[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Siren 1-8-1988 as Title 7, Ch. 1 and Sec. 6-1-3 of the 1988 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Mammals, reptiles and birds.
To be off the premises of the owner and not under the control
of some person either by leash or otherwise, but a dog or cat within
an automobile of its owner, or in an automobile of any other person
with the consent of the owner of said dog or cat, shall be deemed
to be upon the owner's premises.
Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
Causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable
injury or death.
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
Any warm-blooded animal normally raised on farms in the United
States and used for food or fiber.
Has that meaning as appears in § 967.02(5), Wis.
Stats., and includes a humane officer under § 173.03, Wis.
Stats., but does not include a conservation warden appointed under
§ 23.10, Wis. Stats.
As used herein as describing a dog or cat shall mean a dog
or cat having nonfunctional reproductive organs.
Any person owning, harboring or keeping a dog or cat and
the occupant of any premises on which a dog or cat remains or to which
it customarily returns daily for a period of 10 days; such person
is presumed to be harboring or keeping the dog or cat within the meaning
of this definition.
An animal kept and treated as a pet.
A.
Rabies vaccination required. The owner of a dog shall
have the dog vaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian within 30
days after the dog reaches five months of age and revaccinated within
one year after the initial vaccination. If the owner obtains the dog
or brings the dog into the Village of Siren after the dog has reached
five months of age, the owner shall have the dog vaccinated against
rabies within 30 days after the dog is brought into the Village, unless
the dog has been vaccinated as evidenced by a current certificate
of rabies vaccination. The owner of a dog shall have the dog revaccinated
against rabies by a veterinarian before the date that immunization
expires as stated on the certificate of vaccination or, if no date
is specified, within three years after the previous vaccination. The
certificate of vaccination shall meet the requirements of § 95.21(2),
Wis. Stats.[1]
B.
Issuance of certificate of rabies vaccination. A veterinarian
who vaccinates a dog against rabies shall complete and issue to the
owner a certificate of rabies vaccination bearing a serial number
and in the form approved by the Village stating the owner's name and
address, the name, sex, breed and color of the dog, whether spayed
or unspayed, neutered or unneutered, the date of the vaccination,
the type of rabies vaccination administered and the manufacturer's
serial number, and the date that the immunization expires as specified
for that type of vaccine by the Centers for Disease Control of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Village.
C.
Copies of certificate. The veterinarian shall keep
a copy of each certificate of rabies vaccination in a file maintained
for this purpose until the date that the immunization expires or until
the dog is revaccinated, whichever occurs first.
D.
Rabies vaccination tag. After issuing the certificate
of rabies vaccination, the veterinarian shall deliver to the owner
a rabies vaccination tag of durable material bearing the same serial
number as the certificate, the year the vaccination was given and
the name, address and telephone number of the veterinarian.
E.
Tag to be attached. The owner shall attach the rabies vaccination tag or a substitute tag to a collar, and a collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the dog at all times, but this requirement does not apply to a dog during competition or training, to a dog while hunting, to a dog securely confined indoors or to a dog securely confined in a fenced area. The substitute tag shall be of a durable material and contain the same information as the rabies vaccination tag. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to a dog which is not required to be vaccinated under Subsection A.
F.
Duplicate tag. The veterinarian may furnish a new
rabies vaccination tag with a new serial number to an owner in place
of the original tag upon presentation of the certificate of rabies
vaccination. The veterinarian shall then indicate the new tag number
on the certificate and keep a record in the file.
G.
Cost. The owner shall pay the cost of the rabies vaccination
and the cost associated with the issuance of a certificate of rabies
vaccination and the delivery of a rabies vaccination tag.
A.
Dog licenses.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village
of Siren to own, harbor or keep any dog more than five months of age
without complying with the provisions of §§ 174.05
through 174.10, Wis. Stats., relating to the listing, licensing and
tagging of the same.
(2)
The owner of any dog more than five months of age
on January 1 of any year, or five months of age within the license
year, shall annually, or on or before the date the dog becomes five
months of age, pay a license tax and obtain a license.
(4)
Upon payment of the required license tax and upon presentation of evidence that the dog is currently immunized against rabies, as required by § 200-2 of this chapter, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall complete and issue to the owner a license for such dog containing all information required by state law. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall also deliver to the owner, at the time of issuance of the license, a tag of durable material bearing the same serial number as the license, the name of the county in which issued and the license year.
