[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Reeseville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-14-2016 by Ord. No. A-97 (Title 7, Ch. 1, of the 1992 Code)]
Definitions. In this article, unless the context or subject matter otherwise require:
ANIMAL
Mammals, reptiles and birds.
AT LARGE
To be 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 owner of said dog or cat, shall be deemed to be upon the owner's premises.
BITE
A puncture or tear of the skin inflicted by the teeth or any animal consistent with the closing of the teeth upon the victim.
CAT
Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
CRUEL
Causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable injury or death.
DOG
Any domesticated member of the canis familiaris or canis lupus familiaris species.
FARM ANIMAL
Any warm-blooded animal normally raised on farms in the United States and used for food or fiber.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Has the meaning as appears in § 967.02(5), Wis. Stats., and includes a humane officer under § 173.03, Wis. Stats., but does not include a conservation warden appointed under § 23.10, Wis. Stats.
NEUTERED
As used herein as describing a dog or cat, shall mean a dog or cat having nonfunctional reproduction organs.
OWNER
Any person, firm, corporation, organization or department possessing, harboring or having the care or custody, whether temporarily or permanently, of a dog or cat or any person who licensed the dog through the Village of Reeseville. 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; such person is presumed to be harboring or keeping the dog or cat within the meaning of this article.
PERSON
Any individual human being, firm, corporation, organization or other legal entity.
PET
An animal kept and treated as a pet.
PROHIBITED DANGEROUS DOG
A. 
Any dog that has inflicted substantial body harm upon, or caused or contributed to the death of, any person on public or private property, whose owner, at the time of such infliction or involvement in fatal attack, failed to demonstrate sufficient provocation consistent with Subsection B(1) through (7) of the definition of "vicious dog" to an investigating law enforcement officer or a court of competent jurisdiction; or
B. 
Any dog, caused to be present in this Village, from another village, city, town, county or state that has been declared or found to be dangerous, vicious or otherwise given a similar designation by that or any other jurisdiction via a judicial or quasi-judicial process irrespective of whether or not such declaration or finding is in an appealable, final form; or
C. 
Any dog that is, or has been, subject to being destroyed under § 174.02(3), Wis. Stats., irrespective of whether such petition or action was disposed of in a manner ordering or otherwise requiring destruction of the dog; or
D. 
Any rabid dog; or
E. 
Any wild animal hybrid, including but not limited to wolf hybrids; or
F. 
Any dog trained, owned, sold, purchased or transferred for the purpose of dogfighting or similar activity.
SUBSTANTIAL BODILY HARM
Bodily injury that causes a laceration that requires stitches, staples, or a tissue adhesive; any fracture of a bone; a broken nose, a burn, a petechiae, a puncture of the skin; a temporary loss of consciousness, sight or hearing; a concussion; or a loss or fracture of a tooth.
UNTAGGED ANIMALS
An animal is considered to be untagged if a valid license tag is not attached to a collar which is kept on the animal.
VICIOUS DOG
A. 
Any dog with a propensity, tendency and/or disposition to attempt to attack, cause injury, contribute to the destruction of public or private property, or otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or other domestic animals, which may be evidenced by habitual or repeated chasing, scratching, snapping, or barking, snarling or growling in a reasonably perceived threatening manner;
B. 
Any dog that attacks, bites, attempts to attack or bite, or has attacked or bitten, a human being or another domestic animal; however, a dog shall not be a vicious dog under this subsection or Subsection A above by sole reason of having engaged in any of the behavior described under this subsection or Subsection A above toward, or in relation, to:
(1) 
Any person who attacked, attempted to attack or otherwise accosted such dog or who engaged in conduct that should be reasonably calculated to provoke such dog to attack or bite such person or another person or otherwise engage in behavior reasonably perceived as threatening, including, but not limited to, directing such behavior towards the dog's owner or an acquaintance thereof; or
(2) 
Any person who engaged in provoking or inciting a dogfight or any form of altercation between such dog and another dog or other domestic animal; or
(3) 
Any person who engaged in stopping or dispersing an actual or reasonably believed to be imminent dogfight or any form of altercation involving the dog, so long as such dog, in response to any such intervention, was not the aggressing dog in the dog fight or other form of altercation; or
(4) 
Any person engaged in attacking or accosting or attempting to attack or accost any other person or domestic animal; or
(5) 
Any person engaged in unlawful entry into or upon the fenced or substantially or completely enclosed portion of the premises upon which such dog is kept, or into or upon any automobile or other vehicle parked or stored in or upon the street adjacent to such premises; or
(6) 
Any dog or other domestic animal engaged in unauthorized entry into or upon the fenced or substantially or completely enclosed portion of the premises upon which such dog is kept; or
(7) 
Any person engaged in unlawful or unauthorized entry into any automobile or other vehicle in which such dog is kept or confined.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 7-1-1(a), License required, of the 1992 Code, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
A. 
