§ 91.005 DANGEROUS OR POISONOUS ANIMALS.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor or possess within the town any poisonous animal, reptile, amphibian, fish or insect, any dangerous animal or any animal that poses a threat to public health and safety, and the same may be impounded by the animal control agency and disposed of in the best interest of the animal and to protect the safety of the public and humane officers.

(Prior Code, § 71.18) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992) Penalty, see § 91.999

§ 91.006 REMOVING ANIMAL WASTES OR DEAD ANIMALS.

   (A)   Any owner or his or her agent taking the owner’s dog(s) or cat(s) outside of the owner’s real property limits must immediately remove any excrement deposited by the animal(s) on any such public or private property, except in the case of a service animal for an individual with a disability.

   (B)   The owner of any dead animal shall remove and properly dispose of the animal within 24 hours after its death. The real property owner is responsible for the removal of any strange animal carcass on such real property.

(Prior Code, § 71.10) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992) Penalty, see § 91.999

§ 91.007 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ANIMALS.

   (A)   Any person operating a motor vehicle who knowingly hits, runs over or causes injury to an animal shall immediately notify the Police Department.

   (B)   Such notice shall include the motorist’s name, address, type of animal hit and the location of the animal.

(Prior Code, § 71.04) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992) Penalty, see § 91.999

TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

§ 91.020 CARE REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY.

   Every owner and/or his or her agent within the town shall see that each of his or her animals:

   (A)   Is kept in a clean, sanitary and healthy manner and is not confined so as to be forced to stand, sit or lie in its own excrement;

   (B)   Has sufficient and wholesome water and food which is proper and nutritional for that species of animals;

   (C)   Has a proper and adequate structure provided that it will protect that animal from all elements of the weather and will allow that animal to stand, sit and lie down without restriction and is kept in a sanitary manner;

   (D)   If ill, diseased or injured, receives proper veterinary care as necessary to promote the good health of the animal and prevent the transmittal of a disease to other animals or human beings;

   (E)   Is not beaten, cruelly ill-treated, overloaded, overworked, tormented or otherwise abused or neglected, nor shall any person cause, instigate or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight or other combat between animals or between animals and humans;

   (F)   Is not physically altered in any manner by anyone other than a veterinarian, with the exception of tattooing for identification purposes and grooming;

   (G)   Is not abandoned, neglected or tortured;

   (H)   Does not become a public nuisance;

   (I)   Does not become a dangerous animal;

   (J)   In the case of a dog or cat over the age of six months, is properly vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian annually, or upon such frequency as may be specified by state statute, and such animals shall be licensed as required by this chapter and state law;

   (K)   Is properly restrained; and

   (L)   In mating season, shall be kept in a secure enclosure in such a manner that it cannot come into contact with another animal of the same species except for planned breeding.

(Prior Code, § 71.02) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992) Penalty, see § 91.999

§ 91.021 ANIMALS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

   No animal shall be left in a motor vehicle when the conditions in that vehicle would constitute a health hazard to such animal confined in said motor vehicle; nor shall any person transport any animal in an unenclosed truck bed or open portion of any vehicle unless the animal is enclosed in a cage or attached to a harness designed for vehicles which is securely fastened to the vehicle.

(Prior Code, § 71.05) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992) Penalty, see § 91.999

§ 91.022 POISONING ANIMALS.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit any known poisonous substance in any of the streets, alleys, parks, commons, yards or other places, whether public or private, within the town so that the same shall be liable to be consumed by any animal, provided that is shall not be unlawful for a person to expose on his or her own property common rat or mouse poison or insecticide, unmixed or mixed only with vegetable substances if used so as to restrict access to the poison only to the targeted rodents or insects.

(Prior Code, § 71.06) (Ord. 10-92, passed 11-9-1992) Penalty, see § 91.999