(5)
The owner shall securely attach the tag to a collar, and the collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the dog for which the license is issued at all times, except as provided in § 200-2E.
(6)
The fact that a dog is without a tag attached to the
dog by means of a collar shall be presumptive evidence that the dog
is unlicensed. Any Village law enforcement officer shall seize, impound
or restrain any dog for which a dog license is required which is found
without such tag attached.[2]
(7)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, every dog specifically
trained to lead blind or deaf persons is exempt from the dog license
tax, and every person owning such a dog shall receive annually a free
dog license from the Village Clerk-Treasurer upon application therefor.
B.
Kennel licenses.
(1)
Any person who keeps or operates a kennel may, instead
of the license tax for each dog required by this chapter, apply for
a kennel license for the keeping or operating of the kennel. Such
person shall pay for the license year a license tax as set by the
Village Board. Upon payment of the required kennel license tax and,
if required by the Village Board, upon presentation of evidence that
all dogs over five months of age are currently immunized against rabies,
the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall issue the kennel license and a number
of tags equal to the number of dogs authorized to be kept in the kennel.
Kennels may only be located in residential areas after a conditional
use permit has been issued pursuant to the Village Zoning Code.[3]
(2)
The owner or keeper of a kennel shall keep at all
times a kennel license tag attached to the collar of each dog over
five months old kept by the owner or keeper under a kennel license,
but this requirement does not apply to a show dog during competition,
to a dog securely confined indoors or to a dog securely confined in
a fenced area. These tags may be transferred from one dog to another
within the kennel whenever any dog is removed from the kennel. The
rabies vaccination tag or substitute tag shall remain attached to
the dog for which it is issued at all times, but this requirement
does not apply to a show dog during competition, to a dog securely
confined indoors or to a dog securely confined in a fenced area. No
dog bearing a kennel tag shall be permitted to stray or to be taken
anywhere outside the limits of the kennel unless the dog is in leash
or temporarily for the purposes of hunting, breeding, trial, training
or competition.
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. Said late fee shall be charged
in addition to the required license fee.
A.
Dogs and cats confined. If a district is quarantined
for rabies, all dogs and cats within the Village shall be kept securely
confined, tied, leashed or muzzled. Any dog or cat not confined, tied,
leashed or muzzled is declared a public nuisance and may be impounded.
All officers shall cooperate in the enforcement of the quarantine.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall promptly post in at least three
public places in the Village notices of quarantine.
B.
Exemption of vaccinated dog or cat from Village quarantine. A dog or cat which is immunized currently against rabies, as evidenced by a valid certificate of rabies vaccination or other evidence, is exempt from the Village quarantine provisions of Subsection A if a rabies vaccination tag or substitute tag is attached to the dog's or cat's collar.
C.
Quarantine or sacrifice of an animal suspected of
biting a person or being infected or exposed to rabies.
(1)
Quarantine or sacrifice of dog or cat. An officer
shall order a dog or cat quarantined if the officer has reason to
believe that the animal bit a person, is infected with rabies or has
been in contact with a rabid animal. If a quarantine cannot be imposed
because the dog or cat cannot be captured, the officer may kill the
animal. The officer may kill a dog or cat only as a last resort if
the owner agrees. The officer shall attempt to kill the animal in
a humane manner and in a manner which avoids damage to the animal's
head.
(2)
Sacrifice of other animals. An officer may order killed
or may kill an animal other than a dog or cat if the officer has reason
to believe that the animal bit a person or is infected with rabies.
D.
Quarantine of dog or cat.
(1)
Delivery to isolation facility or quarantine on premises
of owner. An officer who orders a dog or cat to be quarantined shall
deliver the animal or shall order the animal delivered to an isolation
facility as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours after the
original order is issued or the officer may order the animal to be
quarantined on the premises of the owner if the animal is immunized
currently against rabies as evidenced by a valid certificate of rabies
vaccination or other evidence.
(2)
Health risk to humans. If a dog or cat is ordered
to be quarantined because there is reason to believe that the animal
bit a person, the custodian of an isolation facility or the owner
shall keep the animal under strict isolation under the supervision
of a veterinarian for at least 10 days after the incident occurred.
In this subsection, "supervision of a veterinarian" includes, at a
minimum, examination of the animal on the first day of isolation,
on the last day of isolation and on one intervening day. If the observation
period is not extended and if the veterinarian certifies that the
dog or cat has not exhibited any signs of rabies, the animal may be
released from quarantine at the end of the observation period.
(3)
Risk to animal health.
