All dogs, livestock, fowl, or dangerous wild animals running astray within the city limits or within 5,000 feet thereof are hereby declared a public nuisance.

For any animal to be running at-large within the city limits for more than 72 hours which is impractical or impossible to capture and is causing property damage, endangering persons or other domestic animals may be destroyed by a trained, experienced animal control officer or police officer.

(2014 Code, sec. 70.02; Ordinance 2025.06.02 adopted 6/18/2025)

§ 3.02.002 Feeding stray animals.

It shall be a public nuisance to place or make convenient food or containers of food on any property or city street in the city for the purpose of feeding stray animals. TNR program cats may be fed in accordance with city TNR program policy by TNR caregivers.

(Ordinance 2025.06.02 adopted 6/18/2025)

§ 3.02.003 Animals running astray prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person, without regard to mental state, to suffer or permit any animal to run astray within the city limits or within five thousand (5,000) feet thereof.

(2014 Code, sec. 70.03)

§ 3.02.004 Penalty.

Any owner of an animal whose actions are in violation of this article shall be fined by the municipal court and shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor and punished by a fine in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.

(2014 Code, sec. 70.04; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)