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§ 3.00 DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
   The license tag obtained pursuant to § 2.00 of this chapter shall be securely attached to a substantial collar which collar shall be worn by the animal at all times. License tags are not transferable to any other animal. Upon demand, the owner of an animal shall display the city license to an animal control officer or city police officer.
§ 4.00 RABIES VACCINATION AND REPORTING.
   (A)   All dogs, cats and ferrets shall be inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian upon such animal attaining the age of six months old. Rabies vaccinations shall be administered at least once every three years for dogs and cats and once every year for ferrets or as otherwise recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture.
   (B)   A person who acquires a dog, cat or ferret that does not have a current rabies vaccination certificate shall have the animal inoculated for rabies within 30 days after the animal was acquired or within 30 days of the animal attaining the age of six months, if the animal was not yet six months old when acquired.
   (C)   The owner or custodian of any animal required to be vaccinated against rabies shall keep a current rabies vaccination tag securely attached to a substantial collar which shall be worn by the animal at all times.
   (D)   (1)   (a)   Whenever a veterinarian inoculates an animal for rabies the veterinarian shall complete a rabies vaccination report which shall be forwarded to the city, or its designee.
         (b)   The report shall contain the following information:
            1.   The name, age and sex of the animal;
            2.   A general description of the animal;
            3.   The date the current vaccination was given to the animal;
            4.   The revaccination date;
            5.   The vaccination tag number assigned to the animal; and
            6.   The name and address of the animal’s owner or custodian.
      (2)   The veterinarian shall sign the report and all reports shall be sent to the humane society within 30 days of the administration of the vaccination.
§ 5.00 REPORT OF BITES REQUIRED.
   (A)   Any person having knowledge of any dog, cat or ferret bite or scratch which has caused a skin abrasion upon any person or for which the victim required medical attention, which bite or scratch occurred within the city, shall immediately report such fact to the City Police Department. This section shall not apply if said bite or scratch occurred while the animal was being treated, confined or housed within a veterinary hospital or clinic and that facility knows such animal is currently inoculated for rabies and has the certification to prove such inoculation. In such cases, reporting of the bite or scratch shall be discretionary with the veterinary hospital or clinic.
   (B)   Any animal that has been involved in biting a person or other animal must be quarantined for ten days from the date of the bite. Such confinement may be at the premises of the owner if deemed appropriate and sufficient safeguards are provided to the discretion of the animal control officer and/or the County Health Department. If an animal is not quarantined at the owner’s premises, it shall be confined at the animal shelter or at a licensed veterinary hospital of the owner’s choosing. All costs of the quarantine shall be the owner’s liability. This section shall not apply to police canines.
   (C)   The owner of an animal that has been reported as having inflicted a bite on a person or other animal shall, on demand, produce the animal for examination and quarantine to an animal control officer or police officer. It is unlawful to fail to or refuse to produce such an animal. Failure to produce an animal demanded shall subject the owner or custodian to arrest if probable cause exists to believe the animal inflicted a bite on a person or other animal.
   (D)   It is unlawful for any person to remove any animal which has been quarantined pursuant to this chapter from its place of quarantine without the express consent of an animal control officer and/or the County Health Department officer.
§ 6.00 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PROHIBITED.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful to maintain, keep or harbor any cattle, swine (except Vietnamese or Asian pot-bellied pigs), sheep, llamas, horses, jacks, goats, guinea fowl, ostriches, poultry (domestic chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks) or similar domestic animals raised for home use or for profit within the city limits unless the property upon which such animals are maintained, kept or harbored is zoned as agricultural property. This section shall not apply to a bona fide zoological garden, senior care facility utilizing chickens as therapeutic animals, pet shop, educational institute, circus, carnival or veterinary hospital treating such animals.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to ride any animal upon the public or private sidewalks within the city, nor shall any person ride any animal upon a public street or right-of-way during the hours of sunset to sunrise, except for public parades for which a permit has been issued by the city.
   (C)   The lawful keeping of livestock, which is otherwise unlawful by reason of the enactment of this chapter, may be continued upon property located within the city; provided livestock was maintained thereon prior to the enactment of this chapter, and may be continued until such time as livestock is no longer kept or maintained upon such property. The burden of proving the maintenance of livestock upon a parcel of land within the city proper to the enactment of this chapter shall lie with the person claiming such prior existence. Nothing herein shall be deemed to exempt an owner of livestock within the city limits from the enforcement of nuisance or other laws regarding the keeping of such livestock.
(Ord. 2019-04, passed 7-15-2019)
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