For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. A dog, cat, horse, bird, including, but not limited to, fowl and poultry, or any other domesticated bird or animal, which is harbored, fed or kept by any person or group of persons.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. The Chief of Police, or his or her designee.
AT LARGE. An animal when it is off the property of the person owning, harboring, or keeping the animal, and it is not under restraint.
BUCK. A male goat.
CITY. The City of Dayton, Minnesota.
CITY COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Dayton, Minnesota.
DOE. A female goat.
CITY. The City of Dayton, Minnesota.
CITY COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Dayton, Minnesota.
FARM ANIMAL. Any living horse, mule, donkey, pony, cattle, sheep, goat, swine, chicken, goose, duck, turkey, rabbit or any other livestock in the raising of which is determined by the state of Minnesota to be an agricultural pursuit, including, but not limited to, Cervidae, llamas, and Ratitae.
GOAT. An animal in the subspecies of Capra aegagrus hircus.
GRAZING. Goats consuming vegetation.
KENNEL, COMMERCIAL. Any premises where more than five animals of over six months of age are boarded, trained, or bred for compensation or are offered for sale, except for an animal hospital, pet shop or veterinary clinic.
KENNEL, PRIVATE. A place where five dogs over six months of age are kept on premises which are zoned and occupied for residential purposes and where the keeping of such dogs is incidental to the occupancy of the premises for residential purposes.
LARGE ANIMAL. Shall include any livestock and non-domesticated animals more than 12 months of age.
OWNER. Any person possessing, harboring, keeping, repeatedly feeding, having an interest in, or having care, custody or control of any animal.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, corporation, organization, department or other legal entity.
PUBLIC NUISANCE ANIMAL. Any animal which commits acts defined in Dayton City Code Chapter 130; and/or:
(1) Is found at large;
(2) Damages the property of anyone other than its owner;
(3) Causes fouling of the air by odor;
(4) Causes unsanitary conditions of enclosures or surroundings;
(5) By virtue of the number of types of animals maintained, is offensive or dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare;
(6) Excessively makes disturbing noises;
(7) Molests passersby or passing vehicles;
(8) Attacks other domestic animals; or
(9) Has been designated by the Animal Control Officer to be a public nuisance animal by virtue of being a menace to the public health, welfare and safety.
RAM. A male sheep.
REGULAR BUSINESS DAY. Any day during which the city offices are open for the transaction of public business.
SHEEP. An animal in the subspecies Ovis Aries.
SMALL ANIMAL. Any living domesticated animal commonly kept as pets, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Domestic dogs (excluding hybrids with wolves, coyotes or jackals), properly vaccinated against rabies;
(2) Domestic cats (excluding hybrids with ocelots or margays), properly vaccinated against rabies;
(3) Rodents, such as hamsters, mice, gerbils, white rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas or hedgehogs, capable of being maintained continuously in a cage;
(4) Rabbits;
(5) Captive-bred species of common cage birds;
(6) Small non-venomous snakes;
(7) Non-poisonous lizards, iguanas, chameleons, salamanders and turtles or other similar small reptiles, unless prohibited by state or federal law;
(8) Fish, unless prohibited by state or federal law;
(9) Domestically raised ferrets, properly vaccinated against rabies (must be vaccinated yearly);
(10) Domestically raised pot-bellied pigs; or
(11) Peacocks.
WETHERS. A castrated buck.
WILD AND EXOTIC ANIMAL.
(1) Any one of a nonhuman species of the animal kingdom, including those born or raised in captivity, except those defined as a small animal.
(2) Includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) Wolves, wolf hybrids, coyotes, foxes, jackals, and dingoes;
(b) Any large cat of the family Felidae, such as lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, bobcats, lynx, cougars, ocelots or margays;
(c) Any skunk, whether captured in the wild, domestically raised, de-scented or not de-scented, or vaccinated against rabies or not vaccinated against rabies;
(d) Any raccoon;
(e) Venomous snakes of the family Viperidae, such as adders, Gabon vipers and pit vipers. Venomous snakes of the family Elapidae, such as cobras, coral snakes, and sea snakes. The following three snakes of the family Colubridae: the African twig snake (Thelotomis Kirtland), the rear fanged boomslang (Disphoiidustypus), and the Asian tiger snake (Rhabdophisforinus). Such snakes are wild and exotic animals whether or not captured in the wild or domestically raised, de-fanged or not de-fanged, or de-venomed or not de-venomed;
(f) Any monkey;
(g) Alligators, crocodiles, and caimans.
(Ord. 2014-11, passed 7-8-2014; Ord. 2018-03, passed 1-24-2018; Ord. 2018-03, passed 1-24-2018; Ord. 2022-14, passed 9-13-2022)