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(A) It shall be illegal for any person to own, possess, harbor, keep or make provisions for keeping a wild animal within the corporate limits, regardless of whether the wild animal is caged, penned, sheltered or housed and regardless of whether or not the resident of the city has received a permit for possession of wild animals from the Board of Natural Resources of the State of Indiana or any other regulatory authority.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor upon or within any property located within the corporate limits of the City of Beech Grove any wild animal, poisonous or potentially dangerous snake, reptile or insect or any other type of animal or marine life which has the capability of causing harm to human beings, and these creatures are hereby declared to be a dangerous nuisance.
(C) This section shall not be construed so as to apply to a zoological garden, theatrical exhibit or circus, except that no theatrical exhibit or act shall be held in which animals are encouraged to perform through the use of chemical, electrical or mechanical devices.
(D) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
“VICIOUS, FIERCE OR DANGEROUS ANIMAL.” An animal which has:
(a) Attacked a person without having been provoked by that person;
(b) Attacked, at some place other than its owner’s or keeper’s property, another animal; and/or
(c) Chased or approached a person at some place other than its owner’s or keeper’s property, in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack;
(d) Been owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of animal fighting, or any animal trained for animal fighting.
(E) It is unlawful for an owner or keeper of a vicious, fierce or dangerous animal to cause, suffer or allow it to go unconfined and unrestrained on the owner’s or keeper’s premises, or to run at large, within the corporate limits.
(F) It is unlawful in the corporate limits for an owner or keeper of a vicious, fierce or dangerous animal to walk the animal or otherwise cause, suffer or allow its presence upon a public street or byway, right-of-way or municipally owned or public land or building, or upon private property without permission of the owner thereof.
(G) It shall be the duty of any person having authority to impound an animal forthwith to impound any vicious, fierce or dangerous animal found unconfined or running at large in violation of this section.
(H) The owner of a vicious animal shall display in a prominent place on his or her premises a clearly visible warning sign indicating that there is a vicious animal on the premises. A similar sign is required to be posted on the pen or kennel or the animal.
(I) The owner or person in control of the animal must maintain liability insurance on the animal in an amount of at least $300,000 for personal injury. A certificate of this insurance must be available for viewing by any police officer upon the request of the officer.
(J) In addition to the penalty, if the violation results in the animal causing serious bodily injury to any person, the court, upon request, shall order the animal forfeited and/or destroyed.
(Ord. 3, 2014, passed 8-4-14) Penalty, see § 90.99
No person shall give away any live vertebrate animal with the exception of fish as a prize for, or as an inducement to enter, any contest, game, or other competition, or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement or offer such vertebrate as an incentive to enter into any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade.
(Ord. 3, 2014, passed 8-4-14) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) No person shall maintain upon his or her premises such number of household pets (animals) as will create a nuisance.
(B) No person shall keep or maintain upon any one premises in the city more than four adult dogs or four adult cats. This provision shall not apply to premises which are properly zoned and licensed as a kennel.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor upon his or her premises or within the corporate limits for the City of Beech Grove any cattle, swine, horses, ponies, poultry or other domestic farm animal with the exception of a pot belly pig and not more than six female chickens (hens). The keeping of the animals is hereby found and determined to be a public nuisance and a menace to the health, safety and welfare of the City of Beech Grove.
(Ord. 3, 2014, passed 8-4-14; Am. Ord. 7, 2017, passed 8-7-17) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) No person shall knowingly allow, except as provided in division (B) of this section, an animal to defecate on a public street or byway of any municipally owned or public land or buildings, or private property, without permission of the land owner.
(B) An owner of a guide dog may permit that dog to relieve itself on ground situated outside of pedestrian or vehicular traffic ways.
(C) If an animal shall relieve itself as contemplated in division (A), the owner of the animal shall remove any solid evidence of such relief to a waste container, or shall otherwise dispose of such evidence of relief in a manner inoffensive to reasonable public sensibilities.
(D) No person shall knowingly allow his or her animal to disperse waste material placed for public or private collection on any public street or byway or any municipally owned or public land or building or private property.
(Ord. 3, 2014, passed 8-4-14) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of or throw away any carcass, dead animal, animal blood or parts of any carcass upon the street, alley or public place or upon any private lot within the city.
(B) Any person finding a dead animal located in or on any public street or alley, public park or other public property within the city may notify the Department of Public Works or the Animal Control Officer of the death and location of the animal. The Department of Public Works or the Animal Control Officer shall thereafter provide for the removal and disposal of the dead animal.
(Ord. 3, 2014, passed 8-4-14; Am. Ord. 7, 2017, passed 8-7-17) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be unlawful for a person to incite, train to fight (other than crime prevention dog) or set any animal to flgiting another animal or incite combat between animals and humans in the city.
(Ord. 3, 2014, passed 8-4-14) Penally, see § 90.99
(A) lt shall be unlawful to leave a domestic animal unattended in a vehicle when the conditions in that vehicle would constitute a health hazard to the animal.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any dog or cat to ride in the bed of a pickup truck on public streets, highways and/or rights-of-way unless the animal is securely caged and protected from the environment or unless the bed of the pickup truck is enclosed with a camper shell or other device and there is appropriate and sufficient ventilation.
(Ord. 3, 2014, passed 8-4-14) Penalty, see § 90.99
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