[Adopted 12-8-1997 by Ord. No. 15; amended in its entirety 7-22-2019 by Ord. No. 08-19]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Greenville,
Outagamie County, Wisconsin, hereby adopts the provisions of Chapter
174 of the Wisconsin Statutes for the control of dogs in the Village
of Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, as described herein.
The purpose of this article is to regulate animal control within
the Village of Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
In this article, unless the context or subject matter requires
otherwise, the following definitions shall be applicable:
Any live, vertebrate creature, domestic or wild.
No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment or otherwise
abuse an animal.
To be off the premises of the owner and not under the control
of some person either by leash or physical means of restraint, but
an animal within an automobile of its owner or in an automobile of
any person with the consent of the animal's owner shall be deemed
to be upon the owner's premises.
No person or household shall keep more than the determined
number of animals.
A designated officer appointed by the Village Board of the
Village of Greenville to enforce this article. This shall include
the Village President, the Village Administrator, the Village Animal
Control Officer and any member of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department.
Any person owning, harboring, or keeping an animal and the
occupant of any premises on which an animal remains or to which the
animal customarily returns daily for a period of 10 days is presumed
to be harboring or keeping the animal within the meaning of this article.
Any animal which:
Is repeatedly at large within the Village of Greenville.
Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public roadway in the
Village of Greenville.
Assaults or attacks any person off the premises of the owner.
Barks, whines or howls in an excessive, continuous or untimely
fashion.
Attacks persons or animals without provocation when such persons
or animals are peacefully conducting themselves in a place where they
are lawfully entitled to be.
Is over five months of age and has not been issued a valid license
and/or does not have the license attached to the dog as required by
§ 174.07(1)(e) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Is known by the owner to be infected with rabies, or has been
bitten by an animal known to have been infected with rabies, and such
owner fails to quarantine the dog as required by Wisconsin Statutes
§ 95.21.
Defecates on property other than that of the owner, and said
defecation is not removed immediately by the owner.
Damages public or private property.
Violates any other provision of Chapter 174 of the Wisconsin
Statutes.
The animal must be secured by a leash or lead and under the
control of a responsible person and obedient to that person's command
or within the real property limits of its owner.
It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village of Greenville
to own, harbor, or keep any dog more than five months of age without
complying with Chapter 174 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Dog licensing
shall be completed between January 1 and March 31 of each year. Owners
shall purchase the license at the fee set forth in the Village of
Greenville Fee Schedule.[1] Owners will be charged a late penalty as set forth in
the Village of Greenville Fine and Forfeiture Schedule[2] if they fail to purchase a license prior to April 1 for
dogs that are five months or older by April 1, or within 30 days of
acquiring a licensable (five months or older) dog. A valid rabies
certificate from a licensed veterinarian and proof of spay or neuter
will be required at the time the license is purchased. The dog tag
issued must be attached to a collar, and a collar with the tag attached
shall be kept on the dog for which the license is issued at all times
as set forth in Wisconsin Statutes § 174.07(1)(e).
It shall be unlawful for any person within the Village of Greenville
to own, harbor, or keep any dog which:
A.
Is at large within the Village of Greenville.
B.
Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public roadway in the Village
of Greenville.
C.
Assaults or attacks any person off the premises of the owner.
D.
Habitually barks or howls to the reasonable annoyance of any person.
E.
Kills, wounds, or worries any domestic animal, which includes livestock,
dogs and cats, horses, bovines, sheep, goats, pigs, elk or other deer
raised in captivity, llamas, alpacas, domestic rabbits, farm-raised
deer, or domestic fowl, including game fowl raised in captivity, nests
or eggs of game birds.
F.
Is over five months of age and has not been issued a valid license
and/or does not have the license attached to the dog as required by
§ 174.07(1)(e) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
G.
Is known by the owner to be infected with rabies, or has been bitten
by an animal known to have been infected with rabies, and such owner
fails to quarantine the dog as required by Wisconsin Statutes § 95.21.
H.
Defecates on property other than that of the owner, and said defecation
is not removed immediately by the owner.
I.
Violates any other provision of Chapter 174 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Wisconsin Statutes § 95.21 is hereby incorporated
by reference and made a part of this article. Any provisions of this
article shall be read in conjunction with Wisconsin Statutes § 95.21;
however, it is the intent to make this article more restrictive pursuant
to Wisconsin Statutes § 95.21(9).
