[Adopted as Secs. 29.01 to 29.22 and 29.24 of the former
Municipal Codebook]
The provisions of Chs. 95 (Animal health), 174 (Dogs) and 951
(Crimes against animals), Wis. Stats., exclusive of any penalties,
are adopted by reference and are made part of this chapter, so far
as applicable. This article meets the criteria of adoption for participation
in the rabies control program as approved by the Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
As used in this article, the following terms mean:
Any live, vertebrate creature, domestic or wild.
An animal shall be deemed to be at large when off the property
of the owner and not under restraint or control.
Any person designated by government agency to enforce the
ordinances of the municipality and state statutes, adopted by reference,
as they pertain to animal control.
Any facility operated by a humane society, or municipal agency,
or its authorized agents, for the purpose of impounding, caring for,
animals held under the authority of this article or state law.
A dog trained or being trained for assisting a disabled person.
Restriction of an animal at all times by the owner, or his
agent, to an escape-proof building, vehicle or other enclosure.
Any animal that normally can be considered tame and converted
to home life, such as cats and dogs.
Any wild animal which is not native to Wisconsin and may
have been domesticated, such as ferrets and primates.
The Municipal Health Officer or a duly designated representative.
Any premises wherein any person engages in the business of
boarding, breeding, letting for hire, training for a fee or selling
of domestic animals or who engages in sale of birds, snakes, hamsters,
rabbits or other pets or who engages in the business of grooming of
domestic animals. "Grooming establishment" does not apply to a veterinarian
clinic or hospital where grooming is incidental to the care provided.
The licensing authority shall be the Municipal Clerk or its
delegated agent.
Any person who owns, harbors or keeps an animal. Where an
animal is kept by a family, the head of the household shall be responsible
for the requirements of this article. Any animal shall be deemed to
be harbored if it is fed and/or sheltered by a person.
Any animal or animals which:
Molests passersby or passing vehicles;
Attacks persons or animals without provocation when they were
peacefully conducting themselves, where they were lawfully entitled
to be;
Trespasses on school grounds, parks or cemeteries;
Is repeatedly at large;
Damages private or public property;
Barks, whines or howls in an excessive, continuous or untimely
fashion.
A surgical procedure that has been performed on an animal
that renders it incapable of siring or bearing offspring. Includes
neutering and spaying.
Any animal secured by a leash, lead, or under the control
of a responsible person and obedient to that person's command, or
within the real property limits of its owner.
Has the meaning as defined in Ch. ATCP 13, Wis. Adm. Code.
Has the meaning as defined in Ch. ATCP 15, Wis. Adm. Code.
Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian
for surgery, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injuries of animals.
Any animal that, when unprovoked, inflicts bites, injures,
kills, or attacks a human being or domestic animal on either public
or private property.
Exceptions. Notwithstanding the definition of a vicious animal
above:
No animal may be declared vicious if death, injury or damage
is sustained by a person who, at the time such was sustained, was
committing a trespass of the land or criminal trespass of the dwelling
upon premises occupied by the owner of animal, or was teasing, tormenting,
abusing or assaulting the animal or was committing or attempting to
commit a crime or violating or attempting to violate an ordinance
which protects person or property.
No animal may be declared vicious if death, injury or damage
was sustained by a domestic animal that, at the time such was sustained,
was teasing, tormenting, abusing or assaulting the animal.
No animal may be declared vicious if the animal was protecting
or defending a human being within the immediate vicinity of the animal
from an unjustified attack or assault.
No animal may be declared vicious for acts committed by said
animal while being utilized by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement
purposes while under the control and direction of a law enforcement
officer.
Any live monkey or other nonhuman primate, raccoon, skunk,
fox, wolf, bear, coyote, poisonous snake or any snake exceeding three
feet in length, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx, or any other
warm-blooded animal, which can normally be found in the wild state.
The purpose of this article is to promote the health, safety,
and general welfare of this community by:
A.
Regulating and controlling the number of animals per residence;
B.
Requiring the removal of animal defecation from public property;
C.
Requiring dogs and other animals to be cared for in such a manner
that they will not become a public nuisance;
D.
