(a) No owner or keeper of any dog or cat shall permit such dog or cat to run at large, or allow any such dog or cat off the premises of the owner or keeper, unless such dog or cat is restrained by a substantial leash or harness or otherwise under the direct and constant supervision or control of the owner or handler. Any dog or cat within the limits of the City that is restricted upon the premises of the owner or keeper must be so restricted by means of a secured fastening or suitable enclosure.
(b) No owner or keeper of any fowl or poultry of any other kind, or of any other nondomestic livestock or animal shall permit or allow any of them to stray, run, go or be at large upon any of the streets, alleys or other public grounds or rights of way of the City or upon any property within the City except as may be otherwise in compliance with the provisions of these Codified Ordinances.
(c) The running at large of any such animal in or upon any of the places mentioned in this section is prima-facie evidence that it is running at large in violation of this section.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 27, 1999. Passed 5-17-99.)