[Adopted 5-28-1981 as Ch. 4 of the 1981 Code]
No person shall pasture or graze or cause to
be pastured or grazed or otherwise permit to be on any right-of-way
or any street in the Town, except as herein otherwise provided, any
livestock, unless such animal or animals is or are securely tied or
held by chain or rope so as to prevent such animal from getting on
the traveled portion of the street; provided, however, that this section
shall not apply when such livestock are being driven along such road
or right-of-way while under the control of a responsible drover or
drovers.
It shall be unlawful for any person who keeps
or maintains any poultry, fowl or livestock of any description within
the Town to allow such poultry, fowl or livestock to stray to public
property or private premises of another, and, further, all poultry,
fowl and livestock shall be sufficiently housed or fenced by the owner
or person exercising control over such poultry, fowl or livestock
so as to prevent the same from trespassing or straying from the premises
of the owner or person exercising control thereover. The housing and
fencing of such fowl, poultry and livestock of every description shall
be kept in a clean and sanitary condition for the protection of health
and shall be so kept as not to give rise to objectionable odors upon
any public highway or street or upon any premises owned or occupied
by any person other than the person maintaining such fowl or livestock.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep,
raise or fatten any hog or pig within the Town or within 300 yards
thereof; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed
to apply to a person who brings hogs or pigs into the Town for the
purpose of market or sale and does not keep such hogs or pigs within
the Town for more than 24 hours.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cast
any dead animal into a road or to knowingly permit any dead animal
to remain unburied upon his property when offensive to the public
or, having in custody any maimed, diseased, disabled or infirmed animal,
to leave it to die or be in a street, road or public place.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the sections of this article shall be punished as provided in §
1-6, General penalty, of the Code of the Town of Louisa.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Any live monkey (nonhuman primate), raccoon, skunk, wolf,
wolf-canine hybrid, squirrel, fox, and nondomesticated porcine, leopard,
tiger, lion, panther, or any other similar warm-blooded animal, venomous
reptile, including, but not limited to, coral snakes, rattlesnakes,
cottonmouth snakes, vipers and cobras, sea snakes, gila monsters,
Mexican beaded lizards, or nonvenomous reptiles six feet or longer
in length which can normally be found in the wild, all constrictor-type
snakes, poisonous arachnids, including, but not limited to, black
widow spiders, brown recluse spiders and scorpions, poisonous amphibians,
including, but not limited to, poison arrow frogs, or any member of
the crocodilian family, including, but not limited to, alligators,
crocodiles, caimans and gavials, or any other animal that would require
a standard of care and control greater than that required for customary
household pets sold by commercial pet shops, or domestic farm animals.
Ferrets and birds which are normally purchased through pet stores,
nonpoisonous reptiles less than six feet in length, domestic rabbits,
and domestic rodents which have been bred in captivity and have not
been kept in the wild shall be excluded from the definitions of wild
and exotic animals.
It shall be unlawful to release, or permit to be released, any
wild, exotic, venomous, or poisonous animal(s) into the wild.
The initial fee to cover the cost of the permit issuance shall
be $50 per address. A charge of $25 will be collected for annual permit
renewal, the adding of additional animals to an existing permit, or
the duplication of an existing permit.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to furnish false information for the purpose of obtaining a permit pursuant to §
40-10. Any permit obtained under fraudulent pretenses shall be null and void, with any animals named thereon subject to impoundment by an animal control officer pending a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the appropriate disposition of said animal(s). Upon redemption of the animal, the owner shall pay impoundment fees plus boarding fees as charged by the animal shelter and any additional costs for medical care or treatment.
Any person applying for a wild, exotic, venomous, or poisonous
animal permit shall provide evidence of surety bond or liability insurance
or bond in the amount of $50,000 which covers incidences or occurrences
involving the wild, exotic, venomous, or poisonous animals.
The Town Manager may reject an application for a wild, exotic,
venomous, or poisonous animal permit, renewal of a permit, or the
addition of an animal to an existing permit for any of the following
reasons:
A. Failure to comply with or supply any information required in §
40-10; or
B. Falsification of any information required in §
40-10; or
C. Previous or current violations of any provisions of this article;
or
D. Previous or current violations of any local, state, or federal law
relating to animals; or
E. The history or demonstration of a vicious or dangerous nature of
an animal.
The Town Manager may revoke a wild, exotic, venomous, or poisonous
animal permit and impound the animal(s) for any of the following reasons:
A. Failure to comply with the terms of this article; or
B. Falsification of any information required in §
40-10; or
C. Violation of any local, state or federal law applicable to animals.
The permittee shall post a placard provided by the Town Manager
in an area of public view on any premises, building or structure where
the wild, exotic, venomous, or poisonous animal is kept or housed.
Failure to post the placard shall be a violation of this article.
The location of the placard must be approved by the Town Manager.