To designate the responsibilities of the Chief of Police, police
officers, and Health Officer in achieving these purposes; and
E.
To ensure licensure and rabies vaccination of all owned dogs and
cats in the community.
A.
The Chief of Police (and thereby the Police Department) shall serve
as the Department of Animal Control.
B.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to employ and discharge
an animal control officer. The Chief shall be in charge of procedures
for the transferring of animals to an animal shelter.
C.
The Reedsburg Police Department shall make a reasonable effort to
ascertain the ownership of all impounded animals and, if ascertained,
shall notify said owner of the fact of the impounding of such animal.
D.
The Chief of Police shall direct all police officers to:
(1)
Capture all domesticated animals running at large (or which are reported
to be at large), which are in violation of the provisions of this
article, and to impound the same in an approved animal shelter facility.
(2)
Capture and legally dispose of all other animal nuisances in the
City of Reedsburg.
E.
Issue/order quarantines on animals when deemed necessary for public
health reasons.
A.
Dog and cat license:
(1)
Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog
or cat over five months of age within the City of Reedsburg shall
obtain a license as herein provided except that this requirement will
not apply to a nonresident keeping a dog or cat within the municipality
for not longer than 30 days.
(2)
Written application for licenses shall be made to the licensing authority,
which shall include the name and address of the applicant, a description
of the animal, the appropriate fee and rabies certificate issued by
a licensed veterinarian. Only a licensed veterinarian may administer
a rabies vaccination and sign a rabies certificate.
(3)
If not revoked, licenses for the keeping of dogs and cats shall be
valid for a period of one year.
(4)
Licensing fees shall not be required for companion or governmental
police dogs. Every person owning such a dog shall receive, annually,
a free dog license upon application. However, all other requirements
are applicable.
(5)
Upon acceptance of the license application, fee and rabies certification,
the licensing authority shall issue a durable tag stamped with an
identifying number and the year of issuance. Tags should be designed
so that they may be conveniently fastened or riveted to the animal's
collar or harness.
(6)
Dogs and cats must wear license and rabies vaccination tags at all
times when off the premises of the owner. Exceptions shall be for
dogs during competition.
(7)
The licensing authority shall maintain a record of the identifying
numbers of all tags and shall make this record available to the public.
(8)
The license year commences on January 1 and ends on the following
December 31. Applications for license may be made 30 days prior to
the license year. Persons applying for a license during the licensing
year shall be required to pay 50% of the fee stipulated in this section
if the animal becomes five months of age after July 1 of the licensing
year.
(9)
The licensing authority, or agent, shall assess and collect a late
fee as set from time to time by Common Council if the owner fails
to obtain a license prior to April 1 of each year, or within 30 days
of acquiring ownership of a licensable animal, or if the owner failed
to obtain a license on, or before, the animal reached licensable age.
[Amended 4-27-2009; at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(10)
A cat or dog license shall be issued after showing evidence
of rabies vaccination and payment of the applicable fee. The Common
Council shall establish cat license fees and dog license fees in accordance
with § 174.05, Wis. Stats. Evidence of neutering, spaying
or other method of rendering the animal sterile, from a licensed veterinarian,
will be required.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(11)
A duplicate license may be obtained upon payment of a replacement
fee as set from time to time by Common Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(12)
No person may use any license for any animal other than the
animal for which it was issued.
(13)
Kennel operators are not required to license individual animals.
B.
Rabies vaccination required.
(1)
The owner of a dog or cat shall have the animal vaccinated by a licensed
veterinarian within 30 days after the animal reaches four months of
age. An owner who imports an animal into the City of Reedsburg that
has reached five months of age must have the animal vaccinated as
evidenced by a current certificate of rabies vaccination from this
state or another state.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(3)
If any animal for which the owner holds a current rabies certificate
is involved in a bite or scratch incident, the owner shall isolate
and confine the animal under supervision of a licensed veterinarian
for at least 10 days from the date of the incident. Supervision of
a veterinarian includes, at a minimum, examination of the animal on
the first day of isolation, on the last day of isolation and one intervening
day. If the observation period is not extended and if the veterinarian
certifies that the dog or cat had not exhibited any signs of rabies,
the animal may be released from quarantine at the end of the observation
period.
