
An officer or animal warden who orders a dog or cat to be quarantined
shall deliver the animal or shall order the animal delivered to an
isolation facility as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours
after the original order is issued, or the officer may order the animal
to be quarantined on the premises of the owner if the animal is immunized
currently against rabies as evidenced by a valid certificate of rabies
vaccination or other evidence.
(2)
Health risk to humans. If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined
because there is reason to believe that the animal bit a person, the
custodian of an isolation facility or the owner shall keep the animal
under strict isolation under the supervision of a veterinarian for
at least 10 days after the incident occurred. In this subsection,
"supervision of a veterinarian" includes, at a minimum, examination
of the animal on the first day of isolation, on the last day of isolation
and on one intervening day. If the observation period is not extended
and if the veterinarian certifies that the dog or cat has not exhibited
any signs of rabies, the animal may be released from quarantine at
the end of the observation period.
(3)
Risk to animal health.
(a)
If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined because there is
reason to believe that the animal has been exposed to a rabid animal
and if the dog or cat is not currently immunized against rabies, the
custodian of an isolation facility or the owner shall keep the animal
leashed or confined for 180 days. The owner shall have the animal
vaccinated against rabies between 155 and 165 days after the exposure
to a rabid animal.
(b)
If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined because there is
reason to believe that the animal has been exposed to a rabid animal
but if the dog or cat is immunized against rabies, the custodian of
an isolation facility or the owner shall keep the animal leashed or
confined for 60 days. The owner shall have the animal revaccinated
against rabies as soon as possible after exposure to a rabid animal.
(4)
Destruction of a dog or cat exhibiting symptoms of rabies. If a veterinarian
determines that a dog or cat exhibits symptoms of rabies during the
original or extended observation period, the veterinarian shall notify
the owner and the officer who ordered the animal quarantined and the
officer or veterinarian shall kill the animal in a humane manner and
in a manner which avoids damage to the animal's head. If the dog or
cat is suspected to have bitten a person, the veterinarian shall notify
the person or the person's physician.
E.
Delivery of carcass; preparation; examination by Laboratory of Hygiene.
An officer who kills an animal shall deliver the carcass to a veterinarian
or the county health department. The veterinarian or county health
department shall prepare the carcass, properly prepare and package
the head of the animal in a manner to minimize deterioration, arrange
for delivery by the most expeditious means feasible of the head of
the animal to the State Laboratory of Hygiene and dispose of or arrange
for the disposal of the remainder of the carcass in a manner which
minimizes the risk of exposure to any rabies virus. The Laboratory
of Hygiene shall examine the specimen and determine if the animal
was infected with rabies. The State Laboratory of Hygiene shall notify
the Village, the veterinarian or county health department which prepared
the carcass and, if the animal is suspected to have bitten a person,
that person or the person's physician.[1]
F.
Cooperation of veterinarian. Any practicing veterinarian who is requested
to be involved in the rabies control program by an officer is encouraged
to cooperate in a professional capacity with the Village, the Laboratory
of Hygiene, the county health department, the officer involved and,
if the animal is suspected to have bitten a person, the person's physician.[2]
G.
Responsibility for quarantine and laboratory expenses. The owner
of an animal is responsible for any expenses incurred in connection
with keeping the animal in an isolation facility, supervision and
examination of the animal by a veterinarian, preparation of the carcass
for laboratory examination and the fee for the laboratory examination.
If the owner is unknown, the county is responsible for these expenses.
A.
Restrictions on dogs and cats. It shall be unlawful for any person
within the Village of Woodville to own, harbor or keep any dog or
cat which:
(1)
Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street, alley or highway
in the Village.
(2)
Assaults or attacks any person or destroys property.
(3)
Is at large within the limits of the Village.
(5)
Kills, wounds or worries any domestic animal.
(6)
Is known by such person to be infected with rabies or to have been
bitten by an animal known to have been infected with rabies.
(7)
In the case of a dog, is unlicensed.
B.
Vicious dogs and animals.
(1)
No vicious dog shall be allowed off the premises of its owner unless
muzzled or on a leash in charge of the owner or a member of the owner's
immediate family over 16 years of age. For purposes of enforcing this
section, a dog shall be deemed as being of a vicious disposition if,
within any twelve-month period, it bites two or more persons or inflicts
serious injury to one person in unprovoked circumstances off the owner's
premises.
(2)
No person shall harbor or permit to remain on his premises any animal
that is habitually inclined toward attacking persons or animals, destroying
property, barking excessively or making excessive noises or running
after automobiles.
C.
Animals running at large.