Rabies vaccination. The owner of a dog shall have the dog 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 of Reeseville after the dog has reached five months of age, the owner shall have the dog vaccinated against rabies within 30 days after the dog is brought into the Village unless the dog has been vaccinated as evidenced by a current certificate of rabies vaccination. The owner of a dog shall have the dog revaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian before the date of that immunization expires as stated on the certificate of vaccination or, if no date is specified, within three years after the previous vaccination. The certificate of vaccination shall meet the requirements of § 95.21(2), Wis. Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
B. 
Issuance of certificate of rabies vaccination. A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog against rabies shall complete and issue to the owner a certificate of rabies vaccination bearing a serial number and in the form approved by the Village stating the owner's name and address, the name, sex, spayed or unspayed, neutered or unneutered, breed and color of the dog, the date of the vaccination, the type of rabies vaccination administered and the manufacturer's serial number, the date that the immunization expires as specified for that type of vaccine by the Centers for Disease Control of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
C. 
Copies of certificate. The veterinarian shall keep a copy of each certificate of rabies vaccination in a file maintained for this purpose until the date that the immunization expires or until the dog is revaccinated, whichever occurs first.
D. 
Rabies vaccination tag. After issuing the certificate of rabies vaccination, the veterinarian shall deliver to the owner a rabies vaccination tag of durable material, bearing the same serial number as the certificate, the year the vaccination was given and the name, address and telephone number of the veterinarian.
E. 
Tag to be attached. The owner shall attach the rabies vaccination tag or a substitute tag to a collar and a collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the dog at all times, but this requirement does not apply to a dog during competition or training, to a dog while hunting, to a dog securely confined indoors or to a dog securely confined in a fenced area. The substitute tag shall be of a durable material and contain the same information as the rabies vaccination tag. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to a dog which is not required to be vaccinated under Subsection A.
F. 
Duplicate tag. The veterinarian may furnish a new rabies vaccination tag with a new serial number to an owner in place of the original tag upon presentation of the certificate of rabies vaccination. The veterinarian shall then indicate the new tag number on the certificate and keep a record in the file.
G. 
Cost. The owner shall pay the cost of the rabies vaccination and the cost associated with the issuance of a certificate of rabies vaccination and the delivery of a rabies vaccination tag.
Dog licenses.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village of Reeseville to own, harbor or keep any dog more than five months of age without complying with the provisions of §§ 174.05 through 174.10, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the listing, licensing and tagging of the same.
B. 
The owner of any dog more than five months of age on January 1 of any year, or five months of age within the license year, shall annually, or on or before the date the dog becomes five months of age, pay a license tax and obtain a license.
C. 
The fee for a dog license shall be set by the Village Board. The license year shall commence January 1 and end December 31.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
D. 
Upon payment of the required license tax and upon presentation of evidence that the dog is currently immunized against rabies, as required by § 178-2 of this article, the Village Treasurer shall complete and issue to the owner a license for such dog containing all information required by state law. The Village Treasurer shall also deliver to the owner, at the time of issuance of the license, a tag of durable material bearing the same serial number as the license, the name of the county in which issued and the license year.
E. 
The owner shall securely attach the tag to a collar, and the collar with the tag attached shall be kept on the dog for which the license is issued at all times, except as provided in § 178-2E.
F. 
The fact that a dog is without a tag attached to the dog by means of a collar shall be presumptive evidence that the dog is unlicensed. Any Village police or humane officer shall seize, impound or restrain any dog for which a dog license is required which is found without such tag attached.
G. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, every dog specifically trained to lead blind or deaf persons is exempt from the dog license tax, and every person owning such a dog shall receive annually a free dog license from the Village Treasurer upon application therefor.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Village Treasurer shall assess and collect a late fee set by the Village Board from every owner of a dog five months of age or over if the owner failed to obtain a license prior to April 1 of each year, or within 30 days of acquiring ownership of a licensable dog or if the owner failed to obtain a license on or before the dog reached licensable age. Said late fee shall be charged in addition to the required license fee.