(4)
Any animal involved in a bite or scratch incident that has not been
vaccinated, or has not been revaccinated within the prescribed times,
must be confined at a place designated by the animal control officer
or Police Department.
(5)
The owner of any animal involved in a bite or scratch incident is
responsible for any expenses incurred for the veterinarian's examination
and quarantining of the animal.
(6)
Failure of the owner to deliver an animal to a veterinarian or place
of quarantine as directed within 24 hours shall be grounds for a Judge
to issue an order authorizing the animal control officer or Police
Department to seize said animal and make such delivery as intended
at the owner's expense.
A.
Pet shops. Permit required.
(1)
No person may operate a pet shop unless he or she holds a valid permit
issued by the City Clerk-Treasurer. The fee for such permit shall
be as set from time to time by the Common Council. (A kennel license
shall also be obtained if dogs and/or cats are sold.)
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(2)
Operation. Pet shops shall be operated in accordance with all federal,
state and City requirements for pet shops. Shops in violation of requirements
shall be given no more than 30 days to comply with the written orders
of the Health Officer or similarly authorized state or federal official.
(3)
Immunization. No pet shops may sell or offer for sale any dog or
cat five or more months old unless the dog or cat has been vaccinated
against rabies by use of a vaccine currently licensed by the United
States Department of Agriculture. The vaccine shall be administered
by a licensed veterinarian. A certificate of vaccination identifying
the dog or cat, including its approximate age and date of vaccination,
and signed by the vaccinating Veterinarian shall be given the purchaser
at the time of sale.
(4)
Record of sale. Every pet shop shall keep a record of every dog and
cat sold by its establishment, setting forth the date and source of
acquisition, date of rabies vaccination, the date of sale, and the
name and address of the purchaser. Such records shall be maintained
on the pet shop premises for at least one year following the date
of sale of each dog and cat, and such records shall be open to inspection
by the animal control officer or Police Department at all times during
which the pet shop is open to the public.
(5)
Sale of bats, foxes, raccoons, and skunks prohibited. No pet shop
may engage in the purchase, keeping, distribution, or sale of any
species of bats, foxes, raccoons, or skunks.
B.
Kennels. Permit required.
(1)
No person shall operate a kennel unless he or she has a permit issued
by the City Clerk-Treasurer. The fee for such permit shall be as set
from time to time by the Common Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(2)
The kennel shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition,
devoid of all rodents, vermin, and objectionable odors.
(3)
The interior walls, ceiling, floors, partitions, and appurtenances
of all such structures shall be whitewashed or painted annually or
as the animal control officer or Police Department shall direct.
(4)
The kennel is not a health hazard or nuisance.
(5)
The kennel complies with all applicable zoning laws.
(6)
The kennel shall not be a hazard to the public safety or general
welfare.
C.
Grooming establishment. Permit required.
(1)
No person may operate a grooming establishment without a valid permit
issued by the City Clerk-Treasurer. The fee for such permit shall
be as set from time to time by the Common Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(2)
The animal-grooming establishment shall be operated in accordance
with the following:
(a)
The floor of any room in which grooming operations are conducted
or in which animals are kept shall be covered with an impervious,
smooth, washable surface. The floors shall be cleaned and disinfected
daily.
(b)
All animal hair and manure shall be removed from the floors
daily and shall be stored in tightly covered, waterproof containers
in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance until final disposal.
(c)
In each grooming establishment that uses a bathtub, such bathtub
shall be large enough to accommodate the largest animal groomed. Such
tub shall be of approved material and shall be properly connected
to an approved water system consisting of hot and cold running water
and to an approved sewer or waste disposal system.
(d)
No animals shall be kept in any grooming establishment other
than during regular office hours unless a valid kennel or pet shop
permit is also issued for the same location. Nothing in this section
shall apply to an establishment where grooming is incidental to the
operation of a veterinary hospital.
(e)
The premises shall be kept free of insect and rodent infestation.
