[Adopted 7-2-1984 as Secs. 11.04 and 11.10 of the 1984
Code]
A.
No person shall own, harbor or keep any dog, cat or
other animal in a domesticated environment which:
(1)
Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street,
alley, or highway, or is allowed to run at large.
(2)
Assaults or attacks any person.
(3)
Is vicious. A showing that an animal has bitten, attacked
or injured any person or other animal shall constitute prima facie
evidence that such animal is vicious.
(4)
Habitually barks, crows, cries, screeches, howls,
or makes any other loud or discordant sound which greatly disturbs
the peace and quiet of a neighborhood or any two or more persons within
the Village.
B.
Confinement and disposition.
(1)
Any dog, cat or other animal outside of the boundary of the owner's
property shall be controlled by the owner on a leash not to exceed
10 feet in length. The owner/handler must have the leash in his/her
possession at all times.
[Added 5-7-2018 by Ord.
No. 03-2018[1]]
(2)
Confinement of offending or running animals. The Law Enforcement Department or any officer appointed by the Village Board may apprehend any dog or other animal found running at large within the Village or which does any of the things prohibited under Subsection A, except Subsection A(3), and confine the same in a suitable place.
(3)
Disposition of unclaimed animals. The Law Enforcement
Department or the keeper of a pound shall keep all animals apprehended
for seven days (unless sooner claimed by the owner or keeper). If
any animal is not reclaimed by the rightful owner within such time,
the animal may be sold for the amount incurred in apprehending, keeping,
and caring for it, or it may be destroyed in a proper and humane manner.
C.
Mandatory confinement of vicious animals. Any animal known to be vicious as defined in Subsection A(3) shall be immediately seized by a police officer and such officer shall report the same at once to the Dane County Health Officer or his or her designee for observation and attention, unless the owner or keeper of such animal can furnish evidence that such animal has received immunization shots for rabies within the past 12 months. Such animal so seized shall be placed in a veterinary hospital in the County of Dane for observation for a period of 10 days at the expense of the owner or keeper of such animal. If the animal has not been seized, the owner or keeper shall, on demand of the person bitten, injured, or attacked, or any police officer, immediately deliver such animal to a veterinary hospital within the County of Dane to be held for a period of 10 days for observation at the expense of the owner or keeper of such animal. Reports at the end of such observation shall be made without delay to the Health Officer by telephone and confirmed in writing.
[Added 7-7-1997]
Any person owning, keeping, possessing or harboring
pets, including animals of any species, shall promptly remove and
dispose of all feces left by their pets, including animals of any
species, on any public or private property which is not owned or occupied
by such person. This section shall not apply to a person who is visually
or physically handicapped.
