(a) It
shall be unlawful for any person who keeps any chickens, ducks, geese,
turkeys, pigeons or other domestic fowl within the City to permit
the yard or place within which such fowl are kept, by reason of any
want of care, food, ventilation, cleanliness or otherwise, to be or
become dangerous or detrimental to human health.
(b) The City Manager, his agent, or the County Health Department shall have the power to declare all yards or places where domestic fowl as described in subsection
(a) of this section are kept in any unclean condition a nuisance, and the same shall be abated as such.
(c) It
shall be unlawful for any person to permit any stable, stall, shed
or apartment or any yard or appurtenance thereof in which any horse,
cow, swine or any other animal is kept, or any other place in the
City in which manure or liquid discharges of such animals shall collect
or accumulate, to be kept in an unclean and unwholesome condition
within the City so that an offensive smell is allowed to escape therefrom
or otherwise to be or become dangerous or detrimental to human health;
provided, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to include
manure deposits upon any private property for the purpose of cultivating
such manure.
(d) The
City Manager, his agent, or the County Health Department shall have
the power to declare any stable, stall, shed or apartment or any yard
or appurtenance thereof kept in any unclean or unwholesome condition
a nuisance, and the same shall be abated as such.
(Code 1994 § 6-31; Code 1965 § 6-14(b), (c))
(a) It
shall be unlawful for any person who is the owner or keeper of any
chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys or other poultry to permit the same
to run or be at large within the City.
(b) The
running at large of any chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys or other poultry
within the City is hereby declared a nuisance and the same shall be
abated as such.
(Code 1994 § 6-33; Code 1965 § 6-14(e))
(a) Impoundment, Boarding and Sale.
(1) The Animal Services Officer may impound any domestic animal other
than dogs and cats pursuant to this section which is at large or which
is unclaimed.
(2) Fees.
After impounding and before any animal is released
to the owner or person having lawful custody thereof, there shall
be paid the following fees:
(i) Impounding fee: Such fee as established by resolution of the City
Council.
(ii)
Boarding fee: The actual cost incurred for boarding the impounded
animal to be paid to the stable owner or keeper of the impounded animal.
(iii)
Advertising fee: All actual costs for public notice of sale.
(iv)
Veterinary care: All actual costs incurred for necessary veterinary
care to be paid to the attending veterinarian.
(b) Disposition of Impounded Animals.
(1) Sale.
No animal other than dogs and cats shall be impounded
and boarded for more than 10 days, and prior to the expiration of
such 10-day period, the Chief of Police shall advertise one time in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City that such animal so
described in the notice of sale will be sold to the highest bidder.
If there is no bidder at such sale, the Chief of Police shall sell
such animal at private sale. From the proceeds of such sale, there
shall be withheld all costs incurred in impounding, boarding, veterinary
care and advertising and conducting of the sale, and any excess remaining
shall be returned to the owner, if known. If the owner cannot be located
or does not claim such excess funds within 30 days after the sale
by presenting satisfactory evidence of ownership, such excess, if
any, shall be used to defray those costs incurred by the City for
the impounding, boarding and sale of such animals.
(2) Bill of Sale.
Upon the sale of any animal at public or private sale as provided in this subsection
(b), the Chief of Police shall execute to the buyer thereof a bill of sale describing such animal, and such bill of sale shall extinguish any prior title or interest of any other person claiming an interest in such animal.
(c) Provisions Not Applicable to Dogs, Cats.
This section shall not apply to the impoundment of dogs or cats, which subject is treated under Chapter
6.12 GJMC.
(d) Illegally Taking Animal from Pound.
It shall be unlawful
for any person to break open or in any manner, directly or indirectly,
aid or assist in breaking open any pound, pen, enclosure or other
place used for the safekeeping of any animal taken up under the provisions
of this section with the intent of releasing any animal therein confined.
(e) Disposal of Injured or Sick Animals.
Any injured or
sick animal impounded and not readily identified to an owner may be
immediately euthanized if it is deemed by the Animal Services Officer
or a representative to be in pain or contagious to other animals.
If identified to an owner, the Animal Services Center will make every
reasonable effort to contact the owner for a period of 24 hours, after
which time the animal may be immediately euthanized.
(Ord. 4561, 12-5-12. Code 1994 § 6-34; Code 1965 § 6-15)