(f)
The premises shall be maintained and operated in a nuisance-free
manner.
D.
Posting of permit. Every kennel, pet shop, or grooming establishment
permit issued by the City Clerk-Treasurer shall be posted in a conspicuous
place open to the public.
E.
Restricted species. No person shall keep, sell, or offer for sale
any exotic domesticated or wild animals and construct or use shelters
therefor within the City of Reedsburg without the written permit of
the City.
A.
The City Clerk-Treasurer may revoke any dog or cat license, after
a hearing by the Ordinance Committee, if the person holding the license
refuses or fails to comply with this article.
B.
Any person whose license or permit is revoked shall, within 10 days
thereafter, humanely dispose of all animals owned, kept, or harbored,
and no part of the license or permit fee shall be refunded. For any
animal, a receipt from an animal shelter, veterinarian or other individual
must be obtained as proof of proper disposal.
C.
It shall be a condition of the issuance of any license or permit
to any kennel, grooming establishment or pet shop that the Police
Department shall, with reasonable cause, be permitted to inspect all
animals and the premises where the animals are kept during normal
business hours and shall, if permission for such inspection is refused,
obtain an inspection warrant to perform such inspection.
D.
If the applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the
application, the licensing authority may refuse to issue a license
or permit.
E.
No person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals within 20
years of conviction shall be issued an animal license or permit or
granted a license to operate a kennel, pet shop or grooming establishment.
A.
Animals are not permitted to be at large in the City of Reedsburg
at any time. Animals are at large when the animal is in any public
street, alley, park, or other public grounds or when off of the premises
of the owner or person who has custody of said animal and not restrained
by a leash, animal transport cage, or similar device, the only exception
being if, within one hour after an animal escapes from either the
owner or the person having custody of the animal, the owner or custodian
of the animal reports the escape of the said animal to the Police
Department.
[Amended 7-23-2018 by Ord. No. 1875-18]
B.
All owners shall exercise proper care and control of their animals
to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance.
C.
Every female dog and cat in heat shall be confined in a building
or secure enclosure in such a manner that such female dog or cat cannot
come into contact with another animal except for planned breeding.
D.
Any animal declared "vicious" shall comply with the following requirements:
(1)
While on the owner's or caretaker's property, a vicious animal, must
be:
(a)
Securely confined indoors; or
(b)
In a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure, suitable
to prevent the entry of young children and designed to prevent the
animal from escaping. The pen or structure must be constructed with
chain link fencing for all four sides and top. If the pen or structure
has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be imbedded in
the ground no less than two feet, or have a concrete pad for the bottom;
or
(c)
Securely leashed or chained to an immovable object with the
owner or caretaker being present.
(2)
While off the owner's or caretaker's premises, the vicious animal
must be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash not
exceeding four feet in length and under the control of a responsible
person. The muzzle must be made in a manner that will not cause injury
to the animal or interfere with its vision or respiration, but must
prevent it from biting any person or animal.
(3)
All owners or caretakers of vicious animals shall display, in prominent
places on their premises, near all entrances to the premises, signs
in letters of not less than two inches high using the words WARNING
— VICIOUS ANIMAL. A similar sign is required to be posted on
the kennel or pen of the animal.
(4)
No person may sell or transfer possession of a vicious animal to
another person without first notifying the person to whom the vicious
animal is being sold or transferred of the fact that such is a vicious
animal.
(5)
The animal control officer or Police Department employee, after conducting
an investigation in the circumstances surrounding an unprovoked animal
attack, is hereby empowered to declare the animal in question vicious.
The owner of the animal declared vicious shall be served personally
or by certified mail, with return receipt, an order declaring the
animal vicious. Any animal owner aggrieved by said order may petition
the Ordinance Committee for a review of the order in accordance with
the procedure set forth herein. Upon receipt of the petition of the
aggrieved owner, the Ordinance Committee shall schedule and conduct
a hearing. The hearing shall be conducted in conformance with Ch.
