A. Harboring Stray Dogs: It shall be unlawful for any person, except an animal welfare society incorporated within the state under Utah Code Annotated section 76-9-302, as amended, to harbor or keep any lost or strayed dog. Whenever any dog shall be found which appears to be lost or strayed, it shall be the duty of the finder to notify the town marshal department within twenty four (24) hours.
B. Dead Animals: It shall be the duty of every owner of any animal found dead within the town to immediately notify the health department of the location of such animal, so that the same may be removed as speedily as possible. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to permit a dead animal to remain upon the premises of such person, or for the owner of any dead animal knowingly to permit the same to remain upon any public street or other public property or upon any premises within the county for more than three (3) hours without notifying the health department of the location of the same. If the owner of such dead animal does not remove it himself/herself or cause it to be properly removed, the town may cause it to be removed and thereupon assess the actual costs of such against the owner, and may avail itself of all remedies in law and equity to enforce such removal and recover the costs thereof. (Ord. 1994-O-3, 2-10-1994)
C. Dogs On Leash: Any dog which is outside the property of its owner shall be on a leash and under the control of its owner at all times, with the town dog license plainly visible in the base facilities zone, the town park, all parking lot areas, the transfer tow area, the Albion Basin Campground, both Cecret Lake and Catherine's Pass Trail, and any ski lift base facility area. However, in all other areas except the aforementioned, a dog may be unleashed prior to eight thirty o'clock (8:30) A.M. and after seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. on the express condition that the dog remain in visual contact and under the vocal command of its owner, who shall also be in compliance with all other provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2014-O-3, 3-13-2014)
D. Animal Waste Disposal: It shall be the responsibility of the owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of any dog to pick up fecal waste immediately and dispose of it as soon as possible in an approved way to prevent contamination of the watershed area. All such owners and persons shall carry with them plastic bags or other like items made for this purpose in order to carry out the objectives of this subsection. Any animal control officer or law enforcement official may require that the owner or person having charge of a dog produce a plastic bag or like item made for this purpose upon demand. (Ord. 1999-O-1, 4-8-1999)
E. Dogs On Unenclosed Premises: It shall be unlawful for any person to chain, stake out, or tether any dog on any unenclosed premises in such a manner that the animal may go beyond the property line unless such person has permission of the owner of the affected property.
F. Dog Runs: The keeper of any dog permitted to be kept within the boundaries of the town, shall maintain all outdoor areas in which the dog may be kept, whether such area is a pen, runway or other enclosure, and whether the dog is kept in the area permanently or only from time to time, in a reasonably sanitary condition and must daily remove all fecal matter from the area and dispose of it in the trash or via the sewer system.
G. Female Dogs In Heat: Any owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of any female dog in heat shall, in addition to restraining such dog from running at large, cause such dog to be constantly confined in a building or secure enclosure so as to prevent it from attracting by scent or coming into contact with other dogs and creating a nuisance, except for planned breeding.
H. Dogs Attacking Persons And Animals: It shall be unlawful for the owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of any dog to allow such dog to attack, chase or worry any person, any domestic animal having a commercial value, or any species of hoofed protected wildlife. "Worry", as used in this subsection, shall mean to harass by tearing, biting or shaking with the teeth.
I. Cruelty To Animals:
1. Physical Abuse: It is unlawful for any person to wilfully or maliciously kill, maim, disfigure, torture, beat with a stick, chain, club or other object, mutilate, burn or scald, overdrive or otherwise cruelly set upon any animal. Each offense shall constitute a separate violation.
2. Care And Maintenance: It shall be the duty of any person to provide any animal in his charge or custody, as owner or otherwise, with adequate food, drink, care and shelter. (Ord. 1994-O-3, 2-10-1994)
3. Animals In Vehicles: It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or confine any animal in or upon any vehicle in a cruel or inhumane manner, including, but not limited to, carrying or confining such animal without adequate ventilation. (Ord. 2014-O-3, 3-13-2014)
4. Abandonment Of Animals: It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any animal within the jurisdiction.
5. Animal Poisoning: Except as provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person by any means to make accessible to any animal, with intent to cause harm or death, any substance which has in any manner been treated or prepared with any harmful or poisonous substance. This provision shall not be interpreted so as to prohibit the use of poisonous substances for the control of vermin in furtherance of the public health when applied in such a manner as to reasonably prohibit access to other animals.
6. Injury To Animals By Motorists:
a. Every operator of a motor or other self-propelled vehicle upon the streets of the jurisdiction shall immediately upon injuring, striking, maiming or running down any domestic animal, give such aid as can reasonably be rendered. In the absence of the owner, he shall immediately notify the town marshal department, furnishing requested facts relative to such injury.
b. It shall be the duty of such operator to remain at or near the scene until such time as the appropriate authorities arrive, and upon the arrival of such authorities, the operator shall immediately identify himself to such authorities. Alternately, in the absence of the owner, a person may give aid by taking the animal to an animal control facility or other appropriate facility and notifying the town marshal department. Such animal may be taken in by the animal control facility and dealt with as deemed appropriate under the circumstances.
c. Emergency vehicles are exempted from the requirements of this provision.
7. Killing Of Birds: It shall be unlawful for any person to take or kill any birds, or to rob or destroy any nest, egg or young of any bird in violation of the laws of the state.
8. Malicious Impounding: It shall be unlawful for any person maliciously to secrete or impound the animal of another. (Ord. 1994-O-3, 2-10-1994)