(a)
If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined
because there is reason to believe that the animal has been exposed
to a rabid animal and if the dog or cat is not currently immunized
against rabies, the custodian of an isolation facility or the owner
shall keep the animal leashed or confined for 180 days. The owner
shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies between 155 and 165
days after the exposure to a rabid animal.
(b)
If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined
because there is reason to believe that the animal has been exposed
to a rabid animal but if the dog or cat is immunized against rabies,
the custodian of an isolation facility or the owner shall keep the
animal leashed or confined for 60 days. The owner shall have the animal
revaccinated against rabies as soon as possible after exposure to
a rabid animal.
(4)
Sacrifice of a dog or cat exhibiting symptoms of rabies.
If a veterinarian determines that a dog or cat exhibits symptoms of
rabies during the original or extended observation period, the veterinarian
shall notify the owner and the officer who ordered the animal quarantined
and the officer or veterinarian shall kill the animal in a humane
manner and in a manner which avoids damage to the animal's head. If
the dog or cat is suspected to have bitten a person, the veterinarian
shall notify the person or the person's physician.
E.
Delivery of carcass; preparation; examination by Laboratory
of Hygiene. An officer who kills an animal shall deliver the carcass
to a veterinarian or the County Health Department. The veterinarian
or County Health Department shall prepare the carcass, properly prepare
and package the head of the animal in a manner to minimize deterioration,
arrange for delivery by the most expeditious means feasible of the
head of the animal to the State Laboratory of Hygiene and dispose
of or arrange for the disposal of the remainder of the carcass in
a manner which minimizes the risk of exposure to any rabies virus.
The Laboratory of Hygiene shall examine the specimen and determine
if the animal was infected with rabies. The State Laboratory of Hygiene
shall notify the Village, the veterinarian or the County Health Department
which prepared the carcass and, if the animal is suspected to have
bitten a person, that person or the person's physician.[1]
F.
Cooperation of veterinarian. Any practicing veterinarian
who is requested to be involved in the rabies control program by an
officer is encouraged to cooperate in a professional capacity with
the Village, the Laboratory of Hygiene, the County Health Department,
the officer involved and, if the animal is suspected to have bitten
a person, the person's physician.[2]
G.
Responsibility for quarantine and laboratory expenses.
The owner of an animal is responsible for any expenses incurred in
connection with keeping the animal in an isolation facility, supervision
and examination of the animal by a veterinarian, preparation of the
carcass for laboratory examination and the fee for the laboratory
examination. If the owner is unknown, the county is responsible for
these expenses.
A.
Restrictions. It shall be unlawful for any person
within the Village of Siren to own, harbor or keep any dog or cat
which:
(1)
Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street,
alley or highway in the Village.
(2)
Assaults or attacks any person or destroys property.
(3)
Is at large within the limits of the Village.
(5)
Kills, wounds or worries any domestic animal.
(6)
Is known by such person to be infected with rabies
or to have been bitten by an animal known to have been infected with
rabies.
(7)
In the case of a dog, is unlicensed.
B.
Vicious dogs and animals.
(1)
No vicious dog shall be allowed off the premises of
its owner unless muzzled or on a leash in charge of the owner or a
member of the owner's immediate family over 16 years of age. For purposes
of enforcing this section, a dog shall be deemed as being of a vicious
disposition if, within any twelve-month period, it bites two or more
persons or inflicts serious injury to one person in unprovoked circumstances
off the owner's premises. Any vicious dog which is found off the premises
of its owner other than as hereinabove provided may be seized by any
person and, upon delivery to the proper authorities, may, upon establishment
to the satisfaction of a court of competent jurisdiction of the vicious
character of said dog, by testimony under oath reduced to writing,
be killed by the police authorities.
(2)
No person shall harbor or permit to remain on his
premises any animal that is habitually inclined toward attacking persons
or animals, destroying property, barking excessively or making excessive
noises or running after automobiles.
C.
Animals running at large.
(1)
No person having in his possession or ownership any
animal or fowl shall allow the same to run at large within the Village.
The owner of any animal, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall keep
his animal tied or enclosed in a proper enclosure so as not to allow
said animal to interfere with the passing public or neighbors. Any
animal running at large unlicensed and required by state law or Village
ordinance to be licensed shall be seized and impounded by a law enforcement
officer.[1]
(2)
A dog or cat shall not be considered to be running
at large if it is on a leash and under the control of a person physically
able to control it.
D.
