(a) No person being the owner or having charge of cattle, sheep, geese, ducks, turkeys, chickens or other fowl or animals shall permit them to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands, or upon the premises of another.
(b) No person being the owner of or having charge of any dog or cat, whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit it to run at large upon any public place or upon the premises of another. No owner, keeper or harborer of any female dog shall permit such dog to be beyond the premises of such owner or keeper or any time such dog is in heat, unless such dog is properly in leash. The owner or keeper of every dog or cat shall at all times keep such dog or cat either confined upon the premises of the owner or keeper, or under reasonable control of some person.
(c) The running at large of any such animal in or upon any of the places mentioned in this section is prima-facie evidence that it is running at large in violation of this section.
(d) No person owning or having custody of any dog or any other animal shall permit said dog or any other animal to defecate on any school ground, public street, alley, sidewalk, tree bank, park or any other public grounds or any private property within the City, other than the premises of the owner or person having custody of said dog or other animal, unless said defecation is removed immediately.
(e) No person being the owner or person in charge or control of any animal shall permit the accumulation of feces upon the property where the animal is kept. The owner or person in charge or control of the animal shall maintain the property by the regular removal of the feces in a properly sealed sanitary receptacle.
(f) Whoever violates subsections (a), ( b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) hereof is guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 14(98-99). Passed 8-10-98.)
(Ord. 14(98-99). Passed 8-10-98.)