[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Barneveld as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted as § 11.03 of the 1993 Code]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
All structures, pens, buildings, stables, coops or yards wherein
animals or fowl are kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition.
[Adopted as § 12.06 of the 1993 Code; amended in
its entirety 6-4-2001 by Ord. No.
01-06-02]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
No person shall own, harbor or keep any dog or cat more than
five months of age without complying with the provisions of §§ 174.05
through 174.10, Wis. Stats., relating to the listing, licensing and
tagging of the same. All licenses required under this section shall
be obtained before January 1 of each calendar year, except where a
dog or cat is brought into the Village after that date or when a kitten
or puppy has not yet reached the required age by that date; such license
shall be obtained within 14 days of such event.
The following terms, when used in this article, are defined
as follows:
AT LARGE
Off the premises of the owner and not under the control of
some person either by leash or otherwise, but a dog or cat within
an automobile of its owner or in an automobile of any other person
with the consent of the dog's or cat's owner shall be deemed
to be upon the owner's premises.
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 is presumed to
be harboring or keeping the dog or cat within the meaning of this
section.
No person within the Village shall own, harbor or keep any dog
or cat which:
A. Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street, alley or highway
in the Village.
B. Assaults or attacks any person.
C. Is at large within the limits of the Village.
D. Kills, wounds or worries any domestic animals.
E. Is known by such person to be infected with rabies or to have been
bitten by an animal known to have been infected with rabies.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
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, animal or
cat is considered to be in violation of this section when two formal,
written complaints are filed with the Police Department within a four-week
period.
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 Police Department and shall keep such dog
or cat confined for not less than 10 days or for such period of time
as the Police Department shall direct. The owner or keeper of any
such dog or cat shall surrender the dog or cat to a law enforcement
or humane officer upon demand for examination.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, keeper or walker of any
dog or cat to permit his or her dog or cat to discharge such animal's
excreta upon any public or private property, other than on the owner's
own private property, within the Village, if such owner, keeper or
walker does not immediately thereafter remove and clean such animal's
excreta from the public or private property. This section shall not
apply to a person who is visually or physically handicapped.
No dog or cat shall be permitted in any public cemetery. Every
dog specially trained to lead blind persons shall be exempt from this
section.
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 or urinate thereon.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
It shall be the duty of any police officer or any other person
appointed by the Village Board to seize and impound any dog or cat
in accordance with § 174.042, Wis. Stats. Notice of the
impoundment of any dog or cat hereunder shall be given to the owner
of the dog or cat, if known.