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(a) It shall be unlawful to keep, harbor, own or in any way possess within the corporate limits of the city any pit bull dog.
(b) For the purpose of this article, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PIT BULL.
(A) The Bull Terrier breed of dogs;
(B) The Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed of dogs;
(C) The American Pit Bull Terrier breed of dogs;
(D) The American Staffordshire Terrier breed of dogs;
(E) Dogs of mixed breed or of other breeds than above listed which breed or mixed breed is known as pit bulls, pit bull dogs or pit bull terriers; or
(F) Any dog which has the appearance and characteristics of being predominantly of the breeds of Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier; any other breed commonly known as pit bulls, pit bull dogs or pit bull terriers or a combination of any of these breeds.
(Ord. 1699, passed - -)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the city any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous wild animal or reptile, any vicious or dangerous animal, or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious or dangerous propensities.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control within the city any of the following animals:
(1) All poisonous animals including rear-fang snakes;
(2) Apes: chimpanzees; gibbons; gorillas; orangutans; and siamangs;
(3) Baboons;
(4) Badgers;
(5) Bears;
(6) Bison;
(7) Bobcats;
(8) Cheetahs;
(9) Crocodilians, 30 inches in length or more;
(10) Constrictor snakes, six feet in length or more;
(11) Coyotes;
(12) Deer; includes all members of the deer family, for example, white-tailed deer, elk, antelope and moose;
(13) Elephants;
(14) Game cocks and other fighting birds;
(15) Hippopotami;
(16) Hyenas;
(17) Jaguars;
(18) Leopards;
(19) Lions;
(20) Lynxes;
(21) Monkeys;
(22) Ostriches;
(23) Pumas; also known as cougars, mountain lions and panthers;
(24) Raccoons;
(25) Rhinoceroses;
(26) Skunks;
(27) Tigers; and
(28) Wolves.
(c) The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to bona fide pet shops, zoos, circuses, carnivals, educational institutions or medical institutions, if:
(1) Their location conforms to the provisions of the zoning ordinance of the city;
(2) All animals and animal quarters are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and so maintained as to eliminate objectionable odors; and
(3) Animals are maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape.
(d) The Municipal Judge shall have the authority to order any animal deemed vicious confined, destroyed or removed from the city.
(a) Every owner of any cat over six months of age shall annually register with the City Clerk his or her name and address with the name, sex and description of each cat owned and kept within the city. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any newly acquired cat or any cat brought into the city to fail to register such animal within 30 days from acquisition or bringing the cat into the city. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any previously registered cat to fail to maintain current registration of such cat.
(b) Upon registration, the owner shall present a current, completed certificate of immunization against rabies. No registration shall follow without evidence of this document, and it shall be unlawful for the owner of any cat over six months of age to fail to maintain effective rabies immunization of such cat.
(c) The owner or harborer of any cat shall, at the time of registering such cat, present to the City Clerk a certificate from an accredited veterinarian showing that a male cat has been neutered or a female cat has been spayed, if the cat has been neutered or spayed.
(d) The City Clerk shall collect an annual registration fee of $10 for each neutered male cat and for each spayed female cat, and $10 for each unneutered male cat and for each unsprayed female cat.
(e) The registration shall coincide with the vaccination certificate.
(2010 Code, § 2-301)
It shall be the duty of the city clerk or designated agent, upon a showing of current rabies immunization and receipt of the registration fee hereinbefore required, to keep in a book suitable for the registration of cats, the time of the registration, the name of the owner or keeper, the number of the registration and the amount paid therefore, and shall deliver to the owner or keeper of the cat a certificate in writing, stating that the person has registered the cat and the number by which the cat is registered, and shall also deliver to the owner or keeper of the cat a tag with the registration number and the registration year thereon, which shall be, by the owner or keeper, attached to the collar to be used on the cat so registered. In lieu of a tag, an implant may be authorized evidencing the registration rather than a tag. When any tag has become lost during a registration period, the owner of the cat may request a duplicate tag for the remainder of the registration period. When so requested, the city clerk shall, upon presentation of the registration certificate, issue a duplicate of such tag upon the payment of the $1 fee. It shall be unlawful for any person to take off or remove the city registration tag from any cat belonging to another, or remove the strap or collar on which the same is fastened.
(2010 Code, § 2-302)
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