[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Wild Rose. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village
to own, harbor or keep any dog more than five months of age without
complying with the provisions of the chapter relating to the listing,
licensing, and tagging of the same.
B.
AT LARGE
DOG
OWNER
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter
otherwise require:
To be off the premises of the owner and not on a leash or
otherwise, but a dog within an automobile of its owner or in an automobile
of any other person with the consent of the owner of said dog shall
be deemed to be upon the owner's premises.
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
Any person owning, harboring or keeping a dog and the occupant
of any premises on which a dog remains or to which it is presumed
to be harboring or keeping the dog within the meaning of this section.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption
of Code)]
The owner of a dog shall have said animal vaccinated against
rabies by a veterinarian at no later than five months of age and revaccinated
within one year after the initial vaccination. If the owner obtains
the dog or brings the dog into the Village after the dog has reached
five months of age, the owner shall have the dog vaccinated within
30 days after the dog is obtained or brought into the Village unless
the dog or cat has been vaccinated as evidenced by a current certificate
of rabies vaccination from this state or another state. The owner
of a dog or cat shall have the dog revaccinated against rabies by
a veterinarian before the date that the immunization expires as stated
on the certificate of vaccination or, if no date is specified, within
three years after the previous vaccination.
A.
Dog license required. It shall be unlawful for any person in the
Village to own, harbor or keep any dog more than five months of age
without complying with the provisions of this chapter relating to
the listing, licensing, and tagging of the same.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption
of Code)]
The Village Clerk/Treasurer shall assess and collect a late
fee of $5 from every owner of a dog or cat five months of age or over,
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 dog or cat.
All late fees received or collected shall be in addition to any fines
or forfeitures assessed for noncompliance to this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption
of Code)]
Owners of dogs who fail to obtain rabies vaccinations and licenses for their animals within the time limits outlined in this chapter are subject to fines and forfeitures as provided in § 1-1-8, General penalty.
A.
Restrictions. It shall be unlawful for any person within the Village
limits to own, harbor or keep any dog or cat which:
(1)
Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street, alley, or
highway in the Village.
(2)
Assaults or attacks any person.
(3)
Is allowed to run at large within the limits of the Village.
(4)
Habitually barks or howls to the annoyance of any person or persons.
(5)
Kills, wounds, or worries any domestic animal.
(6)
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.
B.
Vicious dogs. No vicious dog shall be allowed off the premises of
its owner unless muzzled or on a leash in the charge of the owner
or a member of the owner's immediate family over 16 years of age and
under control of a person physically able to control it. A dog is
declared to be vicious within the meaning of this section when it
shall have bitten any person or when a propensity to attack or bite
human beings shall exist and is known or ought reasonably to be known
to the owner or any member of he owner's immediate family over 16
years of age. Any vicious dog which is found off the premises of its
owner, other than as hereinabove provided, may be seized by any person
and upon delivery to the proper authorities, may, upon establishment
to the satisfaction of a court of competent jurisdiction of the vicious
character of said dog, by testimony under oath reduced to writing,
be killed by the police authorities.
C.
Dogs and cats running at large.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing any dog
or cat to permit the same to run at large. When a dog or cat is outside
of the owner's dwelling and premises surrounding the owner's dwelling,
it will be secured on an appropriate leash or chain in order to control
said dog or cat. For the purpose of this subsection, "running at large"
shall be defined to be the presence of an uncontrolled dog at any
place, excluding the premises outside of the owner's dwelling.
(2)
A dog shall not be considered to be running at large if it is on
a leash and under control of a person physically able to control it.
No dog or cat is permitted in any public playground, public
park, beach or swimming area within the Village unless such dog or
cat is properly leashed and under the owner's control.[1] Dogs and cats are prohibited from being in cemeteries.
Every dog specially trained as a serviced animal shall be exempt from
this section.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 7-9-1A(3).
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 of the Village 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 the
Village police officer upon demand for examination.
Any police officer may shelter and care for any animal found
to be cruelly exposed to the weather, starved, neglected or abandoned,
and may deliver such animal to another person to be sheltered, cared
for, and given medical attention, if necessary. In all cases, the
owner, if known, shall be immediately notified and the person having
possession of the animal shall have a lien thereon for its care, keeping,
medical attention and expenses of notice. Whenever, in the opinion
of a police officer, an animal is hopelessly injured or diseased so
as to be beyond the probability of recovery, such police officer may
kill such animal.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit a dog
or cat to be on property, public or private, not owned or possessed
by such person unless such person has in his/her immediate possession
an appropriate device for scooping excrement and an appropriate depository
for the transmission of excrement to a receptacle located upon property
owned or possessed by such person. This section shall not apply to
a person who is visually or physically handicapped.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing a dog
or cat to permit such dog or cat to go upon any parkway, 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 to knowingly keep or harbor
any dog that 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.[1]
No person shall sell or offer for sale, barter, or give away
baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl as pets or as novelties, whether
or not they are dyed, colored or otherwise artificially treated. This
section shall not prohibit the sale or display of natural chicks or
ducklings, in proper brooder house facilities by hatcheries or stores
in the business of selling them to be raised for commercial purposes.
If this section is being violated, a humane officer, police officer,
sheriff or health officer shall seize such fowl or pets and provide
the necessary care and attention and such fowl or pets shall not be
returned to the owner until all expenses for such care and attention
shall have been paid.
A.
Purpose. The keeping of a large number of dogs or cats in a residential
district for a considerable period of time detracts from and, in many
instances, is detrimental to healthful and comfortable life for which
such areas were created. The keeping of a large number of dogs or
cats is, therefore, declared a public nuisance.
B.
CAT
DOG
RESIDENTIAL LOT
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a dwelling,
platted or unplatted and under common ownership. For the purpose of
this section, any vacant parcel or parcels adjoining a dwelling and
under the same ownership shall constitute one lot.
C.
Number of dogs and cats limited. No family or household shall own,
harbor or keep in its possession more than three dogs and/or two cats
on any lot without the prior approval of the Village Board, except
that a litter of pups or kittens, or a portion of a litter, may be
kept for not more than eight weeks from birth. If more than one family
resides on a residential lot, then only three dogs and/or two cats
shall be allowed on the residential lot unless prior written approval
is obtained from the Village Board. For the purpose of this section,
the term "family" shall be defined as one or more persons. These limitations
do not apply to those individuals who are licensed to operate kennels.
D.
Penalty. Any owner found to be in noncompliance with § 7-1-15C shall be given a written warning to comply within 30 days. Failure to comply with this warning will make the owner subject to a fine per animal as provided in § 1-1-8, General penalty, for every dog and cat that exceeds the three-dog, two-cat limit. Penalties shall be assessed for each day the pet owner is in noncompliance with this section, for a maximum of another thirty-day period. If, at the end of that time period, the owner is still noncompliant with § 7-1-15C, a Municipal Court citation shall be issued and a mandatory court appearance shall be scheduled. Upon conviction, and in addition to forfeiture, assessments, and surcharges, the owner may be subject to whatever actions the Court deems necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter, to include the removal of excess animals.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption
of Code)]
