[Ord. 435, passed 3-6-1944]
(a) 
No person shall permit an animal of any kind to run at large throughout the Municipality.
(b) 
Dogs and cats shall be confined on the premises of the owner thereof. When allowed out, the same must be under the control at all times of the owner thereof. Dogs are permitted on the streets and highways of the Municipality when on a leash and in the care of the owner thereof.
(c) 
It is the duty of the police officers of the Municipality and the dogcatchers to seize and detain any dog bearing a proper license tag and found running at large upon the public streets or highways, or upon property other than that of the owner of such dog, and unaccompanied by the owner or keeper thereof. Police officers and dogcatchers are hereby authorized to go upon any premises and enter any building to seize and detain any dog that has been found running at large unaccompanied by the owner or keeper thereof when such police officer or dogcatcher is in immediate pursuit of such dog.
(d) 
Where proper complaint or other evidence has verified the fact that a dog is mad, or is suffering from rabies, any such dog shall be shot on sight by a police officer or the dogcatcher, regardless of whether or not the dog bears a proper license tag.
(e) 
Council shall, from time to time, and as conditions warrant, prescribe additional rules and regulations concerning dogs and cats, including the boarding and providing for all dogs and cats seized and detained by the police and dogcatcher, commitment to the Dog and Cat Pound, examination of diseased animals, especially for rabies, return of dogs or cats to the lawful owners upon reimbursement for expenses incurred and fines, boarding, and destruction of dogs and cats.
(f) 
Council may enter into contracts and agreements with the Animal Rescue League or other agencies of the humane type, which are competent and qualified to board, administer to and care for animals, including the destruction of vicious or diseased animals. Such contracts and agreements shall be signed on behalf of the Municipality by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk of Council and the seal of the Municipality impressed thereon.
[Ord. 1491, passed 6-6-1977]
No person shall willfully and maliciously taunt, torment, tease, beat, kick or strike any dog used by the Police Department or any member thereof in the performance of the functions or duties of the Department or of such member, or interfere with or meddle with any such dog.
[Ord. 1491, passed 6-6-1977]
No person shall willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison or kill any dog used by the Police Department in the performance of the functions or duties of the Department, or interfere with or meddle with any such dog used by the Department or any member thereof in the performance of any of the functions or duties of the Department or of such member.
[Ord. 2008, passed 7-5-1988]
(a) 
Removal Required. Any owner or person having possession, custody or control of any dog or other animal which commits a nuisance, i.e. defecates in or on any public gutter, street, driveway, alley, curb or sidewalk in the Municipality, or upon the floors or stairways of any Municipal building, or upon the grounds of any Municipal park or Municipal area open to the public, shall be required to immediately remove any feces from such surface and either:
(1) 
Carry the same away for disposal in a commode; or
(2) 
Place the same in a nonleaking container for deposit in a trash or litter receptacle.
(b) 
Dogs Accompanying Blind or Handicapped Persons Exempted. This section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person or to a dog used to assist any other physically handicapped person.
[Ord. 2357, passed 5-2-2001]
No animal shall be permitted to engage in habitual and continuous howling, barking or crying or otherwise conduct itself in such a manner as to disturb or annoy any person other than the animal owner, regardless of whether or not the dog is on the owner's premises. "Habitual and continuous" shall be defined as more than 30 minutes at any one time. The Animal Control Agent and/or the Police Department shall request that the owner or guardian of any animal engaged in habitual and continuous nuisance noise making to immediately quiet the animal and/or move it indoors.
[Ord. 2357, passed 5-2-2001]
Whoever violates any one or more of the provisions of § 612.05 shall first be issued a letter of warning by the Animal Control Agent. A fine of $50, plus costs, shall be imposed for a second offense, and a fine of $100, plus costs, shall be imposed for a third offense. If there are more than three offenses for any one animal, the fines shall increase by $100 for each offense.
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Editor's Note: See § 202.99 for general Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.