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§ 90.10 EXPOSURE OF ANIMALS TO POISONOUS SUBSTANCES.
   No person shall expose any poisonous substance whether mixed with food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by an animal, provided that it shall not be unlawful for a person to expose on his or her own property, common rat poison, mixed only with vegetable substances.
(1992 Code, § 91.10) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.11 MOTOR VEHICLES STRIKING DOMESTIC ANIMALS; PROCEDURE.
   Any person, who as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes a domestic animal, shall stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible and shall immediately report such injury or death to the animal’s owner, if known, or to the County Animal Shelter or city police station.
(1992 Code, § 91.11) Penalty, see 90.99
§ 90.12 KEEPING AND STORAGE OF LIVESTOCK.
   (A)   The keeping of fowl or small animals whether or not primarily for gain is permitted, provided that the enclosures for such fowl and small animals shall be at least 20 feet distance from every lot line.
   (B)   The keeping of horses, cows and other livestock whether or not primarily for gain shall be permitted only in an enclosure which shall be a distance of at least 100 feet from every lot line.
   (C)   No manure or bedding shall be stored or kept within 100 feet of any lot line and same is prohibited unless stored or kept in a sanitary manner and so as not to emit or produce noxious or objectionable odors to the extreme that such may constitute a public nuisance.
   (D)   Any person using the public streets of the city for riding of or transportation of horses, cows or other livestock shall be responsible for the cleaning and proper disposal of manure, waste or any other matter left on said streets as a result.
(1992 Code, § 91.12) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.13 COMMERCIAL ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENT.
   Any person operating a commercial animal establishment shall post a visible notice containing the names and phone numbers of persons to be notified in case of an emergency.
(1992 Code, § 91.13) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.14 ANIMAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS.
   (A)   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      INVISIBLE ANIMAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS. A transmission of radio signals or electricity from a radio transmitter or other electrical transmitting device, by which a radio receiver or other receiving instrument near the wire is activated by radio signals or electrical impulses therefrom, to cause a noise and/or electrical shock signaling the nearness of the radio receiver or electrical receive to the wire as a boundary or separation of one area from another.
   (B)   Nobody shall cause, promote, permit, aid, assist, allow, encourage or engage in the operation or use of an invisible animal containment system in the city unless:
      (1)   The animal containment system is located at least six feet from any public right-of-way; and is in compliance with side yard setback requirements as set forth in the zoning ordinance;
      (2)   A sign clearly in public view, no larger than four inches by eight inches, identifies the invisible animal containment system to pedestrians within abutting public streets and right-of-way; and
      (3)   A permit therefor has been issued by the City Zoning Administrator.
   (C)   A permit for an invisible animal containment system shall be issued by the City Zoning Administrator upon:
      (1)   A written application therefor, verifying according to law, by or on behalf of the owners of the property for which the invisible animal containment system is proposed, which includes the address or other identification of the property, with a plat of the boundary lines thereof and all public rights-of-way adjacent thereto, indicating the location of the proposed invisible animal containment system thereon and the distance therefrom to all boundaries and buildings on the property and all adjacent public rights-of-way;
      (2)   An application fee of $10 is paid to the city; and
      (3)   The application and the invisible animal containment system proposed thereby is approved by the Zoning Administrator, as being in conformity with the provisions hereof and all other applicable laws and ordinances.
   (D)   The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all invisible animal containment systems existing within the city as defined by this section, as well as all proposed invisible animal containment systems.
   (E)   Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as the city condoning the use of invisible animal containment systems as a means for the controlling or containing animals.
(1992 Code, § 91.14) (Ord. 19-92, passed 5-28-1992)
§ 90.15 ANIMALS: REMOVAL OF EXCREMENT REQUIRED.
   (A)   No person shall allow an animal under his or her control to be upon public property or upon the property of another, absent the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, without some device for the removal and containment of such animal’s excrement; nor shall any person fail to remove any excrement deposited by any animal under his or her control on public or private property.
   (B)   This section shall not apply to guide dogs under the control of a blind person.
(Ord. 20-90, passed 8-9-1990) Penalty, see § 90.99
DOG AND CAT CONTROL
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