No person shall keep any swine within the City except temporarily in a stockyard awaiting transportation or temporarily for show purposes. This section shall not apply to agricultural districts except that portion within 250 yards of an R District (residential districts), as designated in Chapter 361, Zoning.
For purposes of this section, "potbellied pig" shall mean Asian potbellied
pigs, Shar-pei pigs, Vietnamese, Chinese, or Asian pigs, or other
similar swine meeting the provisions of this section.
Each potbellied pig shall be licensed with the City under such conditions
as the Animal Control Department deems appropriate, including but
not limited to rabies vaccination, if available, and registry through
a bona fide registry firm.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit or hinder City or
state health enforcement personnel from restricting or removing, or
requiring the removal of, such swine from the City if such an action
is deemed necessary to promote or protect the health and safety of
the inhabitants of the City of El Reno. Furthermore, any regulation
promulgated by the State Department of Health or statute adopted by
the Legislature relating to potbellied pigs or other small swine shall
be deemed applicable to any such swine or potbellied pigs authorized
by this section.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any horse, cow,
mule, hog, sheep, goat, or other animal of similar kind to permit
the same to run at large within the City or to trespass upon the lands
of another.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or designee to take into
their possession any horse, cow, mule, hog, sheep, goat, or other
animal of similar kind that may be running loose upon the street,
curbing, alleys, public places, or trespassing upon the lands of any
person within the corporate limits of the City, and impound such animal.
An animal so impounded shall be released to the owner or person entitled
to the possession thereof upon payment of the cost of feeding, keeping,
and maintaining such animal.
If the owner or person entitled to the possession of any animal impounded
under this section does not procure the release of such animal within
24 hours after impoundment, the Chief of Police shall cause five notices
to be posted in public places within the City, and if the owner or
person entitled to the possession of such animal is known, a copy
of such notice shall be served upon him, which notice shall give the
color, sex, and description of the animal impounded and shall state
that the animal will be sold, unless it is released from impoundment
on a date not less than five days from the date such notices are posted,
or posted and served as herein provided.
If the owner or person entitled to the possession of any animal impounded
under this section is unknown, or if known and he fails, refuses,
or neglects to release such animal from impoundment after the service
of notice as provided for in this section, after the expiration of
the time fixed by the notices provided for herein, the Chief of Police
shall cause a notice of sale of such animal to be published in a newspaper
within the City for a period of not less than 10 days, giving the
description of the animal to be sold and the date, time, and place
of sale. If such animal is not released from impoundment by the owner
or person entitled to the possession thereof prior to such date, the
Chief of Police shall sell the animal to the highest bidder for cash,
and the buyer shall thereafter have complete title to such animal.
From the proceeds of the sale of animals sold under this section,
there shall be first paid the cost of feeding and keeping the animals
and the cost of publishing the notice of sale. The residue shall be
paid into the office of the City Clerk and placed to the credit of
the general fund.
Any building, fence, lot, coop, pen, or other enclosure in which
domesticated fowl are confined shall be located at least 50 feet from
any building used for human habitation and not occupied by the owner
of such fowl.
Those persons hunting and killing game birds as defined and regulated
by the laws, rules and regulations of the United States government,
the State of Oklahoma, the City, their agencies or branches.
City employees authorized by the Police Chief or the Animal Control
Supervisor who eliminate starlings, pigeons, or other wild birds who
increase in such great numbers or are found congregating to such an
extent within the City so as to constitute or potentially constitute
a health hazard or nuisance to City residents.
It shall be unlawful to keep any wild or exotic animal within the
limits of the City of El Reno, except as permitted pursuant to the
provisions of this section.
Exceptions to this section shall include nonpoisonous snakes or snakes
not prohibited by this chapter, birds kept indoors, hamsters, mice,
rabbits, gerbils, white rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas, or lizards,
and similar small animals capable of being kept continuously in cages.
Not in conflict with any state or federal statute, the Animal Control
Supervisor may allow for the temporary keeping, care, and protection
of an infant wild animal which is deemed capable of survival.
Any wild or exotic animal kept in violation of this chapter may be
impounded by Animal Control Officers. Unless such impounded animal
is reclaimed and removed from the City limits, the animal may be destroyed
or sold three days following notice to the owner of such animal or
its impoundment and the provisions of this chapter.
No performing animal exhibition or circus shall be permitted in which
animals are induced to perform through the use of chemical, mechanical,
or electrical devices in a manner which will cause, or is likely to
cause, physical injury or suffering.