For the purposes of this chapter, the following
words shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
Any fish, fowl, reptile, mammal or any other fauna of whatever
variety.
Off the premises of the owner and not under the immediate
control of the owner.
An animal of a species which is generally bred or kept by
human beings and which does not generally exist untamed and in the
wild.
An animal belonging to a species which is large regardless
of the actual size or age of the individual and/or shall mean an animal
which is large in comparison to other animals of the same species.
An animal of a species which is generally not bred or kept
by human beings and which generally exists untamed and in the wild.
Any person who owns, keeps, harbors or has custody of an
animal or any person who resides with a person who accepts from the
owner temporary or permanent keeping or custody of an animal shall
be considered an owner of the animal.
A.
Owners shall exercise proper care and control of their
animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. Excessive,
continuous or untimely barking, the making of loud, continuous or
disruptive noises, molesting or threatening persons, chasing vehicles,
attacking other domestic animals, or running at large on public or
private property shall be deemed a nuisance. Any animal becoming a
nuisance may be impounded by a police officer. Any dog which is tied
to a leash which, at its full length, reaches within three feet of
a public sidewalk shall be deemed a nuisance regardless of any grounds
for determining a nuisance.
B.
Owners are responsible for prohibiting their animals
from creating a nuisance on public or private property and for proper
control of their animals.
(1)
No person owning, harboring or controlling a dog shall
knowingly allow such dog to defecate on public or private property.
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(2)
The term "public property" shall include all streets,
sidewalks, boulevards, parks and any public rights-of-way.
(3)
For the purposes of this subsection, a person knowingly
allows a dog to defecate if such person is physically present when
the dog defecates and does not immediately pick up and dispose of
the feces, or such person has been notified by the owner of the property
or a person acting as an official agent of said property that such
a person's dog defecated on his property.
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A person who captures and restrains an animal
within the Village of Superior shall deliver the animal to the animal
shelter. Unless redeemed by their owners, all animals which are impounded
shall be kept and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
§ 173.23, Wis. Stats., as such statute may from time to
time be amended.
Until such times as the animal is disposed of
by the pound, the owner of an animal impounded may reclaim the animal
upon payment of the applicable license fee, if unpaid, and upon payment
of all costs and charges incurred by the Village for the capture,
impounding and maintenance of the animal, including but not limited
to impoundment fees as established by the appropriate Board-designated
provider.
A.
No person shall:
(1)
Intentionally torture any animal or without justification
kill any animal of another without the owner's consent;
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(2)
Abandon or fail without reasonable excuse to provide
necessary food, care or shelter for any animal in his ownership;
(3)
Intentionally poison any animal of another without
the owner's consent or place poison in any place with intent that
it be taken by a animal of another;
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(4)
Intentionally transport or confine any animal in a
cruel manner;
(5)
Intentionally participate in the earnings of any place
for baiting or fighting animals or intentionally maintain or allow
any place to be used for such purpose; or
(6)
Fail to treat an animal in a humane manner.
B.
All penalties and fines levied due to a violation
of this section shall be in accordance with §§ 951.18,
939.50 and 939.51, Wis. Stats.
Wisconsin Statutes § 95.21, Rabies
control program, and such amendment to said section as may from time
to time be made, is hereby incorporated and adopted. It is hereby
made the duty of the owner of any animal which the person knows to
have been exposed to rabies or has bitten any person to immediately
notify the Douglas County Sheriff or Health Department of such fact
and to release the animal to the Douglas County Sheriff or Health
Department upon demand.
