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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
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
(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
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
(A) All provisions of this chapter relating to the care and control of animals shall apply to commercial animal establishments which do not keep animals for sale or resale. In commercial animal establishments which keep animals for sale or resale, all provisions shall apply except for the number of animals requirements, enclosure distance requirements and the registration of dogs.
(B) No person shall operate a commercial animal establishment within the city without first obtaining a commercial permit. Upon application, the city or its designated agent shall make an inspection of the proposed site of the establishment to ensure that the site is sanitary and can be maintained in a sanitary condition, and that the site will provide shelter from the elements for the animals. The permit shall state the name of the person licensed to operate the establishment and the location of the establishment. All dog kennels shall contain a minimum of 100 square feet per dog.
(C) A commercial permit fee as set by resolution shall be paid by each commercial animal establishment within the city.
(D) Each permit shall be effective for one year, beginning on August 1 of each year and ending on July 31 of the following year, subject to annual inspection and permit fee.
(E) Renewal applications shall be made no sooner than 30 days prior to, nor later than 30 days after August 1.
(F) Permits may be transferred upon a change of ownership of a commercial animal establishment upon payment of a fee set by resolution.
(G) It shall be a condition of the issuance of a permit for operating a commercial animal establishment that the city shall be permitted to inspect the premises and all animals thereon. Refusal to allow an inspection by an authorized agent of the city shall be a ground for revocation of the permit.
(H) The City Council may, after notice and hearing as provided by law, revoke or suspend any commercial permit for one or more of the following causes:
(1) Refusal by the commercial permit holder to allow the city to inspect the premises or examine the animals thereon;
(2) The conviction of the commercial permit holder or any of the permit holder’s employees for the offense of cruelty to animals, whether or not the conviction is based upon the treatment of animals on the premises of the commercial animal establishment; or
(3) Three or more convictions of the commercial permit holder or any of the permit holder’s employees for violations of any provision of this chapter within any 12-month period whether the violations are based upon the care or control of the animals on the premises of the establishment.
(Prior Code, § 90.042) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 00-10, passed 4-3-2000) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) MINIATURE PIG is defined as any registered purebred miniature Vietnamese potbelly pig or other similar registered purebred pig that does not exceed 100 pounds.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor or maintain any miniature pig(s) within the corporate limits of the city. The unlawful owning, keeping, maintaining or harboring of miniature pig(s) is declared to be a public nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 90.043) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 19-27, passed 9-3-2019) Penalty, see § 90.999
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