505.11 HUNTING.

   (a)   Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively.

(1)   "Hunting" means pursuing, shooting, killing or capturing wild birds or wild quadrupeds, and all other acts such as placing, setting, drawing or employing any device commonly used to kill or capture wild birds or wild quadrupeds, whether they result in killing or capturing or not. It includes every attempt to kill or capture and every act of assistance to any other person in killing or capturing or attempting to capture wild birds or wild quadrupeds.

(2)   "Person" means an individual, company, partnership, corporation, association or any combination of individuals, or any employee, agent or officer thereof. (Ord. 21-58. Passed 5-12-58.)

   (b)   Hunting Forbidden. No hunting shall be permitted within the corporate limits of the City, except anyone engaged in farming may destroy any wild animal that is doing damage to property or crops thereon or animals raised on the confines of the farm if such hunting takes place more than one thousand feet from any building or three hundred feet from any highway, road or lane.

   (c)   Dogs. No person shall run dogs on the land of another unless written permission has first been obtained from the property owner. All dogs must be accompanied by a handler. Accompanied means that the handler is within reasonable distance so that dogs can be commanded to return by a call from the handler.
(Ord. 71-75. Passed 12-8-75.)

   (d)   Enforcement. Law enforcement officials of the City, police or conservation police shall have full authority to enforce this section.
(Ord. 21-58. Passed 5-12-58.)

   (e)   This section shall not apply to killing or capturing nuisance or injured animals by law enforcement officials, including persons acting at the direction of law enforcement officials, in furtherance of their duty and in their official capacity.

   (f)   This section shall not prohibit the use of cage-type live traps employed for the control of nuisance animals so long as such traps are set by or with the consent of the real property owner or occupant, and are tended to at least once every twenty-four hours.

   (g)   Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (Ord. 40-23. Passed 3-27-23.)