[R.O. 2007 §7-1; Rev. Ords. 1951 §2.000; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow or permit any livestock
or swine owned, kept or harbored by him/her or under his/her control
to run or be at large within the City.
[R.O. 2007 §7-2; Ord. No. 3205 §3, 6-15-1964; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
No person owning any chickens, guineas, geese, ducks, turkeys
or other domestic fowl shall allow or permit the same to run at large
except on premises owned or controlled by such person.
[Ord. No. 7165 §§1 —
3, 3-1-2010]
A.
Any
person who cruelly, in a willful and malicious manner, kills, maims,
wounds, beats or tortures any animal or other non-human living creature
is guilty of an ordinance violation. The provisions of this Section
shall not be construed to prevent or interfere with any scientific
experiments or investigations, with the lawful taking of animals or
other non-human living creatures or with the destruction of household
or garden pests or creatures which have an adverse effect on the public
itself.
B.
If
any person shall impound or confine, or cause to be impounded or confined,
in any pound, or other place, any animal or creature, and fail to
supply the same during such confinement with sufficient food and water,
for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours, or shall cruelly
overwork any domestic animal, or shall cruelly drive or work the same
when unfit for labor, or shall unnecessarily fail to provide the same
with proper shelter or protection from the weather, or shall cruelly
abandon the same to die, or shall carry or cause the same to be carried
or moved on any vehicle or otherwise in an unnecessarily cruel or
inhumane manner, such person shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance
violation. The owner of any such animal, who shall cause or knowingly
permit the same to be treated in any such manner as specified in this
Subsection, shall also be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
C.
Except
as necessary for:
1.
Humane safety;
2.
Abatement of nuisance;
3.
Destruction of rats, mice and other pests;
4.
Veterinary medical practice;
5.
Termination of suffering, and
6.
Performance of official duties by public officials,
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it shall be unlawful to willfully:
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Injure or kill;
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Capture or trap;
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Expose a poisonous substance for; or
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Poison any animal;
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and further, it shall be an unlawful act to attempt any of the
aforesaid unlawful acts. Any person committing or attempting to commit
the acts referred to hereinabove shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance
violation.
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D.
Any
person who is the owner or keeper of any animal who shall leave said
animal without demonstrated or apparent intent to recover or resume
custody of said animal for a period of forty-eight (48) hours or who
shall turn out or release said animal for the purpose of causing said
animal to be impounded shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
E.
Any
person who ties, chains, or in any other manner restrains an animal
out-of-doors shall restrict the animal's range of movement to the
boundary lines of the property that such person owns, or over which
such person has possession or exercises dominion. The animal shall
be outfitted with an appropriate collar that will not cause injury
or discomfort to the animal. Any chain, rope or cord utilized to restrict
the animal shall not be less than ten (10) feet in length. The owner
or person responsible for said animal shall provide adequate shelter
to protect the animal from the elements. Any person who violates the
provisions referred to in this Subsection shall be deemed guilty of
an ordinance violation.
F.
No
person who is responsible for an animal shall:
G.
No
person shall cause, instigate or permit any dogfight, cockfight or
other combat between animals or between animals and humans and any
animal so used shall be seized and impounded. No person shall attend
such unlawful exhibition or be umpire to such. Animals seized by the
Animal Control Officers pursuant to this Subsection shall not be returned
to any person participating in or attending the unlawful exhibition.
Any person who violates the provisions referred to in this Subsection
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
H.
A person
found guilty of violating any Sections in this Chapter shall not be
allowed to own an animal for a period of at least one (1) year. Any
such person found to be in violation of this provision shall be fined
no less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and the prohibition on
animal ownership shall be reinstated with a new date. Said person
shall inform animal control when they move so they can be randomly
checked for violations.
[Ord. No. 7165 §§1 —
3, 3-1-2010]
It shall be unlawful for any person to feed upon the streets
and avenues of the City any horses, mules, hogs, asses, cattle, birds
or any animal.
[R.O. 2007 §7-6; Ord. No. 3827 §1, 12-7-1970; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
Any person who shall willfully keep or permit to remain on his/her
premises any animal, including dogs, that barks or howls, thereby
creating a loud and unusual noise or otherwise emit loud and unusual
noises, to the annoyance and disturbance of other inhabitants of the
City shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2007 §7-7; Ord. No. 4645 §4, 1-4-1982; Ord.
No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
Police and Animal Control Officers may pick up and dispose of
sick, injured and unwanted animals when so requested by the owners
thereof. In the event that such animals are picked up and disposed
of, the fee for such services shall be five dollars ($5.00) per animal,
provided such animal has a valid City license.
[R.O. 2007 §7-8; Ord. No. 4518 §3, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any
non-human living creature that is not customarily regarded as capable
of being domesticated or any non-human living creature whose size,
inherent characteristics, physical attributes or dangerous propensities
makes it a threat to human life or limb, whose nature precludes it
being safely kept in captivity or to whom captivity would be detrimental
to its health. Any said person violating this Section shall be deemed
guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2007 §7-9; Ord. No. 5122 §l, 9-8-1987; Ord.
No. 7165 §§1 — 3, 3-1-2010]
A.
As
used in this Section, the term "nuisance" shall include
offensive or obnoxious smells or odors, noise and injury or destruction
of property.
B.
All persons owning, possessing or harboring a cat shall prevent such cat from creating a nuisance upon the property of another. Any owner of property within the City may, upon written and signed request, have the Animal Control Officer take up and impound any cat that is creating a nuisance upon the said property. The Animal Control Officer may take up and impound such cat in the manner described in Section 205.340 of this Chapter.
