[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 010, 5-16-2016]
The Title of this Code is the "Animal Code" and may be cited
as such and will be referred to in this Chapter as the "code."
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 020, 5-16-2016]
A.
The purpose of this code is to protect the public health, safety
and welfare of the animals and citizens of Carrollton. These general
objectives include, among others, the following specific purposes:
1.
To protect pedestrians from dangerous animals.
2.
To minimize safety hazards and ensure that the public health
and welfare will be safeguarded.
3.
To protect the character of residential and commercial areas.
4.
To provide mechanisms for the enforcement and administration
of the code to ensure that the above purposes are accomplished.
5.
To ensure adequate care for animals.
6.
To preserve the value of the property throughout the Town.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 030, 5-16-2016]
Every animal/pet shall conform to the requirements of this code,
irrespective of when such animal/pet was acquired.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 040, 5-16-2016]
A.
In any case where a provision of this code is found to be in conflict
with a provision of any other ordinance or other legislation of the
Town existing on the effective date of this code, the provision which
establishes the higher standard for the promotion and protection of
the safety and health of the people shall prevail.
B.
If any Section, Subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this Chapter is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed
separate, distinct and independent, and such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 050, 5-16-2016]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
- DOMESTIC ANIMAL
- Any animal domesticated by a person so as to live and breed in a tame condition.
- FENCE
- Any barrier consisting of posts, wire, boards or electronic means used to prevent entry to property or confine animals to the same.
- FOWL
- Hens, roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys, doves, pigeons, Cornish game hens or other fowl raised for profit, hobby or kept as pets.
- IMPOUND
- To take into custody any animal, by humane means, for confinement purposes.
- KEEPING AND HARBORING
- Any person who shall allow any animal to habitually remain or to lodge or to be fed within his/her home, store, yard, enclosure or place shall be deemed and considered as keeping and harboring said animal within the meaning of this code.
- LIVESTOCK
- Horses, mules, sheep, goats, cattle, swine and other domesticated animals, but excluding dogs and cats.
- MOLEST
- To disturb, bark at in a threatening manner or interfere with the safety or property of another person.
- OWNER
- The person having the right of property or custody of an animal; or who keeps or harbors an animal; or who has an animal in his/her care or possession; or who knowingly permits an animal to remain in or about any premises occupied by or under the control of that person.
- PET
- Any animal kept for pleasure rather than utility.
- RESTRAINT
- An instrument or a means of restraining an animal either by electronic means, fence, leash or by verbal commands to which the animal immediately responds.
- TAG
- Designed object issued by the Town of Carrollton showing year and registration number.
- UNPROVOKED
- Occurring without motivation or provocation.
- WILD ANIMAL
- Any animal which can normally be found living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated, including, but not limited to, a non-human primate, raccoon, skunk, fox, wolf, lion, leopard or snake.
- WILDLIFE
- All wild birds, mammals, fish and other aquatic and amphibious forms, and all other wild animals, regardless of classification, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected or unprotected.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 060, 5-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any
dog or cat over three (3) months of age within the corporate limits
of the Town of Carrollton without registering such dog or cat and
paying a yearly license tax thereon as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 070, 5-16-2016]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation owning, keeping or harboring any
dog or cat over the age of three (3) months within the corporate limits
of Carrollton shall pay an annual license registration fee as listed
in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Town Administrator's
office and adopted annually by Council resolution. Provided, that
the owner or keeper registering and paying the registration fee for
a spayed/neutered dog or cat shall at the time of registration and
payment of said fee present to the Town a certificate from a licensed
veterinarian showing that such dog or cat has been spayed/neutered
and a certificate from a licensed veterinarian showing that the animal
has been vaccinated. Dogs used for the purpose of assisting handicapped
persons (e.g., Seeing Eye dogs) and governmental Police dogs are exempt
from the annual license registration fee imposed by this Section.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Town upon receipt of the license fee
hereinbefore required to keep in a record suitable for the registration
of dogs and cats the registration and the amount paid therefor and
shall deliver to the owner or keeper of such dog a receipt, in writing,
stating that such person has registered such dog and/or cat and the
number of which he/she is registered, and shall also deliver to the
owner or keeper of such dog a metallic tag with the letters and/or
registration number marked or stamped thereon; which shall be by the
owner or keeper attached to the collar to be used on said dog and/or
cat so registered.
