[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, means every
person having a right of property in the dog, and every person who
keeps or harbors the dog or has it in his care, and every person who
permits the dog to remain in or about any premises occupied by him.
Keeping a dog on suitable leash or under the oral control
of the owner or custodian or some other person with the permission
of the owner or custodian, in all cases other than while upon private
property, or unless the dog is confined in a closed automobile or
shipping receptacle.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
No person shall cruelly treat or abuse any animal or bird.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
No person shall throw or deposit any poisonous substance on
any exposed public or private place wherein it endangers, or is likely
to endanger, any animal or bird.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03; 2-4-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01]
No person shall own any dog which by unreasonably loud or frequent
or habitual barking, yelping or howling, shall cause annoyance to
the people in the neighborhood.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
No person owning any dog, four months of age or over, shall
permit such dog to be at large at any time in the City in violation
of any of the following restrictions:
(1)
No person shall permit any vicious dog of which he
is the owner to be unconfined unless securely muzzled and led by a
leash. Any dog shall be deemed vicious which has bitten a person or
domestic animal without molestation, or which by its actions gives
indication that it is liable to bite any person or domestic animal
without molestation.
(2)
No person who is the owner of any female dog shall
permit or allow such female dog to go beyond the premises of the owner
when the dog is in heat.
(3)
No person who is the owner of any dog shall permit
it to be unconfined unless under the reasonable control of such person.
(4)
No person who is the owner of any dog shall permit
it to be unconfined at any time unless licensed as required by law
and unless wearing its license tag and evidence of rabies immunization.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
Any dog found at large in the City which is doing any of the acts enumerated in § 10-5 may be seized and impounded by the dog warden or any police officer of the City.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
Any person who shall have in his possession a dog which has
contracted rabies or which has been subjected to rabies or which is
suspected of having rabies or which has bitten any person shall, upon
demand of the dog warden, the police department or the health officer,
produce and surrender up such dog to be held for observation.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
It shall be the duty of any person owning or harboring a dog
which has been attacked or bitten by another dog or other animal showing
the symptoms of rabies to immediately notify the police department
of his possession of such dog.
[Amended 7-3-1995 Ord.
No. 95-03]
Any dog impounded for observation for rabies shall be held until
released by the health officer or otherwise disposed of. Any dog impounded
for having bitten any person shall be held for not less than five
days. In case any complaint has been made before any court asking
that the dog be killed or confined, the dog shall be confined until
the case is finally disposed of.
[Amended 7-3-1995 by Ord.
No. 95-03]
No dog shall be released from the pound unless the owner or
person entitled to claim the dog shall pay the fees established by
the county dog department.
