The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context indicates a different meaning:
A vertebrate creature, domestic or wild, other than humans.
A domestic animal off the property of the owner and not under
restraint.
Bodily injury including, but not limited to, a laceration,
a puncture, any fracture of a bone, a concussion, a loss or fracture
of a tooth, or any temporary loss of consciousness, sight, or hearing.
Any person who, in the absence of the owner, temporarily
harbors, shelters, keeps, or is in charge of a domesticated animal.
Restriction of an animal at all times by the owner to an
escape-proof building, vehicle, or other enclosure.
Causing unnecessary and excessive pain, suffering or unjustifiable
injury or death to an animal.
Any of the following:
Any animal which, when unprovoked, inflicts bodily harm on a
person, domestic pet, or domestic animal on public or private property.
Any animal which, without provocation, repeatedly chases or
approaches persons in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack
upon streets, sidewalks, any public grounds, or on the private property
of another.
Any animal with a known propensity, tendency, or disposition
to attack, cause injury to, or otherwise threaten the safety of humans
or other domestic pets or animals.
Any animal which normally can be tamed and converted to home
life.
A building or portion thereof designed to be used exclusively
for residential purposes.
Any premises wherein any person is engaged in the business
of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire, training for a fee,
or selling of dogs or cats.
A domesticated animal, raised in an agricultural setting
for the purpose of providing food, fiber, or labor.
Any individual owning an animal or who keeps, harbors, cares
for, acts as its custodian, or who knowingly permits an animal to
remain on or about his premises/property for five or more consecutive
days.
Any animal kept primarily for pleasure or companionship.
A domesticated bird raised for meat or eggs.
Any of the following:
Any animal that is determined to be a prohibited dangerous animal
under this chapter.
Any animal that, while off the owner or caretaker's property,
has killed or caused serious bodily harm to a domesticated animal
without provocation.
Any animal that, without provocation, inflicts serious bodily
harm on a person on public or private property.
Any animal brought from another city, village, town, or county
that has been declared dangerous or vicious by that jurisdiction.
Any animal which:
Molests passersby or passing vehicles.
Attacks persons or animals without provocation when such persons
or animals are peacefully conducting themselves in a place where they
are lawfully entitled to be.
Is at large on school grounds, parks, or cemeteries.
Is repeatedly at large.
Damages private or public property
Barks, whines, howls, yelps, crows, or makes other noises in
an excessive, continuous, or untimely fashion.
Does not have the current vaccination as required by Article II of this chapter.
Is the subject of repeated violations under this chapter.
A surgical procedure by which an animal has been rendered
incapable of siring or bearing offspring. This term includes neutering
and spaying.
Secured by a leash or lead, and under the control of a responsible
person and obedient to that person's command, or within the real
property limits of its owner.
Bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death,
or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or which causes
a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any
bodily member or organ or other serious bodily injury.
A dog specially trained to lead blind or deaf persons, to
provide support for mobility impaired persons, or to assist with public
safety operations.
A nondomesticated vertebrate creature, including any nonhuman
primate, raccoon, skunk, fox, wolf, or any animal which is part of
the canis lupis species, any animal raised for fur-bearing purposes,
or any other animal or hybrid thereof which can normally be found
in the wild state, or poisonous reptiles, crocodilians, and any other
snake or reptile exceeding three feet in length.
A.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by employees of
the Police Department and the Code Enforcement Officer.
B.
The Chief of Police may grant exemptions or variances to the enforcement
of this chapter for service dogs.
C.
Police Department personnel and the Code Enforcement Officer are
authorized to catch and impound animals at large, with such authorization
to include the pursuit of animals upon the premises of the owner,
caretaker, or other private property.
D.
It shall be a violation of this chapter to interfere with Police
Department personnel or the Code Enforcement Officer while engaged
in the performance of duties authorized herein.
E.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon
proof and conviction thereof, forfeit an amount as prescribed in the
Uniform Forfeiture and Bond Schedule, together with the costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of the forfeiture and costs of prosecution,
or either of them, such convicted person shall be committed to and
confined within the county jail of Outagamie County, Wisconsin, until
such fine and costs of prosecution are paid, but not to exceed 60
days.
F.
In addition to any other forfeiture, penalty, or remedy authorized
under this Ordinance, the Town may seek enforcement hereof by an action
for equitable or other injunctive relief through the Circuit Court
for Outagamie County, upon which successful enforcement the violator(s)
named in the action shall be liable to the Town for statutory costs,
disbursements, and fees as provided for under state statutes for Circuit
Court actions.
G.
Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall
constitute a separate and distinct offense.
No owner or caretaker of an animal shall fail to provide it
with adequate food, adequate water, and adequate heating, cooling,
ventilation, sanitation, shelter, and medical care consistent with
the normal requirements of the animal's size, species, and breed.
