For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
means a person permanently leaves an animal on public or
private property not belonging to the animal owner and/or ceases to
look after.
means:
Any animal not on the owner of the animal's property, that has
attacked a domestic animal or livestock in such a manner that resulted
in physical contact between the animals not necessarily requiring
medical treatment to either animal; or
Any animal that has chased, approached, or otherwise interacted
with a human being, domestic animal or livestock, which is outside
of a fenced enclosure or not restrained, in an intimidating or aggressive
manner. These behaviors shall be prima facie evidence that an animal(s)
is aggressive and there is a rebuttable presumption that the animal(s)
is aggressive.
means any live vertebrate creature, domestic or wild, except
human beings.
means the person employed by the city to control animals.
Any animal shall be deemed to be at large when it is off
the premises of its owner and not under restraint by a person physically
able to control it.
means any domesticated male or female feline.
means premises which do not have offensive odor; do not have
flies or other insects causing injury or illness to the animal(s);
are free of physical hazards such as glass or exposed nails; and are
free of feces and urine that cause any unsanitary conditions in the
enclosure(s) or the surroundings where the animals are kept.
means any animal under the totality of circumstances, which
poses an unacceptable risk of injuring a human, a pet or property.
Indicia of a dangerous animal shall include, but not be limited to,
aggressive lunging, growling, snarling, nipping, and baring teeth.
means any domesticated male or female canine. Where the word
"dog" is used without a qualifying word, it shall be deemed and held
to include both sexes.
means ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, peacocks, chickens,
and other domestic or game birds raised and/or maintained in confinement.
means domestic hoofed animals and animals generally used
for food or in the production of food or fiber and includes horses,
cows, sheep, goats, mules, donkeys, or llamas. "Livestock" does not
include swine or fowl.
means any animal which habitually, constantly or frequently
disturbs the sleep, peace or quiet of any neighborhood.
means any animal which trespasses on public or private property;
is at large, damages, soils, defiles or defecates on private or public
property other than that of its owner; causes garbage which has previously
been placed in a garbage or refuse container to be strewn or deposited
on private or public property; habitually, constantly or frequently
disturbs the sleep, rest, tranquility or peace of any neighborhood
or person; chases pedestrians, bicyclists or motor vehicles; attacks
other domestic animals; any dog or cat in heat which is not confined;
any animal which creates offensive odors disturbing to any neighborhood
or person, including animal waste from domestic animals that has created
an offensive or foul odor, or that is unsanitary or dangerous to health.
means any person owning, keeping or harboring an animal.
Any person who shall permit an animal to habitually remain or to be
fed in or about his or her premises shall be considered and be held
to be the owner of such animal.
means persons employed by the city as its enforcement officers.
An animal is under restraint within the meaning of this chapter
if it is within the property limits of its owner or keeper or under
actual physical control of such owner or keeper or other person physically
capable of controlling the animal.
means:
Any animal(s), which has attacked a human being.
Any animal(s), which has attacked a domestic animal or livestock
in such a manner that it results or resulted in death or injury, which
subsequently results or resulted in a visit to a licensed veterinarian.
The animal's conduct is that of an "aggressive animal" and or
"dangerous animal" that has been previously declared as such.
(Ord. 13-002 § 1, 2013; Ord. 21-011 § 1, 2021)
It is unlawful for any person to permit any horse, mare, jack,
mule, sheep, goat, swine or other livestock or any fowl to run at
large within the city.
(Prior code § 4-1; Ord. 13-002 § 1, 2013)
A.
Duty
of Chief of Police. The chief of police or designated representative
shall take up and impound all animals named in the preceding section
found at large or being herded in the city.
B.
Fees.
The chief of police or designated representative shall collect from
the owner or person in charge of any animal impounded, pursuant to
the preceding section, the following named fees and charges:
1.
The
actual costs of taking up and impounding all animals named in this
chapter;
2.
The
actual costs for caring for and attending to such animal impounded.
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All fees and charges provided for in this section shall be collected
by the chief of police or designated representative before releasing
any impounded animals.
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C.
Notice to Owner, Etc. The chief of police or designated representative shall, upon the impounding of any animal as provided in subsection A of this section, notify the owner or the person having charge of such animal, in writing, within 24 hours after such animal shall have been impounded. Such written notification shall contain a brief description of the animal impounded, and shall also show the amount of fees and charges then due from the owner or person having charge of such impounded animal; provided, that if the owner or person having charge of such impounded animal be a nonresident of the city, the chief of police or designated representative shall have three days in which to give the notice herein required to be given.
D.
Complaint
Upon Failure of Owner to Redeem. If the owner or the person having
charge of any impounded animal shall suffer such animal to so remain
impounded for the space of 24 hours after being notified as provided
in the preceding section, it shall be the duty of the chief of police
to file a complaint against such owner or the person in charge of
such impounded animal, as the author of a nuisance.
E.
Sale of Unredeemed Animals. In case any animal shall be taken up and impounded as provided in subsection A of this section and the owner or the person having charge of such impounded animal does not pay all fees, charges and expenses pertaining thereto without delay, the chief of police shall sell or dispose of such impounded animal at his or her discretion. After deducting from the proceeds of such sale, all fees, charges and costs of such sale, shall cover into the city treasury all residue of such sale.
F.
Reports.
The chief of police or designated representative shall report in writing
to the city council at each regular meeting thereof, the number of
animals impounded by him or her, if such animals were redeemed, if
complaint was filed, and in case of sale of any impounded animal,
the amount received therefor.
