It shall be unlawful for any person owning or possessing an animal to permit such animal to do any of the following:
[Adopted as Sec. 7.01 of the prior Code]
The statutory provisions in Chapter 951, Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this article as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any regulation incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this article. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutory regulations in Chapter 951 incorporated herein are intended to be made part of this article.
The statutory provisions in Chapters 172 and 174, Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this article as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or any act prohibited by any regulation incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this article. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutory regulations in Chapters 172 and 174 incorporated herein are intended to be made part of this article.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, harbor or keep any dog more than five months of age after January 1 of the license year without complying with the provisions of Wisconsin State Statutes and this article.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
The owner or person having control or charge of any dog shall have the animal under restraint at all times. "Under restraint," within the meaning of this section, shall mean to be controlled by a leash or by competent person and immediately obedient to that person's command or within a vehicle being driven or parked on the street or on the property of its owner.
The owner or person in charge of any animal shall not permit solid fecal matter of such animal to be deposited on any public or private property, unless such matter is immediately removed therefrom by said owner or person in charge. This section shall not apply to a person who is visually handicapped.
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 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.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. If not defined herein, the word, term or phrase shall have the definition commonly accepted including a relevant definition contained in the Wisconsin Statutes. When not inconsistent with the context, the words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory:
Shall be the equivalent of the word "forfeiture," and vice versa.
Includes the plural as well as the singular and may mean either a natural person, firm, association, partnership, private corporation, public or quasi-public corporation, or combination of these who shall hold title to a building, structure or property, or who shall be in actual possession of, or have charge, or control of building, structure, or property as agent of the title holder, or who shall be trustee or guardian of the estate or person of the title holder.
Includes a corporation, firm partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit as well as individuals, including a personal representative, receiver or other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the term "person" is used in any section of this article prescribing a penalty or fine, as to partnerships or associations, the work shall include the partners or members thereof, and as to corporations, shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such section.
A thing, act, occupation, condition or use of property, which shall continue for such length of time as to substantially annoy, injure or endanger the comfort, health, repose or safety of the public; in any way render the public insecure in life or in the use of property; greatly offend the public morals or decency; unlawfully and substantially interfere with, obstruct or tend to obstruct or render dangerous for passage any street, alley, highway, navigable body of water or other public way or the use of public property.
Any public highway or alley and shall mean the entire width between the boundary lines of any public way where any part thereof is open to the public for purposes of vehicular traffic.
The Town of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin, or any duly appointed designate thereof, including, but not limited to, the Town Board and Town committees.
The present governing body of the Town or any successors to the legislative power of said body, or any duly appointed designate thereof.
A motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or mobile home, whether or not such vehicle is registered under Wisconsin Law.