(a) Applicability. Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival, Spring Daze and July 4th Celebration at Regency Park are town-sponsored festivals attracting extraordinarily large numbers of spectators confined to a limited area for festivals that are of greater duration than other community events. The presence of animals at these festivals poses some concern for both spectators and the animals. In addition to those festivals listed, the presence of animals at other events may pose similar concerns, and sponsors of other special events may request the town manager or his authorized designee in writing to apply the provisions of this section to such special events. The town manager, or his designee, is authorized to approve such requests if he or she determines that the number of spectators, the size of the area on which the special event takes place, or the threat to the public safety or health would warrant the application of this section.
(b) Unlawful to have animal at Lazy Daze, Spring Daze and July 4th Celebration at Regency Park. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having possession, charge, custody, or control of any animal as defined in section 6-3, to take that animal, whether or not under restraint, into, or allow the animal to enter, the boundaries of Lazy Daze, Spring Daze or the July 4th Celebration at Regency Park or any other special event to which these provisions have been made to apply. The boundaries and the interior of Lazy Daze, Spring Daze and July 4th Celebration at Regency Park and any other special event to which these provisions apply, shall consist of any property that is part of the festival or other special event and shall include any public street, sidewalk, or other publicly owned area that is within or constitutes the boundary of the event.
(c) Failure to remove animal. It shall be unlawful for any person with an animal on or within the boundaries of Lazy Daze, Spring Daze and July 4th Celebration at Regency Park or any special event to which these provisions have been made to apply to fail to obey the command of a law enforcement officer or animal control officer to remove such animal from on or within the boundary of Lazy Daze, Spring Daze and July 4th Celebration at Regency Park or the special event.
(d) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to those animals that are part of an authorized exhibit. Town police officers and animal control officers shall have the authority to specify the conditions for having such animals for the protection of the public and for the well-being of the animals. This section shall not apply to guide dogs or hearing-aid dogs in the company of blind or deaf persons.
(Code 1982, § 4-21; Ord. No. 01-022, § 1, 11-8-2001)