[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject
matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ANIMAL
Mammals, reptiles and birds.
AT LARGE
To be off the premises of the owner and not under the control
of some person by leash, but a dog or cat within an automobile of
its owner or in an automobile or any other person with the consent
of the owner of said dog or cat shall be deemed to be upon the owner's
premises.
CAT
Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
CRUEL
Causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable
injury or death.
DOG
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
FARM ANIMAL
Any warm-blooded animal normally raised on farms in the United
States and used for food or fiber.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Has that meaning of the term as it appears in § 67.02(5),
Wis. Stats., and includes a humane officer under § 173.03,
Wis. Stats., but does not include a conservation warden appointed
under § 23.10, Wis. Stats.
NEUTERED
A dog or cat having nonfunctional reproductive organs.
OWNER
Any person owning, harboring or keeping a dog or cat and
the occupant of any premises on which a dog or cat remains or to which
it customarily returns daily for a period of 10 days; such person
is presumed to be harboring or keeping the dog or cat within the meaning
of this section.
PET
An animal kept and treated as a pet.
[Amended 2-21-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01; 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-6]
The Village Treasurer shall assess and collect a late fee as
set forth in the current Village Schedule of Fees from every owner
of a dog five months of age or over if the owner failed to obtain
a license prior to April 1 of each year, or within 30 days of acquiring
ownership of a licensable dog if the owner failed to obtain a license
on or before the dog reached licensable age. Said late fee shall be
charged in addition to the required license fee.
Every owner or person harboring or keeping a dog or cat who
knows that such dog or cat has bitten any person shall immediately
report such fact to the Village Marshal and shall keep such dog or
cat confined for not less than 10 days or for such period of time
as a licensed veterinarian shall direct. The owner or keeper of any
such dog or cat shall surrender the dog or cat to a law enforcement
or animal control officer upon demand for examination.
The owner or person in charge of any dog or other animal shall
not permit solid fecal matter of such animal to deposit on any street,
alley or other public or private property, unless such matter is immediately
removed therefrom by said owner or person in charge. This section
shall not apply to a person who is visually or physically handicapped.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing an
animal, dog or cat to permit such animal, dog or cat to go upon any
parkway or private lands or premises without the permission of the
owner of such premises and break, bruise, tear up, crush or injure
any lawn, flower bed, plant, shrub, tree or garden in any manner whatsoever,
or to defecate thereon.
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to keep or harbor
any dog which habitually barks, howls or yelps, or any cat which habitually
cries or howls to the great discomfort of the peace and quiet of the
neighborhood or in such manner as to materially disturb or annoy persons
in the neighborhood who are of ordinary sensibilities. Such dogs and
cats are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. A dog or cat is
considered to be in violation of this section when two formal, written
complaints are filed with the Village within a four-week period.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Acts of cruelty prohibited. No person except a police officer
or animal control officer in the pursuit of his duties shall, within
the Village, shoot or kill or commit an ace of cruelty to any animal
or bird or disturb any bird's nests or bird's eggs.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Violations of the provisions in this chapter, unless otherwise provided, are subject to forfeitures in accordance with the current Village Schedule of Forfeitures. See §
1-4, General penalty, of this Code.
A. An owner who fails to have a dog vaccinated against rabies as required in §
168-2 shall be subject to the penalty prescribed by § 95.21(10)(a), Wis. Stats.