[Ord. No. 964 §1, 8-19-1986; Ord.
No. 1299 §1, 5-19-1992]
Any live vertebrate creature, domestic or wild, other than
humans.
Any premises designated by action of the City for the purpose
of impounding and caring for all animals found running at large in
violation of this Chapter. In the absence of such designation, the
Chief of Police shall make such designation of said premises.
Any animals or fowl shall be deemed to have been permitted
or allowed by its owner, keeper, or harborer to run at large when
found outside of the residence structure of the owner, keeper, or
harborer and not effectively physically restrained on a chain or leash,
or behind a suitable fence or other proper method of physical restraint
from which it cannot escape. The term "a chain or leash" shall not be defined to include an "electronic leash" or any device other than a visible chain or leash made of a material
strong enough to control the animal or fowl to which it is secured.
Any member of the feline family more than six (6) months
of age.
Confinement or confined as used in this Chapter shall mean
constant, continuous, sole and segregated, physical enclosure of the
animal.
Any member of the canine family more than six (6) months
of age.
Any mammal, fowl, fish or any other species not commonly
considered as pets or commonly raised for food or agricultural purposes
which pose a possible threat to the life or health of humans. Any
restrictions on the keeping of such animals shall not apply to traveling
entertainment shows such as circuses so long as exotic animals which
may be a part of such shows are confined in such a manner as to reasonably
provide safe separation between the exotic animal and the general
public. The Chief of Police shall be responsible for determining the
applicability of this definition to any mammal, fowl, fish or other
species.
Any animal or fowl, whether licensed and vaccinated for rabies
or not, which has been bitten by, been fighting with or has consorted
with an animal known to have rabies.
Any bird used as food or hunted as game, domesticated or
wild, male or female, single and plural.
Any person who offers refuge to any animal or fowl on a basis
so temporary as to not be deemed to be owning or keeping shall be
deemed to be harboring.
Any persons, group of persons or corporations engaged in
the commercial business of breeding, buying or selling or boarding
dogs and pets.
Any member of the feline family less than six (6) months
of age.
Any swine, bovine, goat, sheep, beast of burden or any other
domestic or wild animal of similar or larger size.
Any person who feeds or shelters any animal for three (3)
or more consecutive days or who professes ownership of such animal
shall be deemed to be owning or keeping.
Any animal or fowl (or groups of animals or fowl) shall be
considered a public nuisance if it:
Molests any passerby or chases passing vehicles including bicycles;
Attacks any other animal;
Barks, whines, or howls in an excessive fashion which is hereby
defined as continuous or untimely so as to disturb the rest, peace
or quiet of an individual who is a neighbor ( NEIGHBOR for this purpose is hereby defined as an individual residing in a
residence structure which is within one hundred (100) yards of the
property on which the animal is kept or harbored) and who does in
writing state that he will testify if called upon to testify about
such matter under oath;
Is ridden on public property and obstructs or interferes with
vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
Causes injury to any person;
Threatens or causes a condition which endangers public health;
Impedes refuse collection by ripping any bag or tipping any
container of such;
Damages private or public property, soils, defiles, or defecates
on private property other than the owner's or on public walks and
recreation areas unless such waste is immediately removed and properly
disposed of by the owner.
Any member of the canine family less than six (6) months
of age.
Any animal not within the definition of large animal, but
including all dogs and cats without reference to size.
Any animal which is predominately free-roaming as opposed
to domesticated.
[Ord. No. 964 §2, 8-19-1986]
It shall be unlawful for any person possessing, owning, keeping or harboring or otherwise having under his custody or control any animal or fowl of any kind to permit the same to run at large as defined in Section 210.010. This Section and the succeeding four (4) Sections shall not apply to dogs unless hereinafter stated.
[Ord. No. 964 §3, 8-19-1986]
Any animals or fowl found running at large or tied, staked,
or pastured in, on or along any street, alley, railroad, right-of-way,
unenclosed land or public place in the City or any animal defined
as a public nuisance under this Chapter shall forthwith be taken up
by the City and impounded in some secure place to be provided by the
City. If an owner or keeper is present, in lieu of impoundment a summons
may be issued to that person and said person may retain possession
of the animal if it is the belief of the Officer issuing such summons
that such possession is not in conflict with any other Section of
this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 964 §4, 8-19-1986]
It shall be the duty of the City to make diligent search for the owner of any animal or fowl impounded and, when found, to notify him of such impounding; and thereupon such owner may appear at any time before such animal or fowl is disposed of as provided in the following Section and reclaim such animal or fowl upon payment to the City of the expenses and penalties fixed and prescribed in Section 210.210 and Section 210.230.