A. 
Dogs and cats confined. If a district is quarantined for rabies, all dogs and cats within the Village shall be kept securely confined, tied, leashed or muzzled. Any dog or cat not confined, tied, leashed or muzzled is declared a public nuisance and may be impounded. All officers shall cooperate in the enforcement of the quarantine. The Village Clerk shall promptly post in at least three public places in the Village notices of quarantine.
B. 
Exemption of vaccinated dog or cat from Village quarantine. A dog or cat which is immunized currently against rabies, as evidenced by a valid certificate of rabies vaccination or other evidence, is exempt from the Village quarantine provisions of Subsection A if a rabies vaccination tag or substitute tag is attached to the dog's or cat's collar.
C. 
Quarantine or sacrifice of an animal suspected of biting a person or being infected or exposed to rabies.
(1) 
Quarantine or sacrifice of dog or cat. A Village law enforcement or animal control officer shall order a dog or cat quarantined if the officer has reason to believe that the animal bit a person, is infected with rabies or has been in contact with a rabid animal. If quarantine cannot be imposed because the dog or cat cannot be captured, the officer may kill the animal. The officer shall attempt to kill the animal in a humane manner and in a manner which avoids damage to the animal's head.
(2) 
Sacrifice of other animals. An officer may order killed or may kill an animal other than a dog or cat if the officer has reason to believe that the animal bit a person or is infected with rabies.
D. 
Quarantine of dog or cat.
(1) 
Delivery to isolation facility or quarantine on premises of owner. A Village law enforcement or animal control officer who orders a dog or cat to be quarantined shall deliver the animal or shall order the animal delivered to an isolation facility as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours after the original order is issued, or the officer may order the animal to be quarantined on the premises of the owner if the animal is immunized currently against rabies as evidenced by a valid certificate of rabies vaccination or other evidence.
(2) 
Health risk to humans. If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined because there is reason to believe that the animal bit a person, the custodian of an isolation facility or the owner shall keep the animal under strict isolation under the supervision of a veterinarian for at least 10 days after the incident occurred. In this subsection, "supervision of a veterinarian" includes, at a minimum, examination of the animal on the first day of isolation, on the last day of isolation and on one intervening day. If the observation period is not extended and if the veterinarian certifies that the dog or cat has not exhibited any signs of rabies, the animal may be released from quarantine at the end of the observation period.
(3) 
Risk to animal health.
(a) 
If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined because there is reason to believe that the animal has been exposed to a rabid animal and if the dog or cat is not currently immunized against rabies, the custodian of an isolation facility or the owner shall keep the animal leashed or confined for 180 days. The owner shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies between 155 days and 165 days after the exposure to a rabid animal.
(b) 
If a dog or cat is ordered to be quarantined because there is reason to believe that the animal has been exposed to a rabid animal but if the dog or cat is immunized against rabies, the custodian of an isolation facility or the owner shall keep the animal leashed or confined for 60 days. The owner shall have the animal revaccinated against rabies as soon as possible after exposure to a rabid animal.
(4) 
Destruction of a dog or cat exhibiting symptoms of rabies. If a veterinarian determines that a dog or cat exhibits symptoms of rabies during the original or extended observation period, the veterinarian shall notify the owner and the officer who ordered the animal quarantined and the officer or veterinarian shall kill the animal in a humane manner and in a manner which avoids damage to the animal's head. If the dog or cat is suspected to have bitten a person, the veterinarian shall notify the person or the person's physician.
E. 
Delivery of carcass; preparation; examination by laboratory of hygiene. An officer who kills an animal shall deliver the carcass to a veterinarian or local health department. The veterinarian or local health department shall prepare the carcass, properly prepare and package the head of the animal in a manner to minimize deterioration, arrange for delivery by the most expeditious means feasible of the head of the animal to the State Laboratory of Hygiene and dispose of or arrange for the disposal of the remainder of the carcass in a manner which minimizes the risk or exposure to any rabies virus. The Laboratory of Hygiene shall examine the specimen and determine if the animal was infected with rabies. The State Laboratory of Hygiene shall notify the Village, the veterinarian or local health department which prepared the carcass and, if the animal is suspected to have bitten a person, that person or the person's physician.
