In this article:
Assistance animal and service animal.
Has the same meaning as that term is defined in the Americans
With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101, as amended. Assistance
animals and service animals shall not be deemed “pets”
for any purpose under this article.
Pet.
Domesticated animals including, but not limited to a cat,
dog, rabbit, rodent, bird, and any other species of animal which is
retained in a household, but such definition shall not include an
assistance animal or a service animal, as those terms are defined
herein.
(Ordinance 1339-2022 adopted 2/8/22)
(a) Pets
are prohibited and are not allowed access into municipal buildings
where a sign or notice is clearly posted on the building, reading
“no pets allowed, trained service animals only.”
(b) When
a person seeks to be admitted to a municipal building with a service
animal or assistance animal, to determine whether a dog is a service
animal or assistance animal, a staff member or city manager may only
inquire:
(1) Whether the service animal or assistance animal is required because
of a disability; and
(2) What work or task the service animal or assistance animal has been
trained to perform.
(c) Any person or persons bringing or carrying pets inside municipal buildings where notice is posted as required by this section is in violation of this section and is subject to penalties as provided in this code, section
1.01.009.
(Ordinance 1339-2022 adopted 2/8/22)
(a) Service animal or assistance animal trainers.
A service
animal or assistance animal in training, while accompanied by an owner
or handler, may be admitted to a municipal building in the same manner
as a service animal or assistance animal.
(b) Pet clinics.
Animal or pet clinics, when authorized
by the city and conducted within a municipal building, are exempt
from the provisions and prohibitions of this article.
(c) City manager authority.
The city manager has the authority
to consider requests and waive the provisions and prohibitions of
this article for special community events.
(Ordinance 1339-2022 adopted 2/8/22)
Service animals or assistance animals must be reasonably controlled
while in any municipal building. If a service animal or assistance
animal is out of control, and the person handling the animal cannot
regain control of the service animal or assistance animal, city staff
may require the service animal or assistance animal be removed from
the premises until control is regained.
(Ordinance 1339-2022 adopted 2/8/22)