[Amended 12-19-1988 by Ord. No. 532; 1-6-1992 by Ord. No. 244; 8-2-1999 by Ord. No. 185]
A.
No livestock, domestic animals, or reptiles shall be kept within
the compact or built up area of the City in such a manner as to constitute
a public nuisance. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the City
Code to the contrary, no structure for the enclosure or keeping of
livestock, domestic animals, or reptiles may be located within 20
feet of any residential dwelling located on an adjacent lot.
[Amended 7-21-2022 by Ord. No. 22-149]
B.
On complaint, the Police Chief or his/her designee may give notice to any person so keeping livestock, domestic animals, or reptiles to abate the nuisance, and upon his/her failure to comply therewith and upon conviction, such person shall be fined in accordance with Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty, of the City Code.
It shall be unlawful to permit any cattle, horse, swine, sheep,
goats or poultry to run at large in the City. Any such animal running
at large may be impounded by or at the direction of a police officer
or Animal Control Officer at a location where such animal may be safely
kept for a maximum period of six days. The owner of such animal or
animals may, within such period, claim the animal or animals upon
payment of expenses incurred in the impounding and keeping of the
animal. The owner shall be responsible to pay all damages caused by
such animal or animals to public or private property prior to the
release of such animal. If the animal is not claimed within the six-day
period, the City or designee keeper of the animal may give away, sell
or otherwise humanely dispose of such animal.
