A. Disturbing The Peace: It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, have in his possession or harbor any dog, domestic or other animal which, by frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping or by other loud noise, shall cause annoyance of any family or person, or shall disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or place within the village. Such annoyance of any family or person or the disturbance of the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or place within the village by any dog, cat, domestic or other animal is declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person to suffer or permit such nuisance to exist. (1976 Code § 91.012)
B. Running At Large: No person who owns, keeps or harbors a dog, cat, domestic animal or other animal shall cause or permit such dog, cat or other domestic animal to run at large at any time during the year in any area in the village other than the private premises of the owner or keeper of such dog, cat or other domestic animal. All dogs, cats, domestic animals or other animals kept within any area of the village shall be confined by means of a secure leash or chain, or confined within a fenced area in such a manner as to prevent the dog, cat, domestic animal or other animal from running at large. Any dog, cat, domestic animal or other animal found running at large in violation hereof, or that shall menace the public welfare is declared to be a public nuisance and shall be apprehended and impounded in the manner provided in this chapter.
C. Animal Wastes Disposed Of By Owner: All persons walking their dogs or other domestic animals on the public property of the village, or on any private property not owned by the person walking the animal, shall carry a receptacle necessary for the placing of any droppings or feces, while the animal is on the public or private property other than his own. The owner of the animal shall place the droppings in the receptacle to be disposed of in a proper garbage container or lavatory. Should any person walking a dog or other domestic animal be found without the receptacle, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officials, including the animal warden, to impound the animal pursuant to this chapter, and a nontraffic ticket alleging the violation shall be issued to the person walking the animal. (1976 Code § 91.008)
D. Cruelty To Animals: No person shall be cruel to any animal in any of the following ways:
1. By overloading, overdriving, overworking, cruelly beating, torturing, tormenting, mutilating or cruelly killing any animal, or causing or knowingly allowing the same to be done;
2. By cruelly working any old, maimed, infirm, sick or disabled animal, or causing or knowingly allowing the same to be done;
3. By unnecessarily failing to provide any animal in his charge or custody, as owner or otherwise, with proper food, drink and shelter;
4. By abandoning any old, maimed, infirm, sick or disabled animal or by abandoning any animal on any highway or public way or in any other place where it may suffer injury, hunger or exposure or become a public charge; or
5. By carrying or driving, causing to be carried or driven or kept, any animal in an unnecessarily cruel manner. (1976 Code § 91.014)
E. Slaughtering: No person shall slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any cattle, hogs, sheep or any other animal in any house, barn, outhouse, shed or other tenement or in any yard, lot, street or ground within the limits of the village. (1976 Code § 91.020)