All incidents occurring in the Village where any animal bites a person
or is suspected of biting a person shall be reported immediately to
the Brown County Health Department or to the police department by
any person having knowledge of such incident.
Any animal which bites a person in the Village, if it can be found,
shall be quarantined for 10 days from the date of the bite for the
purpose of observation for the possibility of infection with the virus
of rabies.
No animal which is known or suspected to have bitten a person in the Village shall be destroyed until after the ten-day quarantine period required in Subsection B above has elapsed, unless it cannot be apprehended safely, in which case destruction shall be accomplished without damage to the head of the animal if at all possible. The County Health Commissioner shall be immediately notified of such destruction of an animal and the dead animal shall not be disposed of until such specimens as the County Health Commissioner shall direct have been obtained and permission is given to dispose of the dead animal.
If an animal which has been quarantined in accordance with this section
dies during the quarantine period, the person having custody of the
animal shall immediately notify the County Health Commissioner and
shall not destroy or dispose of the dead animal until after such specimens
as the County Health Commissioner shall direct have been obtained
and permission is given to dispose of the dead animal.
Without provocation, while not under the control of its owner,
chases, confronts, or approaches a person in a menacing fashion while
off its owner's property and it is clear that the animal is not
merely being protective in a particular set of circumstances.
An attempt to bite a person or another animal in such a fashion
to show plainly to a reasonable person an unfriendly intent and put
a person in fear of attack.
Any individual, partnership or corporation that has the right
of property in 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 10 or more consecutive days. For purposes
of this chapter, any individual designated in writing by an authorized
TNR program, who acts as a caregiver for a feral or stray cat that
has been ear tipped and neutered as part of a TNR program shall not
be deemed to be an owner of such feral or stray cat; provided however,
that such individual complies with the provisions of this chapter
and provides the village a copy of the written designation upon request.
Any attack by an animal or physical injury caused by an animal
shall be considered provoked if at the time that the attack occurred,
or the injury is inflicted:
Possession of a dangerous animal prohibited. No person shall own,
keep, possess or return to, or harbor a dangerous animal within the
Village. Any animal considered or deemed dangerous or vicious by any
other community is considered vicious and dangerous in this community
and is therefore prohibited.
If a business exists within the Village for the purpose of training
or rehabilitating animals deemed to be dangerous by the Village or
any other municipality, this business may possess such animal for
the purpose of rehabilitation and training but said animal must be
removed from the community immediately upon the completion of the
training or rehabilitation.
Penalty. Any person who owns, keeps, possesses, harbors, or returns
any dangerous animal to the Village after it has been declared to
be dangerous by owner's omission, quasi-judicial hearing, another
community, or appeal, shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000.
The Chief of Police or the Chief's designee may determine an animal to be "dangerous" whenever, upon investigation, that officer finds that the animal meets the definition of dangerous as delineated in Subsection A above.
The Chief of Police or the Chief's designee, upon making the
determination that an animal is dangerous, shall issue a written order
declaring the animal to be dangerous and demanding that the owner
remove it from the Village within five days.
If the owner objects to the declaration of dangerousness, they may
file a written objection contesting the declaration with the Village
Clerk within five days of receiving the written declaration.
Upon receipt of the owner's written objection within the prescribed
five days, the matter shall be placed on the next practicable Village
Board meeting agenda for review.
The Village Board shall act as a quasi-judicial body allowing the
animal's owner an opportunity to present evidence as to why the
animal should not be declared a prohibited dangerous animal.
Pending any investigation as to whether an animal is a dangerous or prohibited dangerous animal or pending a hearing on an appeal under Subsection C, G, or H, the animal must be securely confined in a humane manner either on the premises of the owner or caretaker, with a licensed veterinarian or other appropriate facility such as the local humane society. The Chief of Police or the Chief's designee may order impoundment of the animal pending his/her investigation and through any appeal hearing, pursuant to § 173.13(1), Wis. Stats. All costs associated with the impoundment of the animal shall be the responsibility of the owner or caregiver.
After the hearing, and after the Village Board has made a decision
and its report has been approved, the owner shall be immediately notified
of the decision in writing by certified mail. If a decision is made
that the animal is a prohibited dangerous animal, the owner shall
comply with the order to remove the animal from the Village within
five days after receiving the written decision, if not already removed.
If the owner further contests the decision, he or she may, within
five days of receiving the written decision, seek review of the decision
by the Circuit Court.
If the declared dangerous animal is not removed from the Village within 10 days of it being declared dangerous by owner's omission, quasi-judicial hearing, or appeal, it may be seized and ordered destroyed pursuant to § 174.02(3), Wis. Stats., and in the manner prescribed in Subsection H below of this chapter.
Manner and procedure for destruction of dangerous dogs/other animals.
Whenever an officer or veterinarian is required to destroy a dangerous
animal, the animal shall be destroyed in a humane manner which avoids
damage to the animal's head.
Exemption for police dogs. The provisions of this section regarding
dangerous dogs shall not apply to dogs owned by law enforcement agencies
and used for law enforcement purposes.
No person owning, harboring or keeping any animal or fowl shall allow the same to run at large within the Village. See also § 102-13 for dogs.
The definition of "fowl" shall include pigeons. However, the species
known as homing, carrier or racing pigeons shall be exempt from the
confinement regulations to the extent that such birds may be permitted
to fly for training purposes and races.
All coops and pens shall be constructed so as to be easily cleaned
and kept in good repair. The inside and outside of such structures
shall be whitewashed or painted as often as necessary to keep them
clean or finished with such material as can be easily cleaned. All
such structures shall be kept clean and sanitary and shall not cause
any objectionable odor. Accumulations of cleanings or excrement of
more than one day's operation in any such structure shall be
deemed a violation of this section. The harboring of pigeons other
than in a pen or coop so described in this section shall be declared
a public nuisance.
Livestock. No person shall keep or maintain any livestock such as
horses, cattle, sheep or goats in any zoning district except as a
permitted or conditional use.
Prohibited in general. No person, firm, or corporation shall, within
the village limits, trap any animal, wild, domesticated or otherwise,
nor place, lay or in any other manner set any trap designed for such
a purpose unless:
This prohibition shall not apply to the owner of any land who sets
animal traps on their property, but the Village will not accept nor
take possession of any animal trapped.
This prohibition shall not apply to any federal, state, or local
government official who sets traps as part of any act within the scope
of such official's employment.
A straight line cut of the tip of the ear on a cat, performed
by a licensed veterinarian when a cat is under anesthesia and identifies
a cat that is sterilized.
A group of cats that congregates, more or less, together
as a unit. Although not every cat in a colony may be feral, any nonferal
or free-roaming cats that congregate with a colony shall be deemed
to be part of it.
A trap, neuter and return program pursuant to which feral
and stray cats are trapped, neutered or spayed, vaccinated against
rabies, ear tipped and returned to the original location where they
live.
The feeding is necessary to trap the feral cat for sterilization
surgery or necessary medical care, and the feeding takes place between
the hours of sunrise and sunset for a duration of no more than one
week.
This prohibition shall not apply to any federal, state, or local
government official who feeds a cart as part of any act within the
scope of such official's employment.