(1)
No person having in his possession or ownership any animal or fowl
shall allow the same to run at large within the Village. The owner
of any animal, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall keep his animal
tied or enclosed in a proper enclosure so as not to allow said animal
to interfere with the passing public or neighbors. Any animal running
at large unlicensed and required by state law or Village ordinance
to be licensed shall be seized and impounded by a humane or law enforcement
officer or animal warden.
(2)
A dog or cat shall not be considered to be running at large if it
is on a leash not to exceed 10 feet in length and under control of
a person physically able to control it when the animal is off of the
owner's premises.
D.
Animals restricted on public grounds and cemeteries. No dog or cat
shall be permitted in any public playground, school grounds, public
park, beach, or swimming area within the Village unless such dog or
cat is on a leash and under control. Dogs and cats are prohibited
from being in cemeteries. Every dog specially trained to lead blind
persons shall be exempt from this subsection.
E.
Owner's liability for damage caused by dogs; penalties. The provisions
of § 174.02, Wis. Stats., relating to the owner's liability
for damage caused by dogs, together with the penalties therein set
forth, are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
A.
Animal control agency.
(1)
The Village of Woodville may contract with or enter into an agreement
with such person, persons, organization or corporation to provide
for the operation of an animal shelter, impoundment of stray animals,
confinement of certain animals, disposition of impounded animals and
assisting in the administration of rabies vaccination programs.
(2)
The Village of Woodville does hereby delegate to any such animal
control agency the authority to act pursuant to the provisions of
this section.
B.
Impounding of animals. In addition to any penalty hereinafter provided
for a violation of this chapter, a law enforcement or animal control
officer may impound any dog, cat or other animal which habitually
pursues any vehicle upon any street, alley or highway of this Village,
assaults or attacks any person, is at large within the Village, habitually
barks, cries or howls, kills, wounds or worries any domestic animal
or is infected with rabies. In order for an animal to be impounded,
the impounding officer must see or hear the violation of this chapter
or have in his possession a signed statement of a complaining witness
made under oath alleging the facts regarding the violation and containing
an agreement to reimburse the Village for any damages it sustains
for improper or illegal seizure.
C.
Claiming animal; disposal of unclaimed animals. After seizure of
animals under this section by a law enforcement or animal control
officer, the animal shall be impounded. The officer shall notify the
owner, personally or through the United States Mail, if such owner
is known to the officer or can be ascertained with reasonable effort,
but if such owner is unknown or unascertainable, the officer shall
post written notice in three public places in the Village, giving
a description of the animal and stating where it is impounded and
the conditions for its release, after the officer or warden has taken
such animal into his possession. If within seven days after such notice
the owner does not claim such animal, the officer may dispose of the
animal in a proper and humane manner, provided that, if an animal
before being impounded has bitten a person, the animal shall be retained
in the animal shelter for 10 days for observation purposes. Within
such time, the owner may reclaim the animal upon payment of impoundment
fees, such fees to be established by the Village Board. No animal
shall be released from the pound without being properly licensed if
so required by state law or Village ordinance.[1]
D.
Sale of impounded animals. If the owner does not reclaim the animal
within seven days, the animal control officer may sell the animal
to any willing buyer.
E.
Village not liable for impounded animals. The Village and/or its
animal control agency shall not be liable for the death of any animal
which has been impounded or disposed of pursuant to this section.
Every owner or person harboring or keeping a dog or cat who
knows that such dog or cat has bitten any person shall immediately
report such fact to the Village Police Department and shall keep such
dog or cat confined for not less than 10 days or for such period of
time as directed. The owner or keeper of any such dog or cat shall
surrender the dog or cat to a law enforcement or humane officer upon
demand for examination.
[Amended 7-10-2007]
A.
Keeping of dangerous animals prohibited. It shall be unlawful to
keep, harbor, own or in anyway possess within the corporate limits
of the Village of Woodville:
(1)
Any warm-blooded carnivorous or omnivorous, wild or exotic animal,
including but not limited to nonhuman primates, raccoons, skunks,
foxes and wild and exotic cats.
A.
Removal of fecal matter. The owner or person in charge of any dog,
cat, horse, or other animal shall not permit solid fecal matter of
such animal to deposit on any street, alley or other public or private
property, unless such matter is immediately removed therefrom by said
owner or person in charge. This section shall not apply to a person
who is visually or physically handicapped.
B.
Accumulation of fecal matter prohibited on private yards. The owner
or person in charge of the dog or cat must also prevent accumulation
of animal waste on his own property by regularly patrolling and properly
disposing of the fecal matter.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing an
animal, dog or cat to permit such animal, dog or cat to go upon any
parkway or private lands or premises without the permission of the
owner of such premises and break, bruise, tear up, crush or injure
any lawn, flowerbed, plant, shrub, tree or garden in any manner whatsoever
or defecate thereon.
