[CC 1976 §6-33]
Hospitals, clinics and other facilities operated by licensed
veterinarians for the care and treatment of animals are exempt from
all provisions of this Article.
[Ord. No. 630 §1, 5-1-1951; CC 1976 §6-34; Ord. No. 2932 §A, 5-19-2015]
All owners of domestic pets or persons having custody of any
domestic pet within the City shall securely confine the same or restrain
the same on a leash in the hands of a competent person. This Section
shall not apply to authorized feral cat caretakers as defined in this
Code.
[Ord. No. 1197 §1, 9-2-1975; CC 1976 §6-35]
The owner of any female dog shall keep said dog in such a manner
as to segregate it from male dogs at such times when the female dog
is in season.
[Rev. Ords. 1910 §61; CC 1976 §6-37]
Every rabid pet, pet exposed to rabies or any pet, whether at
large or confined, which bites any person shall immediately be confined
by the owner, who shall promptly notify a Police Officer thereof.
The owner shall, upon demand by the Chief of Police, surrender such
pet for quarantine in the City Pound, a Humane Society Animal Shelter
or a licensed veterinary hospital; provided, that if the owner elects
to place the pet in a hospital he shall be responsible for all costs.
The pet may be quarantined a maximum of two (2) weeks but shall be
released earlier if certified by a licensed veterinarian to be free
from rabies. No fee shall be charged for quarantine by the public
pound.
[Ord. No. 1197 §2, 9-2-1975; CC 1976 §6-37.1]
The owner of any animal, or the Marshal/Chief of Police if the
owner cannot be ascertained, shall present for impoundment any animal
which has bitten a human being. Said impoundment shall be for ten
(10) days and shall be carried out as the Marshal/Chief of Police
may direct.
[Rev. Ords. 1910 §63; CC 1976 §6-38]
A.
No
pet of dangerous, vicious or fierce propensities or tendencies, whether
vaccinated against rabies or not, shall be at large at any time within
the City, and it shall be unlawful for the owner or other person having
such pet in his possession or under his control, or in any manner
keeping or harboring such pet within the City, to cause or permit
the pet to be at large in the City.
B.
If
any pet bites, harms or attempts to bite or harm any person, then
such pet shall be conclusively presumed to be a dangerous pet and
a pet of dangerous propensities and tendencies.
C.
If
any pet attacks or attempts to attack any other pet or other animal
while such pet is at large, or chases or otherwise attempts to catch
a person, then such pet shall be conclusively presumed to be a vicious
pet and to have vicious propensities and tendencies.
[CC 1976 §6-39]
Any dangerous or vicious pet or pet having dangerous or vicious
propensities and tendencies found at large after the owner thereof
has previous knowledge or notice that such pet is dangerous or vicious
or has dangerous or vicious propensities and tendencies may be killed
by any Police or Animal Control Officer of the City without such Officer
having to catch or impound such pet.
[CC 1976 §6-40]
No owner shall permit a pet to habitually bark, howl or in any
other way be a public nuisance.
