City of Franklin, WI Article III Animals

[Adopted 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1461 as Secs. 10.21, 10.35 and 10.59 of the 1997 Code]

§ 183-16 Horseback riding.

A. Horseback riding shall be permitted only on the private property of the rider or on the property of another with the express consent of such other, on the shoulders of the public roads or on designated bridle trails.

B. No person shall ride a horse upon the paved portion of any public road; in any cemetery; schoolyard; public park, except on designated bridle trails; on any other public property; or on the private lands of other persons.

C. No horses shall be ridden in the City unless such horse shall be thoroughly broken, properly restrained and ridden with due care and shall not be allowed to graze or go unattended, nor shall any such horse be hitched, tied or tethered to any rock, tree or shrub.

§ 183-17 Crimes against animals.

A. Whoever does any of the following may be penalized under Chapter 1, General Provision, § 1-19:

(1) Intentionally tortures any animal, or without justification kills any domestic animal of another without the owner's consent.

(2) Abandons or fails without reasonable excuse to provide necessary food, care or shelter for any animal in his or her custody.

(3) Intentionally poisons any domestic animal of another without the owner's consent or places poison in any place with the intent that it be taken by a domestic animal of another.

(4) Intentionally transports or confines any animal in a cruel manner.

(5) Intentionally participates in the earnings of any place for baiting or fighting animals or intentionally maintains or allows any place to be used for such purposes.

B. As used in this section, "torture" does not include bona fide experiments carried on for scientific research or normal and accepted veterinary practices.

§ 183-18 Harassment of police animals.

A. No person may intentionally or negligently do any of the following to any animal that is used by a law enforcement agency to perform agency functions or duties:

(1) Frighten, intimidate, threaten, abuse or harass the animal.

(2) Strike, shove, kick or otherwise subject the animal to physical contact.

(3) Strike the animal by using a dangerous weapon.

B. Subsection A does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Any act that is performed by or with the authorization of the animal's handler or rider.

(2) Any act that is necessary for the training of an animal to perform functions or duties for a law enforcement agency.