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to keep or harbor
any dog which habitually barks, howls or yelps or any cat which habitually
cries or howls to the great discomfort of the peace and quiet of the
neighborhood or in such manner as to materially disturb or annoy persons
in the neighborhood who are of ordinary sensibilities. Such dogs and
cats are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. A dog or cat is
considered to be in violation of this section when two formal, written
complaints are filed with the Village Police Department within a four-week
period.
A.
Protected animals.
(1)
Possession and sale of protected animals. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to possess with intent to sell or
offer for sale, or buy or attempt to buy, within the Village any of
the following animals, alive or dead, or any part or product thereof:
all wild cats of the family Felidae, polar bear (Ursus maritimus),
red wolf (Canis lupus rufus), vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), gray or timber
wolf (Canis lupus), sea otter (Enhydra lutris), Pacific ridley turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea), Atlantic green turtle (Chelonia mydas), or
Mexican ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii).
(2)
Compliance with federal regulations. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to buy, sell or offer for sale a native
or foreign species or subspecies of mammal, bird, amphibian or reptile,
or the dead body or parts thereof, which appears on the endangered
species list designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior
and published in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act of 1969 (Public Law 135, 91st Congress).
(3)
Regulating the importation of certain birds. No person, firm or corporation
shall import or cause to be imported into this Village any part of
the plumage, skin or dead body of any species of hawk, owl or eagle.
This subsection shall not be construed to forbid or restrict the importation
or use of the plumage, skin, body or any part thereof legally collected
for use by the American Indians for ceremonial purposes or in the
preservation of their tribal customs and heritage.
B.
Exceptions. The provisions of Subsection A above shall not be deemed to prevent the lawful importation, possession, purchase or sale of any species by any public agency, institute of higher learning, persons holding federal permits, a person holding a scientific collector's permit issued by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources of the state or any person or organization licensed to present a circus.
C.
Wild animals; prohibition on keeping. It shall be unlawful for any
person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control
within the Village any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or
carnivorous wild animal, insect or reptile, any vicious or dangerous
domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious
or dangerous propensities. Specifically, it shall be unlawful for
any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his
control within the Village any of the following animals, reptiles
or insects:
[Amended 10-11-2011]
(1)
All poisonous animals and reptiles, including rear-fang snakes.
(2)
Apes: chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla);
orangutans (Pongo); and siamangs (Symphalangus).
(3)
Baboons (Papio).
(4)
Bears (Ursidae).
(5)
Bison (Bison).
(6)
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
(7)
Crocodilians (Crocodilia), 30 inches in length or more.
(8)
Coyotes (Canis latrans).
(9)
Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the deer family; for example,
whitetailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
(10)
Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
(11)
Game cocks and other fighting birds.
(12)
Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).
(13)
Hyenas (Hyaenidae).
(14)
Jaguars (Panthera onca).
(15)
Leopards (Panthera pardus).
(16)
Lions (Panthera leo).
(17)
Lynxes (Lynx).
(18)
Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae).
(19)
Ostriches (Struthio).
(20)
Pumas (Felis concolor), also known as cougars, mountain lions
and panthers.
(21)
Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae).
(22)
Sharks (Chondrichthyes).
(23)
Snow leopards (Uncia uncia).
(24)
Tigers (Panthera tigris).
(25)
Wolves (Canis lupus).
(26)
Poisonous insects.
D.
Exceptions; pet shops. The prohibitions of Subsection C above shall not apply where the creatures are in the care, custody or control of a veterinarian for treatment or to agricultural fairs, shows or projects of the 4-H clubs, a display for judging purposes, an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other show, dog or cat shows or trials, public or private educational institutions, licensed pet shops or zoological gardens if:
(2)
All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary
condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.
(3)
Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their
escape.
(4)
No person lives or resides within 100 feet of the quarters in which
the animals are kept.
E.
Farm animals; miniature pigs. Except on properties zoned in an agricultural
classification, no person in the Village of Woodville shall own, keep,
harbor or board any cattle, horses, ponies, swine, goats (more than
two and only females and altered males only weighing less than 80
pounds), sheep, fowl (no roosters and more than two) or rabbits (more
than two). For purposes of this subsection, those allowed are intended
for and kept solely as domestic pets with no butchering, milking or
breeding. The term "swine" shall not include any miniature pigs of
either sex weighing less than 80 pounds.[1]
[Amended 12-10-2019]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 7-1-14, Sale of rabbits, chicks
or artificially colored animals, Sec. 7-1-15, Providing proper food
and drink to confined animals, and Sec. 7-1-16, Providing proper shelter,
which immediately followed this section, were repealed 10-11-2011). See §§ 951.10, 951.11, 951.13 and 951.14, Wis. Stats., adopted by reference in § 398-1 of this Code.
