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(A) The ownership, location, maintenance, keeping, harboring or use of pit bull terriers in the city is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(B) No person shall cause, permit, promote, aid, assist, encourage or engage in the ownership, location, maintenance, keeping, harboring or use of put bull terriers in the city unless such person is a veterinarian licensed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and engages in the business hereof, at the address indicated in the occupational license issued therefor, by the city.
(Ord. 0-17-88, passed 8-15-88) Penalty, see § 91.99
ANIMAL-RELATED NUISANCES
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. Any vertebrate creature other than a human being.
ANIMAL OWNER. Any person who owns any animal; has a property right in any animal; or, has any animal in his/her custody, possession, maintenance, care or control. ANIMAL OWNER shall include any person who is temporarily boarding any animal or has any animal in his/her care, custody, control, maintenance or possession, and includes any person providing food, drink, space, or care to stray animals or animals otherwise running at large.
ANIMAL-RELATED NUISANCE. Circumstances in which animal ownership, maintenance or control creates, contributes to, or permits any of the following undesirable animal actions or conditions upon public or private property causing annoyance, discomfort or injury to the health and welfare of persons in the community:
(1) Molesting pedestrians or passing vehicles;
(2) Attacking or chasing people or other animals, with the exception of trespassers upon the private premises of the animal owner;
(3) Damaging public or private property, to include failure of the owner, keeper or walker of any animal to immediately remove any feces deposited by such animal upon any public or private property (other than the property of the owner, keeper or walker of the animal);
(4) Running at large while not being kept securely restrained by a leash or other device;
(5) Making noise in an excessive, continuous or untimely manner which is loud enough to be heard beyond the premises where the animal(s) is kept or harbored, so as to interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of any properties within the community;
(6) The existence of stench/offensive odor, or general unsanitary conditions in which the animal(s) is kept, so as to interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of any properties within the community or otherwise make their physical occupation uncomfortable.
(Ord. O-5-01, passed 4-2-01)
No animal owner shall permit any animal-related nuisance action or condition to exist at any time where it involves animals in his/her temporary or permanent care, custody, control, maintenance or possession, to include persons providing food, drink, space, or care to stray animals or animals otherwise running at large.
(Ord. O-5-01, passed 4-2-01) Penalty, see § 91.99
Animal control or law enforcement officials shall have the specific authority to impound any animal(s) of an animal owner upon witnessing a violation of this subchapter and to issue uniform citations to any offender. Officials shall possess the power to enter private property in the performance of their duties only if consent of the owner or occupant of the property is freely given, a search warrant is obtained or such exigent circumstances exist that a warrantless, non-consensual search is required, as determined by law enforcement officials.
(Ord. O-5-01, passed 4-2-01)
DEER
It is hereby determined that an increasing population of deer within the city: poses a threat to public safety by increasing the likelihood of deer-vehicle collisions, deer attacks on residents, pedestrians and visitors, and the transmission of diseases to humans from deer; poses a threat to native plant and animal life by excessive foraging which disturbs natural ecological balances; and poses a threat to the quality of life by deer-related damage to landscaping and vegetable gardens.
(Ord. O-34-2007, passed 12-3-07)
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