(Prior code §§ 4-2—4-7)
It is unlawful for any person to keep or maintain within the city any pen, building, yard, shed or enclosure wherein any cattle, horses, swine, mules, sheep, goats or other livestock or any fowl are collected, kept or fed, by the owner, lessee or occupant of any property therein, except as provided in Section 17.36.010.
Exception: Enclosures, fences or pens for chickens and/or ducks
are allowed within the Riverton city limits provided they are kept
clean and in good repair.
(Prior code § 4-8; Ord. 13-002 § 1, 2013; Ord. 17-002 § 1, 2017)
B.
Chickens and/or ducks are allowed within the city limits providing the requirements of Title 6 "Animals" and this section are met.
1.
Not
more than 12 chickens or eight ducks, and no more than 12 in combination
of chickens and ducks shall be kept on the premises of any owner.
2.
The
chickens and/or ducks are kept for only the purpose of education,
science, companionship, exhibition or personal consumption.
3.
The
enclosure, fence, or pen in which chickens and/or ducks are kept shall
be at least 15 feet from property lines of all neighboring residences,
unless the owners of said residences waive this requirement in writing.
4.
Each
individual chicken and/or duck shall have available to it a living
space not less than nine square feet in area with a ceiling height
of not less than two feet.
5.
Roosters
and drakes are not allowed within the city limits.
6.
The
coop and outdoor enclosure must be kept in a sanitary condition and
free from offensive odors. The coops and outdoor enclosure must be
cleaned frequently to prevent the accumulation of waste.
(Ord. 13-002 § 1, 2013; Ord. 17-002 § 1, 2017)
A.
It is
unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any rabbit within the limits
of the city for purposes other than as domestic pets.
B.
Any
person keeping or harboring rabbits within the city for the purpose
of domestic pets shall keep, harbor and maintain no more than two
rabbits at any one time for such purpose.
C.
Any
person keeping or harboring rabbits as domestic pets shall keep and
maintain such rabbits in hutches in such manner that such hutches
shall be sanitary and odor-free and in no way constitute a nuisance
to adjoining property owners.
(Prior code § 4-9)
A.
It is
unlawful to own or keep any animal which is a nuisance within the
Riverton city limits.
B.
No person
shall own or keep any animal which by continual or repeated barking,
screeching, crowing, quacking, yowling, howling, or yelping disturbs
the peace of others.
C.
Any
noisy or nuisance animal may be impounded at the discretion of the
animal control officer or police officer to prevent further peace
disturbance.
D.
Any
person charged under this section, having been previously convicted
for this same offense, shall be required to make a mandatory court
appearance.
(Ord. 13-002 § 1, 2013; Ord. 17-002 § 1, 2017)
Any person who unnecessarily beats, injures an animal or who
fails to provide it with proper food, drink or protection from the
weather, or cruelly abandons the animal, or in the case of immediate,
obvious, serious illness or injury fails to provide the animal with
appropriate medical care, or who otherwise abuses it shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $750, up to
six months in jail, or both.
(Prior code § 4-10; Ord. 02-006 § 1, 2002; Ord. 21-011 § 2, 2021)
Any person who shall wilfully kill without justification, maim
or disfigure any horse or other domestic animal, the property of another,
or administer poison to any such animal, or expose any poisonous substance
with the intent that it shall be taken by such animal, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $750, up to
six months in jail or both.
(Prior code § 4-11; Ord. 02-006 § 2, 2002)
Any person who shall expose in the act of breeding any stallion,
bull or other male animal in any public place in the city or in any
other place visible from any such public place, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 4-12)
When any animal shall die within the limits of the city, it
shall be the duty of the owner or keeper thereof to remove the body
of such animal forthwith to a sanitary landfill. If any such body
shall not be forthwith removed, the same shall be deemed a nuisance.
(Prior code § 4-13)
A.
Supplement feed attractants.
Agricultural.
Definitions.
"Supplement feed attractants" are any human food, pet food,
including pelleted forage feed, hay, block salt, forage product or
mineral supplements, grain, seed or birdseed, garbage, and other food
sources and attractants, but does not included incidental food sources
such as lawns and gardens.
For the purposes of this section "agricultural" means the
science or art of cultivating the soil, producing crops, boarding
and/or raising permitted livestock.
B.
Prohibition.
No person shall knowingly or intentionally provide supplemental feed
attractants to the following wild animals, unless specifically authorized
by an agency of either the State of Wyoming or the United States of
America: antelope, deer, elk, moose, turkey, non-domestic geese, bobcat,
bear, mountain lion, coyote, fox, raccoon, wolf and skunks.
C.
Exemptions.
A person engaged in any of the following activities is not subject
to liabilities under this section:
1.
A
person engaged in the normal feeding of livestock;
2.
A
person pursuing an agricultural purpose on agricultural land as defined
by Wyoming Statues Section 39-13-101(a)(iii);
3.
A
person engaged in the practice of raising crops and crop aftermath,
including hay, alfalfa and grains, produced, harvested, stored or
fed to domestic livestock in accordance with normal agricultural practices;
4.
A
person engaged in the cultivation of a lawn or garden;
5.
A person engaged in bird feeding using a feeder designed to limit access by the animals specified in subsection B of this section; and
6.
Any
health department employee, law enforcement officer or a state or
federal game official acting within the scope of his/her official
duties.
D.
Penalty.
Any person who violates this section, upon conviction, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $750, up to
six months in jail, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day or a part of each day during which a violation occurs
or continues to occur. This paragraph does not preclude the city from
taking any appropriate action to abate, prevent or remedy a violation
of any provision of this section.
(Ord. 19-006 § 1, 2019)
