55.06 AT LARGE PROHIBITED.

It is unlawful for any owner to allow an animal to run at large within the corporate limits of the City.

55.07 DAMAGE OR INTERFERENCE.

It is unlawful for the owner of an animal to allow or permit such animal to pass upon the premises of another thereby causing damage to, or interference with, the premises.

55.08 ANNOYANCE OR DISTURBANCE.

It is unlawful for the owner of a dog to allow or permit such dog to cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any person by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise, or by running after or chasing persons, bicycles, automobiles or other vehicles.

55.09 UNHEALTHFUL OR UNSANITARY CONDITIONS.

   1.   An owner shall keep all structures, pens, coops, or yards wherein animals are confined clean, devoid of vermin, and free of odors arising from feces.

   2.   No owner or walker of any animal shall permit the animal to discharge feces upon any public or private property, other than the property of the owner of the animal.  The owner or walker shall be deemed to permit the animal’s discharge of the feces if the owner does not immediately thereafter take steps to remove and clean up the feces from the property.

   3.   All feces removed as aforesaid shall be placed in an airtight container until it is removed pursuant to refuse collection procedures, or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner.

   4.   An owner may, as an alternative to subsection 3 above, collect the feces and turn it under the surface of the owner’s soil in any manner that prevents odor or collection of vermin.

55.10 RABIES VACCINATION.

Every owner of a dog shall obtain a rabies vaccination for such animal.  It is unlawful for any person to own or have a dog in said person’s possession, six months of age or over, which has not been vaccinated against rabies.  Dogs kept in State or federally licensed kennels and not allowed to run at large are not subject to these vaccination requirements.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 351.33)

55.11 OWNER’S DUTY.

It is the duty of the owner of any dog, cat, or other animal that has bitten or attacked a person or any person having knowledge of such bite or attack to report this act to a local health or law enforcement official.  It is the duty of physicians and veterinarians to report to the local board of health the existence of any animal known or suspected to be suffering from rabies.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 351.38)

55.12 CONFINEMENT.

If a local board of health receives information that an animal has bitten a person or that a dog or animal is suspected of having rabies, the board shall order the owner to confine such animal in the manner it directs.  If the owner fails to confine such animal in the manner directed, the animal shall be apprehended and impounded by such board, and after 10 days the board may humanely destroy the animal.  If such animal is returned to its owner, the owner shall pay the cost of impoundment.  This section does not apply if a police service dog or a horse used by a law enforcement agency and acting in the performance of its duties has bitten a person.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 351.39)