F. 
Cooperation of veterinarian. Any practicing veterinarian who is requested to be involved in the rabies control program by an officer is encouraged to cooperate in a professional capacity with the Village, the Laboratory of Hygiene, the local health department, the officer involved and, if the animal is suspected to have bitten a person, the person's physician.
G. 
Responsibility for quarantine and laboratory expenses. The owner of an animal is responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with keeping the animal in an isolation facility, supervision and examination of the animal by a veterinarian, preparation of the carcass for laboratory examination and the fee for the laboratory examination. If the owner is unknown, the county is responsible for these expenses.
A. 
Restrictions. It shall be unlawful for any person within the Village of Reeseville 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 or destroys property.
(3) 
Is at large within the limits of the Village.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also § 334-3J of Ch. 334, Nuisances.
(4) 
Habitually barks or howls to the annoyance of any person or persons. (See § 178-11.)
(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.
(7) 
In the case of a dog, is unlicensed.
B. 
Prohibited dangerous dog.
(1) 
No person may own a prohibited dangerous dog. Any person present with, by any reasonably observed physical association or means of control whatsoever, or causing a presence of a prohibited dangerous dog within the Village limits shall be irrefutably considered to own such prohibited dangerous dog.
C. 
Vicious dogs.
(1) 
No person may own a vicious dog except in conformity with the following requirements:
(a) 
Leash.
[1] 
No owner of a vicious dog may permit such a dog to go outside its premises, or a form of secure confinement, unless the dog is securely restrained with a chain, rope or other type of leash no longer than six feet in length. For the purposes of this section, the "premises" of an owner shall only mean that property that is owned in title or, if leased or otherwise legally possessed, only if leased or legally possessed exclusive of any other shared or common use by any other lessee, legal possessor or legal occupant other than a cotenant, cosigner or co-legal occupant to or under any lease pertaining to the premises.
[2] 
No person may permit a vicious dog to be kept on a chain, rope or other type of leash outside its premises, or a form of secure confinement, unless a person who is 16 years of age or older, competent to govern the dog's behavior and capable of physically controlling and restraining the dog, is in physical control of the leash. For the purposes of this section, the "premises" of an owner shall only mean that property that is owned in title or, if leased or otherwise legally possessed, only if leased or legally possessed exclusive of any other shared or common use by any other lessee, legal possessor or legal occupant other than a cotenant, cosigner or co-legal occupant to or under any lease pertaining to the premises.
(b) 
Confinement.
[1] 
Except when an owner is in conformity with Subsection C(1)(a)[1] and [2] above, all vicious dogs shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen, kennel or other structure that is located on the exclusive premises of the owner and constructed in a manner that does not allow the dog to exit the pen, kennel or other structure inadvertently or upon its own volition. The pen, kennel or other structure shall have secure sides and a secure top attached to all sides. Any structure used to confine a vicious dog shall be securely locked with a key or combination lock when the dog is within the structure. The structure shall have a secure bottom or floor attached to its sides, or the sides of such structure must be embedded in the ground at a depth of no less than two feet. A dog may be confined as required under this subsection by its secured enclosure within an area entirely surrounded by a fence of such height, depth of installation, design, structural integrity and strength so as to confine a dog and prevent its ungoverned egress from the confined area. All structures erected to house or confine vicious dogs shall comply with all zoning and building regulations of the Village.
[2] 
Indoor confinement. No vicious dog may be kept on a porch, patio or similar curtilage upon any premises or in any part of a house, building or other structure that would allow the dog to exit the house, building or other structure, inadvertently or upon its own volition. No vicious dog may be kept in a house, building or other structure when the windows are open or when screen windows or screen doors fail to prevent such dog from exiting the house, building or other structure.
(c) 
Warning signage. The owner of a vicious dog shall display, in prominent places upon his or her premises near or about all entrances or possible access points to the premises, signs containing letters of not less than two inches in height and width against a pronounced and visible contrasting color field, warning that there is a vicious dog upon or about the property. An identical version of such sign is required to be posted on the kennel, pen or other confining structure of the dog. Language such as BEWARE OF DOG or substantially similar and effective words shall be conforming to the requirements of this subsection.