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or household to keep more than
six animals.
B.
The maximum number of dogs is three in any household within the Village
of Greenville unless a multiple-dog license has been approved and
issued by the Village of Greenville/Outagamie County Clerk's Office.
C.
This section shall not apply to properly licensed pet shops, commercial
or boarding kennels, humane society/association, animal shelter, doggy
day care, rescue facilities or veterinary clinics or hospitals.
No owner or caretaker of an animal shall fail to provide it
with adequate food, adequate water and adequate heating, cooling,
ventilation, sanitation, shelter, and medical care consistent with
the normal requirements of an animal's size, species and breed.
A.
The owner or caretaker of an animal shall promptly remove and dispose
of, in a sanitary manner, any excrement left or deposited by the animal
upon public or private property.
B.
The owner or caretaker of a dog or cat shall have in his or her immediate
possession an appropriate means of removing animal excrement whenever
said animal is not on property owned or possessed by the owner or
caretaker.
C.
All pens, yards, structures or areas where animals are kept shall
be maintained in a nuisance-free manner. Excrement shall be removed
regularly and disposed of properly so as not to attract insects or
rodents, become unsightly, or cause objectionable odors.
A.
If any dog or cat for which the owner holds a current rabies certificate
is involved in a bite or scratch incident, the owner shall quarantine
and confine the animal under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian
for at least 10 days from the date of the incident. The animal shall
not be allowed to come in contact with other animals or people during
the period of confinement. Supervision of a veterinarian includes,
at a minimum, examination of the animal on the first day, on the 10th
day, and on one intervening day.
B.
Any dog or cat involved in a bite or scratch incident that has not
been rabies vaccinated or has not been revaccinated within the prescribed
times must be confined at a veterinary hospital, a licensed animal
shelter, or a place designated by the Outagamie County Health Department.
C.
The owner of any dog or cat involved in a bite or scratch incident
is responsible for any expenses incurred.
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit as follows:
A.
If the animal injures or causes injury to a person, or any domestic
animal, which includes livestock, dogs and cats, horses, bovines,
sheep, goats, pigs, elk or other deer raised in captivity, llamas,
alpacas, domestic rabbits, farm-raised deer, or domestic fowl, including
game fowl raised in captivity, nests or eggs of game birds, the forfeiture
amounts for violations of this subsection shall be set from time to
time by ordinance in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule[1] of the Village of Greenville if the owner did not have
notice that the dog had previously caused injury.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current Fine and Forfeiture Schedule is
on file in the Village offices.
B.
If the owner did have notice or knew that the animal previously caused
injury to a person, or any domestic animal, which includes livestock,
dogs and cats, horses, bovines, sheep, goats, pigs, elk or other deer
raised in captivity, llamas, alpacas, domestic rabbits, farm-raised
deer, or domestic fowl, including game fowl raised in captivity, nests
or eggs of game birds, the forfeiture amounts for violations of this
subsection shall be set from time to time by ordinance in the Fine
and Forfeiture Schedule of the Village of Greenville.
C.
For an animal running at large, a forfeiture amount listed in the
Fine and Forfeiture Schedule of the Village of Greenville for offenses.
D.
Any owner who fails to have an animal vaccinated against rabies as
required by Wisconsin Statutes § 95.21 shall forfeit an
amount that shall be set from time to time in the Fine and Forfeiture
Schedule.
E.
An owner who refuses to comply with an order concerning quarantine
shall be fined an amount set from time to time by ordinance in the
Fine and Forfeiture Schedule of the Village of Greenville.
F.
For all other violations of this article, a forfeiture amount set
from time to time by ordinance in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule
of the Village of Greenville.
G.
Each violation and each day a violation occurs or continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
H.
If any dog owner fails to obtain a license as required by Wisconsin
State Statutes Chapter 174, the owner shall forfeit an amount that
shall be set from time to time in the Fine and Forfeiture Schedule.
I.
In all cases above, there shall be, in addition to the fines set
out, the cost of prosecution and, in default of the payment of the
fine and costs, the violator may be imprisoned in the County jail
until costs and forfeitures are paid, but not to exceed 30 days.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