A.
Neglected or abandoned animals.
(1)
No person may abandon any animal.
(2)
Any law enforcement or animal control officer may remove, shelter
and care for an animal found to be cruelly exposed to the weather,
starved or denied adequate water, neglected, abandoned or otherwise
treated in a cruel manner and may deliver such animal to another person
to be sheltered, cared for and given medical attention, if necessary.
In all cases the owner, if known, shall be immediately notified and
such officer or other person having possession of the animal shall
have a lien thereon for its care, keeping and medical attention and
the expense of notice.
(3)
If the owner or custodian is unknown and cannot, with reasonable
effort, be ascertained or does not, within five days after notice,
redeem the animal by paying the expenses incurred, it may be treated
as a stray and dealt with as such.
(4)
Whenever, in the opinion of any such officer, an animal is hopelessly
injured or diseased so as to be beyond the probability of recovery,
it shall be lawful for such officer to kill such animal, and the owner
thereof shall not recover damages for the killing of such animal unless
he shall prove that such killing was unwarranted.
(5)
Section 173.10, Investigation of cruelty complaints, and § 173.24,
Reimbursement of expenses, Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted by reference
and made a part of this chapter.
B.
Injured animals. No person who owns, harbors or keeps any animal
shall fail to provide proper medical attention to such animal when
and if such animal becomes sick or injured. In the event that the
owner of such animal cannot be located, the Village or any animal
control agency with which the Village has an agreement or contract
shall have the authority to take custody of such animal for the purpose
of providing medical treatment, and the owner thereof shall reimburse
the person or organization for the costs of such treatment.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
No person except a law enforcement or animal control officer
in the pursuit of his duties shall, within the Village, shoot or kill
or commit an act of cruelty to any animal or bird or disturb any bird's
nest or bird's eggs.
A.
Findings; declaration of nuisance. The keeping of a large number
of dogs and cats within the Village of Woodville for a considerable
period of time detracts from and, in many instances, is detrimental
to healthful and comfortable life in such areas. The keeping of a
large number of dogs and cats is, therefore, declared a public nuisance.
B.
Number limited.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
(1)
No person or family shall own, harbor or keep in its possession more
than three dogs and three cats in any residential unit without the
prior issuance of a multiple animal license by the Village Board,
except that a litter of pups or kittens or a portion of a litter may
be kept for not more than 10 weeks from birth.
A.
In the interest of public health and safety, it shall be unlawful
for any person in or on Village-owned land within the Village of Woodville
to set, place or tend any trap for the purpose of trapping, killing,
catching, wounding, worrying or molesting any animal, except by use
of live box-type traps only. Live box-type traps shall be defined
as those traps which capture and hold an animal in an alive and unharmed
condition.
B.
This section shall prohibit the use of all traps other than live
traps as described above, including but not limited to traps commonly
known as "leg traps," pan-type traps or other traps designed to kill,
wound or close upon a portion of the body of an animal.
C.
All such traps set, placed or tended shall comply with Ch. 29, Wis.
Stats., as it relates to trapping.
E.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit or hinder the Village of Woodville
or its employees or agents from performing their official duties.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or maintain any
hive, stand or box where bees are kept or keep any bees in or upon
any premises within the corporate limits of the Village unless the
bees are kept in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)
No hive, stand or box where bees are kept shall be located closer
than 20 feet to any property boundary. Such hives, stands or boxes
may only be located in the rear yard.
(2)
If bee colonies are kept within 50 feet of any exterior boundary
of the property on which the hive, stand or box is located, a barrier
that will prevent bees from flying through it, no less than five feet
high, shall be installed and maintained along said exterior boundary.
Said barrier may be either a natural planting or artificial.
(3)
Fresh, clean watering facilities for bees shall be provided on said
premises.
(4)
The bees and equipment shall be kept in accordance with the provisions
of state law.
B.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to prohibit
the keeping of bees in a hive, stand or box located within a school
or university building for the purpose of study or observation.
[Amended 10-11-2011]
A.
Any person violating this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code. An owner who fails to have a dog vaccinated against rabies as required in § 212-2 shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in § 95.21(10)(a), Wis. Stats. This section shall also permit the Village Attorney to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any aspect of this chapter.
B.
Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall be deemed
a separate violation. Any dog found to be the subject of a violation
of this chapter shall be subject to immediate seizure, impoundment
and removal from the Village by Village officials in the event that
the owner or keeper of the dog fails to remove the dog from the Village.
In addition to the foregoing penalties, any person who violates this
chapter shall pay all expenses, including shelter, food, handling
and veterinary care, necessitated by the enforcement of this chapter.