(d) 
Spay and neuter requirements. Any vicious dog must be spayed or neutered if it is known or reasonable believed, or observed to be older than six months. The owner of any vicious dog shall possess written proof endorsed by a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
(e) 
Insurance and special licensing/registration. Any owner of any vicious dog shall on or before November 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, on or before April 1 of each ensuing year, register such dog with the Village Treasurer as a vicious dog and, additionally, provide, at the time of registration, a high-quality, current, color photograph of such dog, supply proof of spaying or neutering and pay a special registration fee of $25. At the time of registration, each owner of any vicious dog kept with the Village limits shall provide verifiable proof of an in-force and effective policy of liability insurance in amounts of at least $100,000 to be paid for any acts of property damage, injury or other liability incurred by virtue of any injury or damage inflicted by such vicious dog. Such insurance shall name the Village of Reeseville as a coinsured solely for the purpose of notice of cancellation of such insurance policy. The Village Treasurer shall not issue a license for any such vicious dog except in conformity with the requirements of this subsection, and any license so otherwise issued shall be void.
(f) 
Multifamily buildings. No vicious dog may be owned or otherwise made present within, upon or about any portion of any multiple living unit dwelling building or upon the lands associated therewith. For the purposes of this subsection, a "multiple living unit dwelling" shall mean only such building that contains three or more separate living units such as, by nonlimiting example only, a building commonly known as a "triplex," or larger. Real property that has been declared a condominium pursuant to the Wisconsin Condominium Act[2] shall not constitute a multiple living unit dwelling building under this subsection.
[2]
Editor's Note: See § 703.01 et seq., Wis. Stats., the Condominium Ownership Act.
(g) 
Notifications. The owner of any vicious dog shall, as soon as practical, but not more than 24 hours after any of the following events occurrence, notify or cause notification to the Police Department that such dog:
[1] 
Is at large;
[2] 
Has attacked a human being or domestic animal, whether provoked or not;
[3] 
Is dead;
[4] 
Has been sold, transferred or otherwise given away and to whom (with valid telephone number and valid mailing address), for what purpose and for what, if any, exchange of value.
(h) 
Limit on number of vicious dogs. The owner of any vicious dog shall not own more than one additional dog.
(i) 
Orders of court and agreements. No owner may own any vicious dog contrary to any order issued by the court or agreement reached with the Village Attorney and/or the Public Safety and Welfare Committee related to the ownership of such dog.
D. 
Owner's duty with respect to any dog.
(1) 
An owner shall see to it that his or her dog does not go at large.
(2) 
No person may own a dog that does any of the following:
(a) 
Damages or attempts to damage, any public or private property, except the exclusive private property of the dog's owner. "Damage" shall include, but not be limited to, defacing, scratching, manning or any type of behavior that contributes to a diminution of value.
(b) 
Barks, whines or howls in excessive or continuous fashion to the annoyance of any reasonable complainant; this subsection shall not apply to any veterinary facility, humane society or similar entity.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See also § 334-5J of Ch. 334, Nuisances.
(c) 
Bites or attempts to bit a person or domestic animal;
(d) 
Attempts to scratch or otherwise promote harm or engage in any other form of accostment to a human being or domestic animal;
(e) 
Puts any person in reasonable fear of attack or accostment.
(3) 
Any dog shall be rebuttably presumed to have engaged in any behavior described in Subsection D(2)(a) through (e) above without provocation. It shall be upon the owner to demonstrate sufficient provocation to preclude conviction under these sections. Sufficient provocation shall be demonstrated consistent with § 178-1, Subsection B(1) through (7) of the definition of "vicious dog."
E. 
Animals running at large.
(1) 
No person having in his possession or ownership any animal or fowl shall allow the same to run at large within the Village. The owner of any animal, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall keep his animal tied or enclosed in a proper enclosure so as not to allow said animal to interfere with the passing public or neighbors. Any animal running at large unlicensed and required by state law or Village ordinance to be licensed shall be seized and impounded by a humane or law enforcement officer or animal warden.
(2) 
A dog or cat shall not be considered to be running at large if it is on a leash not to exceed 10 feet in length and under control of a person physically able to control it, or if it remains on the property of its owner.
F. 
Owner's liability for damage caused by dogs; penalties. The provisions of § 174.02, Wis. Stats., relating to the owner's liability for damage caused by dogs, together with the penalties therein set forth, are herby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
G. 
Keeping of fowl.
