The animal control officer, law enforcement officer, any individual firm or business entity contracting with the city and/or city employee are authorized, empowered, and directed to enforce these ordinances, issue citations, with fines, for any violation of the provisions of this section. The fine will be issued to the owner, and all fines are to be paid to the animal control officer or the licensing authority within seventy-two (72) hours after receiving such notice and before the animal(s) will be released.
Owners of animals that are issued citations shall pay the fee as stated in this section for the first offense, double that amount for a second offense, triple that amount for the third offense, and so on, per licensing year.
A. The following shall be designated as the animal control bond schedule:
1. Use of any license for any animal other than the animal for which it is issued (first offense) | $25.00 |
2. Failure to license (first offense) | 25.00 |
3. Female animal in heat not contained (first offense) | 25.00 |
4. Licensed animal at large (first offense) | 25.00 |
5. Renewal of vaccination (first offense) | 25.00 |
6. Failure to vaccinate (first offense) | 25.00 |
7. Failure to vaccinate after release (first offense) | 25.00 |
8. Unlicensed animal at large (first offense) | 30.00 |
9. Barking dogs—(first offense) | 30.00 |
10. Public nuisance violation (as defined in this chapter) (first offense) | 30.00 |
11. Teasing, molesting, bothering animals (first offense) | 30.00 |
12. Vehicle accident involving animal (first offense) | 50.00 |
13. Feeding of wild animals (first offense) | 50.00 |
14. Excreta removal (first offense) | 50.00 |
15. Vicious animal—Mandatory appearance bond (first offense) | 75.00 |
16. Attacking dogs—Mandatory appearance bond (first offense) | 75.00 |
17. Chasing, wounding, worrying livestock or wild animals, domestic animals or pets—Mandatory appearance bond (first offense) | 125.00 |
18. Killing of livestock, pets, wild animals or domestic animals—Mandatory appearance bond (first offense) | 125.00 |
19. Cruelty to animals—Mandatory appearance bond (first offense) | 125.00 |
Any violation of this chapter not listed in this section, will have a first offense fine of thirty dollars ($30.00). (Ord. 749, 2014; Ord. 636 (part), 2006)