[Amended 5-3-2010 by Ord.
No. 10-02]
The Village Clerk/Treasurer shall assess and
collect a late fee as set by the Village Board from every owner of
a dog five months of age or over if the owner failed to obtain a license
prior to April 1 of each year or within 30 days of acquiring ownership
of a licensable dog or if the owner failed to obtain a license on
or before the dog reached licensable age.
[Amended 3-6-2017]
Every owner or person harboring or keeping an animal who knows that such animal has bitten any person shall immediately report such fact to law enforcement and shall keep such animal confined per requirements in §
162-5 for not less than 14 days or for such period of time as the police officer or village staff shall direct. The owner or keeper of any such animal shall surrender the animal to a law enforcement, animal control or humane officer upon demand for examination. If it is determined that the animal is dangerous or vicious then the rules in §
162-9 apply.
[Amended 3-6-2017]
The owner or person in charge of any dog or
other animal shall not permit solid fecal matter of such animal to
deposit on any street, alley or other public or private property,
unless such matter is immediately removed by said owner or person
in charge. Anyone walking a dog without proper cleanup materials may
be deemed in violation of this section. This section shall not apply
to a person who is visually or physically handicapped.
[Amended 3-6-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing an
animal, dog or cat to permit such animal, dog or cat to go upon any
parkway or private lands or premises without the permission of the
owner of such premises and break, bruise, tear up, crush or injure
any lawn, flower bed, plant, shrub, tree, garden or any other private
or public property in any manner whatsoever or to defecate thereon.
[Amended 12-3-2007]
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly
to keep or harbor any dog which habitually barks, howls or yelps or
any cat which habitually cries or howls to the great discomfort of
the peace and quiet of the neighborhood or in such manner as to materially
disturb or annoy persons in the neighborhood who are of ordinary sensibilities.
Such dogs and cats are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. A
dog or cat is considered to be in violation of this section when two
complaints are documented by law enforcement within a four-week period.
No person may sell, offer for sale, raffle,
give as a prize or premium, use as an advertising device or display
living chicks, ducklings, other fowl or rabbits that have been dyed
or otherwise colored artificially.
No person except a law enforcement officer or
health or humane officer in the pursuit of his duties shall within
the Village shoot or kill or commit an act of cruelty to any animal
or bird or disturb any bird's nests or bird's eggs.
[Amended 5-3-2010 by Ord.
No. 10-02; 3-6-2017]
A. Any person violating §§
162-15,
162-16,
162-17,
162-18 and
162-19 shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $200 per animal. This section shall also permit the Village Attorney to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any aspect of this chapter.
B. Anyone who violates §§
162-1,
162-2,
162-3,
162-4 and
162-5 of this chapter or Ch. 174, Wis. Stats., shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $200 for the first offense and not less than $100 and not more than $400 for any subsequent offenses. An owner who refuses to comply with an order issued under §
162-5 to deliver an animal to an officer, isolation facility or veterinarian or who does not comply with the conditions of an order that an animal be quarantined shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, together with costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs, shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding 60 days.
C. Any person who violates §§
162-6 through
162-14 of this chapter shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $200 for the first violation and not less than $100 and not more than $200 for subsequent violations.