[Added 1-11-2018 by Ord. No. A-107 (Sec. 7-1-6(i) of the 1992 Code)]
(1) 
Registration required. It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village of Reeseville to own, harbor or keep any fowl without complying with the provisions of this article relating to the registering of the same. It shall be unlawful for any person in the Village of Reeseville to build, erect, maintain or use any coop or house any fowl without complying with the provisions of this article relating to the registering of the same.
(2) 
Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COOP
Chicken coop, chicken yard or other building or yard to keep or house any fowl.
FOWL
Any chickens or ducks kept for a domestic purpose.
OWNER
Any person owning, harboring or keeping any fowl and the occupant of any premises on which a fowl remains or to which it customarily returns daily for a period of 10 days; such person is presumed to be harboring or keeping within the meaning of this subsection.
SLAUGHTER
The killing, processing, cleaning or disposing of any fowl kept by an owner under this subsection.
(3) 
Fowl registration.
(a) 
The owner of any fowl shall, on or before the date the owner populates any coop, register with the Village Treasurer. Such registration shall include the name and address of the owner and the approximate number of fowl to be kept. Such registration shall be required to be renewed annually.
(b) 
The minimum registration fee shall be $10. The registration year shall commence January 1 and end December 31.
(c) 
The Village Treasurer shall assess and collect a late fee of $25 from every owner of any fowl if the owner failed to register prior to April 1 of each year or if the owner failed to register on or before the date the owner populates any coop.
(4) 
Coops.
(a) 
All coops shall be kept in a clean, sanitary condition and free from all objectionable odors.
(b) 
All coops shall provide a covered enclosure for the fowl.
(c) 
No coop shall be located closer than 25 feet to any residential structure on an adjacent lot and shall not exceed 25 square feet unless permitted as an accessory building.
(5) 
Restrictions.
(a) 
Fowl shall be kept in a coop at all times.
(b) 
Coops shall be limited to the keeping of up to a total of four fowls per property and shall be subject to the following conditions:
[1] 
The principal use of the property where a coop may be permitted is limited to single-family dwellings.
[2] 
No person shall keep any rooster or drake.
(c) 
All slaughter of fowls kept under this subsection must occur indoors and away from public view.
(d) 
No owner may sell any product of a slaughtered fowl.
(e) 
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to keep or harbor any fowl which habitually disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood in a manner as to materially disturb or annoy persons in the neighborhood who are of ordinary sensibilities. Such fowls are declared to be a public nuisance. A fowl 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.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: See also § 334-5J of Ch. 334, Nuisances.
A. 
Animal control agency.
(1) 
The Village of Reeseville may contract with or enter into an agreement with such person, persons, organization or corporation to provide for the operation of an animal shelter, impoundment of stray animals, confinement of certain animals, disposition of impoundment animals and for assisting in the administration of rabies vaccination programs.
(2) 
The Village of Reeseville does hereby delegate to any such animal control agency the authority to act pursuant to the provisions of this section.
B. 
Impounding of animals. In addition to any penalty hereinafter provided for a violation of this article, a Village law enforcement or animal control officer may impound any dog, cat or other animal which habitually pursues any vehicle upon any street, alley or highway of this Village, assaults or attacks any person, is at large within the Village, habitually barks, cries or howls, kills, wounds or worries any domestic animal or is infected with rabies. In order for an animal to be impounded, the impounding officer must see or hear the violation of this section or have in his possession a signed statement of a complaining witness alleging the facts regarding the violation.
C. 
Claiming animal; disposal of unclaimed animals. After seizure of animals under this section by a Village law enforcement or animal control officer, the animal shall be impounded. The animal agency shall care for or dispose of the animal according to its procedures. No animal shall be released from the pound without being properly licensed if so required by state law or Village ordinance.
D. 
Sale of impounded animals. If the owner does not reclaim the animal within seven days, the animal control agency may sell the animal to any willing buyer.
E. 
Village not liable for impounding animals. The Village and/or its animal control agency shall not be liable for the death of any animal which has been impounded or disposed of pursuant to this section.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 7-1-8, Dogs and cats restricted on cemeteries, of the 1992 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
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.
The owner or person in charge of any dog or other animal shall not permit solid fecal matter of such animal to deposit on any sidewalk, street, alley or other 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 or physically handicapped.
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 thereon.
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 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.
