(A) No owner shall fail to exercise proper care and control of his or her animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance animal as defined in § 98.01 of this chapter.
(B) Any person owning or having in his or her possession or under his or her control any animal constituting a nuisance shall be summoned before the municipal court of the city to show cause why such animal should not be confined, disposed of or removed or the nuisance otherwise abated and, upon proof that the animal constitutes a public nuisance, the animal in question shall, by order of the municipal court, either be confined, removed from the city, or the nuisance activity otherwise abated as such court shall order. It shall be unlawful and shall constitute contempt of court for any person to harbor or conceal any animal which has been ordered disposed of or removed by the municipal court, or to fail to confine or restrain an animal when such an order has been entered by the court.
(C) Any person who owns any dog, cat or other animal that has been adjudged a nuisance pursuant to this section by the municipal court and who appeals that decision to the district court shall be responsible for the fees connected with the impounding of the animal by the city. If on appeal the district court determines that the dog, cat or other animal is not a nuisance, no such fees for the impounding of the animal shall be imposed.
(Prior Code, § 5-4-14) (Ord. 845, passed 6-16-2015)