(A) All animals shall be kept under restraint. No owner shall fail to exercise due care and control of his or her animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance.
(B) Every female animal in heat shall be confined in a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that such female animals cannot come into contact with another animal of the same species except for planned breeding.
(C) Every vicious animal, as determined by the ACO, shall be confined by the owner within a building or a secure enclosure and shall be securely on a leash and muzzled or caged whenever off the premises of the owner.
(D) Unrestrained and nuisance animals shall be taken by the police or ACO and impounded in the AAS or other animal shelter in a humane manner. If, by a licensed tag or other means, the owner of an impounded animal can be identified, the animal control officer shall notify the owner as provided in § 90.026.
(1) An owner reclaiming an impounded animal shall pay a rate per day of boarding based on current state-approved amounts and/or as set by City Council from time to time as a fee for each overnight stay impounded plus a fine for the first offense, second offense, and third offense based on current state-approved amounts and/or as set by City Council from time to time plus a citation for public nuisance. The fourth offense will result in surrender of the animal to the city and placement for adoption.
(2) Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within five days shall become the property of the city and shall be placed for adoption or foster in a suitable home, transferred to any other animal shelter, or euthanized with all costs of housing or euthanasia assessed to the owner. An owner may surrender the animal to the city for a fee based on current state-approved amounts and/or as set by City Council from time to time.
(Ord. 2022-005-C, passed 6-6-2022)