§ 90.036 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to torture, beat, starve, ill-treat, abandon or kill any animal in that person’s care or charge, whether the animal belongs to that person or to any other person or whether the animal belongs to no one or is a stray. This section shall not apply to the killing of animals by veterinarians and animal shelter technicians who use proper euthanasia techniques.

(Prior Code, § 90.036) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.037 POISONING OF ANIMALS.

   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to administer or cause to be administered poison of any sort whatsoever to any animal, except for the lawful performance of euthanasia administered by a duly licensed veterinarian.

   (B)   It shall also be unlawful to place any poison or poisoned food where the same is accessible to any animal.

(Prior Code, § 90.037) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.038 DOG AND ROOSTER FIGHTS.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to encourage, urge or in any way cause any dog, fowl or other animal to fight in the city, for any person to promote any such fight or permit any such fight to take place in or upon any premises owned or controlled by that person or for any person to be present at or attend any such fight promoted within the city.

(Prior Code, § 90.038) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.039 ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DOMESTIC ANIMALS OR PETS.

   Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes a domestic animal or pet shall stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible and shall immediately report the injury or death to the police or the animal control officer for the city.

(Prior Code, § 90.039) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.040 NUMBER OF ANIMALS; LIMITS; AREA REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   No property, unless properly zoned and with City Council approval, shall have more than four animals over four months of age, including, but not limited to animals of the following species:

      (1)   Horses;

      (2)   Mules;

      (3)   Donkeys;

      (4)   Cows;

      (5)   Sheep; and

      (6)   Goats.

   (B)   The area requirements set forth in this section must be met. No owner of any animal of one or more of the species set forth in division (A) above shall fail to provide an enclosure that has, as a minimum, a width of 20 feet and an area which meets the following requirements:

      (1)   For one animal: 1,000 square feet;

      (2)   For two animals: 2,500 square feet;

      (3)   For three animals: 5,000 square feet; or

      (4)   For four animals: 8,000 square feet.

   (C)   No residential property shall have more than five rabbits or fowl at any one time.

   (D)   No residential property shall have more than 15 birds over six months of age at any one time.

   (E)   No residential property shall have more than six total pets (i.e., dogs and cats) over four months of age; however, said allowance on the number of pets is further limited to only allow and include up to a maximum of three dogs or a maximum of four cats.

(Prior Code, § 90.040) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 22-07, passed 4-18-2022) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.041 ANIMAL EXCREMENT; REMOVAL BY OWNER.

   The owner of any animal which deposits excreta on public or private property shall be responsible for its removal. It shall be a violation of this section for the owner to fail to remove the excreta when notified of its existence and location, either by the city or by the owner of the property on which the excreta was deposited.

(Prior Code, § 90.041) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997) Penalty, see § 90.999