[Adopted 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 2-19]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the
statutory provisions of Chapter 169, Wis. Stats. § 169.01
to § 169.40, describing and defining regulations with respect
to captive wildlife, exclusive of regulations for which the statutory
penalty is a fine or imprisonment, are adopted and by reference made
part of this chapter as if fully set forth therein (except § 169.04(4)
is not hereby adopted). Any act required to be performed or prohibited
by any statute incorporated by reference is required or prohibited
by this chapter in order to secure uniform statewide regulation of
captive wildlife.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
City means the City of Jefferson,
A City policeman or any other person designated by the Jefferson
Common Council to enforce City ordinances.
The Common Council of the City.
Conduct by a pet which is unreasonably loud, violent, or
otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which such conduct
tends to cause or provoke a disturbance.
The Jefferson County Humane Society.
From January 1 through December 31 of each year.
Every person who owns, harbors, keeps, or has temporary custody
of a pet.
Having actual ownership, harboring, keeping, or having temporary
custody of a pet.
Any dog, cat, or other permitted animal.
On two or more prior occasions the pet owner has received
complaints from a City law enforcement officer that such owner's
pet is or was recently disorderly.
Off the premises of the owner or not in near enough proximity
to the owner so that the owner can, in fact, control the pet.
Any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform
tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including
a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.
Other species of animals, whether wild or domesticated, trained or
untrained, are not service animals for the purposes of this definition.
The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related
to the handler's disability. Examples of work or tasks include,
but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have
low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who
are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing
nonviolent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting
an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence
of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone,
providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability
to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with
psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting
impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of
an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support,
well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks
for the purposes of this definition.
It is the purpose and intent of this article to provide for
the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, to require
the licensing of dogs and cats and to curtail the roaming of pets
individually or in packs in a manner to expose persons and property
to the risk of bodily injury or damage. It is also the purpose of
this article to complement application of Wis. Stats. § 174.
The owner or person in charge of any animal shall not permit
solid fecal matter of such animal to be deposited on any street, alley,
or other public or private property unless the same is immediately
removed therefrom by such owner or person in charge.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to bar the use of
goats for vegetation control purposes. Also, potbelly pigs may be
possessed subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