227, Wis. Stats. After the hearing, the owner or keeper of the animal
shall be notified in writing of the determination. If the owner or
keeper of the animal contests the determination, he or she may, within
30 days, seek review of the decision by the Circuit Court.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(6)
In the event the animal control officer or Police Department employee
has probable cause to believe that an animal has caused serious injury
to a person or persons by an attack without provocation, the officer
may proceed under § 174.01(1), Wis. Stats.
A.
Any person who permits any animal to run at large in the City of
Reedsburg in violation of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
forfeit not less than $15, nor more than $25, together with costs,
for the first offense. For each subsequent offense, the owner shall
be assessed the amount of the preceding fine, plus an additional $10,
the maximum fine being $100, together with the costs of prosecution.
[Amended 7-23-2018 by Ord. No. 1875-18]
B.
Any person who shall permit any animal to run at large in the City
of Reedsburg in violation of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
forfeit not less than $30, nor more than $50, together with costs,
for the second offense. For each subsequent offense, the owner shall
be assessed the amount of the preceding fine, plus an additional $20,
the maximum fine being $200, together with the costs of prosecution.
[Amended 7-23-2018 by Ord. No. 1875-18; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
C.
Reedsburg Police Department personnel are authorized to catch and
impound animals at large, with such authorization to include the pursuit
of animals upon non-animal-owner private property. It shall be a violation
of this article to interfere with the animal control officer or the
Police Department employee in the performance of their duties.
A.
An owner or person having control of any dog or any other animal
shall not permit said dog or other animal to enter into or be upon
any public park (except Popple Nature Area, Smith Conservancy, or
the Dog Park, if issued a permit), school grounds, public building,
or other public grounds, even if said animal is leashed and within
the immediate control of the owner or custodian of the animal. An
exception shall be given for companion dogs, governmental police dogs,
and authorized students and visitors.
[Amended 3-25-2013]
B.
Animals of any kind in any number may be kept for exhibition or amusement purposes, provided permission is granted by the Common Council upon application duly made. The Common Council shall grant such permission for such period of time as it deems necessary. All rules as to sanitation found in § 210-7C shall govern the maintenance of the premises or building where such animals are kept.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 29.12, which immediately followed
this subsection, of the former Municipal Codebook was repealed 3-25-2013.
All bite incidents occurring in the City of Reedsburg, in which
any animal (including family pets) bites a person, or is suspected
of biting a person, shall be reported within 24 hours by the attending
physician or the victim or victim's guardian (if medical assistance
was not sought) to the Police Department or animal control officer.
A.
Unrestrained and nuisance animals shall be taken by Police Department
or animal control officer and impounded in a temporary or permanent
animal shelter and confined in a humane manner.
B.
When an animal is causing a public nuisance and its owner cannot
be contacted at the time of the complaint, it may be impounded by
the Police Department or animal control officer after an attempt to
contact the owner is unsuccessful. After impoundment, reasonable attempts
shall be made to contact the owner.
C.
Any Police Department employee or animal control officer who has
reasonable cause to believe an animal has bitten a person or another
animal shall issue a quarantine. A quarantine may be delivered by
personal service, registered mail or by posting a quarantine sign
in two conspicuous places on the property. Any animal owner aggravated
by such quarantine may within 30 days petition the Common Council
for a hearing. The Council will then conduct a hearing to determine
if the quarantine shall remain in effect or be withdrawn. The quarantine
remains in effect until after the hearing unless properly rescinded.
A.
No person shall own, keep, have in his possession, or harbor any
animal that, by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking or
other noise, shall cause serious annoyance or disturbances to any
individual or to the neighborhood.
B.
No person shall own, keep, have in his possession, or harbor any
animal that causes property damage outside of the owner or keeper's
own property or causes severe damage to wildlife.
C.
Upon the receipt of a complaint, the Police Department may investigate
and, where appropriate, shall issue a formal warning to the owner
of the animal which is the subject of the complaint requiring that
the animal be confined in such a manner as to have the animal cease
the actions which are violating this article.
A.
No owner shall fail to provide his or her animal(s) with sufficient
good and wholesome food and potable water, proper shelter and protection
from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering,
and with humane care and treatment.
B.
