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(A) Authority.
(1) Any law enforcement or animal control officer is authorized to impound any animal found in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) Any animal which bites a person or another animal or which has caused injury to any person or another animal may be summarily seized by any person and, if seized, shall be promptly delivered to the law enforcement or animal control officer.
(3) Any law enforcement or animal control officer may house an animal impounded under the provisions of this subchapter at a kennel, veterinary clinic, or other animal shelter.
(B) Notice.
(1) Whenever an animal is impounded pursuant to the provision of this subchapter, if the owner or custodian of the animal is known to the law enforcement or animal control officer and the animal has not been accused of biting a person, the law enforcement or animal control officer shall make reasonable attempts to deliver the animal to its owner.
(2) In case the owner or custodian of the animal is not known to the law enforcement or animal control officer, the animal shall be delivered forthwith to the City kennel, County dog control officer, or directly to a suitable animal shelter or veterinary clinic.
(C) Redemption by owner or keeper.
(1) Fees for redemption of the animal by its owner shall be due and payable to the facility in which the animal was housed.
(2) The City retains the right to collect from the animal’s owner/keeper a fee as set by City resolution per animal per day or any part day that the animal is in the custody of the City.
(3) The owner/keeper shall pay for any boarding, care, or medical expenses incurred in addition to the daily fee.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018)
(A) No person shall permit any animal owned or controlled by that person to be at large within the City if such animal is afflicted with a communicable disease.
(B) Any officer who has found or lawfully seized or impounded an animal under the provisions of this subchapter and determines that the animal is in apparent need of immediate medical attention due to illness or injury may authorize the necessary medical attention and/or have the animal destroyed.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999
(A) No animal shall run at large within the City Limits upon any public street or other public place or trespass upon private property not owned or controlled by the owner or keeper of such animal. Animals at large may be taken into custody by the City and disposed of in accordance with the procedures provided by ORS Chapter 609.
(B) No domestic or wild animal shall become a public nuisance by:
(1) Making excessive or unreasonable noise in such a manner as to disturb or annoy any person or deprive any person of peace and quiet, other than the owner or keeper of such animal;
(2) Causing injury to a person, animal, or property, or show a propensity to cause injury to persons, animals, or property;
(3) Chasing persons, vehicles, or other wild animals;
(4) Injuring or killing an animal belonging to a person other than the owner or keeper of such animal;
(5) Chasing, injuring, or killing any animal raised or kept for use or profit; or
(6) Damage property belonging to a person other than the animal’s owner or keeper.
(C) No person who keeps, possesses, or otherwise maintains any animal shall allow the accumulation of raw or untreated animal manure, which creates an offensive odor to occur upon any property, whether public or private.
(D) No person shall:
(1) Subject any animal to mistreatment; or
(2) Kill any animal under the custody or control of another without legal privilege.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999
(A) No person shall keep, possess, or otherwise maintain under his or her control any dangerous, ferocious, or biting animal.
(B) Dangerous, ferocious, or biting animal includes any such animal which, with a lack of provocation, is likely to injure, attack, or otherwise threaten the lawful presence of any person or animal.
(C) In addition to any fines or other penalties provided in this subchapter, the police may order such disposition of any dangerous, ferocious, or biting animal as it considers necessary for the safety or health of the public.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999
No person shall keep or possess or otherwise maintain any wild animal within the City Limits.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999
(A) Subject to ORS 609.205, EXOTIC ANIMAL as defined in ORS 609.305, no person shall keep or maintain one or more exotic, wild, or dangerous animals to include bees kept in a collection of hives or colonies.
(B) The keeping or maintenance of an exotic, wild, or dangerous animal is a public nuisance and shall be abated in conformity with the requirements of this subchapter.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999
(A) The owner or keeper of any animal shall provide adequate shelter for such animal. ADEQUATE SHELTER means that which provides protection from the meteorological elements.
(B) The officer may prohibit the housing or keeping of any animal within the City Limits when such housing or keeping may impair the public health, welfare, safety, or create a nuisance.
(C) The officer shall deliver a written notice to the owner or keeper of such animal, directing the owner or keeper to remove the animal within three days from the service of such notice.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999
(A) Livestock. No person owning, possessing, or having control of livestock shall keep the animals except in a fenced area and on a lot having an area of at least 32,670 square feet (0.75 acre). Livestock are limited as follows:
Livestock Category | Maximum Number of Livestock Allowed Per 0.75 Acre | Prohibited Livestock |
Miniature Livestock. Goats, sheep, and any fur- bearing or wool-producing animal bred and maintained, commercially or otherwise, within pens, cages, and hutches | 2 | Un-castrated males |
Standard Livestock. Horses, mules, jackasses, burros, cattle, donkeys, and swine | 1 | Un-castrated males |
(1) Livestock may not be bred.
(2) Products generated by livestock, such as eggs, wool, hides, or meat may not be sold from residential property.
(3) Livestock may not be slaughtered or butchered on residential property.
(4) Fencing used for the purpose of containing livestock, as required by this section, shall not be located within 20 feet from property boundary line and shall comply with the Development Code.
(B) Poultry. No person owning, possessing, or having control of poultry shall keep the animals except in a fenced area.
(1) No person, property owner, and/or renter, or household may keep more than six poultry of any kind.
(2) Peacocks, peahens, roosters, geese, turkeys, and any male poultry are prohibited.
(3) Fencing used for the purpose of containing poultry, as required by this section, shall not be located within ten feet from property boundary line and shall comply with the Development Code.
(C) Nonconforming Use. For livestock being kept on parcels of less than 32,670 square feet (0.75 acres) per animal, this section shall not preclude any person from continuing to keep or replace livestock which were lawfully being kept within the City Limits on or before the adoption date of the ordinance codified in this subchapter.
(D) Cessation of Use. For parcels of less than 32,670 square feet (0.75 acres), if a nonconforming use for keeping of the livestock is discontinued for a period of 90 days or more or if the property comes under different ownership, the keeping of livestock shall cease and may not be resumed.
(E) Exemptions.
(1) The City Council may, by resolution, grant exemptions to regulations pertaining to livestock and/or poultry as denoted in this section on a case-by-case basis.
(2) All exemptions granted before the enactment of this provision shall be allowed.
(Ord. 653, passed 4-4-2018) Penalty, see § 91.999
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