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Editor's Note: See also § 334-5J of Ch. 334, Nuisances; and § 354-7B(4) of Ch. 354, Peace and Good Order.
A. 
Protected animals.
(1) 
Possession and sale of protected animals. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to possess with intent to sell or offer for sale, or buy or attempt to buy, within the Village, any of the following animals, alive or dead, or any part or product thereof: all wildcats of the family felidae, polar bear (thalarctos maritimus), red wolf (canis niger), vicuna (vicugna vicugna), gray or timber wolf (canis lupus), sea otter (enhydra lutris), Pacific ridley turtle (lepidochelys olivacea), Atlantic green turtle (chelonia mydas), or Mexican ridley turtle (lepidochelys kempi).
(2) 
Compliance with federal regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to buy, sell or offer for sale a native or foreign species or subspecies of mammal, bird, amphibian or reptile, or the dead body or parts thereof, which appears on the endangered species list designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior and published in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 (Public Law 135, 91st Congress).
(3) 
Regulating the importation of certain birds. No person, firm or corporation shall import or cause to be imported into this Village any part of the plumage, skin or dead body of any species of hawk, owl or eagle. This subsection shall not be construed to forbid or restrict the importation or use of the plumage, skin, body or any part thereof legally collected for use by the American Indians for ceremonial purposes or in the preservation of their tribal customs and heritage.
B. 
Exceptions. The provisions of Subsection A above shall not be deemed to prevent the lawful importation, possession, purchase or sale of any species by any public agency, institute of higher learning, persons holding federal permits, or by a person holding a scientific collectors permit issued by the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources of the state, or to any person or organization licensed to present a circus.
C. 
Wild animals; prohibition on keeping. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal, insect or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities. Specifically, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any of the following animals, reptiles or insects:
(1) 
All poisonous animals and reptiles, including rear-fang snakes.
(2) 
Apes: chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla); orangutans (Pongo); and siamangs (Symphalangus).
(3) 
Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus).
(4) 
Bears (Ursidae).
(5) 
Bison (Bison).
(6) 
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
(7) 
Crocodilians (Crocodilia), 30 inches in length or more.
(8) 
Constrictor snakes.
(9) 
Coyotes (Canis latrans).
(10) 
Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the deer family; for example, white-tailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
(11) 
Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
(12) 
Ferret.
(13) 
Gamecocks and other fighting birds.
(14) 
Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).
(15) 
Hyenas (Hyaenidae).
(16) 
Jaguars (Panthera onca).
(17) 
Leopards (Panthera pardux).
(18) 
Lions (Panthera leo).
(19) 
Lynxes (Lynx).
(20) 
Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae).
(21) 
Ostriches (Struthio).
(22) 
Pumas (Felis concolor); also known as "cougars," "mountain lions" and "panthers."
(23) 
Rhinoceroses (Rhinocerotidae).
(24) 
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia).
(25) 
Tigers (Panthera tigris).
(26) 
Wolves (Canis lupus).
(27) 
Poisonous insects.
(28) 
Except on properly zoned farms, horses, mules, ponies, donkeys, cows, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens or any animal raised for fur-bearing purposes unless otherwise permitted elsewhere in this Code.
D. 
Exceptions; pet shops. The prohibitions of Subsection C above shall not apply where the creatures are in the care, custody or control of a veterinarian for treatment; agricultural fairs; shows or projects of the 4-H Clubs; a display for judging purposes; an itinerant or transient carnival, circus or other show; dog or cat shows or trials; public or private educational institutions; licensed pet shops; or zoological gardens if:
(1) 
Their location conforms to the provisions of Chapter 480, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Reeseville.
(2) 
All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors.
(3) 
Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.
(4) 
No person lives or resides within 100 feet of the quarters in which the animals are kept.[1]
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Editor's Note: The following original sections of the 1992 Code, which immediately followed, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II): Sec. 7-1-14, Sale of rabbits, chicks or artificially colored animals; Sec. 7-1-15, Providing proper food and drink to confined animals; and Sec. 7-1-16, Providing proper shelter.
A. 
Neglected or abandoned animals.
(1) 
No person may abandon any animal.
(2) 
Any law enforcement officer or animal control officer may remove, shelter and care for an animal found to be cruelly exposed to the weather, starved or denied adequate water, neglected, abandoned or otherwise treated in a cruel manner 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 such owner, or other person, having possession of the animal shall have a lien thereon for its care, keeping and medical attention and the expense of notice.