No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork,
or otherwise abuse an animal, or cause, instigate or permit any dogfight,
cockfight, or other combat between animals, or between animals and
humans.
C.
No owner of an animal shall abandon such animal.
D.
No person shall give away any live animal, fish, reptile, or bird
as a prize for or as an inducement to enter any contest, game or other
competition, or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement or
offer such vertebrate as an incentive to enter into any business agreement
whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade.
E.
Chickens or ducklings or other fowl younger than eight weeks of age
may not be given away, bartered, or sold in quantities of less than
six to a single purchaser.
F.
Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes a domestic
animal shall stop at once and shall attempt to report such injury
or death to the animal's owner or the Police Department if the owner
cannot be found.
G.
No person shall expose any poisonous substances, whether mixed with
food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any animal,
provided that it shall not be unlawful for a person to expose, on
his own property, poisons designed for the purpose of rodent or pest
extermination.
A.
An owner or person having custody of any dog or any other animal
shall not allow any animal to defecate on any school ground, public
street, alley, sidewalk, tree bank, park, and/or other public grounds
or any private property within the City of Reedsburg, other than the
premises of the owner or person having custody of said animal unless
said defecation is removed immediately. This shall not be applicable
in cases in which a person is being assisted by a companion dog.
B.
All pens, yards, structures or areas where animals are kept shall
be maintained in a nuisance-free manner. Droppings and manure shall
be removed regularly and disposed of properly so not to attract insects
or rodents, become unsightly or cause objectionable odors.
C.
No defecation or manure shall be dumped or left on any street, alley,
sidewalk, nor on any open area or lot in any portion of the City;
provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit
the use of manure as fertilizer for lawns and gardens in keeping with
ordinary and customary practices.
Any person who violates § 210-16 shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit not less than $15 nor more than $25, together with costs, for the first offense. For each subsequent offense, the owner will be assessed the amount of the preceding fine, plus an additional $10, the maximum fine being $100, together with the costs of prosecution. If the violation continues, each day's violation shall be deemed a separate violation.
A.
No residence or apartment in the City limits (exempt commercial establishments
specifically licensed in this chapter) shall house or keep more than
a total of four cats and/or dogs.
B.
No residence or apartment in the City limits (exempt commercial establishments
specifically licensed in this chapter) shall house or keep more than
two of any other domestic or wild animals more than four months of
age, except in areas zoned as agricultural.
C.
At no time shall any residence or apartment house keep any domesticated
skunks, raccoons, bats, foxes or wolf hybrid.
A.
Birth of puppies or kittens. The owner or person who has custody of a dog or cat may retain the puppies or kittens born of said dog or cat which exceed the permissible numbers set forth in § 210-18 for 12 weeks after the birth of the animals. If, after that time, there are more than a total of four cats and/or dogs in any one residence or apartment, the owner or person having custody of the dogs and cats will be in violation of § 210-18.
A.
No doghouse, pen, or kennel shall be maintained closer than 20 feet
to any tenement or apartment house, hotel, restaurant, boardinghouse,
retail food store, building used for school, religious or hospital
purposes, or residence other than that occupied by the owner or occupant
of the premises upon which said dogs are kept.
B.
No doghouse, pen, or kennel shall be maintained closer than 10 feet
of any property adjacent to the property occupied by the owner or
occupant of the premises upon which said dogs are kept.
C.
No dog shall be leashed or chained on the property occupied by the
owner or occupant of the premises where said dog can reach within
10 feet of any public sidewalk, street, or alley, or property adjacent
to the property occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises
upon which said dogs are kept.
Whenever the safety of the public shall require it, the Chief
of Police, by notice published in the local newspaper, may order that
for a period of 20 days after the date of the notice, no dogs and/or
cats shall be permitted to go abroad in any of the streets, roads,
lanes, alleys or public places without being properly muzzled with
a secure muzzle or being led by a chain or other secure fastening.
[Amended 9-24-2007; at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Unless a penalty is specified elsewhere in this article for
a violation of a section of this article, the forfeiture shall be
not less than $5 nor more than $500, upon conviction for each offense,
together with the costs of prosecution.
