(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation being the owner or keeper of any dog or cat to suffer or permit such dog or cat to trespass on the property of any person within the limits of the town or suffer to permit such dog or cat to be or go unattended upon or over the premises of any person, firm, or corporation or upon a street, sidewalk, alley, or public place within the limits of the town or upon a park or cemetery of the town.
(B) (1) Dogs or cats causing such annoyance may be picked up by a police officer of the town and forthwith destroyed, unless claimed by the owner under the provisions of section 8 of the ordinance codified herein.
(2) If, in the best judgment of the Town Marshal, it is necessary for any good reason to retain a dog or cat in order to protect the citizens, said Town Marshal shall be authorized to retain, according to the state statute, said dog or cat.
(C) It shall be required for anyone walking an animal covered by such section to do so with a leash or other appropriate method of controlling such animal, and to retrieve and properly dispose of any waste caused by such animal during any such walk.
(Prior Code, § 5.1.1) Penalty, see § 91.99