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§ 90.04 DYEING OR SELLING DYED CHICKS OR RABBITS.
   No person shall sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange, display or possess living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed or colored; nor dye or color any baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits; nor sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange or to give away baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits, under two months of age in any quantity less than six; except that, any rabbit weighing three pounds or more may be sold at an age of six weeks.
(KRS 436.600) (Prior Code, § 90.04) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.05 ABANDONING DOMESTIC ANIMALS PROHIBITED.
   No owner of a domestic animal shall abandon the animal.
(Prior Code, § 90.05) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.06 DESTRUCTION OF ABANDONED AND SUFFERING ANIMAL.
   (A)   Any peace officer, animal control officer or any person authorized by the Council may destroy or kill or cause to be destroyed or killed, any animal found abandoned and suffering and not properly cared for, or appearing to be injured, diseased or suffering past recovery for any useful purpose.
   (B)   Before destroying the animal, the officer shall obtain the judgment to that effect of a veterinarian, or of two reputable citizens called by him or her to view the animal in his or her presence, or shall obtain consent to the destruction from the owner of the animal.
   (C)   (1)   Any animal placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for treatment, boarding or other care, which shall be unclaimed by its owner or his or her agent for a period of more than ten days after written notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, is given the owner or his or her agent at his or her last known address, shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be turned over to the nearest humane society or animal shelter or disposed of as the custodian may deem proper.
      (2)   The giving of notice to the owner, or the agent of the owner, of the animal by the licensed veterinarian shall relieve the licensed veterinarian and any custodian to whom the animal may be given of any further liability for disposal.
(KRS 257.100) (Prior Code, § 90.06)
§ 90.07 KEEPING VICIOUS AND WILD ANIMALS PROHIBITED.
   (A)   The keeping of vicious animals and/or large wild animals is prohibited. No person shall keep any vicious animal and/or large wild animal, whether owned by him or her or not, on his or her property within the city.
   (B)   The foregoing section is a necessary control on the unrestrained activities of vicious animals and/or large wild animals which threaten the safety and pleasantness of streets, parks, sidewalks, yards and all areas of the city and lack of knowledge or lack of intent is not a defense to a violation thereof.
   (C)   The keeping of livestock is prohibited. No person shall keep any livestock, whether owned by him or her, or not on his or her property within the city, except grand-fathered farms, those animals approved by the Board of Adjustment or those zoned RU (Rural District).
(Prior Code, § 90.07) (Ord. passed 9-11-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.08 REMOVING ANIMAL’S EXCREMENT.
   (A)   No person shall allow any animal owned by the person or under his or her custody, control or possession to be upon public property or upon the property of another, absent the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, without some device for the removal and containment of the animal’s excrement; nor shall any person fail to remove any excrement deposited by any animal owned by that person or under his or her control on public property or private property of another, absent the consent of the owner or occupant of the property.
   (B)   This section shall not apply to guide dogs under the control of a blind person or the city’s police K-9 unit.
(Prior Code, § 90.08) (Ord. passed 9-11-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
DOGS
§ 90.20 DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE.
   It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog, either licensed or unlicensed, regardless of the age of the dog, to allow the dog to be at large and unattended or to run in any street, park, lawn, garden, schoolyard, playground or on any other public or private property.
(Prior Code, § 90.15) Penalty, see § 90.99
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