1.
Lost Tags. When it shall be made to appear to the Animal Control
Officer that any tag has become lost, he/she shall, upon presentation
of the certificate, issue another tag for a fee listed in the Schedule
of Fees and Charges maintained in the Town Administrator's office
and adopted annually by Council resolution.
2.
Dog Or Cat Tags — Removal Of. It shall be unlawful for
any person to take off or remove the Town license tag from any dog
belonging to another or to remove the strap or collars on which the
same is fastened.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 080, 5-16-2016]
The license fee hereinbefore provided shall be for the calendar
year and shall become due on June 30 and each June 30 thereafter.
When application that should have been made by June 30 is not made
until after July 1, the appropriate license fee shall be increased
by fifty percent (50%). Provided, that if the applicant who became
the owner of the dog or cat has moved into the Town after June 30,
the license tax may be prorated to the nearest quarter and the penalty
for delinquency shall be added thirty (30) days after the date when
the license should have been procured.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 090, 5-16-2016]
A.
Any person making application for license for a dog or cat shall
be required to present to the Town at the time of making such application
a certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian only showing that
such dog, cat or ferret has been vaccinated with a recognized anti-rabies
vaccine. This includes a certificate of vaccination that has been
executed some time during the previous thirty-six-month period and
with at least twelve (12) months remaining prior to expiration of
administered vaccine. The thirty-six-month vaccination will be allowed
only after the initial vaccination at three (3) to five (5) months
of age is administered and then followed by a booster twelve (12)
months after the initial vaccination. The certificate of vaccination
must bear information regarding manufacturer of vaccine used, sex
of the animal and whether the animal has been spayed or neutered.
B.
Should any dog or cat be picked up by the Animal Control Officer
that does not have a current tag, and the owner is unable to show
proof of vaccination, such owner, prior to release of the dog or cat,
shall post a bond, approved by the Governing Body and listed in the
Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Town Administrator's
office, returnable when proof is obtained.
C.
Such bond will be forfeited after fourteen (14) days if proof of
vaccination is not presented within that time period. A second offense
shall be cause to cite the owner into Municipal Court.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 100, 5-16-2016]
The owning, harboring or keeping of more than four (4) dogs
and cats over six (6) months of age in excess of four (4) [or any
combination of dogs and cats exceeding four (4)] upon any property
in the Town of Carrollton shall be deemed a deemed a nuisance per
se, provided that the owner or keeper may secure from and at the discretion
of the Town Council a permit to keep or harbor more than four (4)
dogs and cats upon adequately showing that the premises are so situated
and that special circumstances exist which would not constitute a
nuisance to the neighborhood. Except that puppies or kittens may remain
with their mothers until they reach the age of ten (10) weeks. Law
Enforcement dogs possessed by Law Enforcement Officers certified by
the Department of Public Safety and Seeing Eye Dogs or other similar
dogs used to assist disabled persons and possessed by such persons
shall not be counted for the purposes of this Section.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 110, 5-16-2016]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, keeper or harborer of an animal
to allow said animal to run at large within the Town of Carrollton,
Missouri. An animal shall be kept within the owner's private
premises by some person in charge of the animal. An animal shall be
deemed running at large with the permission of the owner unless:
1.
The animal is on the premises of the owner under the control
of a competent person;
2.
The animal is confined within a building, enclosure or the passenger
compartment of a motor vehicle; or
3.
On a durable leash, cord, chain, electronic or similar restraint
under the control of a competent person who is capable of controlling
the animal.
B.
The owner of any animal found running at large in violation of this
Section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of up to five
hundred dollars ($500.00); provided, however, that the owner of any
animal found running at large in any Town park shall, upon conviction
for a first violation, be subject to a fine of not less than fifty
dollars ($50.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
and, upon conviction for a second or subsequent violation, be subject
to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation.
C.
An owner or person having custody of every animal, when such animal
is off the property controlled by the owner, shall be responsible
for the removal of any excreta deposited by such animal on public
property, public walks, public street, public parks, public cemetery,
rights-of-way and on private property.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 115, 5-16-2016]
A.
Any animal found in the Town without a license tag, running at large in violation of Section 205.110 or otherwise in violation of this Chapter, shall be placed in the Town animal shelter.
