[Code 1992, § 12.03(1)(a)]
The applicable definitions of W.S.A. § 174.001 are adopted by reference in this section as if fully set out.
[Code 1992, § 12.03(1)(b), (5)(c); Ord. No. 01-23, § I, 6-25-2001; Ord. No. 02-39, § I, 5-28-2002; amended 9-24-2012 by Ord. No. 12-20]
(a)
Subject to the exceptions set forth below, no owner of any dog or cat in the City shall allow such dog or cat to run at large within the City limits. A dog or cat shall not be considered to be running at large if it is on such owner's premises or is controlled by a handheld leash of a fully extended length of not more than five feet. No owner of any dog or cat shall allow such dog or cat to run at large or be present in Donian Wetland Nature Preserve, Harold Fritz Veterans Park, Dunn Field, Maple Park and Riviera Beach. Any dog or cat found within the City limits not on the owner's premises or controlled by a five-foot handheld leash shall be deemed to be running at large, and the owner of the dog or cat shall be deemed to have allowed such dog or cat to run at large. Further, no dogs shall be allowed on any municipal pier unless such dog is controlled by a five-foot handheld leash and is being loaded on or unloaded from a boat.
(b)
The prohibitions of Section 10-67(a) shall not apply to the following:
(1)
Dogs shall be permitted off their leashes in designated dog swimming areas as established by resolution of the Common Council from time to time. Owners shall be responsible for the control of their dog at all times the dog is off its leash in the designated swim area. Dog owners and dogs shall yield to all people utilizing the ramps for their dinghies or kayaks shall and yield to watercraft accessing or exiting the lake through the designated dog swimming area.
(2)
Dogs shall be permitted off their leashes in the area known as the "Lake Geneva Dog Park," designated as such and located off of Sage Street and east of Eastview Elementary School. Owners shall be responsible for the control of their dogs at all times while their dogs are off their leashes. All dogs in the dog park shall be licensed. Dog owners shall immediately clean up all dog feces made by their pet. Users of the dog park shall also abide by all rules and regulations adopted by resolution and posted by the City Council from time to time. Each user of the park acknowledges that dogs running at large create the risks for injury, damage or even death. Therefore anyone entering or using the dog park enters and uses the dog park at his or her own risk and hereby waives any claim for injury, damage, or death resulting from his or her entry or use of the dog park.
[Added 9-28-2015 by Ord. No. 15-10]
[Code 1992, § 12.03(1)(c)]
Any dog or cat found running at large may be immediately taken into custody by any police or peace officer, whether or not it shall be necessary for such officer to enter the premises and buildings of the owner of such dog or cat in order to effect such taking.
[Code 1992, § 12.03(1)(d), (5)(f)]
Any dog or cat taken into custody under this article shall be impounded in a suitable place to be provided by the City. The officer in charge of the custody of the dog or cat shall fulfill the requirements of W.S.A. § 174.046. The release of any dog or cat so impounded shall be conditioned upon payment by the owner of such dog or cat of the minimum penalty imposed hereby and an additional penalty of $15, together with costs of the maintenance of such dog or cat while so impounded.
[Code 1992, § 12.03(5)(g)]
All persons owning, possessing or harboring a cat shall prevent such cat from whining or making other sounds common to its species in excessive, continuous or untimely fashion.
[Code 1992, § 12.03(1)(e)]
The keeping of howling, barking and whining dogs to the continuous annoyance and discomfort of surrounding neighbors so that their rest is broken, sleep interrupted and the reasonable use and enjoyment of their property disturbed is declared to be a public nuisance. Such dog may be taken into custody as provided by Sections 10-68 and 10-69.
[Code 1992, §§ 12.01(1), (2), 12.03(5)(e)]
No person shall harbor or permit to remain about the premises any dog or cat more than five months of age for which no license exists. The fee for such license shall be as set from time to time by the City Council.
[Code 1992, § 12.03(5)(h); amended 5-29-2012 by Ord. No. 12-08; 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-08]
Application for licenses shall be made to the Treasurer and shall include the name and address of the applicant, description of the animal, the appropriate fee, information whether the animal is spayed or neutered and a rabies certificate or tag issued by a licensed veterinarian or antirabies clinic. Application for a required cat license shall be obtained by the last day of February of each year, except the year in which the cat attains five months of age and then within 30 days from the date such cat becomes five months old.
[Ord. No. 95-3, 3-27-1995]
(a)
Lakeland Animal Welfare Society, Inc. and its authorized employees are designated as collecting officials under W.S.A. § 174.065 with full authority to issue dog and cat licenses and collar tags pursuant to W.S.A. § 174.07.
(b)
Lakeland Animal Welfare Society, Inc., shall remit all license fees and license blanks to the Treasurer as directed.
[Amended 5-29-2012 by Ord. No. 12-08; 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-08]
[Ord. No. 01-23, § II, 6-25-2001]
There shall be a forfeiture of $100 plus court costs for violation of Article III, Dogs and Cats of this Code.
