In this chapter, unless the context or subject
matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
ANIMAL
Any mammal, reptile or bird.
AT LARGE
To be on or off the premises of the owner and not under control
of some person either by leash or other means. A dog or cat within
a vehicle of its owner, or in a vehicle of any other person with the
consent of the owner of such dog or cat, shall be deemed to be upon
the owner's premises and under the owner's control.
CAT
Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
CRUEL
Refers to acts or neglect which causes unnecessary and excessive
pain or suffering or unjustifiable injury or death.
DOG
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
FARM ANIMAL
Any warm-blooded animal normally raised or kept on farms
in the United States and used for food or fiber or used to produce
food or fiber, including but not limited to any such animals that
are used for breeding purposes, and horses, mules, ponies, donkeys,
and animals raised for fur-bearing purposes.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Has the same meaning as set forth 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.
NEUTERED
As used herein as describing a dog or cat means a dog or
cat having nonfunctional generative organs.
OWNER
Any person owning, harboring or keeping an animal. The occupant
of any premises on which an animal remains or to which it customarily
returns daily for a period of 10 days is presumed to be harboring
or keeping the animal within the meaning of this definition.
PET
An animal kept and treated as a pet.
The City shall assess and collect a late fee
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. Such late fee shall be charged in addition to the required license
fee. The Common Council will set the late fee by resolution.
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 of 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
directs. The owner of any such dog or cat shall surrender the dog
or cat to a law enforcement or humane officer upon demand for examination
or quarantine.
The owner of any 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 such owner or person in charge. This section shall not
apply to a person who is visually or physically handicapped.
It is unlawful for any person owning or possessing
an animal to permit such animal to go upon any public or private lands
or premises without the permission of the owner of such lands or premises
and break, bruise, tear up, crush or injure any lawn, flower bed,
plant, shrub, tree or garden in any manner whatsoever, or to defecate
thereon.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
Any animal owned, harbored or kept in violation of §
114-2,
114-5,
114-7 or
114-11 of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance.
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.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter or Ch. 174, Wis. Stats., including refusal to comply with an order to deliver an animal to an officer, isolation facility or veterinarian or failure to comply with the conditions of an order that an animal be quarantined, shall be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter
1, §
1-3 of this Code.