B.
Every animal so placed in the Town's animal shelter shall be
held for redemption by the owner of animal for a period of not less
than seven (7) business days. (A business day is a day during which
the animal shelter is open for business to the public.)
C.
Upon the impoundment of any animal, the owner of the animal, if known,
shall be notified. If the owner is unknown, written notice of the
impoundment shall be posted for seven (7) days at the Town's
animal shelter describing the animal and the place and time of taking.
D.
In case the animal's owner shall desire to reclaim the animal
from the animal shelter, the owner must:
1.
If the owner is a resident of the Town, produce proof that the
animal has had a valid rabies vaccination as required by this Chapter
and that the animal has a valid Town license and, if the owner is
not a resident of the Town, produce proof that the animal has had
a valid rabies vaccination as required by this Chapter;
2.
Pay all maintenance costs, as established from time to time
by the Town, for keeping the animal while in the animal shelter; and
3.
Pay the impoundment fee as established from time to time by
the Town.
E.
Impoundment records shall be kept for each animal taken into the
Town's animal shelter. Those records will contain a description
of the animal by specie, breed, sex, approximate age and other distinguishing
traits, the location at which the animal was seized; the date of seizure;
the name and address of the owner, if known, and disposition of the
animal. Impoundment records shall be preserved for a minimum of one
(1) year from the date the animal was impounded.
F.
If an impounded animal is not reclaimed by the owner within seven
(7) days after impoundment and notice of such impoundment, the animal
may be placed in a good home or disposed of in some humane manner
under such rules as the Town may from time to time establish.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 120, 5-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor any female dog or cat
within an unconfined area during such time as she is in heat. The
owner shall keep such dog or cat confined in a building or secure
structure or in a veterinary hospital or boarding kennel in a manner
that such female animal cannot come in contact with other animals
except for planned breeding and will not attract males. Should the
owner or keeper fail to do so, then the Town may take the female dog
or cat and impound her and dispose of her as set forth above.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 130, 5-16-2016]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person's animal to inflict or attempt
to inflict bodily injury to any person or other animal whether or
not the owner is present. However, this shall not apply to an attack
by a dog under the control of an on-duty Law Enforcement Officer or
to an attack upon an uninvited intruder who has entered the owner's
property with criminal intent.
B.
A dangerous animal is an animal:
1.
That has inflicted a severe or fatal injury on a human being
("severe injury" means any physical injury resulting directly from
an animal's bite that results in broken bones, lacerations requiring
stitches or inpatient hospitalization. A victim who receives severe
injuries must provide the Animal Control office with a signed physician's
statement documenting injury and treatment qualifying such as a severe
injury or sign an authorization for release of such statement);
2.
That has killed a dog, cat or other domestic animal without
provocation while off the owner's property;
3.
That is owned or harbored primarily or in part for animal fighting;
4.
That has bitten a human being without provocation on public
or private property;
5.
That, when unprovoked, chases or approaches a person upon streets,
sidewalks or any public grounds or private property other than the
property of the owner in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of
attack, regardless of whether or not a person is injured by such animal;
or
6.
Any animal with a known propensity, tendency or disposition
to attack unprovoked, to cause injury or to otherwise threaten the
safety of human beings and domestic animals.
C.
The Animal Control Officer shall have the authority to designate any animal as a dangerous animal upon receiving evidence that the animal meets any of the criteria for a dangerous animal set forth in Subsection (B) above. When such a designation is made, at least one (1) owner of the animal, if known, shall be served a summons notifying the person of the designation and informing him or her of his or her right to appeal such designation by appearing in court. Pending a disposition by the court, the animal must be confined in such a manner as determined by the Animal Control Officer. The Animal Control Officer shall be authorized to require confinement of the animal by permitting the owner to have the animal confined at a veterinary facility or kennel, or by permitting the animal to be confined on the owner's premises in such secure facilities as are approved by the Animal Control Officer. If the animal is deemed dangerous by the court, the court shall issue the order to have the animal euthanized or removed from the Town of Carrollton. If removal is authorized by the court, the animal shall be placed in the custody of Animal Control while the owner makes immediate arrangements to have the animal removed from the Town of Carrollton. If the animal is not removed within twenty-four (24) hours, Animal Control shall make arrangements for humane euthanization.
D.
