The County Animal Control Ordinance is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this code of ordinances, the same as if set forth in full herein. Copies of the ordinance shall be kept on file in the office of the Town Clerk and shall be available for public inspection during regular business hours.
(Prior Code, § 100.01) (Ord. passed 12-16-2019)
(A) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AT LARGE. A dog shall be considered to be AT LARGE when it is off the property of its responsible person and not on a leash or under physical restraint by the responsible person.
DOG. A canine of either sex or neutered, including domesticated dogs and any member of the Canis genus not customarily domesticated by humans or any hybrids thereof, including, but not limited to, wolves, foxes and wolf-dog hybrids.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON. The person as may own the dog in question or may have assumed or been assigned responsibility or control for the dog in question by the owner or who otherwise is exercising responsibility or control over the dog in question.
(B) Within the corporate limits of the town, no dog may be at large.
(A) No domestic animal, household pet or wild animal in captivity may be confined in a motor vehicle under conditions that are likely to cause suffering, injury or death to the animal due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or other endangering conditions. Such confinement shall be considered improper and illegal (hereafter “improper confinement”). Without limiting the foregoing, it shall be presumed that an interior temperature exceeding 109° F causes an unacceptable level of suffering by any such animal, and constitutes improper confinement in violation of this section.
(B) After making a reasonable effort in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle to locate the owner or operator of a vehicle in which a suffering, injured or dying animal is improperly confined, taking into consideration the condition of the animal, a law enforcement or duly authorized Animal Control Officer may enter a closed vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances to remove the animal, and may take such animal to an appropriate facility for its care or maintenance.
(Res. passed 12-18-2014; Ord. passed 12-16-2019) Penalty, see § 84.99
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