(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep or maintain any pen, stable or place in which animals are housed, or kept in a condition that is unreasonably offensive to persons residing in the vicinity of the same, due to associated debris or odors, or to persons passing along any street or alley near the same, or that constitutes a hazard to the health of persons residing nearby.
(B) Any pen, stable or place in which animals are housed or kept that the owner has been found in violation of division (A) above by the Hearing Officer or the court having jurisdiction, is declared hereby to be a public nuisance.
(C) It is unlawful to keep, harbor, possess, maintain or have the care or custody in the village any animal which is ferare naturae in the eyes of the law. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this chapter with respect to dangerous dogs, it is unlawful to keep, harbor, possess, maintain or have the care or custody of any animal in the village which would be dangerous to the public as a result of its propensity to injure persons. Any animal prohibited to be kept, harbored, possessed or maintained in the village pursuant to this section is declared hereby to be a public nuisance and may be apprehended and impounded at any time by a police officer or the animal control officer. The impoundment may, at the discretion of the Chief of Police, continue through any subsequent investigation by the Police Department and until any subsequent determination of the Hearing Officer or the court having jurisdiction. In addition to the other penalties and remedies provided in this chapter, any such animal shall be ordered permanently removed from the village or humanely destroyed. The members of the Police Department, or any other person in the village, are authorized to kill any dangerous animals of any kind when it becomes necessary for the protection of any person or property.
(D) (1) It is unlawful to keep, harbor, possess, maintain or have the care or custody in the village of:
(a) Any snake, reptile or lizard that is physically capable of injuring any person, regardless of age, by bite, poison, constriction or other means;
(b) Any lion, tiger, cougar, jaguar, panther, bobcat, mountain lion, lynx, ocelot, leopard, any hybrid thereof or any other similar feline animal;
(c) Any wolf, coyote, jackal, fox, wild dog or hybrid thereof;
(d) Any bear or bison;
(e) Any rodent weighing more than one pound, with the exception of guinea pigs;
(f) Any noncanine animal not native to the North American continent which when full grown normally attains a weight in excess of 200 pounds; and
(g) Any monkey, gorilla, chimpanzee or other similar apelike primate.
(2) Any animal, snake, reptile, rodent or other creature prohibited to be kept, harbored, possessed or maintained in the village pursuant to this section is declared hereby to be a public nuisance and may be apprehended and impounded at any time by a police officer or the animal control officer. If such animal cannot be relocated safely to an entity licensed to handle the dangerous animal in the sole discretion of the Chief of Police, the Chief of Police may order the humane destruction of such animal. This section shall not apply to properly zoned and constructed zoos, federally licensed exhibits, circuses, animal refuges or licensed scientific or research laboratories.
(E) It is unlawful to raise, keep, harbor, possess, maintain or have the care or custody of in the village any animal commonly considered a farm animal including, but not limited to, cows, horses, pigs or chickens.
(Ord. 4154, passed 4-30-2012) Penalty, see § 92.99