Exceptions to dangerous animal classification:
1.
With the exception of Subsection (B)(1) above, no animal may be declared to be dangerous if the injury, damage or threat was sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the animal; was teasing, tormenting, abusing or assaulting the animal; has in the past been observed or reported to have teased, tormented, abused or assaulted the animal; or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.
2.
With the exception of Subsection (B)(1) above, the Animal Control Officer may, because of extenuating circumstances, determine from the investigation of an incident that an animal is not dangerous. However, the owner may be warned of the animal's tendencies and to take appropriate action to prevent subsequent incidents. This, however, does not exempt the owner from being cited for other animal control ordinance violations.
E.
Any owner of an animal declared to be a dangerous animal shall, upon conviction for violation of any provision or requirement imposed pursuant to Subsection (C) above, be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation, to imprisonment of up to ninety (90) days or both. In addition, the dangerous animal shall be subject to immediate seizure and impoundment.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 135, 5-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful for anyone to set or use traps within the
Town limits of Carrollton unless authorized by Animal Control. If
a trap is required, said property owner shall request a trap from
Animal Control and inform Animal Control if an animal is caught. Furthermore,
it is a violation of this Section for anyone to tamper with, alter
or otherwise damage any trap set by Animal Control.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 150, 5-16-2016]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal or any person harboring
an animal when notified that such animal has bitten any person or
has so injured any person as to have caused an abrasion of the skin
to sell or give away such animal or to permit or allow such animal
to be taken beyond the limits of the Town for a period of not less
than ten (10) days after the date that such animal has so bitten or
injured any person, except under the care of a licensed veterinarian.
If an animal has current vaccinations, the animal may be quarantined
at its residence providing an adequate kennel, cage or adequate confinement
can be established with the Animal Control Officer's approval.
If confinement is not available, the dog or cat must always be under
direct control of the owner. During the ten-day quarantine, the owner(s)
must consent to periodic inspections by the Animal Control Officer.
B.
If the animal is not currently vaccinated, then it shall be the duty
of the owner or keeper upon receiving notice of character aforesaid
to immediately place such animal in a licensed veterinarian hospital
or kennel where such animal shall be confined for a period of not
less than ten (10) days; and such owner or person keeping or harboring
such animal shall notify the Animal Control Officer of the name and
location of said veterinarian hospital or kennel and the date that
said animal was confined. It shall be within the discretion of the
Municipal Court of the Town to order the destruction or other disposition
of any animal so confined upon expiration of the confinement period.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 160, 5-16-2016]
Whenever the prevalence of hydrophobia renders such action necessary
to protect public health and safety, the Mayor shall issue a proclamation
ordering every person owning a dog or cat to confine it securely on
his/her premises unless it is muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person
shall violate such proclamation, and any unmuzzled dogs or cats running
at large during the time fixed in the proclamation shall be euthanized
by the Animal Control or by the Police without notice to the owner
thereof.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 170, 5-16-2016]
If an animal infected with rabies is delivered to a veterinary
hospital, notice of the name and location of such hospital shall be
immediately furnished to the Town by the owner, keeper of such animal
or Animal Control Officer. In addition, the Town shall be notified
immediately by the veterinarian in charge of said animal whenever
an animal that is suspected to be infected with rabies is delivered
to the veterinarian and in the event of the death of said animal while
under observation in said veterinary hospital.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 180, 5-16-2016]
It shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of any infected
animal upon receiving notice of the infection to immediately place
such animal in a duly licensed veterinary hospital where the animal
shall be confined for a period of at least ten (10) days or to convey
or cause such animal to be conveyed to an animal shelter which is
to be designated by the Town, where such animal shall be securely
chained or confined for a period of at least ten (10) days, at the
expense of the owner or keeper of said animal.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 190, 5-16-2016]
If an animal is diseased, dangerous, rabid or exposed to rabies
and the animal cannot be impounded after a reasonable effort or if
an animal cannot be impounded without serious risk to the person attempting
to impound the animal, the animal may be killed by any Law Enforcement
Officer of the Town.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 200, 5-16-2016]
A.
A person is guilty of animal neglect when he/she has custody or ownership
or both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate
control which results in substantial harm to the animal.
B.
