(A) The owner of any dog shall not permit such animal to run at large within the village. No owner or keeper of any horse, mule, swine, goat or other like animal, or of any chicken, goose, duck, turkey or guinea or other fowl, shall allow the same to run at large within the limits of the village.
(B) No person shall cause or permit any dog owned by them, unless under restraint, to be on any public place or on any privately owned premises other than those of the owner without that property owner’s consent.
(C) Any dog or other animal prohibited from running at large found running at large, not confined to the owner’s property or on public property not under restraint shall be deemed a declared public health nuisance. The Administrator shall capture and impound any such animal. The Administrator or the village’s animal control officer shall, immediately upon impounding any dog or other animal make complete registry and enter therein the breed, color and sex of such dog or other animal. A dog found running at large contrary to the provisions of this chapter a second or subsequent time must be spayed or neutered within 30 days after being reclaimed unless already spayed or neutered; failure to comply shall result in impoundment.
(D) Any owner of a dog who shall permit the dog to bark, growl, howl or whine in a loud manner, disturbing the quiet and peace and the peaceful enjoyment of others of the same, adjoining or nearby property or vicinity shall be deemed to be unlawfully creating, maintaining and suffering to exist a public nuisance.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any dog, cat or other animal even though on a leash, to be present at or upon any school premises, public beach or public swimming pool, unless permission is granted by the agency which has jurisdiction over same. The provisions of this division (E) shall not apply to working support dogs or police dogs.
(F) The owner of any dog, cat or other animal shall not permit such dog, cat or other animal to injure, destroy or carry any vegetable, plant, fruit, shrub, tree, flower or other thing which may be on or which may be planted or seeded on public property.
(G) No person shall allow cat or dog feces to accumulate in any yard, pen or premises in or upon which a cat or dog shall be confined or kept so that it becomes offensive to those residing in the vicinity or a health hazard to the residing cat or dog.
(H) (1) It shall be unlawful for any owner, keeper or walker of any dog to permit his or her dog to discharge its excrement upon any public or private property except upon the property of the owner of the animal or upon the property of one who has assented thereto unless such owner, keeper, or walker immediately thereafter removes such animal’s excrement from the public or private property in question.
(2) If the excrement is not immediately removed, the owner, keeper or walker shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this chapter.
(3) This division (H) shall not apply to a person who is visually handicapped or physically handicapped such that said person is unable to accomplish the removal of excrement.
(I) No person shall permit a dangerous animal to run at large or shall lead any such animal with a chain, rope or other appliance, whether such animal be muzzled or unmuzzled in any street or public place within the village.
(J) No dog or cat afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease or to be exposed in any public place whereby the health of people or animals may be affected, nor shall such diseased animal be shipped or removed from the premises of the owner thereof except under the supervision of the Administrator.
(K) No person shall cause or allow to keep within the village any cattle, bison, swine, sheep, goats, horses, llamas, ostriches, geese, poultry or pigeons.
(Prior Code, § 5-3-5) (Ord. 2009-04, passed 9-8-2009) Penalty, see § 95.99