[Adopted 5-4-2010]
In this article, unless the context of subject matter otherwise
requires, the terms used shall be defined as follows:
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.
A person certified by the State of Wisconsin and appointed
by the Iowa County Sheriff pursuant to Chapter 173 of Wisconsin Statutes,
to enforce county ordinances and state statutes as they pertain to
animal control and welfare.
Any establishment wherein dogs are kept for the purpose of
boarding, breeding, sale or sporting purposes.
Has that meaning as appears in Wis. Stats. § 967.02(5),
and includes a humane officer under Wis. Stats. Ch. 173.
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 article.
An animal kept and treated as a pet.
Any animal that, when unprovoked, inflicts bites or that injures,
kills or attacks a human being or domestic animal on either public
or private property.
Notwithstanding the definition of "vicious animal" as stated
above:
No animal may be declared vicious if death, injury or damage
is sustained by a person who, at the time of such was sustained, was
committing a trespass of the land or criminal trespass of the dwelling
upon premises occupied by the owner of the animal, or was teasing,
tormenting, abusing or assaulting the animal or was committing or
attempting to commit a crime or violating or attempting to violate
an ordinance which protects persons or property.
No animal may be declared vicious if the animal was protecting
or defending a human being within immediate vicinity of the animal
from an unjustified attack or assault.
No animal may be declared vicious for acts committed by said
animal while being utilized by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement
purposes while under the control and direction of a law enforcement
officer.
A.
Rabies vaccination. The owner of a dog shall have the dog vaccinated
against rabies by a veterinarian within 30 days after the dog reaches
four 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 Hollandale after the dog has reached four 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 of 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.
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, spayed or unspayed canine, neutered or unneutered,
breed and color of the dog, 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 Center for Disease Control of the United
States 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 Hollandale
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.
(3)
The minimum license tax under this section shall be $5 for spayed
females or neutered males. The minimum fee for unspayed or unneutered
animals shall be $10. The license year shall commence January 1 and
end December 31. In the event a dog becomes five months of age after
July 1, 1/2 of the appropriate fee shall be charged.
(4)
Upon payment of the required license tax and upon presentation of evidence that the dog is currently immunized against rabies, as required by § 107-6 of this article, 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 § 107-6E of this article.
(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 law enforcement officer, Village employee, humane officer or anyone
designated by the Village Board shall seize, impound or restrain any
dog for which a dog license is required which is found without such
tag attached. 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.
(7)
No person may use any license for any animal other than the animal
for which it was issued.
B.
Kennel licenses.
(1)
Any person who keeps or operates a kennel may, instead of the license tax for each dog required by this article, apply for a kennel license for the keeping or operating of the kennel. Such person shall pay for the license year a license tax of $35 for a kennel of 12 or fewer dogs and an additional $3 for each dog in excess of 12. 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 following a public hearing and approval by the Village Board; the Board may attach conditions to such approval as a conditional use under Chapter 375, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Hollandale.[1]
(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 on a leash or temporarily for the
purposes of hunting, breeding, trial, training or competition.
(3)
The term "kennel" means any establishment wherein or whereon four
or more dogs are kept.
(4)
No kennel license shall be issued to the keeper or operator of a
kennel who fails to provide proper food and drink and proper shelter
for the dogs in said kennel or who neglects or abandons said dogs.
The humane officer or other designated official shall investigate
any complaints regarding the failure to maintain proper standards
or investigate any kennel premises upon his own initiative. Expressly
incorporated by reference in this section as minimum standards for
kennel keepers or operator are the relevant provisions of Ch. 951,
Wis. Stats.
(5)
A condition of a kennel license shall be that the licensed premises
may be entered and inspected at any reasonable hour by appropriate
Village officials without any warrant, and the application for a license
hereunder shall be deemed a consent to this provision. Any refusal
to permit such inspection shall automatically operate as a revocation
of any license issued hereunder and shall be deemed a violation of
this section. Should any kennel be found to constitute a public nuisance,
the license shall be revoked and the nuisance abated pursuant to Village
ordinances.
The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall assess and collect a late
fee of $5 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 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. A law enforcement officer
or humane 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 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.
A law enforcement officer or humane 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)
Destruction of a dog or cat exhibiting any 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 local health department. The veterinarian or local 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 local health department which prepared the carcass
and, if the animal is suspected to have bitten a person, that person
or the person's physician.
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 local health department, the officer involved and,
if the animal is suspected to have bitten a person, the person's
physician.
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.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the Village of Hollandale
to own, harbor or keep any dog or cat which:
(1)
Habitually pursues vehicles upon any public street, alley or highway
in the Village.
