(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to allow any animal, owned, controlled, or harbored by any person to run at large on the streets, alleys, or property of any other person within the city limits.
(B) Any person having an animal with in the city limits may allow it to roam upon his or her property, but shall have it tied, leashed, or fenced upon his or her property. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow an animal off the premises without the animal being held in leash. Any animal riding in a motor vehicle is considered to be on the owner’s property. Violation of this section is punishable by a fine or by imprisonment, or both.
(C) Any person, firm, or corporation having permanent or temporary control of any animal within the city limits and located upon the animal owner’s private property, any other private property, public property, or in or upon a motorized or non-motorized vehicle of any kind shall at all times:
(1) Have the animal ties to a stake, post or tree of a size sufficient to restrict the animal;
(2) Have the animal leashed and the leash under the control of a person who is physically large enough to control the animal; or
(3) Have the animal contained by a visible or invisible fence. The presence of functional invisible fencing on private property shall be made known by prominent placement of a sign indicating such fencing is present, which sign shall be readily visible to passers-by. Failure to post notice of the presence of invisible fencing shall constitute acknowledgment that no such fence is present and mere failure to post the notice shall not be a defense to any action brought by the city of violation of this section.
(Ord. 627, passed 9-12-2016) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-29-13