[Ord. No. 964 §5, 8-19-1986]
The City may dispose of by gift or otherwise all impounded animals
not reclaimed by the owner after having first given four (4) days
notice of the time and place of said disposal by printed or written
handbills posted at City Hall. Every such gift shall pass title to
the purchaser of the animal or fowl sold. The donee shall be entitled
to receive a certificate of purchase from the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 964 §6, 8-19-1986]
No person shall turn loose from any pen or enclosure any animal
for the purpose of causing the same to be impounded.
[Ord. No. 964 §7, 8-19-1986]
No person shall keep a cow, bull, mare, horse, jack, goat, or
sheep in an outdoor enclosure or pasture, the exterior boundary of
which is within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the nearest portion
of any building in any way used by human beings, other than the dwelling
occupied by the owner or keeper of any of such animals. The pen, pasture
or enclosure in which such animals are kept shall provide an area
of at least one (1) acre for each such animal. This Section shall
not apply to animals kept in the conduct of commercial enterprise
or business at locations where such enterprise or business is permitted.
No hogs, swine, or pigs shall be kept within the City under any conditions.
[Ord. No. 964 §8, 8-19-1986]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, within
five hundred (500) feet of the nearest portion of any dwelling or
other building occupied by or in any way used by human beings except
for a dwelling occupied by the owner or keeper of such animals, more
than fifteen (15) chickens, or other domestic fowl, or more than ten
(10) rabbits. No rooster which crows shall be kept within five hundred
(500) feet of any residence or dwelling except that of the owner or
keeper. No other small animal not heretofore identified shall be kept
in such numbers as to create an unhealthful or unsanitary condition.
[Ord. No. 964 §9, 8-19-1986]
Every person owning land within the City upon which livestock
are kept or permitted to be kept by the landowner or otherwise shall
confine or restrict such livestock, fowl, or small animals at all
times to such property. Failure to so confine or restrict livestock,
fowl, or small animals kept or permitted to be kept in the City shall
be a violation of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 964 §10, 8-19-1986]
Every person keeping or maintaining animals or domestic fowl
shall keep the barn, shed, hutch or pen in which such animals or fowl
are kept or maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so that the
same will not emit foul or disagreeable odors and shall not permit
any concentration of manure.
[Ord. No. 964 §11, 8-19-1986]
No person shall, within the City, load, unload or transfer from
one (1) vehicle to another vehicle any hogs, sheep, cattle or other
livestock or fowl in any public place, street or thoroughfare. No
person shall park or stand any vehicle in which hogs, sheep, cattle,
or other livestock are loaded on any public place, street or thoroughfare
or on any unenclosed private premises for a longer period than one
(1) hour. Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the loading,
unloading or transferring of hogs, sheep, cattle or livestock or fowl
at any established sale barn.
[Ord. No. 964 §12, 8-19-1986]
No person or corporation shall possess, house, shelter, pen, sell or offer for sale within the limits of the City of Parkville, any exotic animal as defined in Section 210.010. A person desiring to possess any mammal, fowl, fish or other species which, in the opinion of the Chief of Police is prohibited under this definition shall have the right to request a public hearing before the Board of Aldermen which shall make a final decision and be governed by majority vote.
A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly
tortures or seriously overworks an animal; fails unreasonably to provide
necessary food, care, or shelter for an animal in his custody; abandons
an animal in his custody; transports or confines an animal in a cruel
manner; kills, injures, or administers poison to animals belonging
to another without legal authority or the owner's effective consent;
causes one (1) animal to fight with another; or treats any animal
in an inhumane manner or exercises any control over an animal inconsistent
with rights of ownership of the animal.
[Ord. No. 964 §14, 8-19-1986]
No person shall collect, purchase or solicit dogs, cats, or
other domestic animals for resale to serum plants, laboratory supply
houses, or for other experimental, research or teaching purposes.
