(a) It is unlawful for any person to set or place any trap designed for trapping animals in any street, alley, park, or other public place within the corporate city limits.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to set or place any steel-jawed or tooth-jawed trap upon private premises within the corporate city limits.
(c) Any trap mentioned in this section, when found within the corporate city limits, is hereby declared to be abandoned property and any peace officer or animal control officer is hereby authorized to impound and process the same as abandoned property in accordance with state law and this chapter.
(d) This section shall not prevent any peace officer or animal control officer or his or her designee from engaging in the performance of their duties or to persons using traps provided by the city with specific authorization from the Animal Services Division, or to persons specifically authorized in writing by the city Animal Services Division to conduct said trapping.
(Ord. No. 3141, § 3, 8-8-02; Ord. No. 3728, 11-11-10; Ord. No. 4054, § 9, 5-24-16)