(A) Dog pens. An owner of a dog commits an offense if the fenced yard or other pen or structure used as the primary outside living area for the dog or used as an area for the dog to regularly eat, sleep, drink and eliminate is not:
(1) At least 150 square feet for each dog six months of age or older;
(2) Designed, constructed and composed of materials that do not pose a risk to the dog's health, safety and/or welfare; and
(3) Designed in a manner that provides the dog access to the inside of a dog house, building or shelter to get in out of the elements and bad weather. The dog house, building or shelter must:
(a) Have a weatherproof top, bottom and sides;
(b) Have an opening on no more than one side that allows the dog to remain dry and provides adequate shade during daylight hours;
(c) Have a floor that is level and dry;
(d) Be free from cracks, depressions and rough areas that be conducive to insects, parasites and other pests;
(e) Be of adequate size to allow the dog to stand erect with the dog's head up, to turn around easily and to sit down in a comfortable and normal position;
(f) Have sufficient clean and dry bedding material or other means of protection from the weather that will allow the dog to retain body heat when the weather is colder than what a dog of that breed and condition can tolerate;
(g) Provide suitable means for the prompt elimination of excess fluids/liquids;
(h) Be structurally sound, maintained in good repair and constructed with material that protects the dog from injury; and
(i) Allows the dog in and out.
(B) Sanitary standards. An owner of a dog commits an offense if the fenced yard or other pen or structure used as the primary outside living area for the dog or used as an area for the dog to regularly eat, sleep, drink and eliminate is not kept in a sanitary manner. The owner must:
(1) Remove feces, throw-up (vomit) and other excrement from the pens, structures, dog houses and premises.
(2) Protect water and food bowls and troughs from disease, insects and other vermin.
(3) Remove all refuse and trash.
(4) Equip all watering troughs or tanks with adequate facilities for draining and overflow.
(Ord. 01-04-2018-ANIMAL, passed 1-4-2018)