(A) No person shall create or maintain any condition or operate any equipment or keep any animal, fowl, pet, or insect under his or her jurisdiction in a way that is likely to cause the transmission of diseases from animals or insects to humans.
(B) No owner, keeper, caretaker, or attendant of an animal shall allow an animal to defecate on public or private property other than his or her own. If such animal does defecate upon public or private property, the owner, keeper, caretaker, or attendant must immediately and thoroughly clean the fecal matter from such property. Violation of any part of this section is punishable by a fine or by imprisonment, or both.
(C) Anyone walking an animal on public or private property other than his or her own must carry with him or her visible means of cleaning up any fecal matter left by the animal. Animals used in parades or involved in law enforcement are exempt from this section.
(D) It shall be unlawful for livestock to be kept within the city limits, except that such livestock may be kept on property that is classified as AG, Agricultural District, under the zoning ordinance of the city. This section shall not apply to livestock kept as a part of any research, educational institution, stockyard, or temporarily exhibited.
(E) Slaughter of animals is prohibited. This prohibition shall not include slaughter as part of any research, educational instruction, stockyard, or slaughterhouse.
(Ord. 627, passed 9-12-2016) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-29-11, 9-29-12, 9-29-13, 9-32-1, 9-32-10