The provisions of Ch. 174, Wis. Stats., exclusive
of any penalties, are adopted by reference and made a part of this
article as far as applicable.
No person shall harbor an animal which:
A. Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street,
alley or highway;
B. Has bitten any person, attacked or shown vicious propensities
that may endanger a person;
C. Habitually snaps, growls, snarls, jumps upon or otherwise
threatens persons lawfully using any common thoroughfare, sidewalk,
passageway, bypath, play area, park or any place where people congregate
or walk;
D. Habitually or frequently barks, yelps, howls or makes
other noise which would reasonably disturb or annoy an ordinary person;
or
E. While away from the owner's or keeper's premises causes
property damage or injury to any licensed dog or cat, domestic animal,
or other desirable wildlife.
No person occupying less than one acre of land
shall keep or harbor more than two dogs and two cats in any family
dwelling unit, place of residence or business within the Village,
and the keeping or harboring of more than two dogs and two cats is
declared to be a nuisance. This section shall not apply to the keeping
of female dogs and their pups when such pups are less than eight weeks
of age or female cats and their kittens when such kittens are less
than eight weeks of age.
No person owning or responsible for confining
or impounding any animal may fail to supply the animal with a sufficient
supply of food and potable water.
No person owning or responsible for confining
or impounding any animal may fail to provide the animal with proper
shelter from sunlight and inclement weather.
No person shall permit any animal, whether licensed
or not, to enter any public waters of a marked beach within the Village.
The Village adopts § 95.21, Wis. Stats.,
requiring that any dog or cat which bites a person shall be quarantined
for 10 days so that it can be observed for signs of rabies. The Polk
County Health Department shall also be notified and its procedures
followed.
If any animal causes a nuisance, any person
objecting shall be required to provide a written complaint to the
Village police.
Except as otherwise provided, in addition to the revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of any license or permit issued under this article, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this article shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code. This section shall not preclude the Village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of this article.