A.
No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork,
or otherwise abuse an animal.
B.
The provisions of § 951.02, Wis. Stats., regarding cruelty
to animals, exclusive of any penalties, are hereby adopted by reference
and made an offense punishable by this Code.
C.
No person shall cause, instigate, or permit any dogfight, cockfight,
or other combat between animals or between animals and humans, and
no person may own, possess, keep, or train any animal with the intent
that the animal be engaged in fighting with other animals or humans.
This section shall not apply to animals used by law enforcement, military,
or licensed security agencies.
No owner or caretaker of an animal shall abandon such animal.
Any person, who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes
a domestic animal, shall stop at once and shall immediately report
such injury or death to the animal's owner or caretaker. If the
owner or caretaker cannot be ascertained and located, such operator
shall at once report the accident to the Police Department or to the
Humane Society.
No person shall expose any poisonous substances, whether mixed
with food or not, so that the substance shall be liable to be eaten
by any animal, provided that it shall not be unlawful for a person
to expose on his own property poisons designed for the purpose of
rodent or pest extermination. This provision shall not prohibit persons
authorized by the Town of Grand Chute or licensed pest control operators
from providing rodent or pest control services.
All pens, yards, structures, or areas where animals are kept
shall be maintained in a nuisance-free manner. Excrement shall be
removed regularly and disposed of properly so not to attract insects
or rodents, become unsightly, or cause objectionable odors.
A.
The owner or caretaker of an animal shall promptly remove and dispose of, in a sanitary manner, any excrement left or deposited by the animal upon public or private property. This requirement shall not apply to domestic animals, including livestock and poultry, kept on private property zoned as an Agricultural District, and maintained for a principal permitted use as outlined in §§ 535-23B(1) and 535-24B(1) of the Zoning Code, unless such conditions constitute a public nuisance.
B.
The owner or caretaker of a dog or cat shall have in his or her immediate
possession an appropriate means of removing animal excrement whenever
said animal is not on property owned or possessed by the owner of
caretaker. This subsection shall not be applicable in cases in which
a person is being assisted by a service dog.
A.
The owner or caretaker of any animal shall confine, restrain, or
maintain control over the animal so that the unprovoked animal does
not run at large, attack, or injure any person or domesticated animal.
B.
All owners shall exercise proper care and control of their animals
to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the Town of Grand Chute to own, harbor, or keep any dog, cat, or other animal which has been determined to be a public nuisance as defined in § 197-1.
D.
Every female dog or cat in heat shall be confined in a building or
secure enclosure, or otherwise restrained, in such a manner that such
female dog or cat cannot come into contact with an unneutered male
of the same species, except for planned breeding.
A.
Unrestrained and nuisance animals shall be taken by employees of
the Police Department or the Code Enforcement Officer and impounded
in a temporary or permanent animal shelter and there confined in a
humane manner.
B.
When an animal is causing a public nuisance and its owner cannot
be contacted at the time of the complaint, it may be impounded by
employees of the Police Department or Code Enforcement Officer after
an attempt to contact the owner is unsuccessful. After impoundment,
reasonable attempts shall be made to contact the owner.
C.
An owner reclaiming an impounded animal shall pay the accrued impoundment fee and comply with provisions of Article III of this chapter.
D.
Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within seven days becomes the
property of the Town or Humane Society and shall be placed for adoption
in a suitable home or humanely euthanized.
No person or household shall keep more than six animals, the maximum number of dogs being three, the maximum number of rabbits being two, on any Town lot, land parcel, or dwelling unit if in a multiple-dwelling unit, with the exception of a litter of pups or kittens, which may be kept for a period of time not to exceed five months from birth. This restriction does not apply to private property or premises holding a special exception permit for a kennel, a permitted veterinary clinic, or property zoned as an Agricultural District, as outlined in §§ 535-23 and 535-24 of the Zoning Code, except that possession of more than three dogs on property zoned as an Agricultural District would require a special exception permit for a kennel.
Pet shops and animal dealers shall keep a record of all sales
of dogs, cats, and ferrets. The record shall contain the date and
source of acquisition of the animal and the name, address, and telephone
number of the purchaser. The record of such sale must be kept at least
one year, and all records shall be subject to inspection by any employee
of the Police Department.
A.
Animals are prohibited on public property within the Town of Grand Chute during such periods of time as the public property is in use for a special event as permitted in accordance with Chapter 456, Special Events, of this Code, except by written permission from the event permit holder for special activities in accordance with the event.
B.
Exempted from enforcement of this section are dogs specially trained
to lead blind or deaf persons, to provide support for mobility impaired
persons, or to assist with emergency services personnel.
The provisions of § 95.21, Chapter 173, and Chapter
174, Wis. Stats., exclusive of any penalties, are adopted by reference
and are made a part of this chapter, so far as applicable.