The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to pet shops
or commercial kennels.
[Ord. No. 964 §15, 8-19-1986]
No person shall within the City, kill, wound, injure or capture
or attempt to kill, wound, injure or capture any animal or bird; provided,
that the owner, tenant or authorized agent of the real estate frequented
by animals or birds may be humane methods, trap such animals or birds.
No traps shall be set in any manner that could in any way unreasonably
jeopardize the life or health of any person or pet.
[Ord. No. 964 §16, 8-19-1986]
A.
The
keeping or harboring of dangerous animals within the City is hereby
prohibited. The Chief of Police shall have the authority to declare
an animal dangerous because of past behavior, violations, or the inherently
dangerous nature of the animal as to persons. Such a declaration shall
be grounds for the impoundment and destruction of the animal unless,
without danger to the public, it can be and is removed from the City
within forty-eight (48) hours. Any declaration by the Chief of Police
may be appealed to the Board of Aldermen by written notice to the
City Clerk, within twenty-four (24) hours of such declaration; however,
said appeal shall not stop impoundment or removal from the City.
B.
Within
any residential area (for purposes of this Section
here defined as any area not zoned for commercial, agriculture or
industrial purposes), the keeping or harboring of any warm-blooded
carnivorous or omnivorous animal (including but not limited to non-human
primates, raccoons, skunks, foxes, leopards, panther, tigers and lions,
but excluding fowl, dogs, house cats and small rodents of varieties
used for laboratory purposes) and animals having poisonous bites is
hereby prohibited, if not elsewhere prohibited in this Chapter.
C.
No
owner shall keep, harbor, maintain or allow to be in or upon any premises
occupied by him or under his charge or control any animal which has
bitten any person without such animal being confined behind a fence
and securely chained by a chain which will not allow him to come closer
than six (6) feet to the fence. It shall further be the duty of the
owner of such animal to post a notice on the premises, conspicuously
visible to the public and reading in letters of not less than two
(2) inches high, identifying the dangerous animal. If, upon the trial
for any offense mentioned in this Section, it shall appear to the
Municipal Judge that such animal is still living, the Municipal Judge
may, in addition to the usual judgment of conviction, order the Chief
of Police to forthwith put such animal humanely to death, and for
that purpose the Chief of Police may enter upon any private premises.
D.
Any guard dog (for the purpose of this Section herein defined
as a dog not owned by a governmental unit which dog is used to guard
public or private property) used in the City by virtue of such use
is hereby declared to be subject to the requirements of this Section;
must be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian; must
be controlled by its keeper; and must not be used in a manner which,
as determined by the Chief of Police endangers individuals not on
the premises guarded. Any person operating a guard dog service in
the City shall register such business with the Chief of Police and
shall list all premises to be guarded with the Chief of Police before
such service begins.
[Ord. No. 964 §17, 8-19-1986]
A.
It
shall be unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to keep or
allow to be kept more than three (3) dogs or three (3) cats, or any
combination of such animals exceeding three (3) in number, unless
the facility is licensed as a commercial animal establishment.
B.
When
animals in excess of the limit established in the preceding Subsection
are found at a residence, all of the animals found at the residence
may be removed to an animal shelter to be handled as if stray animals,
except that the person in charge of the residence, if present, may
designate and retain up to three (3) licensed animals.
[Ord. No. 964 §18, 8-19-1986; Ord.
No. 1459 §§1 — 2, 9-20-1994]
A.
Every person owning, keeping, harboring or permitting a dog to remain
on his premises shall register and secure a license for such dog if
over the age of six (6) months. Application for a dog license shall
be made by the owner on a printed form, provided by the City for that
purpose, upon which he shall State his name and address, and the name,
breed, color and sex of each dog owned or kept by him. Before any
dog license shall be issued, the owner shall present to the City a
current certificate of vaccination from a licensed veterinarian showing
that such veterinarian has vaccinated the dog sought to be licensed
with an anti-rabies vaccine within the last three (3) years. This
provision of this Section shall not apply to a dog whose owner is
a non-resident temporarily within the City for a period not to exceed
thirty (30) days, nor to "leader" dogs which have been vaccinated
and are trained and actually used to assist a handicapped person.
Licenses shall be issued from the date of purchase through the following
year and shall be delinquent thirty (30) days after expiration.
