[CC 1984 §13.010; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984; Ord. No.
376 §g, 10-17-1989; Ord. No. 462 §§g, i, 12-20-1994; Ord. No. 561 §§g, j, 4-17-2001]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
An animal is abandoned if it is not wearing a required license
tag or if it is seen causing a nuisance and is not under the apparent
control of any person.
Any types of animals, whether domesticated or wild and whether
male or female, and includes all mammals, reptiles, birds and fish.
Any officer of the City appointed by the Board to assist
in the enforcement of this Chapter and carry out the requirements
hereof. If no Animal Control Officer has been appointed by the Board,
then Animal Control Officer means Chief of Police.
To be kept within bounds of property.
Own, control, harbor or have charge of any animal and shall
include the habitual lodging or feeding of an animal within or upon
premises owned or possessed by any person.
Any person who keeps any animal.
Hydrophobia.
An animal is confined on the property of its owner or securely
fastened to a leash held by a person capable of restraining the animal.
Immunization to prevent rabies;
Any tendency to injure persons, whether from anger or viciousness
and includes a natural fearfulness or disposition to mischief which
might occasionally lead to an attack of a human being without provocation.
Any animal which bites or causes abrasion to the skin of any person
shall be considered vicious.
[CC 1984 §13.020; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984]
The Animal Control Officer shall have the duty to enforce the
provisions of this Chapter and to perform such other duties as the
Board shall direct. The Animal Control Officer shall keep a written
record of all official transactions involving the receipt or expenditure
of funds, which record shall be available for public inspection. The
Animal Control Officer may be assisted in the performance of enforcement
duties by the City Police Department.
[CC 1984 §13.030; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984; Ord. No.
347, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 431, 12-15-1992; Ord. No. 605 §13.030(3), 9-17-2002]
A.
Vaccination And Licensing. It shall be unlawful for any
person to keep a dog or cat over the age of eighteen (18) weeks within
the City which has not been:
C.
Term And Monetary Penalty. Each license shall issue for
a term of one (1) year commencing January first (1st) of each year.
Any person who fails to license a dog or cat on or before March first
(1st) of any year, any new resident of the City or any resident of
the City who acquires ownership of a dog or cat and fails to obtain
a license within thirty (30) days after becoming a new resident or
acquiring ownership of a dog or cat, shall be required to pay a penalty
of one dollar ($1.00) for each month or fraction thereof during which
the delinquency continues.
D.
Fees, Loss And Transfer.
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Neutered/ spayed dog
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$4.00
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Neutered/spayed cat commencing January 1, 1994
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$4.00
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Un-neutered/unspayed dog
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$6.00
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Un-neutered/unspayed cat commencing January 1,1994
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$6.00
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Replacement license tag
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$1.00
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A license shall not be transferable between:
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E.
Display. At all times when a dog or cat is outside the confines
of a privately owned building, the license tag shall be affixed to
the animal.
[CC 1984 §13.050; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984]
All abandoned animals shall be impounded by the Animal Control Officer or City Police Department. Impounded animals shall be confined in the animal shelter for a period of seven (7) days or in the case of licensed dogs for a period of fourteen (14) days. The period shall commence on the date of impoundment except for animals impounded under Section 205.110, in which case the period shall commence upon the expiration of the observation period therein provided. After impounding any animal, the Animal Control Officer shall promptly notify the owner of the impoundment if the owner can be ascertained and located after reasonable investigation. However, no liability shall attach to the Animal Control Officer, the City, nor to any officer or employee of the City for failure to notify such owner. The Animal Control Officer shall release an impounded animal to its owner upon production of satisfactory proof of ownership and payment of all fees prescribed in this Chapter if the owner seeks the release of the animal within the impoundment period. Any impounded animal remaining unclaimed at the end of the impoundment period may, upon payment of all fees and charges due, be released to any person who shall provide satisfactory proof of an intention to provide the animal with humane and proper care; provided no unspayed female dog shall be released to such person without written certification by a licensed veterinarian that the veterinarian has been paid in full for the spaying of the dog and will perform the operation within the earlier of thirty (30) days or such dog's first (1st) fertile period. Animals which have not been claimed or released to new owners shall be destroyed in some humane manner by the Animal Control Officer.