Owner's liability for damage caused by dogs; penalties.
The provisions of § 174.02, Wis. Stats., relating to the
owner's liability for damage caused by dogs together with the penalties
therein set forth are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
A.
Animal control agency.
(1)
The Village of Siren may contract with or enter into
an agreement with such person, persons, organization or corporation
to provide for the operation of an animal shelter, impoundment of
stray animals, confinement of certain animals, and disposition of
impounded animals and for assisting in the administration of rabies
vaccination programs.
(2)
The Village of Siren does hereby delegate any such
animal control agency the authority to act pursuant to the provisions
of this section.
B.
Impounding of animals. In addition to any penalty
hereinafter provided for a violation of this chapter, any law enforcement
officer may impound any dog, cat or other animal which habitually
pursues any vehicle upon any street, alley or highway of this Village;
assaults or attacks any person; is at large within the Village; habitually
barks, cries or howls; kills, wounds or worries any domestic animal;
or is infected with rabies. In order for an animal to be impounded,
the impounding officer must see or hear the violation of this subsection
or have in his possession a signed statement of a complaining witness
made under oath alleging the facts regarding the violation and containing
an agreement to reimburse the Village for any damages it sustains
for improper or illegal seizure.[1]
C.
Claiming animal; disposal of unclaimed animals. After
seizure of animals under this section by a law enforcement officer,
the animal shall be impounded. The officer shall notify the owner,
personally or through the United States mail, if such owner is known
to the officer or can be ascertained with reasonable effort, but if
such owner is unknown or unascertainable, the officer shall post written
notice in three public places in the Village, giving a description
of the animal and stating where it is impounded and the conditions
for its release, after the officer has taken such animal into his
possession. If within seven days after such notice the owner does
not claim such animal, the officer may dispose of the animal in a
proper and humane manner, provided that, if an animal before being
impounded has bitten a person, the animal shall be retained in the
animal shelter for 14 days for observation purposes. Within such time,
the owner may reclaim the animal upon payment of impoundment fees,
such fees to be established by resolution of the Village Board. No
animal shall be released from the pound without being properly licensed
if so required by state law or Village ordinance.[2]
E.
Village not liable for impounded animals. The Village
and/or its animal control agency shall not be liable for the death
of any animal which has been impounded or disposed of pursuant to
this section.
No dog or cat shall be permitted in any public
cemetery. Every dog specially trained to lead blind persons shall
be exempt from this section.
Every owner or person harboring or keeping a
dog or cat who knows that such dog or cat has bitten any person shall
immediately report such fact to the Police Department and shall keep
such dog or cat confined for not less than 14 days or for such period
of time as the Police Department shall direct. The owner or keeper
of any such dog or cat shall surrender the dog or cat to a law enforcement
officer upon demand for examination.
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 therefrom by said owner
or person in charge. This section shall not apply to a person who
is visually or physically handicapped.
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, flowerbed, plant, shrub, tree or garden in any manner
whatsoever or to defecate thereon.
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
formal, written complaints are filed with the Police Department within
a four-week period.
A.
Protected animals.
(1)
Possession and sale of protected animals. It shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to possess with intent
to sell or offer for sale or buy or attempt to buy within the Village
any of the following animals, alive or dead, or any part or product
thereof: all wild cats of the family Felidae, polar bear (Thalarctos
maritimus), red wolf (Canis niger), vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), or alligator,
caiman or crocodile of the order of crocodilia, gray or timber wolf
(Canis lupus), sea otter (Enhydra lutris), Pacific ridley turtle (Lepidochelys
olivacea), Atlantic green turtle (Chelonia mydas), or Mexican ridley
turtle (Lepidochelys kempii).
(2)
Compliance with federal regulations. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to buy, sell or offer for sale
a native or foreign species or subspecies of mammal, bird, amphibian
or reptile, or the dead body or parts thereof, which appears on the
endangered species list designated by the United States Secretary
of the Interior and published in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant
to the Endangered Species Act of 1969 (Public Law 135, 91st Congress).
(3)
Regulating the importation of certain birds. No person,
firm or corporation shall import or cause to be imported into this
Village any part of the plumage, skin or dead body of any species
of hawk, owl or eagle. This subsection shall not be construed to forbid
or restrict the importation or use of the plumage, skin, body or any
part thereof legally collected for use by the American Indians for
ceremonial purposes or in the preservation of their tribal customs
and heritage.
B.
