[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council
of the Village of Bellevue as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-17-1979 by Ord. 70]
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord. No.
105; 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-004]
A.
No person shall keep or house any animal or fowl within the Village except dogs, cats, canaries or other animals which are commonly kept as pets, and chickens as allowed in § 14-1C.
B.
Not
more than three dogs of licensable age shall be kept in any household,
except in the following situations:
(1)
A household may foster up to one dog from a federal, state or local
government agency, shelter, humane society, or rescue.
(2)
A household may receive preapproval to care for dogs of a family
member or friend from the Village of Bellevue if criteria, as set
by the Village Council from time to time, are met and adhered to.
C.
A person who keeps or houses chickens on his or her property shall
comply with all of the following requirements:
(1)
Keep no more than four chickens.
(2)
The principal use of the person's property is for a one-family
dwelling or a two-family dwelling.
(3)
No person shall keep any rooster.
(4)
No person shall slaughter any chickens.
(5)
The chickens shall be provided with a covered enclosure and must
be kept in the covered enclosure or an adjoining fenced enclosure
at all times. Fenced and covered enclosures are subject to all applicable
provisions of the Village of Bellevue's Zoning Ordinance.[1]
(6)
A person shall not keep chickens in any location on the property
other than in the backyard as defined by the Zoning Ordinance.
(7)
No covered enclosure or fenced enclosure shall be located closer
than five feet to any property line of an adjacent property.
(8)
All enclosures for the keeping of chickens shall be so constructed
and repaired as to prevent rats, mice, or other rodents from being
harbored underneath or within the walls of the enclosure. A covered
enclosure or fenced enclosure shall not be located closer than 30
feet to any residential structure, excluding an attached garage, on
an adjacent property.
(9)
All feed and other items associated with the keeping of chickens
that are likely to attract or to become infested with or infected
by rats, mice, or other rodents shall be protected so as to prevent
rats, mice, or other rodents from gaining access to or coming into
contact with them.
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord. No.
105; 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-004]
No person shall own, keep, harbor or possess any dog within
the Village unless such person shall have complied with the laws of
the State of Michigan providing for the licensing and registration
of such dog, and unless such person shall have furnished as a condition
precedent to obtaining such dog license, proof of vaccination or injection
for rabies.
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord. No.
105; 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-004]
No person shall own, keep, harbor or possess any dog four months
old or over, that does not, at all times when such dog is off the
premises of the owner, wear a collar or harness with license tag attached,
issued pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan.
[Amended 7-26-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-004]
No person shall cause or permit any animal to run or be at large
in the public streets, alleys, vacant lots or other open or public
place or places; nor upon any private premises other than the premises
of the owner, or occupant, of such animal without the consent of the
owner, or occupant, of such private premises; provided, however, that
any such animal may be left about outside the premises of the owner
thereof on a suitable leash, in the immediate control of a competent
person.
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord. No.
105; 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-004]
A.
No
person shall own, keep, or harbor or have charge of any animal, either
licensed or unlicensed, which has an ugly or vicious disposition or
is dangerous to persons or property. Any animal shall be deemed vicious
which has bitten a person or gives indications that it is likely to
bite any person or animal without molestation, unless said animal
is adequately restrained or confined to the premises of the owner
or caretaker.
B.
No
person shall own, keep, harbor or have charge of any animal, licensed
or unlicensed, which by the destruction or trespassing on the property
of others becomes a nuisance in the vicinity where kept.
C.
No
person shall own, keep, harbor or have charge of any animal, either
licensed or unlicensed, which, by the loud and frequent emission of
noise, disturbs the comfort or repose of persons in the vicinity or
otherwise become a nuisance in the neighborhood in which such animal
is kept.
Every person in possession of any animal who
shall suffer such animal to remain about his premises for a period
of five days shall be deemed to be the owner thereof for purposes
of this article.
No person who owns, keeps, harbors or has charge
of one or more animals shall permit the accumulation of wastes from
such animals, to the extent that such wastes render such person's
premises unsanitary, noxious, unhealthful, or otherwise a nuisance
by reason of odor or as an attraction to or breeding place for rats
or other vermin, flies, mosquitoes, or other disease-bearing insects.
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord.
No. 105; 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-004]
Every police officer is authorized to pick up, take into possession
and impound every dog running at large in the Village or not being
maintained pursuant to this article and to immediately notify the
owner, harborer or custodian of said animal. Said officer is authorized
to deliver said animal to the Eaton County Dog Warden or other officer
with similar authority.
[Amended 7-7-2003 by Ord.
No. 105]
A violation of this article is a municipal civil
infraction. The penalty for a violation that is a municipal civil
infraction shall be a civil fine in an amount set by resolution of
the Village Council from time to time.
[Amended 7-26-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-004]