[CC 1984 §13.060; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984; Ord. No.
479, 12-19-1995; Ord. No. 555, 9-19-2000]
The fee for the care of impounded animals shall be twenty dollars
($20.00) per day or portion of a day for which the animal is impounded
together with a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for any animal
picked up by the Animal Control Officer or any City Official or employee;
provided that there shall be added to the fee the actual cost of any
extraordinary expenses incurred in the impoundment or care of any
animal.
[CC 1984 §13.070; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984; Ord. No.
527A, 10-5-1998]
The owner of any animal shall provide the animal with humane
shelter from heat, cold, rain, wind, snow and the elements and shall
provide the animal with adequate food and water necessary to maintain
the animal's good health and comfort. All animals shall be given the
opportunity for vigorous daily exercise and shall be provided with
any necessary veterinary care to prevent any suffering. Dog houses,
kennels and animal shelters shall be soundly constructed, kept clean
and dry and to be provided in cold weather with clean bedding and
the area surrounding the facility shall be kept clean and sanitary.
A.
A person
is guilty of animal neglect when he/she has custody or ownership or
both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate control
which results in substantial harm to the animal.
B.
A person
is guilty of animal abandonment when he/she has knowingly abandoned
an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate
care.
C.
Animal
neglect or animal abandonment are ordinance violations. For a first
(1st) offense of either violation, a term of imprisonment not to exceed
fifteen (15) days, or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00),
or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed. For a second (2nd)
or subsequent violation of either offense, a term of imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or a fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed.
All fines and penalties for a first (1st) conviction of animal neglect
or animal abandonment may be waived by the court provided that the
person found guilty of animal neglect or abandonment shows that adequate,
permanent remedies for the neglect or abandonment have been made.
Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected
or abandoned animals may not be waived.
D.
In
addition to any other penalty imposed by this Section, the court may
order a person found guilty of animal neglect or animal abandonment
to pay all reasonable costs and expenses necessary for:
1.
The care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals within
the person's custody or ownership;
2.
The disposal of any dead or diseased animals within the person's
custody or ownership;
3.
The reduction of resulting organic debris affecting the immediate
area of the neglect or abandonment; and
4.
The avoidance or minimization of any public health risks created
by the neglect or abandonment of the animals.
[CC 1984 §13.080; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984; Ord. No.
527A, 10-5-1998]
It shall be unlawful for any person to overdrive, overload,
torture, torment or cruelly neglect to provide necessary food, water
and shelter or beat, mutilate or kill any animal or to cause any such
aforementioned act of cruelty to be performed. It shall be unlawful
for any person to willfully administer or willfully expose any animal
to any poison or poisonous substance. It shall be unlawful for any
person to kill, attempt to kill, wound, attempt to wound, capture
or attempt to capture any domestic animal unless that person is an
Animal Control Officer or other authorized City Official or employee
engaged in official duties.
[CC 1984 §13.090; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984]
The owner shall confine any female dog in heat within a building
in such a manner that the dog will not be accessible to other dogs
and will not attract male dogs. This Section does not apply to dogs
involved in planned breeding activities.
[CC 1984 §13.100; Ord. No. 267, 7-17-1984; Ord. No.
527A §c, 10-5-1998; Ord. No. 561 §d, 4-17-2001; Ord. No. 950, 1-16-2007; Ord. No. 1051, 1-6-2009]
A.
Prohibited Acts. The following acts are hereby declared
to be prohibited and it shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in or allow an animal owned by or possessed by such person to engage
in the following activities:
1.
Fail to prevent any animal from leaving the owner's premises unless
said animal is under restraint as defined in this Chapter; or
2.
Keep a vicious animal; or
4.
No person owning or responsible for an animal shall permit the animal
to defecate on any publicly owned property or right-of-way or on any
private property other than property owned or leased by the person
owning or responsible for the animal. If said person allows the animal
to defecate on said property, that person must immediately remove
the excrement and properly dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