Exceptions. The provisions of Subsection A above shall not be deemed to prevent the lawful importation, possession, purchase or sale of any species by any public agency, institute of higher learning, persons holding federal permits, or by a person holding a scientific collector's permit issued by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources of the state or by any person or organization licensed to present a circus.
C.
Wild animals; prohibition on keeping. It shall be
unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession
or under his control within the Village any poisonous reptile or any
other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal, insect or reptile, any
vicious or dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile
of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities. Specifically, it shall
be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession
or under his control within the Village any of the following animals,
reptiles or insects:
(1)
All poisonous animals and reptiles, including rear-fang
snakes.
(2)
Apes: chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas
(Gorilla); orangutans (Pongo); and siamangs (Symphalangus).
(3)
Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus).
(4)
Bears (Ursidae).
(5)
Bison (Bison).
(6)
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
(7)
Crocodilians (Crocodilia), 30 inches in length or
more.
(8)
Constrictor snakes, six feet in length or more.
(9)
Coyotes (Canis latrans).
(10)
Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the
deer family; for example, whitetailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
(11)
Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
(12)
Gamecocks and other fighting birds.
(13)
Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).
(14)
Hyenas (Hyaenidae).
(15)
Jaguars (Panthera onca).
(16)
Leopards (Panthera pardus).
(17)
Lions (Panthera leo).
(18)
Lynxes (Lynx).
(19)
Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae).
(20)
Ostriches (Struthio).
(21)
Piranha fish (Characidae).
(22)
Pumas (Felis concolor); also known as cougars,
mountain lions and panthers.
(23)
Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae).
(24)
Sharks (class Chondrichthyes).
(25)
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia).
(26)
Tigers (Panthera tigris).
(27)
Wolves (Canis lupus).
(28)
Poisonous insects.
(29)
Except in properly zoned districts, horses,
mules, ponies, donkeys, cows, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens or any
animal raised for fur-bearing purposes unless otherwise permitted
elsewhere in this Code.
D.
Exceptions; pet shops. The prohibitions of Subsection C above shall not apply where the creatures are in the care, custody or control of a veterinarian for treatment; agricultural fairs; shows or projects of the 4-H Clubs; a display for judging purposes; an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other show; dog or cat shows or trials; public or private educational institutions; licensed pet shops; or zoological gardens, if:
(2)
All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean
and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable
odors.
(3)
Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed
as to prevent their escape.
(4)
No person lives or resides within 100 feet of the
quarters in which the animals are kept.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 7-1-14, Sale of rabbits, chicks or artificially colored animals, Sec. 7-1-15, Providing proper food and drink to confined animals, and Sec. 7-1-16, Providing proper shelter, which immediately followed this section, were deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). See §§ 951.10, 951.11, 951.13 and 951.14, Wis. Stats., which are adopted by reference in § 407-1 of this Code.
A.
Neglected or abandoned animals.
(1)
No person may abandon any animal.
(2)
Any law enforcement officer may remove, shelter and
care for an animal found to be cruelly exposed to the weather, starved
or denied adequate water, neglected, abandoned or otherwise treated
in a cruel manner and may deliver such animal to another person to
be sheltered, cared for and given medical attention, if necessary.
In all cases the owner, if known, shall be immediately notified and
such officer or other person having possession of the animal shall
have a lien thereon for its care, keeping and medical attention and
the expense of notice.
(3)
If the owner or custodian is unknown and cannot, with
reasonable effort, be ascertained or does not, within five days after
notice, redeem the animal by paying the expenses incurred, it may
be treated as a stray and dealt with as such.
(4)
Whenever in the opinion of any such officer an animal
is hopelessly injured or diseased so as to be beyond the probability
of recovery, it shall be lawful for such officer to kill such animal,
and the owner thereof shall not recover damages for the killing of
such animal unless he shall prove that such killing was unwarranted.
(5)
Section 173.10, Investigation of cruelty complaints,
and § 173.24, Reimbursement for expenses, Wis. Stats., are
hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter.
B.
Injured animals. No person who owns, harbors or keeps
any animal shall fail to provide proper medical attention to such
animal when and if such animal becomes sick or injured. In the event
that the owner of such animal cannot be located, the Village or any
animal control agency with which the Village has an agreement or contract
shall have the authority to take custody of such animal for the purpose
of providing medical treatment, and the owner thereof shall reimburse
the person or organization for the costs of such treatment.
[Amended 2-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
No person except a law enforcement 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 nest or bird's
eggs.