(3) 
If the owner or custodian is unknown and cannot, with reasonable effort, be ascertained or does not, within five days after notice, redeem the animal by paying the expenses incurred, it may be treated as a stray and dealt with as such.
(4) 
Whenever in the opinion of any such officer or animal warden an animal is hopelessly injured or diseased so as to be beyond the probability of recovery, it shall be lawful for such officer to kill such animal and the owner thereof shall not recover damages for the killing of such animal unless he shall prove that such killing was unwarranted.
(5) 
Section 173.10, Investigation of cruelty complaints, and § 173.24, Wis. Stats., Expenses of investigation, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this article.
B. 
Injured animals. No person who owns, harbors or keeps any animal shall fail to provide proper medical attention to such animal when and if such animal becomes sick or injured. In the event the owner of such animal cannot be located, the Village or any animal control agency with whom the Village has an agreement or contract shall have the authority to take custody of such animal for the purpose of providing medical treatment, and the owner thereof shall reimburse the person or organization for the cost of such treatment.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Acts of cruelty prohibited. No person except a law enforcement officer or animal warden in the pursuit of his duties shall, within the Village, shoot or kill or commit an act of cruelty to any animal or bird or disturb any bird's nests or bird's eggs.
B. 
See § 354-1 of the Code for Wisconsin Statutes, pertaining to the protection and care of animals, which are adopted by reference by the Village.
[Amended 5-10-2018 by Ord. No. A-109]
A. 
Purpose. The keeping of a large number of dogs within the Village of Reeseville for a considerable period of time detracts from and, in many instances, is detrimental to healthful and comfortable life in such areas. The keeping of a large number of dogs is, therefore, declared a public nuisance.
B. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:[1]
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.
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "dog," which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
Number limited.
(1) 
No family shall own, harbor or keep in its possession more than two dogs on any residentially zoned lot except that a litter of pups 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 a total of two dogs shall be allowed on the residential lot. For the purposes of this section, the term "family" shall be defined as one or more persons.
(2) 
If a family owns or keeps more than two dogs on the premises for which license are required, the owner(s) shall, in addition to obtaining the required license for each dog, file a statement with the Village Treasurer. Said statement shall acknowledge that the owner is aware of the Village's dog limitation and he/she agrees to reduce the number of licensed dogs on the premises to two if the Village of Reeseville Police Department receives two formal written nuisance complaints against the premises within a four-week period, caused by, or related to, the number of dogs housed on the premises.
(3) 
In addition to the license fee for each dog, an additional dog fee as set by the Village Board will be charged for the third, and all subsequent, dog licenses issued above the two-dog limit in Subsection C(1) above.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
In the interest of public health and safety, it shall be unlawful for any person, in or on Village-owned land within the Village of Reeseville to set, place or tend any trap for the purpose of trapping, killing, catching, wounding, worrying or molesting any animal, except by use of live box-type traps only. "Live box-type traps" shall be defined as those traps which capture and hold an animal in an alive and unharmed condition.
B. 
This section shall prohibit the use of all traps other than live traps as described above, including, but not limited to, traps commonly known as "leg traps," pan-type traps or other traps designed to kill, wound or close upon a portion of the body of an animal.
C. 
All such traps set, placed or tended shall comply with Chapter 29 of the Wisconsin Statutes as they relate to trapping.
D. 
This section shall not apply to trapping on private property.
E. 
Nothing in this section shall prohibit or hinder the Village of Reeseville or its employees or agents from performing their official duties.
A. 
Any person violating § 178-17, 178-18, 178-19 or 178-20 shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $400. This section shall also permit the Village Attorney to apply to the court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any aspect of this article.
B. 
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(1) 
Anyone who violates §§ 178-1, 178-2, 178-3, 178-4 and 178-5 of this Code of Ordinances or Chapter 174, Wis. Stats., shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $400 for the first offense and not less than $200 and not more than $800 for any subsequent offenses.
(2) 
An owner who refuses to comply with an order issued under § 178-5 to deliver an animal to an officer, isolation facility or veterinarian or who does not comply with the conditions of an order that an animal be quarantined shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
C. 
Any person who violates §§ 178-6 through 178-13 of this code or Ordinance shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more that $200 for the first violation and not less that $200 and nor more that $400 for subsequent violations.