(a) No person, being the owner of or having charge of any horse, mule, cow, sheep, goat, swine, cat, duck, goose, turkey, chicken or any other fowl or animal shall permit the same to run at large upon any public place or upon any unenclosed lands or permit the same to go upon private ground not the property of such owner or person having charge thereof.
(b) (1) No person being the owner of or having charge of any dog, whether registered or unregistered shall permit it to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands, or upon the premises of another. No owner, keeper or harborer of any female dog shall permit such dog to go beyond the premises of such owner or keeper at any time such dog is in heat, unless such dog is properly in leash. The owner or keeper of every dog shall at all times keep such dog either confined upon the premises of the owner or keeper, or under reasonable control of some person.
(2) No person being an owner or in control of any animal, whether registered or unregistered, while said animal is in an unenclosed yard, while attached to a leash, chain tether, lead or rope, shall permit said animal to reach a distance of less than 3 feet from the edge of the property line or within 3 feet of any alley, roadway, street, avenue, sidewalk, railroad right of way, public thoroughfare or fire hydrant.
(Ord. 67-97. Passed 9-16-97.)
(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) The owner of any fierce, dangerous and/or vicious dog shall confine such dog within a building or secure enclosure, and shall not take such dog out of a building or secure enclosure unless the dog is securely muzzled.
(e) The owner of any other dangerous animal and/or reptile or fowl, shall not permit the same to run at large, nor shall he lead any such animal with a chain, rope or other appliance, whether such animal is muzzled or unmuzzled, in any street or public place.
(Ord. 25-73. Passed 5-1-73.)
(f) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 93-97. Passed 12-2-97.)