[Amended 9-7-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-02]
A.
In the interest of public health and safety, it shall be unlawful
for any person, in or on land within the Village of Siren, to set,
place or tend any trap for the purpose of trapping, killing, catching,
wounding, worrying or molesting any animal, except by use of live
box-type traps only, with the exception of small water mammals, including
but not limited to beaver and muskrat. Live box-type traps shall be
defined as those traps which capture and hold an animal in an alive
and unharmed condition.
B.
Individuals who wish to trap small water mammals, including but not
limited to beaver and muskrat, must first obtain written permission
to do so from the landowner of the premises on which said animal trap
is to be set and operated. Every trapper will also obtain a permit
from the Village of Siren at a cost to be set by the Village Board
and listed in the official fee schedule of the Village.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is on file in
the Village Clerk-Treasurer's office.
C.
With the exception of trapping small water mammals, this section
shall prohibit the use of all traps other than live traps as described
above, including but not limited to traps commonly known as leg traps,
pan-type traps and other traps designed to kill, wound or close upon
a portion of the body of an animal.
D.
All such traps set, placed or tended shall comply with Ch. 29, Wis.
Stats., as it relates to trapping.
F.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit or hinder the Village of Siren
or its employees or agents from performing their official duties.
The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident
resulting in injury to or death of a dog, cat or other animal which
appears to be a pet shall immediately notify the Police Department
or an animal control agency whose jurisdiction extends into the Village.
A.
Purpose. The keeping of a large number of dogs within
the Village for a considerable period of time detracts from and, in
many instances, is detrimental to healthful and comfortable life in
such areas. The keeping of a large number of dogs is, therefore, declared
a public nuisance.
B.
FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL LOT
Definition. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
[Amended 2-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-01]
One or more persons.
A parcel of land zoned as residential, occupied or to be
occupied by a dwelling, platted or unplatted, and under common ownership.
For the purpose of this section, any vacant parcel or parcels adjoining
a dwelling and under the same ownership shall constitute one lot.
C.
Number limited.
(1)
No family shall own, harbor or keep in its possession
more than three dogs on any residential lot without the prior approval
of the Village Board, except that a litter of pups or a portion of
a litter may be kept for not more than eight weeks from birth. If
more than one family resides on a residential lot, then only a total
of three dogs shall be allowed on the residential lot unless prior
approval is obtained from the Village Board.
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(2)
The above requirement may be waived with the approval
of the Village Board or when a kennel license has been issued by the
Village. Such application for waiver shall first be made to the Village
Clerk-Treasurer.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or
maintain any hive, stand or box where bees are kept or keep any bees
in or upon any premises within the corporate limits of the Village
unless the bees are kept in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)
No hive, stand or box where bees are kept shall be
located closer than 20 feet to any property boundary.
(2)
If bee colonies are kept within 50 feet of any exterior
boundary of the property on which the hive, stand or box is located,
a barrier that will prevent bees from flying through it, no less than
five feet high, shall be installed and maintained along said exterior
boundary. Said barrier may be either a natural planting or artificial.
(3)
Fresh, clean watering facilities for bees shall be
provided on said premises.
(4)
The bees and equipment shall be kept in accordance
with the provisions of the state statutes.
B.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed
to prohibit the keeping of bees in a hive, stand or box located within
a school or university building for the purpose of study or observation.
A.
Sanitary requirements. Except in properly zoned areas,
the keeping of livestock is prohibited.
B.
Animals excluded from food-handling establishments.
No person shall take or permit to remain any dog, cat or other live
animal on or upon any premises where food is sold, offered for sale
or processed for consumption by the general public.
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A.
Any person who violates § 200-1, 200-3, 200-4 or 200-5 of this chapter or Ch. 174, Wis. Stats., shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $25 and not more than $200 for the first offense and not less than $100 and not more than $400 for any subsequent offenses, plus court costs. An owner who refuses to comply with an order issued under § 200-5 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 $100 and not more than $1,000, plus court costs, 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.
B.
An owner who fails to have a dog vaccinated against rabies as required in § 200-2 shall be subject to the penalty prescribed by § 95.21(10)(a), Wis. Stats.
C.
Any person who violates § 200-6, 200-7, 200-8, 200-9, 200-10, 200-11, 200-12, 200-13 or 200-20 of this chapter shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $25 and not more than $100 for the first violation and not less than $50 and not more than $200 for subsequent violations, plus court costs.
E.
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.
