[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. 
Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise require:
AT LARGE
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.
DOG
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
OWNER
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.
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.
D. 
Penalty. For first offenses, owners shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 1-1-8, General penalty.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1-2, Adoption of Code)]
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]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 9-6-5J of Ch. 9-6, Public Nuisances.
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. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CAT
Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
DOG
Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
RESIDENTIAL LOT
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)]