[Ord. No. 2790 §§3 — 4, 12-6-2014]
B.
Dog licenses shall be issued by the City upon payment of a fee as set forth in the Schedule of Fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution, as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code.
[Ord. No. 2790 §§3 — 4, 12-6-2014]
C.
If
during the license period, ownership of the dog is transferred to
another Parkville resident, the new owner shall transfer the license
by contacting the City Hall in writing of such change.
[Ord. No. 964 §19, 8-19-1986; Ord.
No. 2790 §§5 — 6, 12-6-2014]
Upon payment of the license fee, the City shall issue to the owner a metallic tag for the dog so licensed. The shape of the tag shall be changed each year and shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was issued and the number registered to that dog. Every owner shall be required to provide each dog with a collar to which the license tag shall be affixed and shall see that the collar and tag are worn constantly. In case a dog tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate shall be issued by the City Clerk upon presentation of a receipt showing the license fee paid for the current year, and the payment for such duplicate as set forth in the Schedule of Fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution, as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code. Dog tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another, and no refunds shall be made on any dog license tag because of the death or loss of the dog or the owner's leaving the City before the expiration of the license period. No person shall remove or cause to be removed the collar or tag from any dog without consent of the owner or keeper thereof.
[Ord. No. 964 §20, 8-19-1986; Ord.
No. 1299 §2, 5-19-1992]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person possessing, owning, keeping or harboring
or otherwise having under his custody or control any dog to permit
said dog to be at large within the City. Any dog shall be deemed to
have been permitted, or allowed by its owner, keeper or harborer to
be at large when found outside of the residence structure of the owner,
keeper or harborer and not effectively physically restrained on a
chain or leash, or behind a suitable fence or other proper method
of physical restraint form which it cannot escape; provided, that
the when any dog is on the property of the owner, keeper or harborer
and accompanied by or under direct control and supervision of such
owner, keeper or harborer, such dog will not be deemed to be at large.
The term "a chain or leash" shall not be defined
to include an "electronic leash" or any device other
than a visible chain or leash made of a material strong enough to
control the dog to which it is secured.
B.
A legally
blind person using a seeing eye dog in the customary manner shall
be deemed to be in compliance with this Chapter.
C.
Official
use of dogs by any governmental unit shall be deemed in compliance
with this Chapter. This Subsection shall not be construed to allow
dogs used by any governmental unit to run at large.
[Ord. No. 1726 §1, 6-16-1998; Ord. No. 2753 §§5 —
6, 6-3-2014]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog or other
pet to bring into or allow that dog or other pet to enter the following
areas:
[Ord. No. 964 §21, 8-19-1986; Ord.
No. 2790 §§7 — 8, 12-6-2014]
Any licensed dog found running at large in the City or any dog determined as a public nuisance under this Chapter will be humanely handled by the Police Department or any animal control officer designated by the Board of Aldermen, taken up and returned to the person making claim for the dog or to the person who made the license application on file at the City Hall. The licensee or person making claim for the dog shall be considered the owner or keeper of said dog by virtue of the license application or the claim made and will be cited for permitting a dog to run at large. The offense will be punishable by a fine as set forth in the Schedule of Fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution, as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code. Persons cited three (3) times or less for permitting a licensed dog to run at large may pay the established fine without appearing in court.
[Ord. No. 964 §22, 8-19-1986; Ord.
No. 1118 §1, 9-5-1989]
Any dog found running at large in the City whose licensed applicant, owner, or keeper cannot be found, or not wearing a collar bearing a dog license tag as provided, and described in Section 210.190, shall be taken up by the Chief of Police and impounded at some suitable place, during which time it shall be the responsibility of the Chief of Police or his designated representative to see that such dog is fed and watered. When dogs are found running at large and their ownership is known to the Chief of Police, such dog shall be treated as a licensed dog and returned to the owner and the provisions of the foregoing Section shall be followed. In any event upon impounding dogs the Chief of Police or his representative will make a reasonable effort to notify the owner of such dog or animal so impounded and inform the owner of the conditions whereby they may regain custody of such animal.
[Ord. No. 964 §23, 8-19-1986; Ord.
