It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to drive, lead, or ride any horse or cattle within the town limits in a manner that might endanger persons or property, including but not limited to specific public land, town streets, roads and/or alleys.
(Ord. 249 § 36, 1980; Ord. 728, 2015)
The town council shall have the power to designate specified public lands, streets, roads, and/or alleys where no horse, horses or cattle shall be allowed to be kept, driven, led, or ridden except as authorized by the town council.
(Ord. 249 § 38, 1980; Ord. 678, 2011; Ord. 728, 2015)
It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to maintain any stable, pen, lot, place, or premises in which any horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, mink, fox, chinchilla, or other animals, or in which any chickens, ducks, or other fowl or poultry, may be confined or kept in such a manner as to be nauseous, foul, or offensive to any community neighbor, family, or person, or allow such animals to roam at large within the town limits.
(Ord. 249 § 39, 1980; Ord. 728, 2015)
The keeping, driving, leading, or riding of animals in violation of these articles shall constitute a public nuisance and the designated animal control authority shall have the authority to enter all necessary orders to restrict or remove the animals from the town so that the nuisance shall be abated in addition to the penalties prescribed in CMC § 6.04.240.
(Ord. 249 § 40, 1980; Ord. 559, 2005; Ord. 728, 2015)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of this article may be punished by a fine not to exceed $250.00.
(Ord. 249 § 41, 1980; Ord. 678, 2011; Ord. 728, 2015)
It is unlawful for any person to poison any animal, animals, or livestock or to distribute poison in any manner whatsoever with the intent or for the purpose of poisoning any animal within the town limits.
(Ord. 274 § 42, 1982; Ord. 728, 2015)
No owner shall fail to provide his animal or livestock with sufficient veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and with human care and treatment. No person will beat, cruelly treat, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse any animal, or cause or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight or other conflict between animals and humans. No owner of any animal or livestock shall abandon any animal or livestock.
(Ord. 274 § 43, 1982; Ord. 728, 2015)
Horses, beef cattle or other domestic farm animals are permitted on the condition that the number of animals not exceed a ratio of one per one-half acre of fenced pasture area. The keeping of mink, goats, foxes or hogs is prohibited in town limits.
(Ord. 854, 2023)
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Code reviser’s note: Ord. 854 adds this section as CMC § 6.04.450. It has been editorially renumbered to prevent duplication of numbering.