(A) Animals not confined to their owner's property and running at large upon the streets, avenues, alleys, parks or public grounds of the city are hereby declared to be a nuisance and the same are hereby prohibited; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to an animal: 1) which is secured by a leash or lead held by an able bodied person, or 2) which is being trained and is in immediate voice control of the "trainer", as hereinafter defined, and the same is on public property. Any owner of an altered animal in violation of this section shall, in addition to any other costs, license fees or charges set forth herein, be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for a first violation and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second or subsequent violation. However, if the animal is unaltered, the fine shall be seventy five dollars ($75.00) for a first offense and one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for a second or subsequent offense.
(B) Owner or trainer is hereby responsible for the disposal of any fecal material left by the animal.
(C) A "trainer" shall be defined, and exclusively identified, as an individual who has obtained a card so identifying the individual from the city police department; the card may be revoked upon determination of guilt of any violation of this chapter or by the city court judge upon a showing of abuse of the privileges thereby bestowed. The identification card shall be obtained at the cost of four dollars ($4.00) per individual and shall be in the trainer's possession during all training. (Ord. 1676, 3-6-2000)