It is unlawful for any person to do the following:
1. Aid or cause any animal, whether owned by such person or not, to escape confinement or impoundment, whether such confinement or impoundment is upon such person’s property or that of another, by opening any gate, door or window, by making an opening in any fence, enclosure or structure, or by unleashing such animal.
2. Fail to restrain an animal owned by such person or in such person’s custody or control within an enclosure or upon a leash when such animal is left unattended outside or is not at heel. The animal must be restrained so as to prevent the animal from leaving the premises of its owner or from coming in contract with public right-of-way or the property of another.
3. Interfere in any manner with any employee or designated representative of the City so as to hinder, delay or prevent the execution of such employee’s duties in relation to the matters and things contained in these chapters pertaining to Animal Control.
4. Fail to keep in a clean and sanitary condition the premises and any pen, kennel, shelter, house or person’s dwelling or other structure where an animal under such person’s care and control is at any time kept. At least once every twenty-four hours, or more often if odors or health problems arise, such persons shall pick up any and all feces so as to prevent its accumulation and the same shall be properly disposed of. Feces shall be held in watertight and fly-tight containers pending disposal and shall be disposed of at least once weekly. The animal and the place where the animal is maintained shall also be kept free of obnoxious odors and shall be maintained so as not to attract or permit the harborage or breeding of flies and other insects or rodents or other vermin. All animal food and water shall be stored and placed for the animal’s consumption in such a manner so that it will not become food for rodents and other vermin.
5. Except with advanced permission of the City Council, no person shall own, harbor or keep more than a combined total of three (3) dogs or five (5) cats, or a mixture of eight (8) such animals over the age of four months. This limit shall not apply to an appropriate licensed kennel, sanctuary, veterinary officer, or similar business that provides boarding or veterinary care for such animals in properly zoned commercial districts.
6. No owner or walker of any animal shall permit the animal to discharge feces upon any public or private property, other than the property of the owner of the animal. The owner or walker shall be deemed to permit the animal’s discharge of feces if the owner does not immediately thereafter take steps to remove and clean up the feces from the property.
(Ordinance 52A-04, 7-26-04)
7. All feces removed as aforesaid shall be placed in a container and shall be stored in a sanitary manner in an appropriate refuse container until it is removed pursuant to refuse collection procedures or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner.
(Ordinance 52A-04, 7-26-04; Ordinance 07-23, 6-26-23)