A person is guilty of animal abandonment when he/she has knowingly
abandoned an animal in any place without making provisions for its
adequate care or if he/she fails to take possession of an animal having
been identified as belonging to the person, and such notice being
served to said person, when such animal has been impounded by the
Town of Carrollton for any reason for a time period greater than seven
(7) days from such notice.
C.
Animal neglect or animal abandonment are ordinance violations. For
a first offense of either violation, a term of imprisonment not to
exceed fifteen (15) days or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00) or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed. For a
second or subsequent violation of either offense, a term of imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days or a fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed.
All fines and penalties for a first conviction of animal neglect or
animal abandonment may be waived by the court provided that the person
found guilty of animal neglect or abandonment shows that adequate,
permanent remedies for the neglect or abandonment have been made.
Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected
or abandoned animals may not be waived.
D.
In addition to any other penalty imposed by this Section, the court
may order a person found guilty of animal neglect or animal abandonment
to pay all reasonable costs and expenses necessary for:
1.
The care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals within
the person's custody or ownership;
2.
The disposal of any dead or diseased animals within the person's
custody or ownership;
3.
The reduction of resulting organic debris affecting the immediate
area of the neglect or abandonment; and
4.
The avoidance or minimization of any public health risks created
by the neglect or abandonment of the animals.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 205, 5-16-2016]
Whenever any animal is found confined in a motor vehicle in
a public place under weather conditions that endanger its life as
determined by Animal Control or a Police Officer, said officer is
authorized to enter such vehicle and rescue such animal and thereafter
impound it in accordance with this Chapter. A prominent written notice
shall be left on the vehicle advising that the animal has been removed
and impounded in accordance with this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 210, 5-16-2016]
The keeping or harboring of any animal which is frequently and
habitually loud (barking, howling, yelping or making any other loud
or unusual noise) and frequently disturbs the peace of any neighborhood
is hereby prohibited and declared to be a public nuisance and unlawful
under this code. It shall be the duty of any person harboring or keeping
such loud animal to abate said nuisance, and if he/she fails to do
so, the Town may impound the animal or take any other appropriate
action to abate said nuisance.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 215, 5-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any animals or fowl
in a pen, shed, yard or other confined area within the Town limits
of Carrollton from which any deleterious or offensive odors shall
be emitted. The maintaining of animals or fowl in such conditions
shall be a violation of this Section.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 220, 5-16-2016]
A.
Any animal or group of animals which behave in the following manner
will be considered a public nuisance:
1.
Molests any passerby or chases passing vehicles, including bicycles,
when upon public property.
2.
Attacks any other animal.
3.
Is in heat and not properly confined.
4.
Is running at large.
5.
Damages public or private property.
6.
Barks, whines, howls, meows or creates any other disturbance
which is continuous or untimely so as to disturb an individual who
is a neighbor and who does, in writing, state he/she will so testify
if called upon to testify about such matter under oath. For purposes
of this Section, a "neighbor" is 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.
7.
Is ridden on, driven or led on public property in such a manner
to obstruct or interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
8.
Causes injury to a person.
9.
Threatens or causes a condition which endangers public health
or safety.
10.
Impedes refuse collection by ripping any bag or tipping any
container of refuse.
11.
If a neighbor complains, in writing, that the animal is entering
upon the neighbor's property and it is found on that neighbor's
property after that complaint.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 230, 5-16-2016]
A.
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 make
it a threat to human health, life or limb, whose nature preludes it
being safely kept in captivity or to whom captivity would be detrimental
to its health.
B.
The following animals are exempt from the aforementioned, for instance:
canaries, ducks, finches, parakeets, love birds, parrots, soft-bill
birds, fishes, non-poisonous snakes, pot belly pigs, ferrets, American
otters raised in captivity, turtles, salamanders, hedgehogs, non-poisonous
spiders and non-poisonous reptiles and amphibians.
C.
Zoological parks performing animal exhibitions and circuses are exempt
from requirements of this Chapter and may exhibit, display or allow
wild animals to perform upon acquiring the proper permits to do so
under the codes of the Town of Carrollton.
D.
Any person finding or capturing any wild animal shall make a report
to the Animal Control Officer within twenty-four (24) hours of the
time of capture. The report shall include a description of the animal
and the place where the animal is currently located.
E.
