No person shall feed, harbor or shelter feral
cats within the City of Pleasantville and their removal is encouraged.
No person, corporation, partnership, limited
partnership, association or individual shall harbor or keep hogs,
swine, chickens, horses, geese, goats, ducks, mules and donkeys within
the limits of the City of Pleasantville.
[Amended 2-17-1999 by Ord. No. 6-1999]
Any person violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of the above sections of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each day
such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
[Added 11-21-2005 by Ord. No. 34-2005]
A. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the
following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the
meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this chapter
clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with
the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words
used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used
in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
FEED
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of
fish and/or game.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal
jurisdiction.
WILDLIFE
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
B. Prohibited conduct. No person shall feed, in any public
park or on any other property owned or operated by the City of Pleasantville,
any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined
in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at
environmental education centers).
C. Enforcement. The provisions of this section shall
be enforced by the Police Department and the Construction/Code Department
of the City of Pleasantville.
D. Violations and penalties. Any person(s) who is found
to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject
to a fine not to exceed $100.