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No person shall cruelly treat any animal in the Village in any way; any person who inhumanely beats, underfeeds, overloads or abandons any animal shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this section. (1979 Code § 10-3-6)
A. Definition: The terms "kennel" and "pet shop" shall be construed to include any establishment for the raising, training, boarding or selling of dogs, cats, birds, mice, rabbits or other small animals for hire or profit, or any place where more than four (4) dogs or four (4) cats or combination thereof over the age of four (4) months are harbored or kept. (1979 Code § 10-3-7)
B. License Required; Fee: It shall be unlawful to operate a kennel or pet shop anywhere in the Village without first securing a license therefor. The annual fee for such license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). (1979 Code § 10-3-7; amd. 2017 Code)
C. Condition Of Premises: Every place used as a kennel or pet shop shall be kept in a clean, sanitary condition, and no refuse or waste material shall be allowed to remain thereon or therein for more than twenty four (24) hours. All animals shall be humanely treated and shall be supervised so as to prevent unnecessary disturbances to adjoining property. (1979 Code § 10-3-7)
A. Ownership Authorized: The ownership and possession of a domestic pet known as a potbelly pig which is also commonly known as the Asian potbelly, Vietnamese potbelly, or Chinese potbelly and scientifically known as Sus scrofa biffatus within the Village is hereby authorized.
B. Restrictions On Keeping: The possession of said potbelly pigs is limited to one (1) per household. No such pig shall be kept within the Village limits unless it has been spayed or neutered to render it incapable of reproduction. No such potbelly pig shall be kept within the Village limits if it exceeds one hundred (100) pounds in weight or exceeds more than twenty two inches (22") in height at the shoulder.
C. Dog Provisions Applicable: In order to ensure that potbelly pigs kept within the Village do not serve as a source of disease or run at large or endanger any person, provisions of this title that apply to dogs shall also apply to potbelly pigs. (1979 Code § 10-3-8)
ARTICLE A. DOGS
SECTION:
5-4A-1: License Required; Fees
5-4A-2: Running At Large Prohibited
5-4A-3: Impoundment; Notice; Redemption Fees
5-4A-4: Interference With Enforcement
5-4A-5: Destruction Of Certain Dogs
5-4A-6: Dogs Prohibited In Public Parks
5-4A-7: Animal Feces Prohibited
5-4A-8: Ticket Issuance For Violations
Every person owning, keeping or harboring any dog within the Village shall register the same with the Village Clerk who shall keep a book for that purpose. It shall be the further duty of such person to pay to the Village Clerk annually within ten (10) days after May 1 of each year, or upon acquiring any unlicensed dog thereafter, a tax at the following rates for each dog owned, kept or harbored by such person:
A. Male or female dog neutered, ten dollars ($10.00).
B. Male or female dog not neutered, fifteen dollars (15.00). (1979 Code § 10-4-1)
A. It shall be unlawful for any dog to run at large in the streets or public places in the Village, or upon the private premises of any person other than the owner or keeper of such dog. The running at large of any dog in any of said places is hereby declared to be a nuisance. The President or any Trustees, officer or agent of the Village is hereby authorized to abate said nuisance, as hereinafter provided.
B. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of a dog to suffer or permit such dog to run at large in the streets or public places in the Village or upon the private premises of any person other than the owner or keeper of such dog. (1979 Code § 10-4-2)
A. Impoundment: All dogs running at large contrary to the provisions of this article, or for which a license has not been issued, are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be restrained and impounded in a place or pound as may be designated and set apart for that purpose.
B. Registry; Notice To Owner: The poundkeeper or such person in charge of the pound or place designated for that purpose, to which any dog is so impounded, shall immediately upon receiving any dog at such pound or place, make a complete registry, entering the name of the animal, if known, license tag number; breed; color and sex of such dog, if known; and the date and hour such dog was impounded. When any dog shall be impounded, notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the poundkeeper or such person in charge, to the Village Clerk; and the Village Clerk shall forthwith give notice to the owner or keeper of such dog, of the impounding of said dog.
C. Time Limit; Disposition: Any dog so impounded shall be retained and properly cared for by the poundkeeper or such person in charge, for a period of seventy two (72) hours, and at the expiration of said seventy two (72) hours, if it has not been redeemed, said dog shall be destroyed by the poundkeeper or other person in charge.
D. Redemption; Payment Of Costs: At any time within said seventy two (72) hours, the owner or keeper of any such dog so impounded shall have the right to recover the possession of such dog by paying to the poundkeeper or other person in charge of said dog, pound charges for each day or part thereof during which such dog was impounded, to cover the expense of impounding and caring for said dog; the payment of said expense for caring for said dog shall in no way relieve the owner or keeper of said dog from the penalties provided for in this article. (1979 Code § 10-4-3)
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