No. 2790 §§9 — 10, 12-6-2014]
The owner of a dog shall be entitled to resume possession of any impounded dog before it is disposed of, upon compliance with the license provisions of Section 210.180 and the payment of the impoundment fees set forth in the Schedule of Fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution, as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code. Such dog shall be vaccinated with anti-rabies vaccine as a condition for the release of such dog.
[Ord. No. 1118 §2, 9-5-1989]
A.
Any
dog impounded under the provisions of this Chapter and not reclaimed
by the owner within four (4) days may at the discretion of the Chief
of Police, be humanely destroyed by a veterinarian or a qualified
person designated by the City by injection of a substance that is
considered to be humane, or placed in the custody of some person deemed
by the Chief of Police to be a responsible and suitable owner who
will comply with the provisions of this Chapter. To facilitate such
placement, the dog may be kept up to five (5) days following publication
in a local newspaper of the dog's availability for adoption.
B.
Diseased
or dying dogs may be humanely destroyed at the time of collection,
except that if the owner can be discovered from the tags on the animal
he will be notified prior to disposing of the animal.
[Ord. No. 964 §25, 8-19-1986]
Any person having the right to have any dog killed and who shall
request the humane destruction of such dog will be granted the services
available for humane destruction of impounded dogs, upon payment of
the fees charged to the City for such destruction and burial.
[Ord. No. 964 §26, 8-19-1986]
A.
Required Confinement and Notice of Authorities. Any animal
that shall bite any person causing an abrasion of the skin, shall
be immediately confined for a period of ten (10) days. It shall be
the duty of the person owning, harboring, keeping or permitting any
animal to be about his premises to notify the City Police immediately
upon knowledge or notice that such animal has bitten any person and
if such animal has been or will be delivered to a veterinarian.
B.
Required Immediate Veterinarian Examination. All animals
subject to confinement will as quickly as practicable be transported
by the owner or if the owner is unavailable or unwilling, by a Police
Officer to a licensed veterinarian for examination, and observation
for a period of ten (10) days.
C.
Home Confinement. If upon examination the first offender
animal is free of apparent signs of central nervous system disease,
and has received rabies vaccination more than thirty (30) days prior
to the bite and not more remotely than one (1) year, the owner with
facilities who will assure the Chief of Police of his commitment to
do so, will be permitted to confine the animal for ten (10) days conditioned
upon his undertaking to have the animal examined by a licensed veterinarian
on the eleventh (11th) day with reports of the examination to be made
expeditiously to the Police Department. If in-home confinement is
allowed and the animal is not kept confined, it will be picked up
by the Chief of Police or other designated representative and confined
in the facilities of a licensed veterinarian.
D.
Veterinarian Confinement. In all cases other than those described in Subsection (C) above, the animal will be confined in the facilities of the licensed veterinarian.
E.
Payment of all Veterinarian Charges. All inspection and confinement charges of the veterinarian will be paid by the person keeping, owning or harboring the animal. If the animal is not claimed by the owner at the end of confinement period, the animal will be impounded by the City and released to the owner only upon payment of all veterinary charges and fees in Section 210.230. If not claimed within five (5) days, Section 210.240 will apply.
F.
Disposition of Animal Without Quarantine Observation Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person with notice or knowledge that
an animal owned, harbored or permitted to remain about his premises
has bitten any person, to dispose of such animal in any manner.
G.
Death While Confined; Duty to Notify Police Department. The
veterinarian or owner shall notify the Police Department immediately
of the death of any animal confined under this Section while under
his observation or care. All animals which have bitten any person
shall be secured in such a manner so as to prevent their biting other
animals while such animal remains in a City Pound or in the care of
a veterinarian.
H.
Destruction of Dangerous Animal Prior to Quarantine; Laboratory Examination
of Brain. If any dangerous, fierce or vicious animal cannot
be safely taken up or impounded, such animal may be slain by any Policeman.
In all cases where the animal has bitten a person or caused an abrasion
of the skin, is slain by any Policeman, whether by order of Court
or otherwise, and a period of less than fifteen (15) days has elapsed
since the day upon which such animal bit any person or caused an abrasion
of the skin of any person, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police
to cause to be delivered without delay, the head with brain of such
animal to the State Division of Health laboratory or other authorized
laboratory for analysis.
I.
