608.11 NUISANCE ANIMALS.
   No person owning, possessing or having charge or control of an animal shall:
   (a)   Permit such animal, whether licensed or unlicensed, to go beyond the premises of the owner unless the animal is held securely on a leash that is not longer than eight feet in length, or upon the premises of another, unless given permission by the owner or occupant thereof or except as may be permitted under Section 1060.05(b)(5)A.3. related to city parks and public grounds. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of the ADA as it relates to service animals.
   (b)   Permit such animal if it is vicious to be unconfined, unless securely muzzled and led by a leash not exceeding three feet in length.
   (c)   Permit such animal, if it is a female animal, to go beyond the premises of such owner when such dog or cat is inestrus.
   (d)   Own, harbor or keep any animal which, by frequent or loud habitual barking, yelping or howling, causes annoyance to other persons residing in the neighborhood.
   (e)   Own, harbor or keep such animal if it has been bitten by an animal known to have been or reasonably suspected of having been afflicted with rabies at the time such animal was bitten, unless such bitten animal has been surrendered to the Police Department or an Animal Control Officer, held for observation and released by the Animal Control Officer.
   (f)   Own or harbor any animal, either licensed or unlicensed, that, by the destruction of property or trespassing on the property of others, becomes a nuisance.
   (g)   Permit such animal to be in a playground, school yard, beach, cemetery or other posted area, without the express permission of the authority in charge. This subsection shall not apply to police-owned dogs, or service animals, as defined by the ADA, when accompanied by their owner or his or her authorized agent, while actively engaged in an activity for which such dogs are certified and trained.
   (h)   Fail to remove and dispose of, in a sanitary manner, any excreta deposited by such animal upon public or private property.
   (i)   Except where agricultural uses are allowed by zoning, allow an animal to be unrestrained when outdoors on private property, unless a person capable of controlling the animal is in attendance with the animal or unless adequate measures have been taken to prevent the animal from leaving the property. As used in this subsection, "adequate measures" include, but are not limited to, confining the animal to a fenced area which may include all or a portion of the property; confinement on a chain, rope or tether which is sufficiently strong and secure considering the size of the animal confined; or use of an electronically activated collar which prevents the animal's escape from the property.
(Ord. 15-99. Passed 10-5-99; Ord. 02-03. Passed 5-20-03; Ord. 04-2017. Passed 5-16-17 ; Ord. 10-2019. Passed 7-2-19.)