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00)
and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). For every day that
such violation is continued after the conviction, such person may
again be arrested, tried, convicted and punished as in the first instance.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 240, 5-16-2016]
A.
A person is guilty of animal abuse when a person:
1.
Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not
allowed by or expressly exempted from the provisions of Sections 578.005
to 578.023 and 273.030, RSMo.;
2.
Purposely or intentionally causes injury or suffering to an
animal; or
3.
Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to
provide adequate care or adequate control; or
4.
Causes the animal or fowl to engage in any form of animal fighting.
B.
For purposes of this Section, "animal" shall be defined as a non-human
mammal.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 250, 5-16-2016]
A person commits the offense of assault on a Police animal when
such person knowingly attempts to kill or disable or knowingly causes
or attempts to cause serious physical injury to a Police animal when
that animal is involved in law enforcement investigation, apprehension,
tracking or search, or the animal is in the custody of or under the
control of a Law Enforcement Officer, Department of Corrections Officer,
municipal Police Department, Fire Department or a rescue unit or agency.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 260, 5-16-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person to promote, train animals
for, conduct, participate in or collect any monies from or on account
of non-human animal fighting. Any person convicted of violating this
Section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) per violation, be imprisoned for up to ninety (90)
days or both.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 270, 5-16-2016]
A.
No person owning, keeping or having custody of a dog or cat shall
allow or permit excrement of such animal to remain on public property,
private property other than the owner of the animal without consent
of such owner or occupant thereof or allow the excrement to cause
foul odor on the owner's property.
B.
Any person owning, keeping or having custody of an animal shall immediately
remove the excrement deposited by the animal if deposited on property
other than that of the owner of the animal.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 290, 5-16-2016]
Any person, firm or corporation that maintains in this Town
a kennel where dogs are kept for sale having obtained a license therefor
under this code shall not be required to obtain dog licenses for such
dogs under this code. However, such kennel may secure such licenses
and transfer the licenses with the dogs to any purchaser thereof.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 300, 5-16-2016]
It is unlawful to counterfeit or attempt to counterfeit the
tags provided for in this code or to take from any dog or cat a tag
legally placed upon it by its owner with the intent to place it upon
another dog or cat.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 310, 5-16-2016]
Dog or cat tags are not transferable and no refunds shall be
made on any dog license fee because of leaving the Town before the
expiration of the license. Tags may be transferred only when said
dog or cat dies and the Animal Control Officer is notified.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 320, 5-16-2016]
Any animal or fowl taken up and impounded in the public animal shelter of the Town shall be released to the owner upon compliance with Section 205.120 and payment of impoundment and maintenance fees approved by the Town Council and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Town Administrator's office.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 330, 5-16-2016]
Notice of impoundment shall immediately be made, if possible,
by the Town to the owner or keeper of the dog or cat as shown by the
licensing records of the Town or if known to the Animal Control Officer.
Failure to receive such notice shall not prevent the Town or its authorized
agency from carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 340, 5-16-2016]
If the owner of the animal is not known, then the Animal Control
Officer shall immediately post a notice of impoundment at the Town's
animal shelter facility.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 350, 5-16-2016]
The owner or keeper of any animal which causes destruction,
damage or injury to any person or to any personal property of another
shall be responsible to the victim or possessor of said property/injury
for the monetary value of said damages.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 360, 5-16-2016]
It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to break open the
pound or to attempt to do so, or to take or let out any animals there
from, or to take or attempt to take from any officer any animal taken
up by him/her in compliance with this code or in any manner to interfere
with or hinder such officer in the discharge of his/her duties under
this code.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 370, 5-16-2016]
Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Chapter,
a person violating any provision of this Chapter shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each
such violation.
[Ord. No. 2016-1191 § 380, 5-16-2016]
The fee schedule for the Department is as follows (subject to
future amendment).
|
Type
|
Fee
| |
|
Redemption by owner
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|
First redemption
|
$50.00
| |
|
Second redemption
|
$60.00
| |
|
Third redemption
|
$75.00
| |
|
Daily boarding fee for cat
|
$10.00
| |
|
Daily boarding fee for dog
|
$10.00
| |
|
Adoption
| ||
|
Dog
|
$40.00
| |
|
Cat
|
$20.00
| |
|
Pet license
| ||
|
Unaltered dog
|
$15.00
| |
|
Altered dog
|
$5.00
| |