(2)
Molests passersby or assaults or attacks any person without provocation
or damages property.
(3)
Is at large within the limits of the Village.
(4)
Habitually barks or howls to the annoyance of any person or persons.
This subsection shall not apply to hospitals conducted for the treatment
of small animals or to the premises occupied or used by the Village
pound.
(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 by 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 and 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/domestic
animals or inflicts serious injury to one person/domestic animal in
unprovoked circumstances off the owner's premises. A vicious
dog must be securely confined indoors or kept in a securely enclosed
and locked pen or structure, suitable to prevent the entry of young
children and designed to prevent the animal from escaping. Any vicious
dog which is found off the premises of its owner may be seized by
any law enforcement officer, Village employee, humane officer or anyone
designated by the Village.
(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 humane or law enforcement
officer, Village employee or anyone designated by the Village.
(2)
A dog or cat shall not be considered to be running at large if it
is on a leash not to exceed 10 feet in length on the owner's
property or under control of a person physically able to control it
when the animal is off of the owner's premises.
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 Hollandale 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, disposition of impoundment animals
and for assisting in the administration of rabies vaccination programs.
(2)
The Village of Hollandale does hereby delegate to 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, a law enforcement officer, Village
employee, humane officer or anyone designated by the Village 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 section 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.
C.
Claiming animal; disposal of unclaimed animals. After seizure of
animals under this section by a law enforcement officer, Village employee,
humane officer or anyone designated by the Village, the animal shall
be impounded. The officer shall notify the owner, personally or through
the United States Mail, if such owner be known to the officer or can
be ascertained with reasonable effort, but if such owner be unknown
or unascertainable, the officer shall request that the Village Clerk-Treasurer
to post written notice in three public places in the Village, giving
a description of the animal, 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 10 days for observation purposes. Within such times,
the owner may reclaim the animal upon payment of impoundment fees.
No animal shall be released from the pound without being properly
licensed if so required by state law or Village ordinance. No animal
shall be released from the pound before payment of all Village and
pound fees.
D.
Sale of impounded animals. If the owner does not reclaim the animal
within seven days, the humane officer may sell the animal to any willing
buyer.
E.
Village not liable for impounding 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.
Every person, including the 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 Iowa County Humane Society
and shall keep such dog or cat confined for not less than 10 days
or for such period of time as the Iowa County Humane Society shall
direct. The owner or keeper of any such dog or cat shall surrender
the dog or cat to a law enforcement or humane officer upon demand
for examination.
No person shall open any door or gate of any private premises
for the purpose of setting any dog or other animal at large.
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 a 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 Village Clerk-Treasurer within
a four-week period.
A.
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
domesticate 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).
(8)
Constrictor snakes.
(9)
Coyotes (Canis latrans).
(10)
Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the deer family; for
example, white-tailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
(11)
Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
(12)
Game cocks 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)
Pumas (Felis concolor); also known as cougars, mountain lions
and panthers.
(22)
Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae).
(23)
Sharks (class Chondrichthyes).
(24)
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia).
(25)
Tigers (Panthera tigris).
(26)
Wolves (Canis lupus).
(27)
Poisonous insects.
(28)
Honey bees.
(29)
Llamas, emu.
(30)
Marsupials, including kangaroos and wallabies.
(31)
Except on farms, horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, cows, pigs,
goats, sheep, chickens or any animal raised for fur-bearing purposes,
unless otherwise permitted elsewhere in this Code.
B.
Exceptions; pet shops. The prohibitions of Subsection A 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:
(1)
Their location conforms to the provisions of Chapter 375, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Hollandale.
(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.
A.
No person owning or responsible for confining or impounding any animal
may refuse or neglect to supply the animal with a sufficient supply
of food and water as prescribed in this section.
B.
The food shall be sufficient to maintain all animals in good health.
C.
If potable water is not accessible to the animals at all times, it
shall be provided daily and in sufficient quantity for the health
of the animal.
A.
Proper shelter. No person owning or responsible for confining or
impounding any animal may fail to provide the animal with proper shelter
as prescribed in this section. In the case of farm animals, nothing
in this section shall be construed as imposing shelter requirements
or standards more stringent than normally accepted husbandry practices
in the particular county where the animal or shelter is located.
B.
Indoor standards. Minimum indoor standards of shelter shall include:
C.
Outdoor standards. Minimum outdoor standards of shelter shall include:
(1)
Shelter from sunlight. When sunlight is likely to cause heat exhaustion
of an animal tied or caged outside, sufficient shade by natural or
artificial means shall be provided to protect the animal from direct
sunlight. As used in this subsection, "caged" does not include farm
fencing used to confine farm animals.