Emergency Epidemic Controls. It shall be the duty of the
Mayor, whenever in his opinion the danger to the public safety from
rabid animals is great and imminent, to publish his proclamation order
requiring all persons owning, keeping or harboring any animal to securely
muzzle or confine same, for the period prescribed in the proclamation.
[Ord. No. 964 §27, 8-19-1986]
No person shall possess, own, keep or harbor any animal which, by loud, frequent or habitual barking, howling or yelping, shall annoy or disturb any neighborhood or person, or by habitually jumping upon or threatening persons upon public streets shall cause persons thereon to be put in fear of injury, or which habitually spreads garbage or habitually attacks other domestic animals, pets or domestic fowls, or commits any other acts defined in the definition of public nuisance, Section 210.010.
[Ord. No. 964 §28, 8-19-1986]
A.
All
manure accumulations in any pen, run, cage or yard establishment wherein
a dog is kept shall be removed or disposed of.
B.
The
owner or keeper of every animal, when such animal is off the property
controlled by the owner or keeper, shall be responsible for the removal
of any excreta deposited by such animal on public walks, streets,
recreation areas, or private property and it shall be a violation
of this Chapter for such owner or keeper to fail to remove or provide
for the removal of such excreta before taking an animal from the immediate
area where such excretion occurred.
[Ord. No. 964 §29, 8-19-1986]
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, own, keep, or
harbor a dog on his premises that has not been vaccinated within three
(3) years immediately preceding the date of the alleged offense.
[Ord. No. 964 §30, 8-19-1986]
It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to abandon any
animal. For the purpose of this Section, "to abandon" means for the owner or keeper to leave an animal without demonstrated
or apparent intent to recover or to resume custody; or to leave an
animal for more than twelve (12) hours without providing for adequate
food or shelter for the duration of the absence.
[Ord. No. 964 §31, 8-19-1986]
A.
All persons operating commercial kennels, as defined in Section 210.010, shall obtain a license from the City Clerk for operation of such kennel. Kennels operating in conjunction with a veterinarian licensed by the City shall be exempt from this provision. The licensing fee, as set forth in the Schedule of Fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution, as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code, shall be in lieu of any other licensing fee for such business.
[Ord. No. 2790 §§11 — 12, 12-6-2014]
B.
Permittee
shall operate kennel so as to eliminate excessive or untimely noise
from animals and offensive odors from kennel. An isolation ward sufficiently
removed so as not to endanger the health of other animals shall be
provided for animals sick with a communicable disease. Permittee shall
retain name, address and telephone number of each boarded dog and
the license number of each dog. This registration must be exhibited
to the Chief of Police or his designated representative upon demand.
Permittee shall retain name and address of each person selling, trading
or giving any dog to kennel. Permittee shall notify owner of boarded
animal when animal is injured or becomes weak or ill, or refuses to
eat or drink. Any violation of this Section shall constitute sufficient
cause for revocation of such license. The Chief of Police shall have
the right to inspect such establishment at reasonable hours.
C.
Commercial
kennels shall provide all animals a constant supply of wholesome food
and water or in lieu thereof shall publicly post and follow a schedule
for adequate feeding and watering; shall maintain and house animals
in separate compartments, and separate outdoor runways; and shall
not allow physical contact between animals except when breeding; and
except in cases of mothers and their young. The inside and outside
areas shall be completely cleaned twice a day. Breeding of animals
shall not be done in public view. All disease infected animals shall
be segregated and treated or humanely destroyed to prevent the spread
of disease.
[Ord. No. 964 §32, 8-19-1986]
A.
All
pet shops, including pet shops run in conjunction with another holding
facility, shall in addition to the other requirements of this Chapter
comply with the minimum standards of this Section.
1.
Water. There shall be available water for washing
cages and disinfecting easily accessible to all parts of the shop.
Fresh drinking water shall be available to all species at all times.
All water containers shall be mounted so the animal cannot turn them
over and be removable for cleaning.
2.
Room temperature. The room temperature of the shop
shall be maintained at a level that is healthful for every species
of animals kept in the shop.
[Ord. No. 964 §33, 8-19-1986]
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall, upon
conviction of any such violation, unless another specific penalty
or specific penalty range applies, be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or
be imprisoned for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both
such fine and imprisonment.