(2)
Shelter from inclement weather.
(a)
Animals generally. Natural or artificial shelter appropriate
to the local climatic conditions for the species concerned shall be
provided as necessary for the health of the animal.
(b)
Dogs. If a dog is tied or confined unattended outdoors under
weather conditions which adversely affect the health of the dog, a
shelter of suitable size to accommodate the dog shall be provided.
D.
Space standards. Minimum space requirements for both indoor and outdoor
enclosures shall include:
(1)
Structural strength. The housing facilities shall be structurally
sound and maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury
and to contain the animals.
(2)
Space requirements. Enclosures shall be constructed and maintained
so as to provide sufficient space to allow each animal adequate freedom
of movement. Inadequate space may be indicated by evidence of debility,
stress or abnormal behavior patterns.
E.
Sanitation standards. Minimum standards of sanitation for both indoor
and outdoor enclosures shall include periodic cleaning to remove excreta
and other waste materials, dirt and trash so as to minimize health
hazards.
A.
Neglected or abandoned animals.
(1)
No person may abandon any animal.
(2)
Any law enforcement officer or humane 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 or humane 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.
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 whom 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.
A.
Acts of cruelty prohibited. No person except a law enforcement officer,
humane officer, Village employee or anyone designated by the Village
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.
B.
Leading animal from motor vehicle. No person shall lead any animal
upon a Village street from a motor vehicle or from a trailer or semitrailer
drawn by a motor vehicle.
C.
Use of poisonous and controlled substances. No person may expose
any pet animal owned by another to any known poisonous substance or
controlled substance listed in Wis. Stats. § 961.14, whether mixed with meat
or other food or not, where it is reasonable to anticipate the substance
may be eaten by such animal or for the purpose of harming the animal.
This subsection shall not apply to poison used on one's own premises
and designed for the purpose of rodent and pest extermination, nor
the use of a controlled substance used in accepted veterinarian practice
or in research by persons or organizations regularly engaged in such
research.
D.
Use of certain devices prohibited. No person may directly or indirectly
or by aiding, abetting or permitting the doing thereof either put,
place, fasten, use or fix upon or to any animal used or readied for
use for a work purpose or for use in an exhibition, competition, rodeo,
circus or other performance any of the following devices: a bristle
bur, tack bur or like device; or a poling device used to train a horse
to jump which is charged with electricity or to which have been affixed
nails, tacks or other sharp points.
E.
Shooting at caged or staked animals. No person may instigate, promote,
aid or abet as a principal, agent, employee, participant or spectator
or participate in the earnings from or intentionally maintain or allow
any place to be used for the shooting, killing or wounding with a
firearm or any deadly weapon any animal that is tied, staked out,
caged or otherwise intentionally confined in a man-made enclosure,
regardless of size.
A.
Purpose. The keeping of a large number of dogs within the Village
of Hollandale 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
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
One or more persons.[1]
A parcel of land 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.[2]
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 the prior approval is obtained
from the Village Board.[3]
(2)
The above requirement may be waived with the approval of the Village
Board when a kennel license has been issued by the Village. Such application
for waiver shall be made to the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
A.
In the interest of public health and safety, it shall be unlawful
for any person, in or on Village-owned land within the Village of
Hollandale, 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. Live box-type traps shall be defined
as those traps which capture and hold an animal in an alive and unharmed
condition.
B.
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," "span-type traps" or other traps designed to
kill, wound or close upon a portion of the body of an animal.
C.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit or hinder the Village of Hollandale
or its employees or agents from performing their official duties.
A.
Removal of fecal matter. The owner or person in charge of a dog or
cat shall not permit solid fecal matter of a dog or cat to be deposited
on any street, sidewalk, alley, school, park or other public or private
property, unless such matter is immediately removed therefrom by said
owner or person in charge.
B.
Accumulation of fecal matter prohibited in private yards. For public
health and public sanitation the owner or person in charge of the
dog must also prevent accumulation of animal waste on his own property,
by regularly patrolling and properly disposing of the fecal matter.
While a female companion animal is in estrus (heat), she shall
be isolated and protected from interaction with intact male companion
animals of the same species unless breeding is intended.
A.
Failure to obtain rabies vaccination. A dog owner who fails to have
a dog vaccinated against rabies, as provided in this article, shall,
upon conviction, forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100.
B.
Refusal to comply with quarantine order. An owner of a dog or other
animal who refuses to comply with an order issued under this article
to deliver the animal to a law enforcement officer, the pound designated
by the Village Board, or veterinarian, or who does not comply with
the conditions of an order that the animal be quarantined, shall,
upon conviction, forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500.
